Eligibility criteria:
Eligible activities include any research activity that would benefit Canadian youth, including young adults up to the age of 25, with mental health and/or substance abuse problems. For example, a research activity might be the development of a screening tool that family physicians can use to detect adolescent mental health problems or substance abuse.
The project must have started between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2023.
The applicant must be a member of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) who has been in good standing for at least one year.
The applicant must be in active practice and can be either community or academic based.
Applicants are not eligible if they have received this award in the past three years.
Family medicine residents and medical students are not eligible.
Please visit our Policies and Procedures page for basic eligibility guidelines and additional considerations.
Taxable income:
Payments will be made in the name of the principal investigator unless indicated on the application, that they are to be redirected to a registered charity.
Award funds received are taxable and are considered part of your personal income in the fiscal year in which they are received. The Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine (FAFM) will issue a statement of income (T4A information slip) at the end of the year for these amounts. We recommend that you obtain professional advice from your financial/tax adviser regarding the income tax implications of this award.
It is recommended that recipients of the FAFM Honours & Awards Program enter into an agreement with an institution so that it can hold and disburse grant funds to avoid personal taxes. The Foundation’s values and accountability to donors require that no administrative fees can be claimed in a project budget or taken by the institution holding the grant funds. The FAFM will entrust grant funds to the chosen organization once the charitable registration number or the business GST number is received.
Application process:
The application window opens on November 9, 2022.
Applications must reach the CFPC National Office by 4:00 p.m. (ET) on March 1, 2023.
Applications must be submitted online.
Please refer to this PDF for application requirements.
Selection process:
The CFPC Addiction Medicine Program Committee will select the top research application based on merit.
The results will be forwarded to the national Honours and Awards Committee for final approval.
All applicants will be notified of the results formally in July.
Recognition of support:
This is a program of the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine, through the generosity of its donors and the friends and family of Daniel Glazier.
- Janus Research Grants for intermediate-level or experienced researchers (maximum value $15,000)
- Janus Research Grants for novice or intermediate-level researchers (maximum value $7,500)
The Janus Grants support innovative programs and projects based on the four principles of family medicine:
- The family physician must be a skilled clinician
- The doctor-patient relationship is central to the role of the family physician
- Family medicine is a community-based discipline
- The family physician is a resource to a defined practice population
Eligibility criteria:
The primary investigator must be a CFPC member who has been in good standing for at least one year.
The project must have started between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2023.
The project’s maximum budget cannot exceed $25,000.
Please visit our Policies and Procedures page for basic eligibility guidelines and additional considerations.
Resident or medical student research projects and projects submitted on behalf of residents or students are not eligible. Members are not eligible if they have received this grant in the past three years.
Various family medicine research activities are eligible for these grants, including:
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- Practice-based research projects
- Observational studies/surveys
- Program development and evaluation
- Educational research
- Cohort studies
- Meta-analyses
- Secondary data analyses
- Randomized controlled trials
- Research projects using the Janus Project’s National Physician Survey (NPS) database; all questions asked, as well as data tables and reports, are accessible on the NPS website
Selection process:
The selection committee of the CFPC Section of Researchers will recommend the recipients of these grants to the national Honours and Awards Committee.
Applicants will be notified of the results formally in July.
Taxable income:
Payments will be made in the name of the principal investigator unless indicated on the application, that they are to be redirected to a registered charity.
Award funds received are taxable and are considered part of your personal income in the fiscal year in which they are received. The Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine (FAFM) will issue a statement of income (T4A information slip) at the end of the year for these amounts. We recommend that you obtain professional advice from your financial/tax adviser regarding the income tax implications of this award.
It is recommended that recipients of the FAFM Honours & Awards Program enter into an agreement with an institution so that it can hold and disburse grant funds to avoid personal taxes. The Foundation’s values and accountability to donors require that no administrative fees can be claimed in a project budget or taken by the institution holding the grant funds. The FAFM will entrust grant funds to the chosen organization once the charitable registration number or the business GST number is received.
Application process:
The application window opens on November 9, 2021.
Applications must reach the CFPC National Office by 4:00 p.m. (ET) on March 1, 2023.
Applications must be submitted online.
Please refer to this PDF for application requirements.
Recognition of support: This is a program of the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine (FAFM), through the generosity of its donors, Scotiabank, and the Janus Endowment Fund of the FAFM.
Eligibility criteria:
The applicant must be a CFPC member who has been in good standing for at least one year.
The principal investigator is required to be a practising family physician.
The project must have started between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2023.
The team may benefit from contributions from residents, medical students, and PhD scholars, but this is not a requirement.
The applicant must be involved in teaching, scholarship, or leadership activities related to family medicine education.
Members are eligible to receive this grant only once in a three-year span.
Taxable income:
Payments will be made in the name of the principal investigator unless indicated on the application, that they are to be redirected to a registered charity.
Award funds received are taxable and will be considered part of your personal income in the fiscal year in which they are received. The Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine (FAFM) will issue a statement of income (T4A information slip) at the end of the year for these amounts. We recommend that you obtain professional advice from your financial/tax adviser regarding the income tax implications of this award.
It is recommended that recipients of the FAFM Honours & Awards Program enter into an agreement with an institution so that it can hold and disburse grant funds to avoid personal taxes. The Foundation’s values and accountability to donors require that no administrative fees can be claimed in a project budget or taken by the institution holding the grant funds. The FAFM will entrust grant funds to the chosen organization once the charitable registration number or the business GST number is received.
Application process:
The application window opens on November 9, 2022.
Applications must reach the CFPC National Office by 4:00 p.m. (ET) on March 1, 2023.
Applications must be submitted online.
Please refer to this PDF for application requirements.
Selection process:
The Section of Teachers will annually provide its recommendation for the recipient of the grant to the national Honours and Awards Committee. Applicants will be notified of the results in July.
Recognition of support:
This is a program of the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine, through the generosity of its donors, Associated Medical Services, and the Janus Endowment Fund.