Project Grant: Registration Instructions

This task collects information on all participants involved in your grant application. Consult the Project Grant Funding Opportunity for more information.

Notes:

• The Nominated Principal Applicant must remain the same between registration and application. Other participants can be added, removed, or change roles between registration and application.
• CVs are not required at this stage.

Subtask: Participant Information

• The person who initiates the registration in ResearchNet is identified as the Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) for the application.
• The NPA is able to add participants to the application in ResearchNet by:
  • Entering their validated CIHR PIN:
    • If the participant's PIN is not validated, the participant must log in to ResearchNet and select the user tab (name in the top right banner) and select Validate your CIHR PIN.
    • Afterwards, the NPA can resume this process.
  • Entering their name;
  • Entering their role and participant type.
    • Principal Applicant
      • Independent Researcher – Early Career Investigator
      • Independent Researcher – Mid Career Investigator
      • Independent Researcher - Senior Investigator
      • Knowledge User
    • Co-Applicant
      • Independent Researcher – Early Career Investigator
      • Independent Researcher – Mid Career Investigator
      • Independent Researcher - Senior Investigator
      • Knowledge User
      • Trainee
      • Other
    • Collaborator
      • Independent Researcher – Early Career Investigator
      • Independent Researcher – Mid Career Investigator
      • Independent Researcher - Senior Investigator
      • Knowledge User
      • Trainee
      • Other

Subtask: Overview

This task collects information related to your research project.

Project Title: Provide a title for your research project. The title you submit at registration is automatically transferred over to the application stage. You can change the title at the Application stage.

Lay Title: Provide a title for your project that is in a language clear to members of the general public. Lay titles are used by CIHR to inform the public and Parliament about the valuable research supported through public funds. You can change the lay title at the Application stage.

Lay Abstract: Using language accessible to a lay audience, please describe the proposed research, indicating how it will improve individuals' health, the health of populations and/or the health delivery system. The character limit for the task is 2,000 characters. This information is used by CIHR to inform the public and Parliament about the valuable research supported through public funds. You can change the lay abstract at the Application stage.

Institution Paid: The Institution that will administer the funds for your project. Consult the Institutional Eligibility Requirements for more information.

Subtask: Details

Subtask: Descriptors

When completing the elements below, think about the types of expertise needed to review your application and please select the most appropriate terms.

• Descriptors: Please provide keywords that describe your research project and are not captured in the other categories below. These keywords should provide CIHR with the information necessary for assigning reviewers with the appropriate expertise to your application.
• Themes: Select a primary theme classification. You may choose up to four theme classifications if the topic of your grant application significantly overlaps more than one theme. Consult the definition of the four CIHR Themes for more information.
• Suggested Institutes: Select a primary CIHR Institute whose research mandate is related to your application's research area(s) and objective(s). Additional Institutes should only be selected if the topic of your grant application significantly overlaps with the research mandate of more than one Institute.
• Areas of Science: Select a primary area of science from the drop-down menu that reflects the research area and objectives in your grant application. Two additional areas may be selected if the topic of your application significantly overlaps with more than one area of science. If you select more than one area of science, please rank in order of relevance to your application. If the additional area(s) of science of your application is (are) not listed, please select 'Other' and indicate the area(s) of science. Consult the Areas of Science reference document for a complete searchable list.
• Methods/Approaches: Select a primary method/approach from the drop-down menu that you will use in the work being proposed. You may select two additional methods/approaches if your grant application will use multiple methods/approaches. If you select more than one method/approach, please rank them in order of relevance to your application. If the additional method(s)/approach(es) you will be using is (are) not listed, please select 'Other' and indicate the method(s)/approach(es). Consult the Methods/Approaches reference document for a complete searchable list.
• Study Populations/ Experimental Systems: Select a primary study population or experimental system from the drop-down menu that reflects the target study population or experimental system in your grant application. You may select two additional study populations or experimental systems if applicable to your application. If you select more than one study population or experimental system, please rank them in order of relevance to your application. If the additional study population(s) or experimental system(s) you will be using is (are) not listed, please select 'Other' and indicate the study population(s) or experimental system(s). Consult the Study Populations/Experimental Systems reference document for a complete searchable list.

Summarize your research proposal. The research summary is used to determine which peer review committee will review your application and to match it to the most appropriate expert reviewers. As such, you should use scientific or technical terms when writing your summary, making sure to include sufficient information in the following sections:

• Background and Importance: Provide a brief overview of relevant background information and/or rationale for your proposed research.
• Goal(s) / Research Aims: Indicate the broad goal(s) and specific research aims of your proposed research and provide a clear explanation of how they fit the objectives of the funding opportunity.
• Methods / Approaches / Expertise: Provide a brief overview of the methodology and population that will be used to address each of your research aims. This section may also include the nature of the core expertise being brought together to address the proposed research. Information may include important collaborations, within or outside of the research community, that will help you to achieve the outlined research goals.
• Expected Outcomes: Describe the expected outcomes of the proposed research highlighting its significance and how it will advance knowledge and/or its application to health care, health systems and/or health outcomes.

Note: Your completed summary cannot exceed 3,500 characters (including spaces) or approximately one page. The exact number of characters may vary slightly depending on the type of browser that you are using.

