Funding, News and Announcements

WCB-Alberta promotes injury prevention and encourages the development of effective disability management services and strategies.  In order to inform better practice, WCB-Alberta provides financial support for research projects that address certain areas of need. For the 2020 research grants competition, the Research Committee is particularly interested in receiving proposals that focus on the following specific topics:

• Outcomes of medical and other interventions
• The assessment and treatment of work-related psychological injuries

In 2020, priority will also be given to projects addressing:

• Disability Management and Rehabilitation
• Return to Work
• Medical/rehabilitative interventions
• Changing nature of work and the work environment
• Improving the predictability of WCB financing (including economic and demographic factors) 
• Policy, system-design, and decision-making in workers’ compensation
• Knowledge transfer to communities of interest
  
  

Researchers specializing in Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology, Population Health, Rehabilitation Medicine, Sciences, Law, Economics and other Social Sciences are encouraged to apply for funding. 

For complete details, and to obtain a Letter of Intent Template, please visit the WCB-Alberta Research Program website.

Deadlines (LOI)

Internal: March 24, 2020 at 4:30pm. Contact the grants facilitator for your faculty.

Funder: March 31, 2020. Submit LOIs to Sarah McEwen at research@wcb.ab.ca.