SHRF 2023-2024 Solutions Program Launches!
Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation's (SHRF) Solutions Program supports interdisciplinary teams of researchers and knowledge-users addressing pressing health needs in Saskatchewan.
SHRF is pleased to partner with Lung Saskatchewan in supporting their focus on Lung Health Research with a partnered investment of $200,000, available through SHRF’s 2023-24 Solutions Program.
To be eligible for Lung Saskatchewan partnered funding, applications must address one or more of the following areas related to lung health:
- Child and Youth Lung Health, especially as it relates to threats to lung health like tobacco and vaping use, and lung diseases like asthma and infectious respiratory diseases (TB and COVID-19).
- Rural and remote lung health services, especially as it relates to the lung health of Indigenous Peoples and the delivery of patient and caregiver education.
- Threats to lung health like exposure to radon in one’s home, school, or workplace, and tobacco and vaping.
- Lung disease prevention, diagnosis, and management for diseases like asthma, COPD, infectious respiratory diseases like TB and COVID-19, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, and sleep apnea.
Opportunity Details
Innovation Grant
- Objective – Creative problem solving to catalyze innovative ideas and approaches.
- Up to $50,000/project – 1 year term
Impact Grant
- Objective – Advancing the translation of research into real-world and practical applications.
- Up to $150,000/project – 2 year term
Important Dates
- Eligibility Check Cut-off: September 28, 2023 – 4:30 p.m. CST
- Application Deadline: November 16, 2023 – 4:30 p.m. CST
- Funding Start: March 2024
Questions about the Solutions Program can be directed to the SHRF Program Manager, Karen Tilsley at ktilsley@shrf.ca.
More information about the Solutions Program and this year’s focus areas can be found on the SHRF Website.
