I4G Program
Accelerate Grant
The Accelerate Grant supports long-term, multi-year research activity with inclusive learning opportunities for emerging and diverse researchers committed to applied outcomes in training and competition environments. This Grant is partnered with Mitacs and provides opportunities for young researcher-practitioners to work with NSOs in developing new performance-related innovations or gain new insights from rigorous applied research addressing performance gap questions.
Funding Amount Available
- Funding starts at $15,000
- PhD grants - (up to) $106,666
- Post-Doctoral - (up to) $60,000
Project Duration
PhD - up to 4 years
Post-Doc - up to 2 years
Other research durations may be supported pending approval.
Eligible Researcher(s)
PhD/Post- Doctoral researcher(s) with University Supervisors
Eligible Research & Innovation Themes
- Psychology & Athlete/Coach Well-Being
- Training Sciences: Physiology, Nutrition, Strength & Conditioning
- Injury Care & Sport Medicine
- Biomechanics
- Motor Learning & Skill Acquisition
- Data Sciences & Statistics
Submission Deadline
- February 15th (annual)
- Successful applications will be contacted by April 6th, 2023 (revised date)
Year-End Reporting
- Annual Report - March 15th
- Final Report & Presentation (SPIN Summit)
Application Instructions:
- Select the appropriate application for which you will apply (Spark, Accelerate, Technovate)
- For Accelerate and Technovate grants, a student(s) has been secured to undertake the research
- Download Project Rationale Form and complete with a description of the proposed research (the Project Rationale Form provides opportunity to collaborate with your research team before application submission)
- Use the “APPLY NOW” button. Fill in the application online and attach your Project Rationale Form
Accelerate Grant
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