KBHN-Center for Implementation Skills Development Awards
These awards support trainees at a Canadian post-secondary or research institution who are working on a capstone or research project in the field of neurodevelopmental disabilities, with a focus on children and their families. Eligible trainees include postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and research staff—assistants, coordinators and associates.
KBHN’s mission is to help kids with neurodevelopmental disabilities to live their best lives, and we need to reach as many children and families as we can. Providing opportunities such as this one to dedicated and passionate trainees brings us closer to our goals.
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Level 1 Implementation Support Specialist Certification
Offered for the first time in 2023, the KBHN-Center for Implementation Skills Development Awards fund registration fees for the Level 1 course in the Implementation Support Specialist Certificate, offered online by The Center for Implementation:
StrategEase: The HOW of Creating Sustainable Change
Participants will receive a certificate on completion of Level 1.
After obtaining the Level 1 certification, you will have new skills to design, implement, spread, and scale change in these ways:
- Use data to critically reflect on the problem
- Use evidence and theory to select change strategies
- Assess context, readiness, and fit
- Facilitate and support implementation
- Use a framework to guide evaluation of implementation quality
Plan for sustainability, spread, and scale
Who is Eligible?
To be considered for the KBHN-Center for Implementation Skills Development Award, applicants must be:
- A graduate student, a postdoctoral fellow, or a research staff—assistants, coordinators and associates—at a Canadian post-secondary academic or research institution. Family engagement in research (FER) graduates are eligible regardless of having an academic or research affiliation.
- Working on a capstone or research project in the field of neurodevelopmental disabilities with a focus on children and/or their families.
The spots available for this training are limited, so please plan to apply early!
Applications will be ranked higher if candidates can outline how this implementation science training will be used in their research or project, highlighting the relation to KBHN’s goals and priorities, and demonstrate their capacity and availability to complete the Level 1 certification by the required date in mid-July.
What are the Award Requirements?
- The award recipients are to complete their course on their own schedules no later than July in the year the award is received.
- Within one month of completing the training, the award recipients must provide an electronic copy of the received certificate and a testimonial about their experience in the courses and how they will use the skills for implementing their research.
- Award recipients are expected to participate actively in the Network, including cooperation in publicizing any success stories arising from this award.
How to Apply
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Key Dates to be Announced Each Year
- Application Open: Mid-January
- Application Deadline: Mid-February
- Award Notice: Late February
- Required Course Completion Date: Mid-July
What to Include in the Application
This award aims to support the creation of innovative solutions that have the potential to improve the lives of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their caregivers in Canada. Applicants should indicate how they will benefit from developing their skills in implementation sciences.
- Completed application form. The updated application form will be available in January each year.
- Your most recent Curriculum Vitae (any format)
A support letter highlighting how this training will assist you in advancing your professional career and/or research project implementation. KBHN accepts support letters from any person entitled to support your nomination, such as a supervisor, mentor, employer, or research team member.
Contact Us
We’re here to support you. If you want to learn more about the KBHN-Center for Implementation Skills Development Awards or other opportunities for trainees, please contact training@kidsbrainhealth.ca.
