The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton understands the importance of investing in the future of research by providing funding opportunities for research personnel working at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton.

Provisions on each award are governed by the 015-RSJ-H Award Program and the 002-RSJ-H Researcher Affiliation with Research St. Joseph’s – Hamilton policies as well as the individual award Guidelines. Interested applicants should review these documents in detail prior to committing to submit an application. Applications are reviewed by the Award Review Committee struck by the Scientific Director of the Research Institute, who also has final decision of the awarding of applicants.

2021 Research Institute Awards Program

Applications will be accepted through the online portal only. Instructions on using the online portal are available in PDF format here.

Academic Award Timelines:
January 4: Official launch of the competition
January 31: Letter of Intent submission deadline (for Studentship & Post-doctoral fellowship awards only)
March 1: Invitation for Full Application submission (for Studentship & Post-doctoral fellowship awards only)
March 31: Applications for all academic awards due by 11:59pm on March 31, 2021
July: Award recipients announced
September: Funding awarded
October 7: Celebrate Research virtual event & awards ceremony

The following funding opportunities are available for application submission:

Academic Awards

• 1 Dr. Ian and Shirley Rowe Research Fund to Explore Innovative Ways of Managing Psychosis in the Community available
• 1 Constantine Douketis New Researcher Award available
  
• 1 St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation Research Collaboration Grant available
• 2 Forensic Psychiatry Research & Innovation Awards available
• 2 Research Institute Studentship Awards available
• 1 Research Institute Post-doctoral Fellowship Award available
• (New) 1 Joe K. Award in Forensic Psychiatry available

Non-Academic Award Timelines:

May 1: Official launch of the competition
July 31: Deadline for non-academic award nominations
September: Award recipient announced
October 7: Funding awarded and Celebrate Research virtual event & awards ceremony

The following funding opportunity is available for nomination submission:

Non-Academic Awards

• 1 Anne & Neil McArthur Research Award available
• 1 Research Institute Staff Recognition Award available

External Awards

The following award is administered outside of The Research Institute and has a separate application format and deadline:

• Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) Interprofessional Research Award available
  • To apply for the PAC award, submit a completed application form to Tiffany Johnston (tjohnsto@stjosham.on.ca) by 4:00pm on May 28, 2021 (extended from April 23)
  • Learn more on the PAC page of MyStJoes (intranet)
  • Note that the deadline has been extended to May 28, 2021. Please ignore the date listed on the Application Form, which was the previous deadline.

Anne & Neil McArthur Research Award

Dr. Ian and Shirley Rowe Research Fund to Explore Innovative Ways of Managing Psychosis in the Community

Constantine Douketis New Researcher Award

St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation Research Collaboration Grant

Forensic Psychiatry Research & Innovation Awards

Studentship

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Research Staff Recognition Award

NEW: Joe K. Award in Forensic Psychiatry

*Type of awards and value for any given year's award program will vary as they are dependent upon funding availability, and all are governed by the award program policy and guidelines.