Interim support for researchers exposed to a lapse in grant funding.
Application Deadline
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(est) August 15th, 2025
How to Apply
Please complete theÌý
- Please upload a completedÌýSignature Page inside the webform.Ìý
Eligibility
- Applicants must be full-time faculty members with primary affiliation to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, and must be located at the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ downtown campus.
- Applicants located at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Affiliated Hospitals or based at the Department of Pathology are not eligible (please contact your institution for guidance).
- An unsuccessful grant application was made and rejected by a Tri-Agency funding body over the past academic year (i.e. Fall or Winter competitions),
- The unsuccessful grant application underwent Internal Grant Review, and,
- A revised application for external funding is planned to be made during the Bridge Funding period.
- Priority is given to supporting student stipends and operating expenses to ensure trainees can complete their ongoing projects, particularly thoseÌýthat are aligned with the Faculty’s Strategic Research Plan.
- Incoming and first-year student projects are not eligible.
Funding
- $25,000 maximum per application, primarily for student projects:
- $15,000-$20,000 for student stipends, and,
- $5,000-$10,000 for operating expenses.
- Funds may not be used for faculty salaries, equipment, or travel.
- Funds must be used within the 1-year funding period.
- If the applicant is granted an external award during the bridge funding period, the balance of the bridge award must be returned (please inform riac.med [at] mcgill.ca (riac.med) immediately).
- Award recipients must submit a 1-page final report within 1 month of the end of the funding period.
Funding Period
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September 1st, 2024 to August 31st, 2025 (non-renewable)
Notification of Award
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Decisions may be expectedÌýwithin 1 monthÌýof the application deadline.
Contact Information
For ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ applicants:
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Research Office
riac.med [at] mcgill.ca
For Hospital Affiliated applicants:
- RI-MUHC: pre-awards.rimuhc [at] muhc.mcgill.caÌý
- LDI: Janik.Jacmain [at] ladydavis.ca (Janik Jacmain)
- Douglas Hospital Research Centre:Ìýresearch.centre [at] douglas.mcgill.ca