Funding Opportunities

Funding Opportunities

There are two funding opportunities related to the Network for Improving Health Systems offered. We are currently not accepting applications for the New Initiative and Innovation Award (NIIA) or Trainee Awards.

Below, you can see application instructions and award guidelines for the most recent New Initiative and Innovation Award (NIIA) competition and the Trainee Award competition.  


New Initiative and Innovation Award

Network for Improving Health Systems

$75,000 Award 

Trainee Award

Network for Improving Health Systems

$25,000 Award 

Collaboration with Discovery Pharmacy

For more information on collaboration with the Discovery Pharmacy (DRx), contact Ernie Avilla

For  New Initiative and Innovation Award (NIIA) proposal planning to include the Discovery Pharmacy as a knowledge user or implementation/ evaluation site; kindly complete the form below before submission of the proposal. 

FAQs

  • The study submitted should consider the priority areas outlined in the call for proposals. There is no restriction on study by geography. 

  • The call for proposals for the NIHS Trainee Award are available here.

  • A trainee is eligible to apply for the award pool based on their home student program.  If a student is registered with IHPME they are eligible for the DLSPH funding pool. If a student is registered in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences they are eligible for the LDFP funding pool. 

  • A Post-Doctoral Fellow cannot be a PI or co-PI but are welcome to join a team as a Co-I or in another role as suited. The PI and Co-PI must have a graduate appointment at LDFP or DLSPH.

  • Please follow the following presentation standards: Use a font size of 12 point, black type (for example Times New Roman). Do not use condensed/narrow font sizes or type density. Smaller text in tables, charts, figures, and graphs is acceptable, as long as it is legible when the page is viewed at 100%.

  • The NIHS training stipend contributes to a PhD student's funding package at DLSPH. These stipends are not held in addition to departmental support.  Depending on the amount of the stipend, DLSPH may offer additional funding. 

  • With teaching stream, we would accept other versions of CV’s.  However, we should emphasize that we do recommend that it follows a similar format to Tri-agency CV’s to ensure consistency for reviewers. 

Please contact us for more information about funding opportunities.