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New Initiatives Program

COMPETITION 2024-2025

Deadline to submit your project: Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.  |  THE COMPETITION IS CLOSED

 

The objective of this competition is to award a grant that will encourage the formulation of a project, either for drafting a research protocol on an original problem or for the start-up of a new research team working on an original problem. In either case, the problem studied must emerge from a clinical setting and/or have a direct impact on the clinical setting. In addition, it is important to demonstrate how the grant received will support your future research.

The New Initiatives program encourages new collaborations, the sharing of expertise and the mobilization of different partners to address clinical issues. For this reason, multi-site applications (where research activities involve more than one CRIR research site) or inter-axis applications will be favored. Similarly, the New Initiatives program encourages intersectoral collaborations as defined by the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ), involving external partners to improve care and services and the fluidity of the continuum.

The grant is not intended to support an already-formulated research project. However, part of the grant can be used to collect pilot data essential to a future research project or request for funds.

  • FUNDING: The maximum amount is $10,000 per project, for a period of 18 months, following the granting of funds.

Once again, Habilitas Foundation and the CIUSSS West-Central-Montreal (CCOMTL) will be funding a CRIR New Initiatives program project to a maximum of $10,000. The Habilitas Foundation/CCOMTL grant is reserved for projects that address the needs of the Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre clientele. This year, special consideration will be given to projects addressing the needs of youth and young adults between the ages of 21-35.

Many thanks to Habilitas Foundation and the CCOMTL for supporting clinical research!

 

Conditions for applying

1. The application must include at least three individuals, including at least one regular CRIR researcher and one clinician/health care professional who works at one of the CRIR sites. CRIR Researcher membership status must be in order before submitting the application*. Clinicians who are not currently CRIR members will be asked to become a member if the project is successful.

  • Only CVs of persons who are not CRIR members must accompany the application.
  • Researchers may submit more than one application as Principal Investigator. However:
    • A regular research member may not have more than three (3) active New Initiatives projects as principal investigator. A project is considered active as long as the final report has not been submitted to CRIR’s administrative office.
    • For projects of equal quality, projects from principal investigators who do not have an active New Initiative grant will be given priority.
  • In order to maximize the impact of the funded projects, the team could be accompanied by a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) or by the CRIR’s Coordinator for Partnerships and Knowledge Mobilization, as needed, from the beginning to the end of the project. If relevant, the application may include a description of the expected role of the CRC or the CRIR’s Coordinator for Partnerships and Knowledge Mobilization.

* To maintain your admissibility to CRIR financial support programs, it is important to send all outstanding New Initiative Activity and Financial reports or requests for extension before submitting your new funding application. To ensure that your researcher status is in good standing, please contact Sabine Leunens at sleunens.crir@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.

2. The authorized individual (in a management role) from the relevant clinical setting must submit a letter (Word or e-mail format) with the grant application. This letter must demonstrate the relevance and impact of the project on the clinical setting and specify the nature of the institutional contribution (in-kind or cash) if applicable. A respectful collaboration requires time, please do not approach CRCs and the clinical units at the last minute.

3. The proposed budget must cover the costs necessary to carry out the research project. The grant is subject to the Common General Rules of the FRQ. For example, costs related to the hiring of research personnel (technician, research assistant, coordinator, student, etc.), research equipment, dissemination and knowledge transfer are eligible. The budget must be justified.

4. The New Initiatives program is designed to provide start-up grants. As such, applicants must present how the grant will help develop a research project to the point where external funding can be obtained and/or may lead to another larger project.

5. Researchers and clinicians must mention CRIR in all presentations or publications linked to the project.

6. An activity report (maximum 2 pages and may include photos, videos and/or testimonials) and a financial reports must be sent to CRIR 6 months following the end of the funding period, i.e. 24 months after receipt of the award letter using the Activities and Financial Report Form available on the CRIR website.

