2013-2014 ICRH Top Publication Award for Young Investigator

The Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health is one of thirteen institutes, each with a specific focus, that together make up the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). CIHR promotes the creation of new knowledge and advances its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health products and services, and a strengthened health care system.

Program

To recognize the excellence of research being done in Canada by graduate students (MA, MSc, and PhD) and postdoctoral fellows in the areas relevant to ICRH mandate, ICRH will present the Top Publication Award to 8 trainees per year (four awards per competition). The maximum amount for a single award is $500. The application deadline is June 1st and December 1st.

Eligibility

  • Based on a research article recently published (six months prior to the application deadline date) as first author by a trainee (MA, MSc, PhD, PDF) in any Canadian university, hospital or research institute.
    • In the case of equal first co-authors, the prize will be divided equally between them.
  • Canadians or foreigners doing research in Canada are eligible.
  • Canadians doing research abroad are not eligible.
  • Applicant does not need to be a CIHR grantee.
  • Who can submit:
    • Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows can submit their own article.
    • Supervisor or co-investigator involved in the research.

Evaluation

Applications for the Top Publication Award will be assessed by Institute senior staff and Advisory Board members based on strength of the application relative to the following criteria:

  1. Research with a likelihood of high impact for any fields covered by ICRH's mandate.
  2. Multidisciplinary research and cross-theme (basic, clinical, health services, population health) impact are desirable.
  3. A paper published in a high impact journal in the field is preferred.

Allowable Costs

The maximum amount for a single award is $500.

How to Apply

  1. Obtain a CIHR Personal Identification Number (PIN) if you do not already have one by going to the following web address and following the instructions.
  2. Fill out the ICS application form [ PDF (242 KB) | Help ]. Note the following clarifications:
    • 1c: Provide your program of enrolment (BSc, MSc, PhD, etc.)
    • 1d: Provide your current institutional affiliation(s)
    • 1e: Provide both the institution address and your personal address
    • 1f: Provide your work and personal phone numbers
    • 2a: Provide the full reference for your published article (title, authors, name of journal, volume, page numbers, year). Please attach an electronic copy of your article to the completed form (must be published over past six months; manuscripts in press or submitted are not acceptable). Note that you are applying as an individual.
    • 3a: In this section please provide a brief biographical sketch including information about previous training, research experience and current training. Describe your specific contribution to conception and design of the study, acquisition of data and analysis and interpretation.
    • 3b: Discuss how your research paper is aligned with the ICRH mandate/vision.
    • 3c: Please discuss the relevance and significance of your paper in the broader context of the field of ICRH mandate, and its impact beyond the specific field of study and on the target audience (including a discussion as to why the journal of publication was chosen).
      You do not need to fill in sections 2b, 2d-2i, and 3d-3f.
  3. Please email the ICS form and your recently published research article to Jennifer Ralph (see below). An original signed ICS form must also be sent by courier to the Institute:

    Jennifer Ralph
    Project Manager, Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health
    Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    160 Elgin Street, 9th Floor, Ottawa ON K1A 0W9
    jennifer.ralph@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
    Telephone 613-941-0086
    Facsimile 613-954-1800

Please note that if the application is funded, the contribution by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health should be acknowledged in any meeting presentations and publications.

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