NBHRF Establishment Grants
New Brunswick Health Research Foundation
Award: $60,000
To support the establishment of outstanding new researchers in New Brunswick by providing funding to enable them to establish their independent research programs. Qualifications: Applicant must be a new researcher; defined as a researcher who has held a full-time research position (e.g., academic appointment providing eligibility to submit grant applications and/or supervise students), for a period of 0 to 60 months; be an independent health researcher at a New Brunswick institution; not have previously obtained an establishment grant from the ResearchNB; be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or have applied for this status; be able to devote at least half (50%) of their time to research, i.e. have a written commitment from the host institution for the release of teaching responsibilities; be sponsored by the appropriate Department Head, Dean, and Vice-President, academic or research, of a New Brunswick institution; research must be in a field related to ResearchNB's priority sectors: health, energy, forestry, agriculture, or oceans. Selection criteria: Applications are reviewed to ensure that they: fit with the purpose, scope and requirements of the funding program; fit within a field related to ResearchNB's priority sectors, defined under Scope above. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form. Focus: Health sciences.