Banting-CANSSI: Discovery Awards in Biostatistics
Sponsor’s Website
Visit the CANSSI Ontario website for more information on the Discovery Awards in Biostatistics.
Internal Contacts
Rachel Barken: rachel.barken@carleton.ca
Potential applicants are also encouraged to discuss this funding opportunity with their Faculty Research Facilitator.
Deadlines
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
| Faculty deadline | Consult your Faculty Research Facilitator |
| Notice of Intent | October 19, 2026 |
| Internal cuResearch Approval Form | One week prior to application submission |
| Submission of application to Banting-CANSSI | January 2027 |
Overview
The Banting Discovery Foundation, CANSSI and CANSSI Ontario have partnered to offer the Banting-CANSSI Discovery Awards in Biostatistics for new investigators who are within the first three years of their academic appointment at a Canadian university or an affiliated research institute. These awards are intended to support early-career investigators in biostatistics who collaborate with scientists in the fields of biomedicine, occupational health or environmental health.
Value and Duration
One-year grants of up to $30,000.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Discovery Awards, you must:
- Be a new investigator at any Canadian university or affiliated research institute and be within the first three years of the date of your first career academic appointment at the application deadline of January 24, 2024.
- Not have received more than $250,000 in start-up funding provided by your institution, excluding support from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI).
- Not have been awarded more than $50,000 per annum in external research funding (operating grants) at the application date of January 24, 2024. An applicant who has been awarded more than $50,000 per annum in external research funding may submit a request for up to $30,000 provided that the total sum of the operating funds received from all sources during the funding year, including any funding awarded by the Banting Research Foundation, will not exceed $80,000.
Submitting Your Application
- Submit an internal Approval Form through our central awards management database cuResearch. Consult the user’s manual for guidance.
- Submit an external application to CANSSI by following their submission guidelines.