Apply for a Research
Grant
Application forms online
Instructions
Each of the applications is
a PDF form, with fields to be completed by the applicant.
These can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can
be downloaded for free from Adobe's website (www.adobe.com).
Use of their more fully featured products, Adobe Acrobat
and Adobe Acrobat Professional, is strongly recommended
as the form fields are retained when saving the forms with
these products. Educational
pricing is available for these products.
When a section contains only a small
number of options that are exclusive to each other, radio
buttons have been used (for example, is the application
biomedical or Clinical and Population Health Research
based?). The applicant need only click on the correct button
to
indicate their choice. The rest of the form fields are
text boxes, where responses can be entered once the applicant
has clicked on the space left for that section. The font
and font-size should not be altered by applicants. If
additional space is required and allowed, PDF files should
be included
in the "Appendix" folder as indicated at the
beginning of each form section.
As each of the applications is
assessed separately, each should be submitted on separate
CD-ROMs. For example, if an applicant wishes to apply for
both a biomedical and Clinical and Population Health Research
grant each of these applications should be completed and
submitted separately on two CD-ROMs. There are two notable
exceptions to this rule:
- If the applicant wishes to apply
for both an operational grant and a career development
award, they should submit both Forms MSSC-1 and MSSC-3
on the same CD-ROM. Both files should be placed in the
main folder as described in Structure
for application CD-ROMs.
- When the research involves
experimentation on human subjects, Form MSSC-6 should
be included in the main folder as described in Structure
for application CD-ROMs.
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Application Forms
MSSC-1
- MSSC Research Grant Application
This form is to be completed by applicants for research
grants from the Society. As indicated at the bottom of
the first page of the application, the CD-ROM submitted
to the Society must be accompanied by a completed hard
copy of the first page, which must be signed by the applicant,
their department head, and either the Dean of their faculty
or the Director of their institution.
MSSC-1a -
Suggested external referees
This form lists contact details of external referees
suggested by the applicants for research grants. Individuals
who are from the same institution or who have collaborated
with the applicant in the past 3 years should not be included
in this form.
MSSC-2
- Application for a Postdoctoral Fellowship
This form is to be completed by applicants for postdoctoral
fellowships from the Society. As indicated by point 9 in
the instructions for this application, the CD-ROM submitted
to the Society must be accompanied by a completed hard
copy of the second page, which must be signed by the applicant,
their supervisor, and their department head. The applicant
must also provide copies of Form MSSC-2a (described below)
to each of three referees and ensure that the Society receives
them before the submission deadline.
MSSC-2a -
Confidential Assessment of Applicant for Fellowship
This form is to be supplied by applicants for postdoctoral
fellowships to each of their chosen referees. When completed,
the referees are to send the forms directly to the Society
as explained on the form itself (the forms are not to be
returned to the applicant). Both pages must be completed,
signed, and sent to the Society in hard copy.
MSSC-2b
- Application for a postdoctoral fellowship renewal
This form is to be completed by those already holding
an MS fellowship who intend to apply for future funding.
MSSC-3
- Application for a Donald Paty Career Development Award
This form is to be completed by applicants for career
development awards from the Society. As indicated by point
8 in the instructions for this application, the CD-ROM
submitted to the Society must be accompanied by a completed
hard copy of the second page, which must be signed by the
applicant. The applicant must also ensure that Form MSSC-3a
(described below) is completed, signed by the President
of their institution, and submitted to the Society before
the submission deadline.
MSSC-3a -
Recommendation of the Nominating University for a Donald
Paty Career Development Award
This form is to be supplied by applicants for career
development awards to their institution. Both pages must
be completed, signed, and sent in hard copy to the Society.
MSSC-4
- Application for a Research Studentship
This form is to be completed by applicants for research
studentships from the Society. As indicated in the instructions
on the first page of this application, the CD-ROM submitted
to the Society must be accompanied by a completed hard
copy of the second page, which must be signed by the applicant,
their supervisor, and their department head.
