Project Funding Indicate if any application has been made to other funding agencies for support of all or part of this project. If yes, provide further details in Box 29. In the case of multi-centre projects, an ethics review certificate is required from each participating agency. If ethics certification is deemed unnecessary, then a waiver to that effect is required from the ethics review committee. All projects involving the use of human subjects, human material, the collection of survey data through the application of a survey instrument directly to human subjects or the collection of data contained in confidential records, must include samples of consent forms to be used in the study.
Projects involving access to existing databases require proof of access to the databases.
The absence of these letters may place the application at a disadvantage in the review process and will delay the final decision. The summary should be a brief description, in language appropriate for the general public, of the planned work, including the importance of the issue being addressed, a brief description of the project goals, research questions, proposed methodology and anticipated outcomes. Avoid scientific and technical language. Rationale Describe the project in such a way as to address the project's potential to identify solutions and opportunities that will lead to positive changes in terms of policy analysis and program development for your organization and other stakeholders. Explain why you chose this issue and why it is important to your community.