Funding opportunities

The Knowledge Translation (KT) Challenge is designed to support teams of clinicians who want to learn how to use evidence to make practice changes and improve health care in real life. Knowledge Translation (KT) is the art and science of moving evidence into health care policy and practice.

The KT Challenge can support teams of clinicians who may not have much KT expertise, but are responsible for moving evidence into practice. Successful applications to the KT Challenge will receive funding (up to $5,000) and training to learn the basics of knowledge translation (KT) and to support a KT initiative.

The steps to apply to participate include:

1. Review the KT Challenge guidelines and KT Challenge timeline.
2. Form a team of 2 or more people (Fraser Health staff and/or medical staff). Teams can be inter-professional. At least one member has to be a point-of-care staff. Team members must have the support of their manager to participate in the KT Challenge.
3. Designate a team leader.
4. Complete and submit a letter of intent by October 18, 2024.
   • *Please note that MHSU applicants have an internal deadline of October 4th and LOIs should be submitted to knowledgeexchange.mhsu@fraserhealth.ca.

If your application is accepted, you will be expected to attend three virtual KT skills workshops (see timeline for dates), participate in an online community of learners, and write a five-page proposal for funding, with support from a KT mentor. Teams whose projects are selected will be supported with funds (up to $5000) and a mentor to conduct their projects over a 2-year period.

For more information, contact Ashley Kwon at ashley.kwon@fraserhealth.ca.

Fraser Health is pleased to partner with Providence Health Care, Vancouver Coastal Health, BC Cancer, and Northern Health on this Knowledge Translation (KT) Challenge program.

Seed grants provide initial 'start-up' funding to new researchers who have never received funding as a principal investigator. These funds help researchers in completing a definitive research study or to engage in preliminary research in Fraser Health ($10,000 each lasting up to one year and time for knowledge dissemination). 

This competition is currently closed.

Strategic priorities grants provide funding to researchers to undertake research that addresses one of Fraser Health's strategic priorities and supports the development of new collaborations and partnerships ($25,000 each lasting up to one year and time for knowledge dissemination).

The competition is currently closed.

The purpose of this award is to motivate dietitians, novice to research, evaluation or quality improvement to start new projects that will generate new practice-based knowledge in dietetics.

The competition is currently closed.

This award is intended for physicians with privileges in Fraser Health facilities who have demonstrated past success in obtaining a research grant and managing research projects. The main deliverable is for the successful applicant to produce a detailed three-year plan that describes how they are going to develop their program of research and the main planning activities they propose to undertake.

This competition is currently closed.

• Research Trainee Program: supports health researchers (health professional <10 years post degree completion) in the training phase of their research career to enable career development and the long-term success of the B.C. health research landscape.
  • Up to three years, $45,000/year and research stipend
  • Please refer to the MSFHR website for deadlines.
• Health Professional-Investigator (HP-I) Program: supports clinical health professionals (e.g. MD, RN, PT) to develop and advance research with the goal of bringing research evidence into practice within the health system.
  • Five years, $90,000/year 
  • Please refer to the MSFHR website for deadlines.
• Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program: supports researchers to advance their discoveries or inventions towards practical application, helping ignite and enrich B.C.’s health innovation ecosystem.
  • Phase 1: Two years, $150,000/year
  • Phase 2: Two years, $75,000/year (matching funding required)
  • Please refer to the MSFHR website for deadlines.
• Convening and Collaborating (C2) Program: supports collaborative activities between health researchers and research users to build capacity for knowledge exchange and promote the use of research evidence in practice, policy and further research.
  • Up to 18 months, $15,000
  • Please refer to the MSFHR website for deadlines.
• Reach Program: supports health researchers and research users to disseminate the outputs of health research.
  • Up to 18 months, $15,000
  • Please refer to the MSFHR website for deadlines.

• Project Grant: support ideas with the greatest potential for important advances in fundamental or applied health-related knowledge, the health care system, and/or health outcomes, by supporting projects with a specific purpose and a defined endpoint.
  • Up to five years; $100,000 to $2,000,000
  • Two cycles per year
  • Registration: August and February
  • Full Application: September and March
• Fellowship Program: support health professionals to add to their experience by engaging in health research either in Canada or abroad.
  • Up to four years; $40,000 to $50,000/yr + $5,000/year research stipend
  • Please refer to ResearchNet for deadlines.
• Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: support for meetings, planning and/or dissemination activities.
  • One year; $25,000
  • Application: varies, usually three cycles/year
• Knowledge Synthesis Grant: support teams of researchers and knowledge users to produce knowledge syntheses and scoping reviews that will contribute to the use of synthesized evidence in decision-making and practice.
  • One year: $100,000
  • Application: varies