Department of Surgery

Faculty of Medicine

Research Funding

Keeping research on track

Since 2006, the Department of Surgery (DOS) Research Office has been making it possible for our surgeon researchers to pursue meaningful research focused work. 

The Research Office is responsible for stewarding monies from the Department of Surgery to help foster research growth, to create collaborations, to mentor new faculty, and to help maintain established research projects. 

Each academic year the DOS Research Committee sends a call to Faculty to apply/submit an application for certain grants - see schedule below. All grants are reviewed and ranked by the Committee, with the top submission(s) being awarded funding.  Review Committee Terms of Reference. 

Working within our annual budget we have earmarked funds for each grant call and category.

Please see our standard operating process for grant submission decision making, and further review our grading criteria here.

2024-2025 - Call for Funding Schedule

The Department of Surgery is calling for applications from Faculty in the following categories:

OPERATIONAL FUNDING:  The DOS Research Committee has earmarked $150,000.00 for Operational Funding.  

All operational grant submissions will be triaged.  Please reference our TRIAGE CRITERIA

Operation GRANT Submission Criteria and Terms of Reference

Operation GRANT Submission Checklist 

Call for Operational and Bridge Funding is CLOSED 
* Applications that have been received and not triaged are presently out for peer review.  
ANNOUNCEMENT of Awards will be made December 2025

BRIDGE FUNDING:  The DOS Research Committee has earmarked $50,000.00 for Bridge Funding.

Bridge Funding Submission Criteria and Terms of Reference

MATCH FUNDING: 

If you have any questions regarding Match Funding considerations - this remains open all year. Initial contact with Elaine Kosziwka Marsh in the Research Office, will set the process for committee review and award/match consideration.  

If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact Elaine Kosziwka- Marsh in the Research Office.

DOS FUNDING AWARDS 2023-2024

DOS Funding AWARDS 2022-2023

The Dal Surgery Research Office fosters research from departmental peer review funding possibilities. We strive to work with many other National/Local Granting Agencies, building collaborative research relationships across all disciplines and departments at Dalhousie.  It is important to familiarize yourself with the dynamic players in our environment and the larger funding bodies both local and national we should work towards applying for. 

If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact Elaine Marsh in the Research Office.