Regular Call For Research Proposals

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Dialogue McGill launches an annual call for research proposals that address the relation between language and access to health care and social services. We welcome proposals from medicine, nursing, psychology, social work, speech pathology, and any other relevant fields.

Funding Details

2-year research projects.

$30,000 per year maximum.

Eligibility

• The principal applicant must be an independent researcher affiliated with a Québec institution with a research ethics office (e.g., university, research institute, clinical settings).
• Postdoctoral fellows with a formal university appointment are eligible to apply (if granted, the postdoctoral fellow’s supervisor will formally be the fund holder). Affiliation confirmation must be established prior to submitting the application.
• Researchers at institutions outside Québec and Canada are eligible, provided that the Principal Investigator is based in Québec and the funds are managed and disbursed by the Québec-based institution.

Research Proposal Requirements

Research proposals must align with Dialogue McGill’s Research Program objectives and demonstrate an anticipated impact on the accessibility or delivery of health and social services for English-speaking communities in Québec.

Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to:

• Implementation and evaluation of new strategies to increase health and social services access for English-speaking communities;
• Assess professionals’ English fluency competency and the impact on the provision of health care and social services;
• Secondary data analyses, literature reviews, and meta-analyses for relevant topics;
• Evaluation of strategies to build capacity and/or retention of bilingual health care and social service professionals based in Québec;
• Evaluation of English language instruction for future or current health care and social service professionals;
• Projects that focus on adaptation of promising information technology tools, data analysis, or interventions for English-speaking Quebecers;
• Proposals that aim to replicate past successful research projects that aligned with Dialogue McGill’s Research Program mandate.

Queries

For any questions regarding this funding call, please email research.dialoguemcgill [at] mcgill.ca

This Dialogue McGill initiative is possible thanks to a financial contribution from Health Canada.