Seed Grant Program
Program Details
The goal of the Seed Grant Program is to increase the number of successful multidisciplinary tobacco control research proposals submitted to Canadian funding agencies.
Seed Grant Objectives
- To facilitate the formation of multidisciplinary research teams that apply for funds and/or conduct research on a problem of priority for tobacco control in Canada.
- To enhance tobacco control research capacity by engaging students and investigators new to the field.
- To enhance tobacco control research capacity in currently underserved areas.
- To create improved linkages and collaboration between researchers from different disciplines, different institutions and/or different regions of Canada.
- To create improved exchange between researchers and policy makers, service providers and funders.
Amount: Maximum of $5000 each
Deadlines: December 15, 2008
Requirements if successful:
- Funds will be forwarded upon completion of the letter of agreement.
- Teams must submit a year end report that includes the funding proposal that they have developed and submitted as a result of the seed grant.
- Teams must acknowledge funding support of the ICE program in any public announcements, presentations or publications
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Application Process
Prepare your application by referring to the Suggested Application Format and the Criteria for Adjudication.
Send your completed funding proposal to:
Darla Steinmann
Manager of Research Exchange
ICE Project
Population Health Research Group
University of Waterloo
200 University Ave. W.
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
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Suggested Application Format (click here for printable version)
- The Problem or Issue: The specific problem or issue that the project will attempt to address (4 sentences maximum).
- Methods: Describe how you intend to use the money to develop a full funding proposal or other product relevant to the goal of this seed funding program. Please identify what agencies you think might fund your proposal or project (half page maximum).
- Partners: Provide the name, organizational affiliation, address, primary discipline or background and anticipated role in the application and the final project for each person involved in the project. Clearly identify who will be the lead investigator and what institution will administer the funds. IN ADDITION, participants may append either a short bio or CV of partners.
- Value Added: Identify which of the seed grant objectives your project will address and describe how your proposal will meet these objectives (half page maximum).
- Sustainability: Provide a clear outline of future steps related to sustainability, including the funding agencies which will be approached and who will lead in writing the proposal.
- Timeline: Provide a brief outline of the expected timing of each major component specified in the methods section.
- Budget: Briefly describe what funds you require and for what purpose.
- Signatures: Provide the name and signature of all those who have confirmed their willingness to play a significant role in the proposal.
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Criteria for Adjudication
Click here for our Criteria for Adjudication.
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Past Seed Grant Teams
2007-2008 Seed grant teams
2006-2007 Seed grant teams
2005-2006 Seed grant teams
Contact Us
For more information on the Seed Grant Program or to submit a proposal, please contact:
Darla Steinmann
Manager of Research Exchange
ICE Project
Population Health Research Group
University of Waterloo, Room LHN 2704
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
E-mail: dsteinma@healthy.uwaterloo.ca
Phone: (519) 888-4567 ext. 37068
Fax: (519) 746-8171
For more information on the Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement project, please contact:
Mari Alice Jolin
Project Coordinator
ICE Project
Population Health Research Group
University of Waterloo, Room LHN 2704
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
E-mail:majolin@healthy.uwaterloo.ca
Phone: (519) 888-4567 ext. 36552
Fax: (519) 746-8171
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