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Description
The CIHR Knowledge Translation Award honors and supports the exemplary knowledge translation efforts and activities of an exceptional individual, team or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to: increasing the application of research findings; improving the health of Canadians, health services and products; or strengthening the health-care system.
Nominated individuals, teams or organizations will be assessed on significant achievements in knowledge translation activities relevant to any area of health research (e.g., biomedical, clinical, health services and policy, and population and public health).
The achievements of the individual(s), team(s) or organization(s) that are recipients of the CIHR Knowledge Translation Award will be celebrated at the annual CIHR Awards Ceremony held in Ottawa each fall.
Funds Available
CIHR's contribution to the amount available for this initiative is subject to availability of funds voted annually to CIHR by parliamentary appropriations, and the conditions that may be attached to them.
- National or International Knowledge Translation Award: $100 000.
- Local or Regional Knowledge Translation Award: $50 000.
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Objectives
CIHR's mandate is "to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian health care system." We define knowledge translation as a dynamic and iterative process that includes synthesis, dissemination, exchange and ethically sound application of knowledge to improve the health of Canadians, provide more effective health services and products and strengthen the health care system. This process takes place within a complex system of interactions between researchers and knowledge users which may vary in intensity, complexity and level of engagement depending on the nature of the research and the findings as well as the needs of the particular knowledge user.
The aim of the award is to recognize the exemplary knowledge translation efforts and activities of an exceptional individual, team or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to: increasing the application of research findings; improving the health of Canadians, health services and products; or strengthening the health-care system.
CIHR invites nominations for Knowledge Translation Awards in two categories: (1) those with an impact at a national or international level ($100 000); (2) those with an impact at a local or regional level ($50 000).
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Eligibility
CIHR welcomes nominations for individuals, teams or organizations working in Canada in the health field, including: health planners, managers, policy makers and administrators; health practitioners; health researchers; not-for-profit organizations with a research or knowledge translation mandate including professional associations; those involved in public health or public policy; groups representing survivors of, or patients with, a specific health problem; and health research funding organizations. For-profit businesses and corporations, or departments and agencies of the federal government, may be nominated for an award, but cannot receive the funding associated with the award.
Members of the CIHR Governing Council, CIHR Scientific Directors and CIHR staff are not eligible for this award.
Candidates may be nominated on more than one occasion provided that they still meet the eligibility requirements. The award can be received by an individual, team or organization only once. Applicants who have received the award in the past may apply as part of a different team or organization. CIHR will not necessarily make an award in both categories every year.
Candidates must meet the following requirements and can only apply for one of the awards.
International/National:
- The nominee can demonstrate how he/she has contributed significantly to moving research findings into practice or policy (including intellectual property protection, licensing activities, spin-off company formation) by facilitating the dissemination, exchange and ethically sound application of knowledge nationally and/or internationally.
- The nominee can demonstrate that the KT activities have resulted in changes and improvements in the health of Canadians and/or health services/products and/or the Canadian health care system nationally and/or internationally.
Regional/Local:
- The nominee can demonstrate how he/she has contributed significantly to moving research findings into practice or policy (including intellectual property protection, licensing activities, spin-off company formation) by facilitating the dissemination, exchange and ethically sound application of knowledge at a local or regional level.
- The nominee can demonstrate that the KT activities have resulted in changes and improvements in the health of Canadians and/or health services/products and/or the Canadian health care system at a local or regional level.
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Guidelines
This funding opportunity will follow the General Guidelines for Grant Programs. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate the use of Gender and Sex-Based Analysis in applications.
Allowable Costs
These grants may be used by the KT awardees to advance knowledge translation consistent with CIHR's rules for eligible expenditures. Applicants should review the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) financial administration guidelines Use of Grant Funds (Compensation-Related Expenses) for a complete listing and description of allowable costs and activities.
Conditions of Funding
All conditions specified in CIHR General Grants and Awards Policies shall apply to applications funded through this Funding opportunity. Conditions cover areas such as Applicant and Institutional Responsibilities, Ethics, Official languages policy, Access to Information and Privacy Acts, and Acknowledgement of CIHR's Support. Successful applicants will be informed of any special financial requirements prior to the release of funds or when they receive CIHR's Authorization for Funding (AFF) document.
In addition to CIHR standard guidelines and requirements, the following special requirements shall apply:
Within six months after the end of the grant's term, the recipient is required to submit a report describing how the grant funds were used. A standard form will be provided by CIHR.
Access to Information Act and Privacy Act, and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
All personal information collected by CIHR about applicants is used to review applications, to recruit reviewers, to administer and monitor grants and awards, to compile statistics, and to promote and support health research in Canada. Consistent with these purposes, applicants should also expect that information collected by CIHR may be shared as described in Use and Disclosure of Personal Information Provided to CIHR for Peer Review.
CIHR as a federal entity is subject to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act, therefore the requirements of these two statutes will apply to all information located in CIHR's premises including, without limitation, cost-sharing agreements related to this Funding opportunity and all matters pertaining thereto.
