Clinical Research Fellowship: Protected Time for Health Impact

The goal of Clinical Fellowships is to increase health research activity in New Brunswick to inform health system and/or population health outcome improvements. The funding provides clinicians with protected time to establish and conduct a research project with their research program in healthcare-related fields, such as medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, or other clinical disciplines.

This fund supports research projects that contribute to broader programs that will have a positive impact on the New Brunswick healthcare system.

By the end of the project, clinician researchers should be able to demonstrate knowledge mobilization activities and success in securing funding to advance their research further.

• Applicants must be a current clinician in good standing with either one of New Brunswick’s health authorities.
• Provide a letter of support from:
  • The host academic institution: include confirmation of an academic affiliation at an adjunct level or above, that will allow the applicant to co-supervise students and apply to national health research funding agencies/charities/etc.
  • The host clinical department: include confirmation of the secondment of their clinical position to conduct research.
  • The host regional health authority.
  • The host (if applicable) Medical Training Program.
  • Two respondents who are familiar with the applicant’s work. One of the respondents must have been involved in the applicant’s most recent research training or activities.
• Show that at least 10% of their clinical time must be dedicated to health research.
• This award is not a salary top-up, and no other salary award (from any granting institution) can be received for the duration of this award.
• Researchers who have previously held a Clinical Scholarship are welcome to apply for this funding program. However, please note that awardees cannot receive new funding until their Clinical Scholarship term ends.

This program is currently:

Closed (Opens June 9, 2026)

Applications open (1:00pm ADT):

August 20, 2026

Anticipated notice of decision date:

December 18, 2026

Award Term:

Up to 3 years

Award Amount:

Up to $225k

Leverage:

N/A

These funds are exclusively used to pay clinician salaries.

Application Process:

Applications for this fund are only accepted through the ResearchNB application portal and are evaluated against the evaluation criteria for this fund.

Please see our Award Guidelines for an in-depth explanation of this process.

Award Duration & Reporting:

The award is for a maximum of three years, with an interim status report due annually and a final status report due three months after the award end date. These reports are to be completed via the application portal.

Awardees are required to submit 1- and 3-year Impact Reports following the Final Status Report.

Does every project need to align with the priority sectors listed on the ResearchNB website? The website lists Health, Energy, Forestry, Oceans, and Agriculture, but there are also Advanced Manufacturing, ICT, and Data & AI included in the portal application?

Advanced Manufacturing, ICT, and Data & AI are enabling platforms that support and enhance advancement within the priority sectors. While some funding programs don’t require direct alignment with these sectors, they do require a demonstrated impact on New Brunswick. Within these funding programs, projects that don’t directly address a priority area will be evaluated equally, as long as the impact on New Brunswick is clearly outlined in the application.

Will the Knowledge Translation Grant be available? What funding is available to support the dissemination of research findings with knowledge users?

The Knowledge Translation Grant will not be offered in the upcoming year. After gathering feedback from across the province, we’ve re-designed our programs for 2025-2026 to focus on funding talent, equipment, ideas and strategic projects. However, knowledge translation related costs are eligible expenses under projects funded by ResearchNB.

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