Catalyst Grant: Planning and Development in Mobility in Aging

The CIHR's Institute of Aging (IA) is pleased to announce the results of the 2008 competition of the Catalyst Grant for Planning and Development in Mobility in Aging (see table below), one of the mechanisms of support under IA's Mobility in Aging Initiative.

This initiative supports planning and development activities leading to research projects related to aging and/or the aged in one or more of the following relevant areas:

• biological and physiological factors
• behavioral and psychosocial factors
• biomedical, clinical and technological innovations
• prevention, rehabilitation and management
• environmental factors - social, economic, policy and physical

Within or across any of the above areas, eligible activities also include addressing ethical issues/impact of the research, research translation and research outcomes.

Click on the PDF file in the table below to view the list of applications that have been approved for funding through this competition:

Strategic Initiative	Applications Received	Applications Approved	Success Rate (%)
Catalyst Grant: Mobility in Aging [ HTML | PDF (88 KB) | Help ]	21	6	29%

For further information about this competition, please contact:

Marie-France Roy
Program Delivery Coordinator
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
160 Elgin Street, 9th Floor
Address Locator 4809A
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0W9
Telephone: 613-941-3420
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: mariefrance.roy@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

For questions related to this initiative and research objectives, please contact:

Sharon Nadeau
Associate, Strategic Initiatives
Institute of Aging
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
160 Elgin Street, 9th Floor
Address Locator 4809A
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0W9
Telephone: 613-946-1270
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: sharon.nadeau@cihr-irsc.gc.ca