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   Deadlines for Researchers in fields related to Child Health
» Launch of a new Canadian CAM Research Network
» Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program
» Complimentary and Alternative Health Care & Paediatrics Masters Scholarship

Sickkids Foundation: Forum in Complementary and Alternative Health Care and Paediatrics
Friday, May 4, 2007

Information is now available on our website, please visit: http://www.sickkidsfoundation.com/grants/forum2007.asp

SickKids Foundation will be hosting one-day forum in Complementary and Alternative Health Care and Paediatrics on Friday, May 4, 2007, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The purpose of the forum will be knowledge exchange and to share results of research projects funded by SickKids Foundation.

This forum has been organized to coincide with the Ambulatory Pediatric Association’s Complementary and Alternative Medicine Special Interest Group, which will hold its meeting on Saturday, May 5, 2007, in conjunction with the Pediatric Academic Societies’ 2007 Annual Meeting from May 5 – 8, 2007.

Poster presentations:
SickKids Foundation is calling for abstracts for poster presentations on research in complementary and alternative health care and paediatrics. The deadline for abstracts is March 1, 2007. First and Second prize will be awarded for the best student posters.

Registration:
The Foundation will be charging a small registration fee of $50.00 for this event; students and presenters will be exempt from this registration fee. Please register online.

Bursaries:
Subsidies for students to attend the forum will be available. Please apply for bursaries online by March 1, 2007.

SickKids Foundation would like to thank the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health – CIHR for partnering on this event.

www.sickkidsfoundation.com/grants

The Rotman Award for Paediatric Home Care Innovation

The Rotman Award for Paediatric Home Care Innovation has been created to recognize successful and innovative home and community health care programs serving children, youth and families in Canada. The award is offered through the Children and Youth Home Care Network (CYHN) which is sponsored by SickKids Foundation.

This $100,000 award for innovation and best practice has been made possible through a generous gift from Janis Rotman, and is the first of its kind in Canada. The award will be made to a Canadian non-profit organization delivering home and community health care services to infants, children, youth and their families.

The purpose of the Rotman Award is threefold:

1. to recognize successful and innovative home and community health care programs serving children, youth and families in Canada.
2. to identify and promote examples of best practice program or organizational models from which other organizations can learn
3. to encourage further innovation in the winning organization by awarding a cash prize

The next deadline for nominations is January 31, 2007.

For more information and nomination forms contact:
Zahra Mohamed, Grants Officer
National Grants Program
SickKids Foundation
Phone: 416.813.8104
Email: national.grants@sickkidsfoundation.com

or check the website: http://www.sickkidsfoundation.com/Grants/rotman.asp

Sick Kids Foundation National Grants Program:
Deadlines for Researchers in fields related to Child Health

The Sick Kids Foundation is dedicated to the improvement of children's health. As part of this mission, the Foundation offers research grants and scholarships to researchers and clinicians in various fields related to paediatric health. Details on some of our programs are given below. In all cases, applicants from across Canada are welcome to apply. Please
pass this message on to anyone who might be interested in this information.

For a summary of all grants available please go to:

» http://www.sickkids.on.ca/foundation/custom/grt_default.asp

New Investigator Awards
The Sick Kids Foundation is delighted to be working with the CIHR's Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) on the New Investigator Awards Program. Through the New Investigators Grants Program, new investigators may obtain up to two years' support for biomedical, psychosocial and clinical research projects. Projects must be relevant to the health of Canada's children and significant in terms of their potential impact on health outcomes. These grants are intended for researchers who are in the early stages of their careers. Through this grants program, clinicians are also eligible to apply for salary support through the Foundation.

Deadline:
Letters of Intent - This competition does not require a Letter of Intent
Full Applications - May 1, 2006 and October 31, 2006

For further information, guidelines and application forms please visit:
» http://www.sickkids.on.ca/foundation/custom/grt_newinv_default.asp

Or contact the Grants Coordinator (contact information given below).

Children and Youth Home Care Network - Scholarship Awards
The Sick Kids Foundation/Children and Youth Homecare Network (CYHN) offer a scholarship for students enrolled in a Masters, PhD or postdoctoral program in any discipline related to children and home/community care, including but not limited to, nursing, social work, health administration, public health sciences, rehabilitative sciences,
and medicine.

Deadline:
Letters of Intent: This competition does not require a Letter of Intent.
Full Applications: February 28, 2006

For further information, guidelines and application forms please visit:
» http://www.sickkids.on.ca/foundation/custom/grt_homecare_default.asp

Children and Youth Home Care Network - Conference/Workshop/Symposia Funding
The purpose of funding conference grants is to support events which are relevant to home and community care for children, youth and families. Eligible events will have a focus on information sharing between health professionals, community organizations, and families and ideally should be national in scope. Awards are normally limited to an annual maximum request of $5,000.

Deadline:
Applications will be accepted at any time during the year, but should be submitted at least three months in advance of the planned event. For further information, guidelines and application forms please visit:

» http://www.sickkids.on.ca/foundation/custom/grt_homecare_default.asp

Complementary and Alternative Health Care and Paediatrics
The Sick Kids Foundation's National Grants Program has a grants program in the area of complementary and alternative health care and paediatrics (CAHC). Through the Foundation, funding is available for research grants and research cross-training awards. We are also pleased to announce a Master's scholarship program in complementary and alternative health care.