While respecting the application of the Privacy Act to federal entities, all signing parties involved in a collaborative agreement will also be bound by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). All personal information (as identified by the PIPEDA) collected, used or disclosed in the course of any commercial activity under collaborative agreements related to the Funding opportunity will be collected, used and disclosed in compliance with the PIPEDA.
Communication Requirements
Prize recipients are required to acknowledge CIHR, its institutes and partners in any communication or publication related to the project. See CIHR General Grants and Awards Policies, Public Communication and Acknowledgement of CIHR's Support for details on CIHR's communication requirements. The contributing institutes / partners will be identified on the Authorization for Funding and decision letter.
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Performance Measurement
CIHR is committed to demonstrating results to Canadians for the money invested in health research. Therefore, processes for monitoring progress and appropriate use of funds, as well as for performance measurement and program evaluation are in place. As a result, funding recipients must:
- contribute to the monitoring, review and evaluation of CIHR's programs, policies and processes by participating in evaluation studies, surveys, workshops, audits and providing data or reports as required for the purpose of collecting information to assess progress and results;
- encourage their associates, trainees and administration to participate in the monitoring, review and evaluation of CIHR's programs, policies and processes as required.
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Review Process and Evaluation
Nominations for the CIHR Knowledge Translation Award will be reviewed by the KT Award Committee, which includes Canadian and international researchers with expertise in KT; CIHR Scientific Directors; and representatives from other funding agencies.
Nominations will be assessed against the following criteria:
- The importance of the topic to Canadians.
- Strength of the evidence behind the research/knowledge being applied by the nominee.
- Evidence of productive partnerships between research producers and knowledge users.
- Evidence of influence on the synthesis, dissemination, exchange and ethically sound application of knowledge at the regional, national, or international level.
- Evidence of improving the health of Canadians, providing more effective health services and products and strengthening the health care system.
- Degree of generalizability of the KT approaches used by the nominees to other conditions/topics.
- Strength of the letters of support.
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How to Apply
Anyone with direct knowledge of the contribution of the nominee(s) can nominate the individual, team or organization. Nominators can be colleagues or any organizations or individuals who have benefited from the nominee's activities. Self-nominations will not be accepted.
The nomination package must include the following items. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Select "Knowledge Translation Award - Nomination Form" from the List of Forms and Guidelines for Completion. This form is to be completed by the nominator.
- Two letters of support: One letter of support must be from the nominator. In this letter, the nominator should provide rationale for the category in which the nominee is being considered. The second letter of support should be from an individual/organization that has direct knowledge of the nominees' contributions in knowledge translation.
- A summary description (no more than three single-spaced, one-sided pages of text, Times New Roman 12 pt font) of the knowledge translation activities. The summary must use the following format:
Knowledge Translation Activities
Describe the work and achievements of the nominee in terms of the synthesis, dissemination, exchange and ethically sound application of knowledge. Include the strength of the evidence supporting the knowledge that was applied, the influence of the KT activities on the application of knowledge, and the importance of the topic to Canadians.
Nature of the Researcher-knowledge user Interaction
Describe the knowledge translation activities in terms of the nature of the interaction between researchers and knowledge users and how this was a productive partnership.
Impact
Describe the impact of the knowledge translation activities (and how the impact was measured) in terms of improving the health of Canadians, providing more effective health services and products and strengthening the health care system nationally and/or internationally. Describe how generalizable these activities would be in other conditions/topics.
Please also detail how previous CIHR funding, if applicable, has contributed to the nominee's KT activities/research (include grant and/or award FRN numbers).
- One page budget and/or description of how award funds will be spent to advance KT activities.
- Short biography of nominee (maximum 2 pages per biography) (Times New Roman 12pt font). For organizations that are nominated, no more than six team member biographies should be included. Please do not include any personal contact information in the biographies.
- At least two and not more than five supporting documents that demonstrate or illustrate knowledge translation activities or impact (such as clippings, testimonials, workshop materials, posters, journal articles, reports, technical reports, policies).
Submit the original plus two copies of the complete nomination package, including both letters of support, to the following address:
KT Award Selection Committee
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Knowledge Translation Branch
Room 97, 160 Elgin Street
Address locator: 4809A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0W9
Attention 2008 KT Award Committee
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Contact Information
For questions on CIHR funding guidelines, how to apply, and the peer review process contact:
Marilyn Desrosiers (Updated: 2008-04-09)
Research Officer, Partnerships for Health System Improvement
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-952-0707
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: marilyn.desrosiers@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
For questions about this initiative and research objectives contact:
Leah Jurkovic
Senior KSE Specialist
Knowledge Synthesis and Exchange Branch
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-941-0805
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: ljurkovic@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
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Partner/Collaborator Description
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
CIHR is Canada's major federal funding agency for health research. Its objective is to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian health care system.
CIHR - Knowledge Synthesis and Exchange Branch
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research's (CIHR) principal objective is to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian health care system. The CIHR Knowledge Synthesis and Exchange Branch is dedicated to supporting outstanding research and research synthesis, building capacity for the uptake of knowledge and strengthening the science of knowledge translation best practices in the interest of improving the health and quality of life of all Canadians.
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