Call for Applications: NDRIO-Portage COVID-19 Data Curation Funding
Applications are welcomed from Canadian researchers and research programs eligible to administer funding received through NDRIO. Where applicable, research must be compliant with the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans – TCPS 2 (2018).
This call is not open to federal government institutions, such as federal departments, agencies, Crown corporations, and their research facilities.
This funding may be used for the stewardship and curation of research data related to the COVID-19 pandemic from any discipline. Applications are welcomed from STEM and health disciplines as well as from the social sciences, humanities, and arts.
Any activities undertaken for the stewardship and curation of data throughout the data lifecycle, by highly-qualified personnel (HQP),[4] may be included in the scope of activities for which funding is requested through this call. Generally, any activities covered in Portage’s COVID-19 RDM Guidance will be eligible. This includes activities such as data management planning, curation, de-identification, and deposit in a recommended repository.
NDRIO and Portage are pleased to announce the availability of funding to support the curation of Canadian research data related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this funding is to bring COVID-19 related data into timely compliance with the FAIR Guiding Principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) for the management of research data, algorithms, tools and workflows.[1] Ultimately, increasing the FAIRness of datasets makes them discoverable and re-usable by both humans and machines, enabling downstream research. As a secondary objective, this initiative aims to build capacity for research data management (RDM) in Canada by supporting the training of highly-qualified personnel (HQP) in data stewardship and curation.
About the COVID-19 Data Curation Funding Call
This initiative will contribute up to CAD $336,000 toward the employment of highly-qualified personnel by eligible applicants for data stewardship and curation activities taking place between the date of the award and March 31, 2022. The maximum funding available per project is CAD $42,000. This funding may only be used for the contracting of HQP for the stewardship or curation of data from research related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The amount of funding awarded to each recipient will be based on the scope and defined needs of each project as demonstrated through the application process.
Additionally, funding recipients will receive support from Portage in the form of an initial consultation with the Data Curation Team and with the possibility of group or individual training activities during the course of the project, as determined by the needs of recipients and in consultation with Portage.