Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Value: The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $9,000,000, enough to fund approximately six (6) grants. This amount may increase if additional funding partners participate. The maximum amount per grant is $300,000 per year for up to 5 years, for a total of $1,500,000 per grant.
Description: This funding opportunity is a direct response to calls for Canada to do better when it comes to youth health and wellness, particularly with historically excluded or underrepresented youth,1,2,3 and to put diverse youth and youth voices at the centre of multi-dimensional solutions to youth-identified priorities.4,5. While Canada offers some of the best economic, environmental, and social conditions for growing up, UNICEF reports that Canada ranked 30th out of 38 wealthy countries for children and youth physical health and survival, 28th out of 39 countries on children’s environmental conditions and well-being, and 33rd out of 39 countries for children and youth overweight. The report cards also show that health and well-being are unevenly distributed among children and youth in Canada, with a greater risk of illness falling on those most marginalized by income, race, and disability. These Healthy Youth Team Grants are part of the Healthy Youth Initiative that strives to bring research evidence to policy to make meaningful change in youth health and wellness.
This funding opportunity builds on two rounds of Planning and Dissemination Grants (Summer 2022, Winter 2022) and two rounds of Healthy Youth Catalyst Grants (Fall 2022, Fall 2023) in addition to a Healthy Youth Summit (Summer 2023) that brought together youth and youth health researchers with other interested parties to identify gaps and opportunities in youth health research. Applicants are encouraged to review the Healthy Youth Summit webpage, including key findings and youth-led report.
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
ORE internal signature deadline for RPIFs. Applicants please email Nandini Maharaj your signed (applicant and department head) RPIF + a pdf of your application. OSE applicants please contact UBC-O's Office of Research Services for internal deadlines
Please email signed (applicant, department head, and ADR) RPIF along with a pdf of your application to ORS (ors@ors.ubc.ca). You may continue to work on the narrative sections of the application until the deadline to hit "Submit" online. However, please note that budget totals must not be changed from the submitted RPIF.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Contact: If you have any questions, contact Nandini Maharaj at nandini.maharaj@ubc.ca