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Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS): Clinical Health Professional Travel Awards (TA)

Research Admin Offices:

  • HRS

Funding Type:

Grant

Opportunity Type:

  • Canadian Prizes and Honours
  • Grant

Value:

Awards are available annually on a competitive basis and will cover all allowable expenses associated with attendance at the selected conference, to a maximum up to $2,500 (national) or $3,500 (international) each. Amounts are in Canadian dollars.

(Please note: This includes expenses associated with producing a poster up to a maximum of $125.00) Up to six awards will be given within a calendar year.

Disciplines:

  • Health Sciences

Sponsors:

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline:

Continuous

Sponsor Deadline:

Continuous

Description:

The purpose of this award is to build research linkages, foster the development of interested individuals’ research careers, and develop capacity within eligible clinical health professional disciplines (non-physician) at Hamilton Health Sciences. The award is intended to help facilitate dissemination of findings at relevant research forums and to provide opportunities for research networking. Open-Call Model – no competition deadlines.

Eligibility:

All regulated, or similarly certified, non-physician health professionals at Hamilton Health Sciences are eligible to apply. Full and part-time HHS employees from eligible clinical health professions identified in the list below may apply:

  • Associated Family
  • Therapy
  • Nursing
  • Audiology
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Chaplaincy
  • Paramedics
  • Child & Youth Services
  • Perfusion Therapy
  • Child Life
  • Pharmacy
  • Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology, Nuclear, MRI Tech)
  • Physiotherapy
  • Dietetics
  • Prosthetics & Orthotics
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Psychology
  • Exercise Science
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Social Work
  • Kinesiology
  • Speech & Language
  • Pathology
  • Laboratory Medicine
  • Therapeutic Recreation

Applicants must provide evidence of acceptance of their research abstract for presentation at an upcoming national or international, peer-reviewed conference.

Applicants must be the first author on the accepted abstract. Only the primary author’s travel expenses are reimbursed by this award, however, co-authors will be recognized in HHS reporting of these research activities. Only one submission per principal applicant for each competition will be considered.

Applicants will be allowed a maximum of 2 New Investigator Fund grants awards throughout his/her research career.

Application/Nomination Process:

Application Process:

  • Applicants must submit a full TA Application three months in advance of attending a Scientific Conference to present his/her accepted abstract.
  • Applicants will be allowed a maximum of 3 Travel Awards throughout his/her research career.
  • Only complete applications will be accepted. Applications must be submitted electronically to the Office of Research Administration.
  • Applicants are responsible for submitting one pdf attachment, which requires Adobe Acrobat software. The PDF attachment must contain all the documents in the order listed below. If you do not have Adobe Pro Acrobat software, contact your program administration office or Donna Catherwood for assistance. Attachments to include in the email submission (PDF Document):
    • Completed Application Form.
    • Executive Summary (1 page) detailing:
      • Connecting the conference with the advancement of research, your career development, and potential for impact on patient care.
      • Rationale and argument for attending the specific conference and how this will contribute to research and career.
      • Plans for knowledge transfer (within and beyond HHS) following presentation at the conference.
  • Personal Summary (1 page) that includes details on educational background, position held at HHS – clinical duties and research initiatives undertaken.
  • Appendices:
    • Copy of accepted abstract.
    • Letter of acceptance to present the abstract.
    • Letter of Support – Clinical Manager.
    • Letter of Support – Site-based Chief of Inter-Professional Practice.

Resources:

Contact:

If applying from the Faculty of Health Sciences, unless otherwise indicated, you no longer need to send documents to HRS Intake. Your first point of contact is your assigned Senior Grants Advisor.