BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

Grant Writing Workshops

• Presented on documentation project management for grant applications with BCEOHRN Mentorship Coordinator, Joann Yuan, in a Lunch and Learn workshop for the BCEOHRN Student and New Professionals Special Interest Group. Delivered at the University of Northern British Columbia and via WebEx on January 26th, 2010. Watch and listen to the MP4 recording (155 MB; 1 hr 50 min) of this presentation.

• Presented a half-day grant-writing workshop in collaboration with WorkSafeBC: presented in Richmond and also made available via WebEx, July 24, 2008: Watch and listen to the MP4 recording (152 MB; 2 hrs) of this presentation. For more information on the Innovation at Work grant and other research funding offered by WorkSafeBC, visit WorkSafeBC and click on the Research Program link.

• Presented a half-day grant-writing workshop in collaboration with Vancouver Island Health Authority, Fraser Health, and BC Rural and Remove Health Research Network (BCRRHRN): Presented in Victoria and also made available via WebEx, January 29, 2009.  Watch and listen to the MP4 recording (365 MB; 3.5 hrs) of this presentation.

• Presented the on-line BCEOHRN Grant Writing Toolkit in a workshop delivered with BCEOHRN Mentorship Coordinator, Joann Yuan, to the BCEOHRN Student and New Professionals Special Interest Group: Delivered live at Maggie Benston Student Centre, SFU campus, and via WebEx at the School of Environmental Health, UBC, May 4, 2009.  Watch and listen to the MP4 recording (165 MB; 1.25 hr) of this presentation.

• Presented a grant-writing workshop in collaboration with Providence Health Care Research Institute: delivered live at St. Paul’s Hospital (downtown Vancouver) and via WebEx, June 25, 2009: Watch and listen to the MP4 recording (180 MB; 3 hr) of this presentation.

• Presented a 1/2-day grant-writing workshop in collaboration with Thompson Rivers University: Friday, July 24, 2009, live at Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops) and via WebEx.

• Presented the on-line BCEOHRN Grant Writing Toolkit in a Lunch and Learn workshop for the BCEOHRN Student and New Professionals Special Interest Group: Delivered live in the School of Occupational and Environmental Health at UBC, and via WebEx. October 8, 2009. Watch and listen to the MP4 recording (136 MB; 1 hr 20 min) of this presentation.

  Member Assistance

• Facilitated the development of a grant application for six BCEOHRN team members: submitted a proposal for a CIHR Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant

• Providing guidance to BCEOHRN researchers: reviewing research proposals, networking with colleagues of relevant backgrounds, alerting members of appropriate Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and assisting in the development of research grant proposals for graduate funding

• Providing guidance for applicants responding to the Innovation at Work RFP, and the Research at Work RFP, WorkSafeBC

• Locating funding sources for BCEOHRN members interested in developing projects related to the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

• Provided feedback on member grant application to the Network Environment for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR). This application was successful!

• Assisting members with forming research teams, and identifying reviewers to prepare successful grant applications.

• Reviewed and provided feedback on the UBC Grant Facilitation website funded by the BCEOHRN and the Health Research Research Office (HeRRO). The site was launched in September 2009.

• Provided WebEx support for a Grant Facilitators Seminar delivered live from UBC. UBC-Okanagan, St. Paul’s Hospital, and other groups connected via WebEx. This seminar provided information on how to use the UBC Grant Facilitation website as well as information about useful technological tools such as RSS feeds, Google Alerts, and Delicious. To view the 1.5 hour WebEx recording of this seminar, click here.

  Agency Assistance

• Providing feedback to agencies and organizations on the content, structure, and formatting of RFPs, application guidelines and forms to improve clarity and make the grant writing process more user friendly

 Funding Opportunities Databases

• Compiling a list of grant funding databases for BCEOHRN members to conduct their own searches using a variety of searching techniques (e.g., keyword, sponsor).
• Use the Grant Funding Databases

 Rapid Response Program

• Assisting in the development of the BCEOHRN’s Rapid Response Program:
  • Matching Requests for Applications (RFAs) with BCEOHRN members using the member database
  • Alerting members of RFAs and assisting with team building

 Grant Writing Toolkit

• Development of the Grant Writing Toolkit
  • Learn about:
    • how to search for grant funding
    • getting started with small grants
    • the anatomy of a grant application
    • common concerns of grant reviewers
    • building partnerships
    • and much more!
  • Use the Grant Writing Toolkit

   Need assistance? Contact Dr. Tanya Wahbe, RCDO: wahbe@interchange.ubc.ca.