Specific Priorities/Systematic Reviews
This funding stream is designed to address operational need and help answer key questions in occupational health and safety and workers' compensation. The Specific Priorities and Systematic Reviews grants support short-term, primary and secondary research of immediate relevance. This research gives us the strongest scientific evidence to use when developing policy and practice.
- Who can apply
- Funding and duration
- Funding opportunities
- Recently funded projects
Who can apply
Qualified researchers based in (or formally affiliated with) a university or research institution, who have published studies related to the research questions, are encouraged to apply. Researchers worldwide are invited to apply for most competitions. It will be noted in the Request for Proposals (RFP) if the Principal Applicant must be affiliated with a Canadian university or Canadian research institution.
Funding and duration
Grant amounts are determined by WorkSafeBC, based on the proposed project methodology, timeline, workplan, and budget. All standard terms and conditions apply to projects funded through Research Services. Please refer to our Funding conditions for details.
Funding opportunities
We generally issue RFPs in the fall and spring. To learn about new opportunities, you can check this page regularly or sign up to receive automatic Research Services Enews.
We are currently accepting applications to the RFP listed below.
Analytical sampling methods for substances with an ACGIH TLV
Application packages due: July 12, 2024, at 4 p.m. PDT
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Recently funded projects
Award Recipient | Title of Project | Organization | Award Amount |
---|---|---|---|
Dwayne Van Eerd |
Incentives-based approaches to support stay at work and return to work — an environmental scan |
Institute for Work & Health |
$155,244 |
Hugh Davies |
Hazardous Drug Exposure Prevention Program: A pilot study (HazDEPP) |
University of British Columbia | $150,000 |
Peter Smith | Assessing the psychosocial work environment in British Columbia to inform prevention activities |
Institute for Work & Health | $119,947 |
Award Recipient | Title of Project | Organization | Award Amount |
---|---|---|---|
Simon Aubin | Method development and validation for the evaluation of airborne TDI according to IFV notation | Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) | $140,470 |
Hossein Kazemian | Validating the use of a multi-fraction sampler for recovering inhalable and respirable dust mass, and metals in workplace air | University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) | $150,000 |
Award Recipient | Title of Project | Organization | Award Amount |
---|---|---|---|
Noah Silverberg |
Functional cognitive disorder after concussion |
University of British Columbia | $149,998 |
Fariborz Taghipour | Development and validation of a portable real-time gas sensor for the detection of hazardous gases | University of British Columbia | $143,000 |
Michael Adachi | Wearable sensors for detection of industrially important gases and substances with Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) | Simon Fraser University | $55,000 |
Award Recipient | Title of Project | Organization | Award Amount |
---|---|---|---|
Dwayne Van Eerd |
Incentives-based approaches to support stay at work and return to work — an environmental scan |
Institute for Work & Health |
$155,244 |
Hugh Davies |
Hazardous Drug Exposure Prevention Program: A pilot study (HazDEPP) |
University of British Columbia | $150,000 |
Peter Smith | Assessing the psychosocial work environment in British Columbia to inform prevention activities |
Institute for Work & Health | $119,947 |
Award Recipient | Title of Project | Organization | Award Amount |
---|---|---|---|
Simon Aubin | Method development and validation for the evaluation of airborne TDI according to IFV notation | Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) | $140,470 |
Hossein Kazemian | Validating the use of a multi-fraction sampler for recovering inhalable and respirable dust mass, and metals in workplace air | University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) | $150,000 |
Award Recipient | Title of Project | Organization | Award Amount |
---|---|---|---|
Noah Silverberg |
Functional cognitive disorder after concussion |
University of British Columbia | $149,998 |
Fariborz Taghipour | Development and validation of a portable real-time gas sensor for the detection of hazardous gases | University of British Columbia | $143,000 |
Michael Adachi | Wearable sensors for detection of industrially important gases and substances with Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) | Simon Fraser University | $55,000 |