The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research is accepting applications for the 2023 Seed Grants for Critical Social Science Perspectives in Global Health Research.

Five seed grants worth up to $5,000 CAD each will be awarded.

York graduate students and research fellows are welcome to apply with the support of a York faculty member as the principal investigator. The seed grant aims to support research that takes a critical social science approach to global health research and meets the three themes of the Dahdaleh Institute: planetary health; global health and humanitarianism; and global health foresighting.

Critical research often involves the use of critical theory with social justice aims. Critical social science perspectives in global health are transdisciplinary, participatory, experimental, or experiential analyses that seek greater effectiveness, equity, and excellence in global health. This means engaging directly with global public health actors, structures, and systems to transform global public health while remaining committed to social science theory and methodology. The CPGH Seed Grant Program aims to foster more research in this area and to encourage faculty to develop grant proposals for Fall Tri-Council and other funders’ grant submission deadlines. Seed Grant recipients will also be invited to present the progress of their research at next year’s Critical Social Science Perspectives in Global Health Research Workshop.

The application deadline has been extended to Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

How to Apply

Please provide a summary of your proposed research and a budget. Your summary should be no more than 500 words and should address:

• the objectives of the study
• the project’s significance and relationship to one or more of the Dahdaleh Institute’s research themes
• the relationship to your existing research
• your research plan and methods
• any work already completed, or progress made to date

Eligibility

Applicants are strongly encouraged to learn more about the three research themes of the Dahdaleh Institute at yorku.ca/dighr.

• York graduate students and fellows are encouraged to participate with the support of a York faculty member as the Principal Investigator.
• Applicants from across all disciplines at York University are encouraged to apply.
• Submissions are welcome from individuals and from teams taking a collaborative approach.
• Matching funds from industry, non-profits, or other partners, while not necessary, are welcome.

Note 1: All standard York Policies on the conduct of research and use of research funds apply.

Note 2: All applications will be reviewed by an independent committee. Make your proposal as clear as possible for an informed reader who may not know your field.

Questions?

Please write to DIresearch@yorku.ca with any questions.

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