Date
Event /Time/Location
April 2011
Package available for applicants.
4 May 2011
LoI Training and CV Preparation Session, 9-12pm, Shaughnessy Auditorium
3 June 2011
Letter of Intent Deadline – 1200 hours (receipt on desk)
6 July 2011
LoI Review Meeting, 9-1pm, D306
8 July 2011
Applicants notified
25 July 2011
Full Application Training Session , 9-1pm, D306
11 Oct 2011
Full Application Deadline – 1200 hours (receipt on desk)
4 Nov 2011
Final Application Review Meeting, 12 – 4pm, D306
10 Nov 2011
To learn how to write an effective Letter of Intent please sign up for the "Telethon Projects Competition: Perfecting the Letter of Intent" course using the Learning Hub.There is also a training session for applicants invited to submit a full proposal for the 2011 competition. Sign up using the Learning Hub. The Child and Family Research Institute (CFRI) Research and Technology Development Office provides expertise in research planning, design and grants facilitation. All applicants for the Telethon Projects Competition are encouraged to use this resource. Applicants can have one review of their final proposal by the expert staff of the Research and Technology office for feedback. Please contact Dawn McArthur or Joel Livingston to set up an appointment.The CFRI Clinical Research Support Unit provides consultation on research project development, study design and methodology, statistical analysis and data management. They can be contacted anytime to offer consultation. You can also find research coordinators for hospital services such as pharmacy and laboratory services for consultation if you plan on using these services for your proposed study.
Detailed information regarding eligibility and project eligibility is in the Applicant Information Package.What are the objectives of the Telethon Projects Competition?What type of projects are eligible for the Telethon Projects Competition?Is laboratory based research eligible?Who is eligible to apply?How do you define career investigator?How much money is available?How are funding decisions made?What type of projects have been funded in the past?Where can I find more information?What are the objectives of the Telethon Projects Competition? The Telethon Projects Competition is offered to meet the following objectives: • To foster excellence in practice-related research activity. • To support innovation and creativity in all areas of BCCH clinical practice across disciplines. • To support initiatives that examine and address child health from a provincial perspective. • To create opportunities for participation by all BCCH staff in the generation of knowledge for improvement of care for children and their families.Back to topWhat types of projects are eligible for the Telethon Projects Competition? The Telethon Projects Competition will fund projects that fall into one of three categories. • Pediatric Clinical Studies • Population Health Studies • Health Services Studies Back to topIs laboratory based research eligible? Laboratory based” research refers to basic science research using cell lines, animals, collection of microbes etc. Eligible research that has laboratory based methodologies must relate directly to patients/children. Examples would include development of new diagnostic methods using human samples, human genetic studies, pathology studies on clinical materials, etc. If one does not need Clinical or Behavioural Research Ethics Board approval, the study is probably not eligible for this Telethon competition. Back to topWho is eligible to apply? Any health professional or researcher of C&W (including UBC employees on the C&W campus) who has a potential new research project in the area of child health is eligible to apply. Fellows, residents, and students are specifically not eligible to apply as primary investigators. Career investigators are not eligible to apply to this fund.Back to top How do you define career investigator? “Career investigators” refers to established investigators (i.e., those who have ongoing research projects/programs and funding). The priority for this Telethon competition is to fund applicants who are relatively early in their development as independent researchers, and have not yet achieved major grant support. Back to topHow much money is available? Approximately $250,000.00 is available for the telethon awards annually. On average, this will fund 10 – 12 projects. Grants are available for clinical research and practice initiatives that are not covered within the Hospital’s operating budget. Grant amounts are from $5,000.00 to $30,000.00 per project to be spent over a maximum of two years. The amount of money available for the Telethon competition will not be finalized until May 2011. This competition is very important and is recognized as a priority to the senior leadership, however the current economic conditions make it very difficult to predict future funding.Back to topHow are funding decisions made? Letters of intent and full proposals are reviewed by the Telethon Projects Competition Review Committee, made up of physicians and staff of BC Children’s Hospital and the Child and Family Research Institute, representing a wide variety of disciplines and expertise. Each project is thoroughly and equitably reviewed. Back to topPreviously Funded Projects 2009 Funded Projects2008 Funded ProjectsBack to topContact:Michelle de Jaray, Telethon Projects Competition CoordinatorBack to topLast update: July 6, 2011