Who Qualifies for African Nova Scotian Health Equity Funding
GrantID: 74977
Grant Funding Amount Low: $50,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $50,000
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Grant Overview
Nova Scotia restricts eligibility for this award to researchers holding doctoral degrees and employed full-time in independent academic or research roles at institutions such as Dalhousie University or the Nova Scotia Health Authority. Applicants must demonstrate prior access to African Nova Scotian community registries maintained by the Health Association of African Canadians, which currently list 4,800 individuals across Halifax, Preston, and Guysborough counties.
Application requirements include submission of ethics protocols that have already received review from the African Nova Scotian community ethics board, a step that adds six to nine weeks beyond standard university review. Applicants must also provide letters confirming use of existing community halls in North Preston and East Preston for data collection rather than hospital sites.
Fit assessment favors proposals that address documented gaps in cardiovascular and diabetes prevalence data specific to African Nova Scotian populations, where age-adjusted rates exceed provincial averages by 18 percent. Review panels evaluate whether the research team includes members with documented ties to the Historic Black Communities of Nova Scotia. Unlike applications from neighboring provinces, Nova Scotia reviewers require confirmation that any resulting datasets will remain accessible to the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia under data-sharing agreements signed before award disbursement.
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