 

Special conditions – project funded by the Habilitas Foundation/CCOMTL

Among the projects meeting the general competition criteria, the Habilitas Foundation and CCOMTL will fund a project:

  • In which at least one of the research members is affiliated with the CCOMTL, and which will take place at least in part at one of the CCOMTL sites;
  • Addressing the needs of the Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre clientele:
    • Special consideration will be given to projects addressing the needs of youth and young adults between the ages of 21-35.

Regarding the granting of funds:

  • Funds will be deposited in an account to be set up at CCOMTL, in the name of the project’s principal investigator.

Regarding acknowledgements in dissemination activities:

  • In addition to CRIR and the partner institution, the research team will be required to mention the Habilitas Foundation and the CCOMTL and to incorporate their logos in any presentation or publication related to the project.

Special considerations will also apply to monitoring and reporting:

 

Instructions for writing the application

 

1. Equity – Diversity – Inclusion – Accessibility (EDIA)

  • Indicate how you have incorporated EDIA into the design of your project and in your research practices?
    • Maximum 300 words – in text box submission form.

 

2. Project description

Applicants must submit a written project description of maximum 4 pages, excluding appendices (margins: 2cm; spacing: simple; font: Times New Roman 12 or Arial 11). Note: A maximum of 4.5 pages is allowed for applications written in French.

The project should clearly describe:

  • Background and Rationale
  • Objectives
  • Methods
  • Expected benefits for the clinical setting and research (also describe how this funding will lead to other grant applications)
  • Contribution and role of each member (indicate, if relevant, the expected role of the CRC or of the CRIR’s Coordinator for Partnerships and Knowledge Mobilization)
  • Multisite and/or inter-axis component: Indicate how the project involves multiple CRIR sites and/or axes; or, if not possible or not beneficial for the project, provide a brief justification. New intersectoral collaborations should also be described in this section, if applicable.
  • Feasibility of the proposed project and timeline
  • Knowledge mobilization plan

 

3. Appendices

  • Detailed budget (including partners’ contributions, if relevant); budget justification and references.
  • Letter(s)* from the authorized person(s) in the relevant clinical setting(s).

*The authorized person(s) from the relevant clinical setting must submit a letter (Word or e-mail format) with the grant application. This letter should clearly illustrate the clinical needs, must demonstrate the relevance and impact of the project on the clinical setting (i.e. how the clinicians will use the research results), and should specify the nature of the institutional contribution (in-kind or cash) if applicable.

  • Attach the project description and appendices in a single PDF.

 

4. Curriculum vitae

  • CVs of persons who are not CRIR members (including the clinician/health care professional, if not a CRIR member).
  • Insert all resumes in a single PDF.

Note

  • Details of the CRIR 2024-2025 “New Initiatives” program are available in PDF format (pdf) and Word format (docx);
  • It is strongly recommended that you consult the submission form and the evaluation grid before and during the preparation of your application :
  • EDIA Guide for reference
    To help you, we recommend that you consult:

    • The Guide for the consideration of EDIA in rehabilitation research developed by CRIR’s EDIA Committee: PDF format (pdf) | Accessible format (docx);
    • CRIR’s EDIA Sharepoint site, which brings together a wide range of practical guides and relevant resources to introduce you to the subject or to explore it in greater depth. To access the Sharepoint, please send a request by e-mail to: administration.crir@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.
  • Applications that are incomplete or that do not respect the requested number of pages will not be evaluated.

 

PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION USING THE ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM :

Submission Form

  • The deadline for receipt of projects is Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
  • All themes related to CRIR’s mission will be considered

Note: You can complete the form, save it and finalize it later. However, attachments can only be added during final submission.

 

Any questions? Contact Claudia Bojanowski at partenariat.crir@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.

 

Activities and Financial Report Form

An activity report (maximum 2 pages and may include photos, videos and/or testimonials) and a financial reports must be sent to CRIR 6 months following the end of the funding period, i.e. 24 months after receipt of the award letter using the Activities and Financial Report Form available on the CRIR website.

Activities and Financial Report Form

 

Funded projects

Funding

University Affiliations