Janeway Research Advisory Committee

Janeway Foundation Research Awards

The Janeway Research Advisory Committee (JRAC) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the Janeway Foundation’s 2023 Research Awards. These awards support research which has the potential to improve children’s health care in Newfoundland and Labrador.

This year’s research grants will be awarded in the following three categories.

  • Independent Investigators (eligible for awards up to $20,000)
  • Medical residents, masters level graduate students, and undergraduate students (eligible for awards up to $6000)
  • Doctoral level graduate students (eligible for awards up to $8000)

Please see the committee’s Terms of Reference for more information about the awards (attached).

Complete and signed applications must be received by:           

4:30 PM, Thursday, July 20, 2023

Due date for RIS general application in MUN Researcher Portal is Monday, July 17, 2023.

Please check with your faculty/unit for their internal deadlines, which will be in advance of this date.

Applications must include either the Independent Investigator Cover Page or the Trainee Cover Page, depending on the category of award being applied for, and complete contact information for the applicant (phone, mail address, and email address).

Applications from independent investigators must include a project proposal of no more than five pages (excluding references), a one page budget and justification, and a current CV from the principal applicant. The project proposal should include the following sections: A) background and rationale; B) research objectives; C) experimental design and methods; D) relevance to children’s health in Newfoundland and Labrador; E) implications for future research; and F) project timeline.

Applications from trainees must include a project proposal of no more than five pages (excluding references), a one page budget and justification, and a current CV from the trainee.  The project proposal should include the following sections: A) background and rationale; B) research objectives; C) experimental design and methods; D) relevance to children’s health in Newfoundland and Labrador; E) relevance to the applicant’s training; and F) project timeline.
  

All grant applications must be submitted via the MUN Researcher Portal for both faculty level and institutional level approval by RGCS prior to submission to the Janeway Foundation Grant competition. Each application should be submitted as a single PDF file, with the completed cover page scanned into the application and an institutional approval from the RGCS. This PDF file should be sent to JF.Awards@mun.ca.

Applications received after the deadline will not be reviewed for this year’s competitions.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Janeway Research Advisory Committee