Support program for the organization of a Strategic Workshop
Created in April 2012 by the Fonds de Recherche du Québec – secteur Santé (FRQ), the mission of the CardioMetabolic health, Diabetes and Obesity Research Network is to pursue the development of research into metabolic and cardiovascular health, diabetes and obesity, and to transfer and mobilize knowledge to promote sustainable health among Quebecers.
The network launches its program to support the organization of a strategic workshop for the year 2025 – 2026. This program aims to structure research, collaboration and concertation activities by bringing together all the stakeholders in a given CMDO theme at the same table, and then providing one-off support for the launch of a intercenter research project that will implement one or more of the workshop’s recommendations. Consequently, any researcher who is a regular member of the CMDO can apply for financial support through this program for the organization of a strategic workshop related to one of the CMDO Network’s three themes (cardiometabolic health, diabetes and/or obesity). The overall objective of this combined workshop/intercenter project program is 1) to consolidate efforts to mobilize knowledge and fill a need on issues and challenges to catalyze, among other things, intervention research with different populations and sub-populations by leveraging the expertise of the CMDO axes (existing and emerging) and 2) creating partnerships with the public health network, municipalities, schools, etc. Only one workshop will be funded per year. Eligibility criteria and evaluation procedures are described below. The selected workshop will receive $30,000 in funding. In addition, a maximum of $40,000 has been set aside, without being guaranteed, to fund an intercenter project that will emerge directly from this workshop.
The deadline for submission of proposals is September 1, 2025, for a workshop to be held before August 31, 2026.
The emerging intercenter project must be submitted to the CMDO within a few weeks of the date of the strategic workshop.
Women, Aboriginal people, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and people from the 2SLBGTQIA+ community are encouraged to apply for funding. For evaluation purposes, we strive to recruit a diverse committee that reflects the profiles of the applicants and ensure an evaluation process that takes into account the particular situations of the applicants, including atypical trajectories.
Applications submitted late, incomplete or that do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be evaluated. The workshop that has been awarded a grant must be initiated within the time period specified in the application.
It is always important to take the rules and criteria before completing the Form (Open PDF file (top of page) to see the details in the questionnaire).
FORM MUST BE COMPLETED ONLINE (SEE ABOVE LINK). IT CAN BE RECORDED TO BE COMPLETED LATER.
Any request for additional information may be sent to the Research Network on CardioMetabolic health, Diabetes and Obesity (CMDO), Université Laval, École de Nutrition, email: info@rrcmdo.ca.