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 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 applicaiton 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.

2023-2024 - Call for Funding Schedule

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

SEED FUNDING - New members of faculty have received an email from the Department Research Committee inviting them to apply for seed funding.  Letters of intent to apply for funding have been received from new members.  An invitation has been sent to individauls to apply formally for seed funding.  The application package can be found below in the ToR.  If you have not received a formal invitation to apply for seed funding, please apply for operational grant consideration. 

DUE:  Friday November 24, 2023 

Seed Funding Application and Terms of Reference


OPERATIONAL FUNDING - Call for Operational Funding - September 25, 2023.

DUE: Friday November 24, 2023

Operational Funding Application and Terms of Reference

Bridge Funding: TBA

Match Funding If you have any questions regarding Match Funding Considerations - this remains open all year. Initial contact with Elaine Kosziwka Marsh in the Reserach Office, will set the process for committee review and award/match consideration.  She will direct your funding request to Reserach committee.   

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

DOS Funding AWARDS 2022-2023

The Dal Surgery Research Office fosters research from departmental peer review funding possibilities. Many other agencies work in tandem with us, through collaborative research done by our members and affiliated personnel, and also through potential shared support for research. 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.