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CAEP RESEARCH GRANTS 2006

CAEP Administration

CJEM 2005;7(6):397

CAEP Research Committee is proud to bring you the CAEP Research Grant Competition for 2006

This year, submission is ONLINE only at: www.pretx.org/CAEP-SUBMIT/
Deadline for grant proposal submission online: Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005, 12 noon (EST).
Results of the competition will be sent to the Principal Investigator: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006.
Consideration will be given to applications from diverse settings, including academic, non-academic, community and rural emergency physicians. Residents and Fellows are especially encouraged to apply. Maximal support to individual project will be $5000. The grant can NOT be considered as supplement to other funding resources. Principal Investigator, as well as responsible supervisor (for applications of Residents and Fellows) must be a CAEP member at time of money allocation. No funding will be provided for meeting registration, travel or equipment purchases.

Prerequisite for submission of proposals:

  • CAEP membership of Principal Investigator at time of application.
  • Less than 8 years of postgraduate (Medical School) training of the Principal Investigator.
  • For Residents and Fellows who are Principal Investigators, an accompanying letter from the responsible supervisor must complement the proposal.

Application process:
Proposals must be no more than 5 pages of single-spaced text, excluding references and appendices. Size 12 font and unadjusted margins are mandatory. No cover letter is needed. The proposal should be built as one WORD file with the following headings and page numbers.

  1. Structured Research Abstract (page 1).
  2. Introduction, Rationale, Research Question, and Methods (limit: 3 pages; pages 2–4).
  3. Timeline, Impact of the proposed study, Future Plans (limit: 1 page; page 5).
  4. References (as Appendix A, limit to 30 references and 2 pages).
  5. The research data collection tool (as Appendix B; if more than one, mark B1, B2).
  6. Detailed budget and justification (as Appendix C).
  7. Curriculum vitae of the Principal Investigator ONLY (as Appendix D).
  8. Accompanying letter from the responsible supervisor (see last item under Prerequisites) (as Appendix E; 1 page).

Reviewers mainly consider:

  • relevance to Emergency Medicine;
  • methodological quality;
  • originality of the topic and methodology;
  • level of training; and
  • ability to complete the proposed study.

Successful investigators will provide a letter stating that they will:

  • provide a final report on the research project up to 15 months after allocation of money;
  • return any unused funds to CAEP up to 15 months after allocation of money; and
  • present the results of the study in CAEP annual meeting.

For further information contact Dr. Ran Goldman, CAEP Research Grants 2006, CAEP Head Office, 1785 Alta Vista Dr., Ste. 104, Ottawa ON K1G 3Y6; 613 523-3343 or 800 463-1158 x17, fax 613 523-0190, committees@caep.ca

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