Submission Form:
New Initiatives 2024-2025

Principal Clinician/Healthcare Professional must be from a CRIR site however, they do not have to be a CRIR member at the time of submission. If the project is successful all clinicians/healthcare professionals in the research team will be asked to become a CRIR member.

All CRIR Researchers must be in good standing at the time of submission in order to be eligible. To ensure your status is in order please contact Sabine Leunens at sleunens.crir@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.

Project Description  (max 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

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) (in a management role) 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.