The Alliance is pleased to announce its Data Champions Pilot Project Call ($916,000 CAD). This funding call aims to build national research capacity and deliver on the Alliance’s mandate to create a broad and integrated Canadian digital research infrastructure (DRI) ecosystem. Specifically, the call will address the needs of the research community related to Research Data Management (RDM), while promoting an equitable and inclusive DRI environment in Canada.
Important information:
Data Champions Pilot Project Call
Aim and Scope: The Alliance’s Data Champions Pilot Project aims to promote a shift in data culture within the Canadian DRI ecosystem by promoting sound RDM practices. As part of this Pilot Project, the Alliance will be gathering information to evaluate potential development of a scalable and sustainable Data Champions Program.
Key Objectives: The role of the Data Champion is to develop activities at the local, regional and/or national level that advance awareness, understanding, development, and adoption of RDM tools, best practices, and resources in Canada.
Data Champions applications for funding will describe and expand upon activities they propose to undertake within the following broad categories:
- Training/mentoring
- Promoting/advancing RDM
- Addressing disciplinary challenges
- Driving culture change
- Informing future initiatives
Other Pilot-aligned activities may be considered as well.
Value and Duration:
The funding envelope ($916,000 CAD) will provide up to $50,000 CAD per applicant to a diverse cohort of researchers who will take on the role of ‘Data Champions’. The Data Champions Pilot Project provides funds that are to be used exclusively for salary/stipends and pay-related benefits of the applicant/team for the project duration (April 2022-March 2023).
Eligibility
Eligible Lead Organizations include:
- A university or post-secondary college or educational institution or a hospital that is situated in Canada and that carries on, or is capable of carrying on, meaningful research.
- A non-profit organization that is situated in Canada and that carries on, or is capable of carrying on, meaningful research.
- An institution or non-profit organization that is situated in Canada and whose activities support Canada’s DRI ecosystem.
The Alliance welcomes and encourages submissions from:
- small institutions
- Indigenous research groups.
Federal Government institutions and agencies (Federal departments, agencies or Crown corporations, including their research facilities), Provincial or Municipal organizations, and non-profits situated in Canada that are a vested stakeholder of Canada’s DRI ecosystem and whose activities depend upon the Alliance are encouraged as Project Collaborators. Collaborations with international partners and private sector organizations within the Project Team are also desirable and encouraged.
Application Process
Applicants must complete an application form in accordance with the embedded instructions. Applications must be submitted electronically by the Principal Applicant. An Expert Merit Review Committee will review applications. The questions on the application form are available here (for reference only).
Award Recipients
Applicant: Mark Ansermino
Team: Dr. J Mark Ansermino supported by Jessica Trawin at the Data CoLaboratory, Centre for International Child Health (CICH)
Project: Data CoLaboratory (Data CoLab): A Canadian Open Data Access Initiative to Optimize the Re-Use of Clinical Data to Improve Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health
Institution: University of British Columbia
Applicant: David Barber
Team: Canadian Watershed Information Network (CanWIN)
Project: Mobilizing Scientific Data into Action – How to Make Science Usable
Institution: University of Manitoba
Applicant: Simon Beaudry
Team: Simon Beaudry on behalf of the University of Ottawa RDM Advisory Group
Project: University of Ottawa Scalable and Sustainable Data Champion and DMP Consulting Initiative
Institution: University of Ottawa
Applicant: Alicia Cappello
Team: Queen’s Data Champions (qDC)
Project: Empowering Research Data Management Excellence at Queen’s - "Empower RDM"
Institution: Queen’s University
Applicant: Kelly Cobey
Team: Ottawa Data Champions Team
Project: Developing a Pan-Ottawa Data Champion Program and Research Data Management Training Program in Medicine
Institution: University of Ottawa
Applicant: Dr. Colin Conrad
Team: Dr. Colin Conrad and Dr. Darren Abramson
Project: Beyond the Black Box: Unlocking the Potential of Digital Humanities
Institution: Dalhousie University
Applicant: Michelle L. Dion
Team: Spark: A Centre for Social Research Innovation, McMaster University
Project: Research Data Practices in the Social Sciences: A Collaborative Pilot Study for Developing Expertise and Research Supports
Institution: McMaster University
Applicant: Nadia Gosselin
Team: Centre d'études avancées en médecine du sommeil
Project: De milliers de nuits à des millions de données pour bâtir une médecine du sommeil personnalisée
Institution: Université de Montréal
Applicant: Dr. Lawrence Grierson
Project: Research Data Management Champion in the Medical Education Research Sector
Institution: McMaster University
Applicant: Kat Kavanagh
Team: Water Rangers
Project: Championing Research Data Management in Community-Based Water Monitoring
Institution: Water Rangers
Applicant: Gary Lewis
Team: Diabetes Action Canada Digital Health Team
Project: Innovation in Diabetes RDM for Advancing Integrated Health Care
Institution: University Health Network
Applicant: Andrea Lawrance
Team: Carleton RDM Working Group
Project: Beyond the RDM Checkbox: An RDM Webinar Series to Build Expertise for All
Institution: Carleton University
Applicant: Aude Motulsky
Team: Electronic Health Record FAIR support Team
Project: From Big to Great Data: Support the Fairification of Healthcare Real-Life Research Data
Institution: Université de Montréal
Applicant: Tim Murphy and Paul Pavlidis
Team: Databinge: a student driven, peer-to-peer network of data champions
Project: The Dynamic Brain Circuits Cluster Databinge Team
Institution: University of British Columbia
Applicant: Ocean Networks Canada
Team: Ocean Networks Canada Data Stewardship Team
Project: Dynamic Citation Identifiers Training and Education (DynaCITE) - Promoting the Power of Persistent Identifiers (PIDs)
Institution: OceanNetworks
Applicant: Mike Smit
Team: Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing (CIOOS) RDM
Project: Accelerating RDM in Ocean Observing & Research (ARDMOOR)
Institution: Dalhousie University
Applicant: Dr. Amol Verma and Dr. Fahad Razak
Team: GEMINI
Project: Building a Collaborative Research Environment that Promotes Best Data Management Practices Using Hospital Data
Institution: Unity Health Toronto
Applicant: Mathew Vis-Dunbar
Team: UBC Okanagan RDM Collaboration
Project: Organizing Data Futures: A Scalable RDM Model and Resource Guide for Graduate Students in Research Labs and Interdisciplinary Communities of Practice
Institution: University of British Columbia