Advancing Pilot G‑Tolerance: Evidence‑Based Innovations in Anti G Straining Maneuver Training

Research Admin Offices:

• ROADS

Opportunity Type:

• Grant

Value:

$120,000

Disciplines:

• DeGroote School of Business
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Health Sciences

Sponsors:

• Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR)

Deadlines:

Description:

This funding opportunity seeks integrative, multidisciplinary research to inform improved AGSM training approaches, with the goals of enhancing G‑force (Gz) tolerance, reducing the risk of G‑induced loss of consciousness (GLOC), and supporting operational performance in next‑generation high‑performance aircraft.

Eligibility:

• Principal Investigator holding a PhD or MD in a relevant discipline (e.g., exercise or respiratory physiology, biomechanics, motor learning, aerospace medicine, or human factors).
• Teams should collectively demonstrate appropriate expertise, access to facilities and analytic capability, experience with human research ethics and data governance, and capacity for applied knowledge mobilization.
• Research involving CAF personnel will require appropriate approvals prior to funding release.

Resources:

Additional details. 

Contact:

For more information on how to apply, contact Claire Arabski, Senior Advisor, ROADS.