Operating Grant: Summer Program in Aging - Planning Grant (SPA 2025)

Eligibility

For an application to be eligible:

  1. The Nominated Principal Applicant must be an independent researcher at the time of application.
  2. The NPA must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.
  3. The Institution Paid must be authorized to administer CIHR funds before the funding can be released (see Administration of Funds).
  4. The Nominated Principal Applicant must have successfully completed one of the sex- and gender-based analysis training modules available online through the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health.
    1. Select and complete the training module most applicable to the program and submit the Certificate of Completion. See How to Apply for more details.
    2. Applicants are encouraged to review the "How to integrate sex and gender in research" section on the CIHR website.

Summary

The intent of this funding opportunity is to identify a host for the 2025 CIHR Institute of Aging Summer Program in Aging (SPA).

The SPA 2025 strategic topic area will be: Training a healthcare workforce to meet the needs of older adults.

The CIHR-IA Summer Program in Aging (SPA) is an intensive 5-day capacity-building program with the aim of providing graduate trainees with advanced training that crosses disciplines, offers networking opportunities, and disseminates best practices in research. SPA has been held yearly across Canada since 2006 with a different strategic theme each year.

Objectives

The specific objective of this funding opportunity is to:

  • Provide funding to develop and implement an intensive capacity-building program on the topic: training a healthcare workforce to meet the needs of older adults.

The host of SPA 2025 will:

  • Develop the program and curriculum for an advanced training program for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on the topic training a healthcare workforce to meet the needs of older adults
  • Recruit/lead a planning and coordination team for SPA 2025
  • Coordinate and manage the logistics related to the successful implementation of the SPA 2025 program
Agency Name
CIHR
Contact Name
Keiko McFarland
Agency URL
https://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?prog=4027&view=…
Grant Amount
$130,000 for one year
Grant Location
External
External Deadline
Internal Deadline
Grant Type
Research
Grant Area
Health
Grant Eligibility
Faculty