| HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Health is awarding more than $962,000 to 19 researchers through its research fund to study chronic disease management, aging and continuing care, mental health and addictions, and populations with vulnerabilities. The Nova Scotia Health Research Fund provides new researchers and students with access to their first project funding, and for more experienced researchers, access to seed funding for small projects to test new ideas and build toward larger grant proposals with national funders. “Our research fund supports original research at Nova Scotia Health, building capacity among younger researchers at the beginning of their career, as well as helping to stimulate new opportunities among more senior researchers and affiliate scientists,” said Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy, VP of Research, Innovation and Discovery, and Chief Nurse Executive, Nova Scotia Health. “This investment in local researchers and their studies is grounded in knowledge translation, where the learnings from their research will inform policy and practise in health care over time.”  Last November, Nova Scotia Health’s Research, Innovation, and Discovery team accepted applications for the research fund that were focused on four priority areas: Aging and continuing care Chronic disease management Mental health and addictions, and Populations with vulnerabilities. These focus areas align with overall priority areas of Nova Scotia Health. Compared to previous years for the research fund, the number of applicants to the most recent funding competition more than doubled. “There was an unprecedented level of interest displayed by our research community to the funding competition last fall,” said Dr. Jordan Warford, senior director of research, Nova Scotia Health. “As a result, we were able to increase the level of funding, and are very pleased to be able to provide upwards of $1-million in grants across the funding categories to support these researchers.” [adrotae banner=”34″]
Nova Scotia Health’s Research Fund has four categories: Category 1 – $100,000 for experienced researchers Category 2 – $100,000 for early career researchers Category 3 – $50,000 for all researchers Category 4 – $10,000 for research students and trainees “We are thankful for the more than 30 researchers who volunteered their time to review the grant applications across the four categories and provided valuable feedback to all the applicants,” said Dr. Kim Good, affiliate scientist with Nova Scotia Health and co-chair of the research fund committee. “These grants, and the feedback provided, often help to successfully position our local researchers in national competitions that lead to new partnerships, publications, and presentations that ultimately benefit the health of Nova Scotians.”
The research studies funded by Nova Scotia Health’s fall 2020 Research Fund competition will occur over the next three years. A complete list of recipients is also available online on the Nova Scotia Health Research Fund webpage. November 2020 Research Fund Competition Results: |
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