Applications Open: 2023 Convening & Collaborating (C2) and Reach Programs

The Michael Smith Health Research BC 2023 Convening & Collaborating (C2) and Reach awards are now open.

These awards are an exciting opportunity for translational medicine. Each offers up to $15,000 for a term of 18 months, targeting knowledge translation (KT) work to help propel research towards use in policy and in practice. The awards are co-funded by numerous organizations in order to provide funding to a larger number of recipients and increase the impact of the awards.

Convening & Collaborating (C2) Awards

The C2 award enables knowledge exchange and meaningful collaboration by supporting researchers, trainees and research users* in co-developing research that can directly impact people such as patients, health practitioners and policy makers, helping to ensure the research’s relevancy. 

Details specific to the Convening & Collaborating (C2) Awards can be found here

Reach Awards

The Reach award enables KT activities by supporting researchers and research users in disseminating research evidence through co-developing events, activities and/or tools to extend the reach of their work.

Details specific to the Reach Awards can be found here

Key Dates:

  • September 2023: Anticipated notice of funding decision
  • October 1st, 2023: Anticipated start of funding

Further Information:

  • Read examples of past projects in the announcement here
  • Find full details about the competitions, application process, and more here