MMSF Research Operating Grant Program (Canada)

The Manitoba Medical Service Foundation (MMSF) will consider the provision of funds for the advancement of scientific, educational, and other activities in the maintenance and improvement of the health of the residents of Manitoba.

The primary focus of the Foundation is to promote and encourage the work of new health researchers in Manitoba.

Priorities

• The highest priorities for funding will be given to Early Career Researchers applying for meritorious projects

Funding Information

• Research grants awarded are not to be greater than $45,000 and are only for a two-year period commencing the 1st of January in the following year. All funded projects must begin within three (3) months of the allocation date. Any unused funds may not be carried forward without special permission from MMSF. When permission is obtained from MMSF, a period of three (3) months will be allowed for the expenditure of carry-over funds.

Eligibility Criteria

• Research applications are welcomed from Manitoba-based researchers in the health field, e.g., physicians, scientists, social workers, nurses, epidemiologists, and any other health workers engaged through organizations involved in the preventive, therapeutic and rehabilitative care of persons or groups of persons.
• Residents and clinical fellows are eligible to apply for research operating grants. However a letter of support is required from their supervisor and department head assuring that salary funding support is in place and research time is available to complete the study within the granting term.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Board Members of MMSF cannot submit a grant application, nor can they be co-applicants, coinvestigators, or collaborators for MMSF research operating grants.
• Postdoctoral fellows (post PhD), research associates, and research affiliates are not eligible to apply.
• Established Researchers applying for support of a project will only be eligible to apply should they meet the requirements included in the Experienced Researcher4 definition. All other Established Researchers are not eligible to apply
• No principal investigator (PI) will be eligible for funding if a MMSF research operating grant has been previously awarded to that individual as a PI. The only exception are Residents and Clinical Fellows who have received an operating grant, as they shall subsequently be eligible to apply for an operating grant when they become an independent researcher.

For more information, visit MMSF.