Joint Seed Grant Opportunity

CRE-MSD and EPID@Work are pleased to announce a joint call for seed grant proposals. The application deadline is Friday November 28, 2025.

This joint seed grant provides the opportunity to support research that overlaps the focus areas of both research centres), with a specific focus on issues relevant to workplaces in Northwestern Ontario. Examples of potential research areas may include:

  • psychosocial factors and their impact on MSD and mental health,

  • accommodating Ontario’s diverse working population to prevent MSD, or

  • workplace violence and harassment and the association with MSD prevalence.

A total available budget of $50,000 is available for this joint seed grant call, with maximum individual grant budgets of $25,000.

Click here for the Joint Seed Grant Call (Application and Procedures).

Seed Grant