Catalyst Grant : Official Language Minority Communities in Health Research
“Canadian Institutes of Health Research”
$100,000.00
Maximum Eligible Amount
Government Grant
Fund Type
This funding opportunity recognizes the unique challenges of conducting Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) research and offers an opportunity to build capacity. Specifically, this funding opportunity is intended to build capacity to conduct research concerning better integration and access to health services in both official languages and in research relevant to the current issues faced in OLMCs; strengthen networking amongst researchers and organizations; and promote research and knowledge mobilization on approaches that can facilitate access to care for OLMCs. The OLMC Initiative aims at understanding the health issues of French- and English-speaking Canadians who live in communities where they are a minority.
The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are: support research on the current health issues experienced within OLMCs; strengthen collaboration and partnerships among researchers and health organizations working with or within OLMCs (multi-institutional collaboration is encouraged); develop and enhance the community-based research approach within OLMCs; Strengthen the knowledge mobilization approach amongst researchers to address the gaps on OLMC health; build capacity in the area of OLMC health.
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