Emerging Team Grant: Children with Disabilities - Funding Decisions Notification (October 2008 Competition - 200810TWC)

(Alternate title: Emerging Team Grant: Children with Disabilities - Full Application)

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Bloorview Childrens Hospital Foundation are pleased to announce the results of the Emerging Team Grant: Children with Disabilities competition.

Funding Opportunity Summary

The objectives of the "Emerging Team Grant: Children with Disabilities (Bright Futures for Kids with Disabilities)" were:

• To support research that will influence decisions made by service providers and managers, children and families, educators, policy makers, and industry.
• To promote excellent, innovative, applied research on the determinants (intrinsic and extrinsic) of health, well-being, and social inclusion of children with disabilities and their families.
• To promote novel collaborations and multidisciplinary research partnerships, across sectors, using innovative methods. Teams are encouraged to involve partners - e.g., children, families, educators, policy makers and community partners - as members of the research team.

Funding Competition Summary

A total of 8 applications were received of which 5 were approved for funding.

Contact Information

For further information about this competition, please contact:

Erika Levis
Program Delivery Coordinator
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-954-6000
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: erika.levis@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

For further information about this initiative and the objectives of this funding opportunity please contact:

Pierre Turcotte
Assistant Director
Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-941-0946
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: pierre.turcotte@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

Funding Decisions Data Report

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