The CTN+ Portfolio Study Submission process occurs three times per year and is open to CTN+ Researchers who are in the process of seeking a primary source of funding for their project.
Project Eligibility
- Only CTN+ Researchers who are seeking a primary source of funding for their project may request a CTN+ LoS.
- The CTN+ Researcher must adhere to the deadlines as published in the CTN+ Submission Calendar, no exceptions will be provided.
- New projects must align with the CTN+’s scientific priorities. If the project does not align with the priorities, but is innovative, the applicant must be prepared to justify, to the relevant Regional Co-leads, why their respective Region should support the project
- To be eligible, a project must have an intervention. The following types of study proposals are encouraged:
- Multi-centred clinical trials/research studies;
- Cohort studies (a study assessing clinical outcomes that follows the same people over multiple time points), but only national, multi-centred observational studies;
- Pilot studies (a study assessing the feasibility, acceptability and/or effectiveness of an intervention or treatment) that do not fit the criteria for the CTN+ Seed Study Funding Program, and if single-centred, justification must be provided;
- Implementation science projects, preferably multi-centred and with a focus on health care innovation;
- Community-based participatory research that aligns with the scientific priorities; and
- Novel methodologies that advance the field will also be considered
The following types of study proposals are not eligible:
- Basic science or lab-based studies that do not include any clinical research in humans;
- CIHR Team Grants;
- Development of a clinical tool or algorithm;
- Health economic analysis of projects not previously approved by the CTN+;
- Clinical guidelines;
- Epidemiological observation of a population with one time point;
- Disease surveillance; and
- Clinical Guidelines