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CRISM

CRISM (Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse) provides a Canada-wide research network in the field of substance misuse, where members work together to generate the knowledge base necessary to improve current addiction treatment paradigms.
CRISM was designed to facilitate communication and collaboration among addiction service providers, researchers, and policy-makers. The four regional CRISM Nodes, in BC, the Prairies, Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic region, began their operations in 2015.
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ATLANTIC NODE

The Atlantic Node includes New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.The Node plans to contribute to CRISM with projects that accelerate the transfer of scientific knowledge towards the development of new treatments, including pharmaceutical approaches and psychological interventions for people who use substances.
The Atlantic Node includes researchers from several universities and institutions, clinicians, policy-makers, administrators, practitioners, and representatives of substance users’ groups as well as individuals in different stages of support programs for people living with substance misuse problems.
The expertise and experience of node members and team make it a dynamic and productive space in which large scale and innovative research projects are carried out. Its activities contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of new evidence-based preventive methods.

improve the practices (prevention or treatment) for groups and people affected by problematic use of opioids and other substances

contribute to the field’s knowledge with new evidence

WHY IS THE CRISM QA OFFERING A RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (RDP) TO ITS MEMBERS?

Foster collaborations within the node, nationally, and internationally

Build research capacity and competitive projects
Provide a space and mechanism for regional priorities identification
Support members to develop competitive research protocols or improve existing protocols
Address the increasing challenges of accessing granting competition (more applicants, fewer funds)

Although this funding opportunity/competition attracts CRISM QA Node members with experience in the competitive research grant application environment, we strongly encourage node members with less experience to seek collaboration opportunities with CRISM Quebec Atlantic Researchers to submit eligible protocols and projects to the RDP for review.

CATEGORIES OF ADMISSIBLE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Applicants are invited to submit a concept sheet proposal to obtain financial support in order to:

Generate preliminary data or structuring activities (for example, intersectoral consultations, collection, or organization of data) related to the development of a new research protocol;
Develop a new research protocol for submission to a recognized granting agency;
Improve a research protocol that has already been submitted, well assessed but has not received the funding requested in the competition.

A maximum of $10,000 can be awarded to an emerging project proposal (category 1 or 2). A maximum of $15,000 can be awarded to a promising project proposal (category 3). The number of awards will depend on funds available.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For further information on the Research Development Program, please contact qmcrism-icras.chum@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.