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Call for applications: Advancing the Use of Evidence in Seniors’ Home and Community Care Program
Applications are now open for a new funding opportunity that brings together health authorities and researchers to improve seniors’ home and community care.
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Turning health research into action and impact
Michael Smith Health Research BC is funding 91 diverse teams across British Columbia to bridge the gap between evidence and impact.
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Research Trainee awards fuel health innovation
Michael Smith Health Research BC is funding 44 emerging researchers from across BC through the 2024 Research Trainee competition.
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Leadership announcement
After eight years as President & CEO of Michael Smith Health Research BC, Dr. Bev Holmes has informed the Board of her intention to step down once a successor has been appointed.
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BC SUPPORT Unit
The BC SUPPORT (Support for People & Patient-Oriented Research & Trials) Unit supports, patient-oriented research throughout BC to answer research questions that matter to patients and improve health care.
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Clinical Trials BC
Clinical Trials BC supports clinical trial investigators, sites and institutions to ensure a world-class destination for clinical trials. Focusing on infrastructure and capacity building with a collaborative approach, we enable clinical trial excellence across British Columbia.
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Research Ethics BC
Research Ethics BC supports a province-wide, harmonized system for research ethics reviews of studies conducted in multiple geographic areas involving the resources, people, patients or data from more than one BC research institution. Our harmonized ethics review model co-created with BC health research partners, is now in use by all BC health authorities, most research universities, and many colleges.
About Us
We are British Columbia’s health research agency. We are working towards a future where BC is recognized worldwide for its vibrant, coherent, inclusive and globally competitive health research system, which improves the health of British Columbians, the health system and the economy. Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, and Indigenous reconciliation and self-determination continues to guide us.
As a provincial organization, our work extends across many Indigenous lands and territories throughout BC. We acknowledge with respect and humility that our Vancouver office is located on the traditional and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Current Funding Opportunities
Research on Research Joint Initiative
We are partnering with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research on a joint funding opportunity for research on research – the application of rigorous methods and analysis to the practice of research itself – its methods, standards, and evaluation. The funding opportunity welcomes applications related to research-on-research (meta-research) in any disciplinary context. Application deadline: February 20, 2025
CANSTAT Clinical Trials Fellowship Program
We are partnering with CANSTAT, a CIHR-funded clinical trials training platform, to increase clinical trials capacity. The program is designed for individuals with a MSc or PhD in statistics, biostatistics or relevant health sciences discipline with a strong statistical or quantitative background. The fellowship includes a placement in a Canadian institution conducting clinical trials, giving fellows hands-on experience with biostatistician duties under the guidance of expert mentors. Application deadline: February 21, 2025.
Advancing the Use of Evidence in Seniors’ Home & Community Care Program
Supports teams of researchers and research users within the BC health system and academia to implement and evaluate the outcomes of evidence-based interventions in seniors’ home and community care.
Research Trainee Program
Letter of intent deadline has passed. Supports the best and brightest health researchers in training to enable career development and support world-class health research in BC.
Scholar Program
Letter of intent deadline has passed. Supports early career health researchers, helping them form their own research teams, train the next generation of scientists and develop world-leading research programs.
Health Professional-Investigator (HP-I) Program
Letter of intent deadline has passed. Supports health professionals who are actively involved in patient care to build their health research programs, train the next generation of scientists, and make significant contributions to their field.
CANTRAIN Clinical Research Internships
Michael Smith Health Research BC partners with Canadian Consortium of Clinical Trial Training (CANTRAIN), funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, to help increase clinical trials training, expertise and capacity in BC and across Canada.
Health Research BC-Mitacs Health System Focused Opportunity
Through a partnership with Mitacs, this opportunity provides graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with placements at health organizations or municipalities focused on improving health to gain experience working with BC’s health system and apply their research skills to address pressing health and health system focused challenges.
Applications are now open for:
Latest News
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Focusing on the wellbeing of long-term care residents
16 January 2025
The Long-Term Care Quality Initiative uses research evidence to improve the wellbeing of residents, families and staff across BC.
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Call for applications: Advancing the Use of Evidence in Seniors’ Home and Community Care Program
15 January 2025
Applications are now open for a new funding opportunity that brings together health authorities and researchers to improve seniors’ home and community care.
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$2.3 million investment in BC glycomics research catalyzes solutions for unmet health needs
12 December 2024
Michael Smith Health Research BC has joined forces with GlycoNet, a global leader in glycomics research and innovation, to tackle critical health challenges through the study of biological sugars.