If you do not complete your research summary as outlined in these instructions, your registration will be withdrawn.

This task collects information on the estimated budget for your Project grant.

Total CIHR Requested Amount: Indicate the total amount requested from CIHR for your research project for the entire duration of the grant. You need to provide an estimate of what would be required to support your research project, but no justification is required at this stage. You may change your budget request at the Application stage.

This task collects information used for the purpose of peer review administration.

Suggested Reviewers for this Application (optional)

You are encouraged to provide the names of at least five (5) Canadian and/or international reviewers that you believe have the expertise to review your application. CIHR may use this information during the peer review committee recruitment process. CIHR reserves the right to make the final selection of reviewers. You should not suggest reviewers who are in a conflict of interest. Consult the Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Agreement for Peer Reviewers and Peer Review Observers for more information.

Reviewers to exclude for this Application (optional)

You may provide the names of individuals who you believe cannot provide an objective written assessment of your application and add comments specifying why they should be excluded from reviewing it. CIHR reserves the right to make the final selection of reviewers.

Suggested Committees

Suggest up to two peer review committees (i.e., primary and secondary) that you feel could review your application and include a mandatory justification for each, using a maximum of 750 characters. Your justification(s) will appear as part of the "Preview" task in your ResearchNet registration, allowing you to make modifications prior to submitting your registration.

Suggested committees must remain the same between registration and application. If your application overlaps with more than one area of science, please select the peer review committees that best reflect the research area and objectives of your application. CIHR will consult with committee Chairs and Scientific Officers in assigning applications to specific committees and will make the final decision on which peer review committee will review each application based on the summary of proposed research received during the registration stage. The final committee selected may not necessarily be your first or second choice. You will be informed of which peer review committee reviewed your application when you receive your Notices of Recommendation and Decision.

Notes

• Specific considerations will be taken into account in the review of all applications containing an RCT.
  • Applications including a randomized controlled trial (RCT) as a major component (irrespective of whether or not you self-declared the application as containing an RCT) have specific requirements:
    • If the budget requested is less than $250,000 in every project year, you may suggest either the most relevant discipline-based peer review committee or the RCT peer review committee.
    • If the overall budget requested is greater than or equal to $250,000 in any project year, you must select the RC1 peer review committee.
    • Regardless of the suggested Peer Review Committee, all applications containing an RCT as a major component must be structured according to the RCT headings provided. Using the RCT headings can help you better organize the information required and facilitate the RCT review.
  • Failure to comply with these requirements can negatively impact the evaluation of the application.
• Specific considerations will be taken into account in the review of applications in the Indigenous Health Research committee.
• Specific considerations will be taken into account in the review of applications in the Commercialization committee. All applications to the Commercialization committee must be structured according to the headings provided.
• Specific considerations will be taken into account in the review of applications in the Tri-Agency Interdisciplinary Peer Review (TAIPR) committee. Applications reviewed in this committee will undergo a unique peer review process, and be evaluated against specific evaluation criteria (please see Section 5. Description of Evaluation Criteria of peer review guide) within the context of the Project Grant Adjudication Criteria and Interpretation Guidelines. For additional details, please consult the Committee Peer Review Guide. Should you wish for your application to be considered for review by the TAIPR committee (please see mandate under code TIR), you must indicate the TAIPR committee as your first suggested committee at registration. Applications will not be placed into the TAIPR committee by CIHR unless the TAIPR committee is the first committee suggested by the applicant. In addition, justification for the committee choice must clearly address how the proposal advances disciplines across the mandate areas of at least two funding agencies and integrates the interdisciplinary approaches to achieve the project goals. In ResearchNet, this committee selection appears as “Tri-Agency Interdisciplinary” (TIR).

In all cases, CIHR will decide on the most appropriate peer review committee.

The Nominated Principal Applicant must preview the full registration package prior to submitting it to CIHR. To mark the preview task as complete, every other task must be marked as complete.

This task allows a Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) to delegate access to a maximum of five (5) individuals to support the completion of application tasks.

How to delegate access

1. Ensure the delegate has a valid ResearchNet account/email address.
2. Select the Manage Access task.
3. Select the Add Access link.
4. Complete the mandatory Email Address (ResearchNet account) and Last Name fields. Note, first name field is optional.
5. Select Save or Save and Add Another User.

How to remove access

1. Access can be revoked at any time before eSubmission by selecting Delete.
2. Once deleted, the individual will no longer be able to view the application.

A delegate's access does not carry through the various phases of a competition. The NPA will have the option to delegate access to individuals at each stage of a competition.

The NPA is encouraged to remove access from all delegates prior to completing the Consent and Submit task. Should the access not be revoked prior to submission, the delegate will retain access to the application in their Completed Activities tab.

For more information, please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

Submit Registration

The Nominated Principal Applicant must review and agree to the general conditions and consent to disclosure of personal information terms, presented on ResearchNet, before they can submit the registration to CIHR. There are no signature pages required as part of the registration submitted to CIHR.

The Nominated Principal Applicant must click Submit to send the registration to CIHR.

Note that the application will open once your registration has been submitted.