MTPRF - Areas of Support

Areas of Support

The overall goal of the Molly Towell Perinatal Research Foundation is to encourage perinatal research in Canada. According to Dr. Towell's direction, the Foundation will support original and innovative research, which she defined as the pursuit of new information derived from basic or clinical research. High priority is given to projects that concern fetal growth or metabolism but any studies that involve original research in fetal or neonatal medicine will be considered. However, purely epidemiological research or clinical trials will not be considered.

Two types of grants will be considered on an annual basis:

Operating support for research projects; and
Fellowships for candidates with special aptitude for research

For the Fellowship and Operating Support programs, eligible research must have high potential to enhance understanding of fetal growth and development and to promote optimal neonatal health. The following types of research are ineligible: clinical trials and RCTs, retrospective and cross-sectional surveys and chart or record reviews, database explorations of all types, population epidemiology, economic studies, health services research, opinion/preference surveys, and anthropological studies.