Special Awards

Manitoba Research Chair in Primary Prevention

ANNOUNCEMENT

The Manitoba Health Research Council and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba, invite applications from individuals as candidates for the Manitoba Research Chair in Primary Prevention to be effective March 1, 2012. The intent of the award is to champion research in the area of primary prevention, facilitate or lead multidisciplinary approaches to study critical primary prevention issues, stimulate research excellence in primary prevention and advance the availability of best practices for all Manitobans.

Candidates must hold an academic appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) or above in Manitoba when the award commences; and as of the application deadline, have between 5-15 years of independent research experience. Please note that the applicant is considered to be independent from the time that s/he received funding for a research project in which s/he was a principal investigator on a funded peer-review grant.

In addition, candidates must devote at least 75% of their time to research following the start date of this award; he/she must have a doctorate and postdoctoral research experience, or equivalent research experience, or a professional degree with research training and expertise equivalent to that of a PhD with postdoctoral research experience.

Lastly, applicants must hold peer-reviewed operating funds as a principal investigator at the time of application and must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident by start of award.

The award provides support up to $100,000 per year for five years, inclusive of benefits. The award is non-renewable. The administration of the Manitoba Research Chair in Primary Prevention will be based on a submitted budget, developed by the researcher and signed off by the appropriate Department Head/Dean/Institutional equivalent, and is subject to compliance with the Institution’s existing research funding policies.

Eligible costs under Manitoba Research Chair in Primary Prevention are aligned with those of Canada Research Chairs. A listing can be found on the MHRC Manitoba Research Chair webpage, as well as on the Canada Research Chairs website.

The Award must be taken up within twelve (12) months of the date of offer in March 1, 2012.

Application Instructions At-A-Glance

Before beginning an application, the MHRC strongly advises applicants download and review the following document:

• Program Guidelines (click here to download document)
• To create/update your Common CV, click here
• To view a list of eligible expenses, click here
• Click Here to access the Electronics Grants management system

The original signed hardcopy of the application must be submitted to the MHRC (dropped off at the office or postmarked by the application deadline date) no later than December 1, 2011 to:

MHRC
205 - 445 Ellice Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 3P5