MSSC-4a
- Application for a Research Studentship Renewal
This form is to be completed by those already holding
an MS research studentship who intend to apply for further
funding.
MSSC-6 - Clinical
Investigation
This form is to be completed by applicants whose research
will involve experimentation on human subjects. It is to
accompany another application for support from the Society
as described by point 2 above. As indicated in the instructions
on the first page of this application, the CD-ROM submitted
to the Society must be accompanied by a completed hard
copy of the second page, which must be signed by the applicant's
department head and a representative from the applicant's
institution.
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Structure for application CD-ROMs
Application CD-ROMs submitted to the
MS Society should contain one main directory labeled with
the application year and applicant's name as follows: Year_Lastname_GivenNames.
(ex. 2003_Smith_JohnJoe) Within this main directory, there
should be (potentially) five main folders. They are:
CV
This folder contains the curriculum vitae (CV) of the
applicant. The Society requests that applicants submit
CV's in the Canadian Institutes for Clinical and Population
Health Research (CIHR) Common CV format. Please see www.commoncv.net for
more information. The Common CV website can produce a
PDF format file for inclusion on the CD-ROM to the MSSC.
In
the case of the MSSC Research Grant Application (MSSC-1),
if there are co-applicants for the grant, the principal
applicant and all co-applicants should place their Common
CVs within the "CV" folder. All CVs must be
in PDF
format.
Budget
When requested, this folder contains all information
pertaining to the application's budget requirements. This
includes a spreadsheet, a written justification, and electronic
copies of quotations or information that the reviewers
may find helpful when assessing the application's proposed
budget. All materials must be in PDF format whenever
possible.
Progress Report
When requested, this folder contains a detailed description
of the progress made by the applicant in their research.
The submitted files must be in PDF format.
Other Grants
When requested, this folder contains
information relating to other grants
that the applicant holds or for which
they
have applied. The information for each grant held by
the applicant should be placed in a clearly
labeled subfolder
within the "Other Grants" folder and should
include both a summary of the research proposal and a
budget page.
Again, each file must be in PDF format.
Appendix
This folder contains all supplementary material that
may be useful to the reviewers in assessing the application,
including images, copies of research papers, and presentations
made by the applicant (ex. PowerPoint). These files should
be clearly referenced in the application form itself. All
documents should be in PDF format whenever
possible. Applicants may also place html format files (web
pages) in the Appendix folder. These html files may be
used to create interactive presentations of Appendix material
reviewers. Any digital video clips placed in the Appendix
folder must be in Quicktime format (.avi or .mov). Quicktime
is freely available for Mac and Windows operating systems
from www.quicktime.com.
Note: The application form itself
(designated MSSC-x, where x is a number between 1 and 6)
should be included in the main (or root) directory. When
the main directory is opened, therefore, the reviewer should
see as many as five folders and the completed application
form only.
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Converting Files to PDF
Converting a Word document (.doc
extension) or an Excel spreadsheet (.xls extension) to
a Portable Document Format file (.pdf extension) [for
Microsoft Windows]
Note: For these instructions
to work, the full version of Acrobat must be installed.
- Open the document to be converted
in the appropriate application (ie. MS Word for .doc
files or MS Excel for .xls files).
- Select "Print…" from
the "File" menu.
- Choose the PDF printer from the pulldown "Name:" list.
- Click on "OK" to save the
PDF file.
- Specify the name for the file and
the location where it is to be saved, making sure
to use the .pdf extension (ex. MyDocumentName.pdf).
Converting a Word document (.doc
extension) or an Excel spreadsheet (.xls extension) to
a Portable Document Format file (.pdf extension) [for
Mac OS X]
- Open the document to be converted
in the appropriate application (ie. MS Word for .doc
files or MS Excel for .xls files).
- Select "Print…" from
the "File" menu.
- Select "Save As PDF…".
- Specify where the document is to
be saved in the "Where:" field.
- Specify the name for the file to
be saved in the "Save As:" field, making
sure to use a .pdf extension (ex. MyDocumentName.pdf).
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