Research at Dalhousie Medical School

Faculty of Medicine

The River Philip Foundation Transformational Medicine Research Grants

Open: TBA
Closes: TBA

Purpose:
The Transformational Medical Research Grants program provides a significant investment in research projects and teams that are on the cusp of making a significant discovery or advancement in their field. The grant will accelerate success and enable the team to capitalize on emerging opportunities. The funding available for 2025 is $1M to fund research projects over three years. Successful applicants will submit an annual progress report due on the anniversary of the project start date. The River Philip Foundation has generously funded this award.

Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine researchers will be asked to submit a notice of intent (NOI) by TBA, 2026.

Successful project investigators at the NOI stage will be notified by TBA, 2026 and invited to submit a full application due TBA, 2026

Term

Research projects will span up to three years.

Award Value and Number of Awards

The award value and number of available awards will depend on funding available, and quality of proposals received. In 2025, the funding available is $1.0 million dollars to fund proposals over 3 years.

Eligibility and Criteria

  • The principal investigator must be a Dalhousie University professor with a primary appointment with the FoM.
  • The principal investigator and team must have a research and academic track record to support the proposal’s success
  • Proposed research must have the potential to advance medical knowledge in the respective domain.
  • The primary focus of these opportunities is the transformational nature of the research project. All transformational research projects are of interest and will be considered.
  • Research proposals should demonstrate how they benefit rural and/or underserved communities, particularly in our region.
  • Research projects in the areas of healthy aging, food as medicine, and cardiovascular research are an interest of this funder. However, all Transformative Research projects will be reviewed and considered

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Notice of Intent - Submission Process

Applications submitted by eligible research teams by TBA, 2026

Applications must be a single PDF containing the following:
 -     Completed Notice of Intent Form
 -     CCV Academic format of applicant and co-applicants
 -     PDF file naming convention: Researcher Last Name_Researcher First Name_TMGP_2026-2027

Email application to Medical Research Development Office (mrdo@dal.ca) and submit via ROMEO. Scientific Review Committee will review and rank applications by late April 2026.

NOTICE OF INTENT FORM - [word - 88Kb]

Final Applications

Notice of Intents that are selected by the Scientific Review Committee will be invited to submit a full application by TBA, 2026

Final Application Process

Applications must be a single PDF containing the following:
 - Completed Proposal Form
 - Completed Budget Form

PDF file naming convention: Researcher Last Name_Researcher First Name_TMGPFinal_2026-2027

Completed proposals are to be submitted to the Medical Research Development Office (mrdo@dal.ca) and are required to submit a new ROMEO file (The Information Management team at ORS will merge this new ROMEO file with the one previously submitted at the NOI stage). The Scientific Review Committee will review the submitted proposals rank them and recommend the top proposals for funding.