Research discoveries have led to interventions, tools and programs to better prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. In some cases, these innovations are underused or overused. Through the Innovation to Implementation (I2I) funding competition, OICR seeks to bridge the gaps between research products and their use in real-world settings by facilitating behaviour or system changes.

The goal of I2I awards is to fund research activities to study ways to speed up the appropriate adoption of innovations. OICR is committed to providing research funding to help support a sustainable health system that optimally delivers these innovations in a fair and equitable way to those who will benefit.

For further information on Implementation Science at OICR, please visit OICR’s Implementation Science web page and the video link to OICR’s previous Implementation Science Workshop.

We are currently inviting applications for projects that are in-scope, including:

• Projects aimed at facilitating the adoption of research output, interventions, policies, or practices in the healthcare system using scientific methods and drawing on implementation science.
• Projects evaluating the comparative effectiveness and cost effectiveness of different implementation strategies in the oncology ecosystem.
• Projects focused on developing and testing implementation science methods or strategies to facilitate uptake and integration of research outputs, interventions, policies, or practices in the healthcare system.
• Projects investigating the barriers to implementation or developing optimal solutions to implementation challenges in the context of the Ontario healthcare system.

Deadlines:

Open for applications (via ReportNet): The week of October 7, 2024
Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline: December 5, 2024 by 5 p.m. ET
LOI results communicated: Week of February 17, 2025
Full application deadline: April 10, 2025 by 5 p.m. ET
Notification of results: June 2025
Funding start date: July 1, 2025

Questions?

Visit the FAQ page before contacting the OICR Scientific Secretariat office at ScientificSecretariat@oicr.on.ca.

How to apply: Download the RFA [PDF]

To access funding opportunity resources, including: data sharing, open access and retention, eligible expenses, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion tactics in research, Ontario First mandate, patient partner payment policy and ReportNet instructions, please visit the bottom of the Funding Opportunities web page.