Family Medicine (FAFM & CFPC)-Temerty Innovation Grant: Call for Proposals

Overview

• Value: $100,000
• Number of grants available: One Grant
• Duration: One year
• Application Deadline: Date has passed
• Application form: Link expired

About Us

The Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine (FAFM) is dedicated to advancing the discipline of family medicine through research and education initiatives. The FAFM’s activities are aligned with the strategic priorities of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC),  and include grants, scholarships, as well as initiatives to support the training and continuing professional development of medical students, family medicine residents, and family physicians.

The CFPC is the standard-setting organization for family medicine in Canada, representing more than 40,000 members across the country. The College establishes the standards for family medicine education and certification, supports family physicians, champions advocacy and research and honours the patient-physician relationship as being core to the profession.

T-CAIREM is an interdepartmental centre at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine that serves as a focal point for collaboration among healthcare providers, trainees, researchers, computer scientists, engineers, and industry. Our goal is to transform health through AI.

Grant Objectives 

• The 2022 Family Medicine (FAFM & CFPC)-Temerty Innovation Grant is intended to identify high-risk, high-reward research with the potential to transform family medicine in the next 20 years.

• To encourage researchers to transcend boundaries by using diverse datasets and new technologies to improve family medicine efficiency or patient outcomes.

• To stimulate the creation of a collaborative community focused on the innovation and implementation of AI in family medicine.

Eligibility Criteria 

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Primary Applicant/Principal Investigator (PI) must have a T-CAIREM affiliation, hold a University of Toronto faculty appointment, and be eligible to hold grant funding.

• Either the Primary Applicant or one of the co-PIs must be a member of the CFPC.

• Priority will be given to interdisciplinary project teams.

• Projects that utilize a variety of resources, novel data integrations and/or innovative methodologies are encouraged.

• An individual can only submit one application as a Primary Applicant. However, that same individual can be a co-investigator or team member on multiple applications.

Application Content and Word Counts

Applications must be submitted using this online form: LINK EXPIRED

Successful proposals will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• Clearly specify the project rationale, objectives, and innovative nature, including specific reference to the elements of the quadruple aim.

-Title of Project
(max. 40 words)

-Abstract
(max. 150 words)

-Principal Applicant Institution/Faculty/Department
(max. 20 words)

-PI Position
(max. 20 words)

-Co-Principal Investigators (if applicable)
[Name, Institution/Faculty/Department, Position, email]
(max. 100 words)

-Co-Investigators (if applicable)
[Name, Institution/Faculty/Department, Position, email] 
(max. 100 words)

-Additional Team Members (if applicable)
(max. 200 words)

• Project Proposal (25%)
Clearly specify the project rationale, objectives, and innovative nature, including specific reference to the elements of the quadruple aim.
(max. 500 words)

• Specify how your project addresses equity, diversity and inclusion (5%)
(max. 500 words)

• Research approach and methods (20%)
(max. 500 words)

• Research team and roles. Preference is given to interdisciplinary project teams (10%)
(max. 300 words)

•  Project Impact. Outline the project impact in the context of family medicine patients, providers, and systems. (20%)
(max. 300 words)

• Feasibility, project milestones and timelines (15%)
(max. 300 words)

• Budget justification (5%)
We welcome projects augmenting current research funds, partnerships, or matching (cash or in-kind) to demonstrate commitment to the initiative. Funds can be used to support student RAs, student stipends, data access and storage, conferences, open access fees, etc. Eligible expenses must align with the University of Toronto’s Guide to Financial Management.
(max. 400 words)

• References
(max. 400 words)

Submission Process

Submissions must include the following:

• A completed online application form.

• Completed abbreviated CVs of PI and co-PIs (max. 5 pages each) in PDF format. This sample PDF CV template can help guide you.

Application Review Procedures

• Applications will be reviewed by an international panel of top experts with both AI and family medicine expertise.

• Applicants will be provided with feedback and the opportunity to respond to comments from adjudicators. 

• Responses will be evaluated, and decisions will be made based on both, innovation and feasibility being top priorities.

• Decisions will be announced by January 2023.

• Here are the project evaluation criteria the adjudicators will be using (PDF).

Additional benefits of the Award

• Within the first six months of the award, the PI +/- co-PIs will have the opportunity to present their research at the Temerty Centre Speaker Series
• The project and related findings will be presented at the T-CAIREM AI in Healthcare Symposium in 2023
• Opportunities to host the dataset in the T-CAIREM Health Data Nexus
• A final summary report must be submitted at the end of the project funding period which will be published on the T-CAIREM website (within three months).

More Information

• Zoryana Salo, T-CAIREM Centre Administrator.