End Date (year)
2021

Funding Organization

Announcement Type
Funding

Research Category

Internal Deadline
Body
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support research that will inform effective strategies to improve COVID-19 vaccine confidence and in turn, uptake, among populations experiencing systemic inequities, conditions of marginalization, Indigenous Peoples and/or among populations who are historically under-vaccinated.
 

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to advance knowledge and strategies on how to increase vaccine confidence in populations experiencing conditions of marginalization, Indigenous Peoples and/or populations who have historically been under-vaccinated, including how to address structural, contextual, intersectional and historical barriers to vaccination by:

  1. Addressing knowledge gaps related to understanding the causes and contributing factors to lower vaccination confidence associated with COVID-19, and provide communities, healthcare providers, and public health and health system leaders with actionable evidence to improve vaccine confidence and uptake in clinical and/or community contexts; and
  2. Designing, implementing and/or evaluating promising interventions to increase vaccine confidence, including a focus on which approaches are most effective, in which populations and contexts, and why (implementation science approach).
The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $2,400,000, enough to fund approximately 12 grants. The maximum amount per grant is $ 100,000 per year for up to two (2) years.
 
 
UPEI Application Process
 
 
1) Complete your application using the ResearchNet system.  
2) Generate a PDF of the application and submit it for UPEI approval using the Researcher Portal and selecting the "Research Funding Administrative Approvals Form for GRANT Applications (rev Dec 2020)".  Instructions for using the Researcher Portal can be found here.  Applicants are requested to submit by August 3, 2021, ensuring that the application is received by Research Services by August 5, 2021. Note: include the CIHR Signature Page in your Researcher Portal submission as it requires the signature of the Vice President, Academic and Research.
3) Upon receipt of UPEI approvals, you will be provided with the CIHR Signature Page with the institutional signature, and you can then proceed with the submission of your application in ResearchNet.  CIHR's deadline for submission is August 10, 2021.