Other : SPOR Primary Care Network

Eligibility to Apply

For an application to be eligible:

1. The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) must be an independent researcher or a knowledge user affiliated with an eligible institution (see the CIHR Application Administration Guide – Part 4).
2. The applicant team must include a minimum of two individuals who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit, including members of Urban Indigenous communities) and/or can provide evidence of meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous communities, in alignment with CIHR's Strategic Plan Priority C: Accelerate the Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples in Health Research. These individuals must be identified on the application as the NPA, and/or Principal Applicant(s) (PA) and/or Principal Knowledge User(s) (PKU) and/or Co-Applicant(s). Additional participants meeting this requirement are encouraged.
3. The applicant team, including the NPA, must comprise of a minimum of two individuals for each bullet listed below under (a) knowledge users and (b) independent researchers. At least one of these individuals must be listed as a PA or PKU.
   1. Knowledge users, including but not limited to:
      • Patients;
      • Health care professionals/providers with a focus on the primary care system (e.g., physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, social workers, physiotherapists, psychologists, Elders and/or Traditional Counsellors, or other health professionals/providers);
      • Health care system decision makers and administrators (i.e., individuals empowered to engage with the Network and serve as a conduit of information to and from their respective health system, health care institution, health care centre [including health or wellness centres on-reserve or in urban centres], etc.).
   2. Independent researchers, including but not limited to:
      • Early career researchers;
      • Clinical researchers;
      • Health system researchers.
4. The applicant team must be national in scope, i.e., participants identified on the application as the NPA, PAs and PKUs must include individuals from at least three of the four following regions:
   • East – includes New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador
   • West – includes British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan
   • Central – includes Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec
   • North – includes Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut
5. Each participant's host institution/organization and/or region of primary influence/work must be clearly listed in the Participant Table (see How to Apply section).
6. The NPA, PAs and PKUs must have successfully completed one of the sex- and gender-based analysis training modules available online through the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and have submitted a Certificate of Completion (see How to Apply section).
7. The applicant team must identify a minimum of one Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Champion with knowledge of sex- and gender-based analysis (SGBA). Note that this individual or individuals can also hold one of the roles listed in criterion 1-3 above.
8. The applicant team must include a minimum of two trainees identified on the application as Co-Applicants. Additional trainees as Co-Applicants are encouraged.