The application must be prepare using ApplyNet. Adhere to the acceptable application formats and attachments guidelines and Health Research BC’s version of the Canadian Common CV (Health Research BC Full Version). For more details on how to apply, so Health Research BC’s How to Apply webpage and ApplyNet Quick Start Guides.
In the “Host Institution” field, it is critical that you list the University of British Columbia as your host institution to ensure your application is routed to UBC ORS for approval. Failure to do so will result in your application not being routed to ORS for approval. This should be completed at the Letter of Intent and Full Application Stages. You will also be asked to list your department affiliation and position type (e.g., Assistant Professor).
Your application must be prepared using ApplyNet. Please Identify your Third Parties as soon as possible. Note that you cannot submit your full application until all of your Third Parties have completed their tasks. It is your responsibility to follow up with your Third Parties to ensure the timely completion of their tasks. The final approval of your MSFHR application will be made electronically by ORS.
NEW FOR 2024: Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in applications with the latest advancements and rapid uptake in generative AI (such as ChatGPT) to create content, Health Research BC discourages using generative AI tools in application development. Applications submitted to Health Research BC are expected to be the original concepts and ideas generated by the applicant. Applicants should be aware that the content created using generative AI tools may contain the intellectual property of others, false information, or biases. Applicants must ensure that their applications comply with the Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research, especially pertaining to research integrity. Using AI tools could also result in your original content and ideas being harvested and used without your consent or without crediting you.
Update for 2024: Health Research BC cannot accept letters of collaboration or support from departments within Health Research BC (including Clinical Trials BC, Knowledge Translation, Research Ethics BC, and BC SUPPORT Unit). Applicants who plan to collaborate with or receive in-kind support from Health Research BC departments should provide the contact details of the Health Research BC staff member in the “Collaboration or Support by Health Research BC Department” section (below). After the collaboration is successfully validated, the application will be modified so that peer reviewers will be able to see the name of the collaborating Health Research BC department, and the following statement will be added: “Health Research BC staff have internally validated this collaboration. This statement is intended to replace the Letter of Collaboration to verify plans for a collaboration between the applicant and Health Research BC Department. This statement is not an organizational endorsement of the proposed work.”
Reminder: As Health Research BC is now a signatory of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) we no longer allow the use of journal-based metrics, such as Journal Impact Factor, as surrogate measures of research quality. In keeping with best practices for responsible research assessment, we will no longer allow the use of article citation counts or H-index. Please do not include Journal Impact Factors, article citation counts or H-index in your application.