Terms and Conditions for Department of Medicine Internal Grant Competitions | Department of Medicine | School of Medicine

Please note: applicants can submit one application to each the TIME-UHFK and the DOM Internal Research Grant competitions, however, each application must be unique.

Eligibility Criteria for the TIME-UHKF Incubator Grants:

Grants are exclusively available to Principal Investigators within the Department of Medicine. DOM PIs may collaborate with co-PIs/collaborators outside of the department. Applications are welcome in the following domains.

Basic/Translational Research
Clinical Trials
Education Research
Population Health
Quality Improvement

Junior Investigators (Assistant Professors) are encouraged to apply and senior Investigators will be asked to specify how this funding will support expansion of their research into a new area.This application is designed to prepare researchers for application to external grant agencies such as CIHR, NSERC, and Foundations (e.g.: Heart and Stroke Foundation).

*Candidates who have previously received funding ($25,000 or $50,000) from TIME-UHKF are not eligible to reapply for funding for the same project within the term of the original grant. However, they may submit an application for a new project with a different theme.

*Candidates who received partial funding ($10,000) through the TIME-UHKF Incubator mechanism are encouraged to reapply for full funding with a refined version of their original project.

Eligibility for DOM Internal Research Grants:

The DOM Internal Research Grants are exclusively available to faculty within the Department of Medicine. They are designed to enhance the academic portfolios of individual faculty members and to prepare them for external research applications in their respective fields. Funding is provided across four distinct streams, demonstrating DOM’s dedication to supporting a wide range of research/scholarly endeavours.

Clinical Innovation
Medical Education Research
Quality Improvement & Patient Safety
Research (Basic and Translational)

John Alexander Stewart Fellowship:

The John Alexander Stewart (JAS) Fellowship Award aims to support a research-intensive fellowship for trainees and foster the growth of academic faculty within the Queen’s University Department of Medicine. Preference is given to trainees who are being recruited to return to Queen’s University Department of Medicine for a faculty position, although others may apply. To be eligible for the JAS, candidates must be sponsored by a nominating faculty member who is a full time member of the Department of Medicine. Nominations by colleagues external to the DOM are not accepted.

Eligibility Criteria for the John Alexander Stewart Fellowship:

The Fellowship is open to individuals of high academic distinction in Canada or abroad who are in the early stages of their careers (senior residents, fellows, postdoctoral fellows).
Applicants must hold an MD, PhD, or equivalent degree. The award is available to trainees committed to a career in academic medicine within any of the Divisions in the Department of Medicine.
MD applicants pursuing fellowship training are eligible to apply, even if their fellowship is external to Queen’s University, provided the training is research-intensive (preference giving to those being recruited back to the Department of Medicine (DOM) to join the faculty).
If in doubt about the eligibility of a candidate, please consult with the Department Head and/or Director of TIME.

This award was established in 1975 with funding from the John Alexander Stewart Estate. Significant financial support from the late Dr. J.O. Parker also contributes to the fellowship fund.