Research support

MIRA’s mandate is to facilitate interdisciplinary research collaborations and mobilize researchers.

Planning Grants were developed and awarded to explore and establish new cross-Faculty partnerships with the goal of generating research questions that integrate the perspective of multiple disciplines.

Catalyst Grants aim to conduct feasibility/ pilot studies or scaling of interventions for groups that have already established crossFaculty partnerships. MIRA works with each Faculty to identify a new interdisciplinary project that aligns with the objectives of each Faculty and the LCMA.

MIRA contributes funds to researchers using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) data and infrastructure.

Two major programs of research were developed and supported by MIRA through an iterative process facilitated by design thinking experts in a variety of meetings, workshops and stakeholder consultations, coordinating a shared research agenda.

Through the establishment of collaborations with various stakeholders and co-funding opportunities, MIRA has strengthened its interdisciplinary research while leveraging LCMA funds. Collaboration between three Faculties is a requirement of all MIRA funded awards.