Early Career Investigator Grants

Applicant Criteria

• The principal investigator (PI) and co-investigator must both be current CAEP members at the time of application.

• The application requires the submission of the CV of the PI and co-PI.

• Junior investigators should be mentored by an experienced researcher, who must be identified as the co-PI.

• The PI must be either:

  1. An emergency physician less than five years beyond the date of completion of residency training; or,

  2. A trainee in one of the following:

     • A Canadian EM residency program

     • A PhD or post-doctoral trainee in Canada with EM-focused research

     • A trainee within a Canadian EM post-residency subspecialty fellowship program.

•  PI/Co-PI’s are responsible for all aspects of the project and grant, including coordinating financial and administrative aspects, as well as leading the intellectual direction of the proposed activities.

• Either the PI or the Co-PI must satisfy all of the following:

  1. Be eligible to hold research funds at their institution (which must be in Canada); and,

  2. Be eligible to apply to their local research ethics board as a PI;

  3. Be a clinician working within the field of emergency medicine or a non-clinician researcher whose focus is emergency medicine

• In the application process, applicants can specify if they would like their applications to be considered for the CanVECTOR or SREMI grants:

  • The CanVECTOR grant:

    • One grant will be awarded to a research project that aims to reduce venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurrence, improve VTE diagnosis and therapeutic management, improve the safety of anticoagulant delivery, or enhance the quality of life of those impacted by VTE in the emergency care setting.

  • The SREMI grants:

    • One grant will be awarded to a research project pertaining to the evaluation of an innovative educational program of relevance to emergency medicine

    • One grant will be awarded to a research project that is aligned with the SREMI Pillars of Inquiry (geriatrics and the ageing population; alcohol and substance use disorders; mental health, including youth mental health; shared decision-making; transitions of care; women’s health; and emergency care equity.

Applicant Verification

• Relevant start and stop dates (i.e., undergraduate MD, residency, fellowship) must be included in the application.

• Applicants can specify parental or sick leaves that may extend their eligibility or alter their anticipated start and stop dates.

• Applicants who misrepresent their eligibility or whose membership type is not accurate, will be disqualified.