The Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) is funding over $89,000 and 9 research projects in research alignment activities in Saskatchewan through the SHRF 2024-25 Align Grant Call #1.
Connections Program
The Connections Program supports activities in Saskatchewan that reach outside of academic settings. Funded activities promote knowledge exchange and alignment of health research across the province, addressing the gap between knowledge generation and knowledge integration.
The Connections Program supports short-term, focused research activities, and we encourage applications that involve community organizations and non-profits.
Align Grant
The Align Grant was first established in 2022 with the goal of providing funding to enable:
The development and engagement of strong research teams from different fields or disciplines.
To support activities that ensure research aligns with the needs and realities of Saskatchewan.
The Align Grant includes several calls each fiscal year, allowing researchers to coordinate their existing and/or upcoming initiatives with these targeted opportunities. This Grant has been shown to increase the quality and success of Saskatchewan applications to peer-reviewed funding competitions.
Align Grant Recipients
Congenital Anomaly Database for Saskatchewan (CASK)
Timothy Bradley, University of Saskatchewan
$10,000
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Assessing Oral Health Needs of International Students at University of Saskatchewan
Amrinderbir Singh, University of Saskatchewan
Jessica Lieffers, University of Saskatchewan
$10,000
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Idea and Action Mapping with Stakeholders to Improve the Food Environment in Saskatchewan Public Recreation Facilities
Hassanali Vatanparast, University of Saskatchewan
Stacey Wiens, Saskatchewan Health Authority
Tim Hanna, Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association
$9,992
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Toward a Patient Medical Home Model of Care: a Study of the Role of Nurses Haizhen Mou, University of Saskatchewan
$10,000
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Exploring the social acceptability of wastewater-based health surveillance
Nicole Hansmeier, University of Regina
Akram Khayatzadeh Mahani, University of Regina
Colleen Strauch, University of Regina
Tzu-Chiao Chao, University of Regina
Jacob Alhassan, University of Saskatchewan
Cassandra Opikokew Wajuntah, University of Saskatchewan
$10,000
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Patient Experiences of Having Gender Surgery in Saskatchewan
Gaurav Jain, University of Saskatchewan
$9,990
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Development of novel lung models for combating lung diseases
Daniel Chen, University of Saskatchewan
Neeraj Dhar, University of Saskatchewan
$10,000
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Promoting Interpersonal Coordination and Alignment for Self and Society (PICASSO): Development of a Transdisciplinary Research Cluster
Jorden Cummings, University of Saskatchewan
$9,960
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Engaging Indigenous Communities in Cognitive Remediation Group Therapy
Andrew Eaton, University of Regina
$10,000
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