Convening & Collaborating Program
The Michael Smith Health Research BC C2 Program promotes knowledge exchange and meaningful collaboration by supporting researchers, trainees and research users* in co-developing research that can have direct impacts on people, including patients, health practitioners and policy makers.
Co-developing research by engaging with people who use research helps ensure the research is relevant. It also helps build knowledge translation (KT) capacity, experience and skills in BC’s research and health professional trainees.
Researchers who need support to develop a research agenda, identify key research practice priorities or evaluate a peer support initiative should consider applying to the C2 Program.
*Research users might include patients, caregivers, health practitioners, government policy makers, health charities or the public.
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This competition is
CLOSED
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Important Dates
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Applications Open
April 2024
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Award Term
18 months
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Award Amount
$15,000
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- Award term: 18 months (projects must be planned to be completed within 12 months).
- Supports meaningful collaboration and knowledge sharing between health researchers and research users.
- Supports the co-development of research questions and processes.
- Builds knowledge translation (KT) capacity, experience and skills in BC’s research and health professional trainees.
- New for 2023: A section in the application form will be provided for applicants to describe how they will meaningfully and appropriately account for EDI in their KT activities and teams.
Partnered awards are available for this program!
Learn moreEligibility
Each team must include:
- A minimum of one researcher and one research user as co-leads.
- At least one BC research/health professional trainee (e.g. undergraduate, graduate, post-doctoral and/or clinical fellow) as a team member included in a meaningful way to enhance their knowledge translation experience and skills. The trainee may also fulfill the role as research user co-lead, if applicable.
- The researcher co-lead must serve as the primary applicant, be based in BC and be affiliated with an eligible BC host institution that has a signed memorandum of understanding with Health Research BC (formerly known as MSFHR) to administer award funds.
- All award funds must be used in BC.
If your intended KT activity is focused on the dissemination of research evidence (i.e. end-of-grant KT activities), consider applying for our Reach competition.
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Using health research to improve health: Our 2022 Convening & Collaborating (C2) and Reach awardees
Congratulations to our 2022 Convening & Collaborating (C2) and Reach award research teams.
Read moreHow to apply
Applications to our funding competitions are coordinated through Health Research BC's ApplyNet, our online grants management system that allows users to manage their entire award lifecycle, from application submission to post-award monitoring.
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Webinar
The C2 and Reach webinar has now passed. To watch the recording, please click “view” below. The slides are also available for download.