How we can help
There are many ways that CROSH researchers and students can help your organization. Here are a few examples:
- Synthesize existing evidence-based research
- Data analysis (graphing, statistics)
- Knowledge Transfer Exchange development
- Technical reports
- Project design: data collection, analysis, peer-reviewed journal publication
- Assist with grant writing
Research Partnership Options Include:
- Student Internships
- Mitacs Grants
- NSERC Scholarships
- NSERC Alliance Grants
- NOAMA Grants
- Seed Grants
You can find details about each option below:
Student Internships
CROSH funds student internships that enable our students to partner with organizations and assist them with a workplace-identified occupational health and safety problem at no cost to the organization.
- No cost to the workplace
- 150-hours duration (~10 hours/week)
- Student internship projects can involve data analysis, literature reviews, knowledge transfer and exchange material development, and more
- Workplace gets access to specialized CROSH equipment and other resources (e.g. experts in a field) through the student intern
- Intellectual property is retained by the workplace
Learn more: https://crosh.ca/team/crosh-internship-program/
Mitacs
Mitacs programs fund students or early-career researchers to partner with organizations to assist with occupational health and safety-related research projects.
Mitacs Accelerate
- Masters or PhD student
- 4-6 month duration (student spends 50% at academic institution; 50% at workplace)
- Workplace contributes $7500
- Student researcher receives $15,000
- Workplace gets access to specialized CROSH equipment
- Intellectual property is not retained by workplace; student researcher must be able to anonymously publish results
Mitacs Elevate
- Post-doctoral researcher
- 1-year duration
- Workplace contributes $30,000 (minimum)
- Researcher receives $55,000
- Workplace gets access to specialized CROSH equipment
- Intellectual property is not retained by workplace; researcher must be able to anonymously publish results
| Mitacs (Accelerate) | Mitacs (Elevate) | |
|---|---|---|
| Partner Contribution | $7,500 | $30,000 (min) |
| Student Researcher Receives | $15,000 | $55,000 (+$5,000 equipment, etc.) |
| Researcher Level | M, PhD | Postdoctoral Researcher |
| Researcher Time | 4-6 months (50% at academic institution, 50% at workplace) | 1 year |
| Number of Projects | 1 | Variable |
| Specialized Equipment Accessible? | Yes | Yes |
| Intellectual Property Retained by Partner? | No | No |
NSERC Scholarships
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) offers a variety of scholarships that enable students and early-career researchers to partner with workplaces to conduct occupational health and safety research.
- Most scholarships require no financial input from the workplace
- Durations range from 4 months to 3 years
- In most cases, intellectual property is not retained by the partner
Undergraduate Student Research Award
- Partner contributes $1,125; student receives $4,500
- 4-months long
- Intellectual property is retained by the partner
Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s
- Partner contributes $0; student receives $17,500
- 1-year long while in school full-time
- Access to specialized CROSH equipment
Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral
- Partner contributes $0; student receives $21,000 to $35,000 per year
- Up to 3 years, while in school full-time
- Access to specialized CROSH equipment
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Partner contributes $0; student receives $70,000 per year
- Up to 2 years
- Access to specialized CROSH equipment
| USRA | CGS-M | CGS-D | Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner Contribution | $1,125 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Student Researcher Receives | $4,500 | $17,500 | $21,000 to $35,000 per year | $70,000 per year |
| Researcher Level | UG | M | PhD | Postdoctoral Researcher |
| Researcher Time | 4 months | 1 year (while in school full-time) | Up to 3 years (while in school full-time) | Up to 2 years |
| Number of Projects | Variable | Variable | Variable | Variable |
| Specialized Equipment Accessible? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Intellectual Property Retained by Partner? | Yes | No | No | No |
NSERC Alliance Grants
SSHRC and CIHR grants are available (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council; Canadian Institutes of Health Research).
- $30,000 to $1 million per year
- Workplace partner contributes 33% to 50% of cost
- 1 to 5 years in duration
- Researchers can be undergraduates, master’s, or doctoral students as well as postdoctoral researchers
- Intellectual property is not retained by the workplace
- Access to specialized CROSH equipment
| NSERC Alliance (SSHRC, CIHR) | |
|---|---|
| Partner Contribution | 33.3 – 50% |
| Student Researcher Receives | $30,000 to $1 million per year |
| Researcher Level | UG, M, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher |
| Researcher Time | 1 year minimum; 5 year maximum |
| Number of Projects | Variable |
| Specialized Equipment Accessible? | Yes |
| Intellectual Property Retained by Partner? | No |
NOAMA Grants
NOAMA (Northern Ontario Academic Medicine Association) grants are designed to pair medical doctors (MDs) with PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in order to complete a single research project in one year.
- $50,000 per year
- No financial cost to workplace partner
- Principle Investigator is a medical doctor
- 1-year longIntellectual property is not retained by the workplace
- Access to specialized CROSH equipment
| NOAMA | |
|---|---|
| Partner Contribution | $0 |
| Student Researcher Receives | ~$50,000 |
| Researcher Level | PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher |
| Researcher Time | 1-year |
| Number of Projects | 1 |
| Specialized Equipment Accessible? | Yes |
| Intellectual Property Retained by Partner? | No |
Seed Grants
CROSH Seed Grants are intended to kick-start research on an occupational health and safety topic.
- $15,000, funded by CROSH
- No financial input required from workplace
- Principle Investigator is a CROSH faculty researcher
- Can include undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral students as well as postdoctoral researchers
Get access to seed grant application forms and see previous years’ seed grants: https://crosh.ca/research/seed-grants/
| Seed Grants | |
|---|---|
| Partner Contribution | $0 |
| Student Researcher Receives | $10,000 (max) |
| Researcher Level | UG, M, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher |
| Researcher Time | 1-year |
| Number of Projects | 1 |
| Specialized Equipment Accessible? | Yes |
| Intellectual Property Retained by Partner? | No |
What level of student should you work with?
Undergraduate Students
Strengths
- Literature reviews and reporting
- Data analysis
- Graphing
- Descriptive statistics
- Trend analysis
- Small project research design (with Supervision)
- Knowledge Transfer and Exchange (KTE) Material
Master’s Students
Thesis:
1-2 research projects/experiments
Strengths:
- Design experiments (with Supervision)
- Data collection (with Supervision)
- Data analysis
- Statistical analysis with variable isolation
- General linear modelling
- Post-hoc analysis
- Write a peer-reviewed journal publication (with Supervision)
- Research presentations (with Supervision)
Doctoral (PhD) Students
Thesis:
1-3 research projects/experiments
Strengths:
- Design experiments (Scope assessed by Supervisor)
- Ethics applications
- Data collection
- Data analysis
- Advanced statistical modelling and variable isolation
- Write peer-reviewed journal publications
- Present research to multiple audiences
Postdoctoral Researchers
A trained expert in research who is in the early stages of their career.
Strengths:
- Meet with partners
- Grant writing
- Design experiments
- Ethics applications
- Data collection/analysis
- Write peer-reviewed journal publications
- Present research to multiple audiences