The Foundation has adopted the National Institutes of Health's definition of CAHC, i.e. the broad domain of healing resources that encompasses all health systems, modalities, and practices and their accompanying theories and beliefs, other than those intrinsic to the politically dominant health systems of a particular society or culture in a given historical period. Examples include but are not limited to: herbal medicine; homeopathy; naturopathy; acupuncture; chiropractic; massage therapy; relaxation techniques; osteopathy; and yoga.

CAHC Research Cross-training awards
Through the cross-training competition, researchers, policy makers and health care providers (conventional, complementary and/or alternative) may obtain a maximum of $10,000 annually to support the increase of knowledge about research methodology and techniques, particular paediatric issues, policy/ethical issues, or some form of complementary or alternative care provision for children. The goal of the proposed cross-training must be to increase research capacity in paediatric complementary and alternative therapies in Canada.

Deadline:
Letters of Intent: This competition does not require a Letter of Intent.
Full Applications: September 11, 2006

For further information, guidelines and application forms please visit:
» http://www.sickkids.on.ca/Foundation/custom/grt_cam_default.asp

CAHC Research Grants
Researchers may obtain a maximum of $65,000 annually for up to 2 years to support research projects related to complementary and alternative healthcare for children (age 0 -18 years).

Deadline:
Letters of Intent: May 15, 2006
Full Applications: September 11, 2006

For further information, guidelines and application forms please visit:
» http://www.sickkids.on.ca/Foundation/custom/grt_cam_default.asp

CAHC Master's Training Award
The goal of the Masters Scholarship is to support the development of researchers interested in issues pertaining to children (from conception to 18 years old) and complementary and alternative health care. Our success will be measured by the contributions of award holders to research into complementary and alternative therapies and child health in Canada. The value of the award is $5,000 per year for one year. T

To receive an application form, please e-mail us at national.grants@sickkids.ca

Deadline:
Letter of Intent: This competition does not require a Letter of Intent
Full Applications: February 28, 2005

For further information, guidelines and application forms please visit:
» http://www.sickkids.on.ca/Foundation/custom/grt_cam_default.asp

Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Training Program
The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation is funding the Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program (CCHCSP), a collaborative association among 13 Canadian academic child health centres and associated universities. The primary goal of the CCHCSP is to provide interdisciplinary research training to equip Canadian child and youth health clinicians to become career clinician-scientists. Awards are available at three levels: doctoral, postdoctoral and mentored career development. Details can be found at the CCHCSP website at http://www.cchcsp.ca

Conference/Workshop/Symposia Funding
The purpose of the conference grants program is to support events which are organized by and/or for families with children with health challenges, including but not limited to children with acute illness, chronic illness, and disabilities. Eligible events will have a focus on
information sharing between health professionals, community organizations, and families. Academic conferences are not eligible for funding.

There are three deadlines for applications each fiscal year: May 30; September 30; January 31

For further information, guidelines and application forms please visit:
http://www.sickkids.on.ca/foundation/custom/grt_conferguideapp.asp

If you have any questions or require hard copies, please contact:
Pam Gilliland
Coordinator, National Grants Program
Sick Kids Foundation
Tel: 416-813-7800 x 2354
Fax: 416-813-8142
e-mail: national.grants@sickkids.ca

Launch of a new Canadian CAM Research Network

Please visit our website at: www.incamresearch.ca

We would like to invite you to become a member of the Canadian Interdisciplinary Network for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research (IN-CAM). For years we have talked about a national network to link researchers, students, practitioners, policy makers and others interested in CAM research from across Canada. We are very excited that it is finally happening with funding from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) and the Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD), and invite all of you to become active participants.

Our mission is to create a sustainable, well-connected, highly trained CAM research community in Canada that is internationally recognized and known for both its excellence in research and its contributions to understanding CAM and its use. We encourage anyone interested in CAM research including researchers, research assistants, associates and administrators, students, practitioners and policy makers to become IN-CAM members (membership is free!). We are supportive of all types of CAM research, but plan a special emphasis on research from a health services or social science perspective.

Please go to our Website www.incamresearch.ca for more information about IN-CAM and to become a member. Our first Bulletin (attached) provides news and information for those interested in Canadian CAM research.

Please help us build the Network by passing on this invitation to interested colleagues and students.

We look forward to working with you all to build a vibrant CAM research community.

» IN-CAM Bulletin Issue 1.pdf

Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program

A transdisciplinary training program for the next generation of clinician scientists in child and youth
health in Canada.

CCHCSP Award Notice:
Open to clinicians in paediatric medicine, paediatric surgery, psychology, nursing, nutrition, rehabilitative
sciences, and communication disorders.

Competition deadlines: April 1 and November 1 yearly

If you would like to learn more about this program, contact your local Centre Leader at: http://www.cchcsp.ca (link: “Structure of the CCHCSP”)

or the CCHCSP Office at:

The Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program
555 University Avenue, Room 7252
Toronto, Ont M5G 1X8
Phone: (416) 813-7654 ext. 4304
Fax: (416) 813-5015
Email: heather.nash@sickkids.ca

CCHCSP Awards Guide
» Download PDF

If you would like more information, please contact:

Ms Heather Nash
Project Manager
Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program
heather.nash@sickkids.ca

Complimentary and Alternative Health Care & Paediatrics Masters Scholarship

The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation offers a scholarship for students enrolled in a masters program in any discipline related to the study of paediatrics and complementary and alternative health care (CAHC), including natural health products (NHPs).

» Information and Application Form (PDF)