AHSC AFP INNOVATION FUND
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Fall 2025

Closing Date: October 31, 2025
by no later than 11:59PM

The Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario (AMOSO) is pleased to invite submissions for the Fall 2025 AMOSO Innovation Fund competition. To be considered, completed proposals must be submitted via email to the AMOSO Office at [amoso@lhsc.on.ca]amoso@lhsc.on.ca, no later than 11:59 PM on October 31, 2025. An email confirmation will be sent upon receipt.  Please note that late submissions will not be considered.
 
The Innovation Fund is intended to support the development of new and innovative practices in health care delivery (both quality initiatives and research projects), and to support leadership and the dissemination of knowledge across the healthcare system.
 

*IMPORTANT NOTICE* 

The Provincial Proposal Forms and Guidelines for the 2025-26 funding competition have changed. Please refer to the AMOSO website for Application Forms, Instructions/Guidelines and information on the adjudication process.
 

To access the AMOSO website use the following generic log-in information.
Username: amoso      Password: afpfunding

ABOUT THE INNOVATION FUND

The Innovation Fund was established provincially as part of the Phase 3 Agreement to support the development of new and innovative practices in health care delivery (both quality initiatives and research projects) and to support leadership and the dissemination of knowledge across the healthcare system. Since the fund's inception in 2008, approximately $32.4 million dollars has been provided to fund Innovation projects led by London Academic Health Sciences Centre Alternate Funding Plan (AHSC AFP) Physicians. 
 
The Fund provides short-term seed funding (one to two years) with the following objectives:

·                     To support the development and implementation of innovative healthcare projects

·                     To enable academic physicians to develop a program sufficiently to qualify for additional support, and

·                     To facilitate the translation of new strategies into medical practice and to evaluate novel strategies to transform health care delivery in Ontario

 
All Alternate Funding Plan (AFP) academic physicians are eligible to apply. Projects are selected through a competitive peer-review process conducted at each AHSC, ensuring that funding is awarded to the most promising and impactful proposals.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION FOR SUBMISSION

IMPORTANT:
*Approval from the Financial Management Committee (FMC)
for the Lead Project Sponsor AFP Practice Plan must occur prior to a submission to the AMOSO Innovation Fund Sub-Committee.
 
*All required documents must be fully completed and submitted at the time of application to AMOSO.
* To reduce delays please ensure that all mandatory forms are completed in full, prior to submitting for consideration.
 
To access the AMOSO website use the following generic log-in information.
Username: amoso       Password: afpfunding
 

Proposal Submission Resources:

·                     Innovation Fund AMOSO Local Guidelines & Application Process

·                     Innovation Fund Provincial Applicant Process Details

 *MANDATORY Forms for Submission to AMOSO
The Fall 2025 Innovation Fund Proposal Forms can be found on the AMOSO website - Innovation Fund New Proposals page.

1.                  Innovation Fund Conflict of Interest Declaration and New Proposal Checklist

2.                  Innovation Fund Provincial Form P1 - Project Proposal 

3.                  Innovation Fund Provincial Form P2 - Budget Template

4.                  Innovation Fund AMOSO Local CV Template or 
Innovation Fund Acuity Star CV Instructions

5.                  Innovation Fund Local Adjudication Form

6.                  Innovation Fund FMC Sign Off Form

o        Department Contact List for FMC Sign Off 

 
IMPORTANT
*To avoid submission issues, please ensure all files are saved to your computer before completing them. All documents must be submitted to AMOSO in Microsoft Word format.

*All required forms, instructions, resources and guidelines including information on the adjudication process can be found at:
AMOSO website – Innovation Fund New Proposals.

HELPFUL RESOURCES & GUIDELINES

The Innovation Fund Resources below can be found on the AMOSO website - Innovation Fund Resources page.

·                     Highlights of Important AMOSO Local Guidelines

·                     Innovation Fund Provincial Guidelines

·                     Innovation Fund Provincial Applicant Process Details

·                     Innovation Fund AMOSO Local Guidelines & Application Process

·                     Innovation Fund AMOSO Local Research Staff Budget Guideline

·                     Innovation Fund Timeline

·                     Educational and Qualitative Research Support -
Centre for Education Research & Innovation (CERI) Research Consultation Services

·                     Western University Research Support Research Facilitation

·                     Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Guidebook for New Principal Investigators

·                     Acuity STAR CV portal and Acuity STAR Department Coordinators

·                     Pragmatic Trials Training Program

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To access the AMOSO website use the following generic log-in information.
Username: amoso      Password: afpfunding

CONTACT AMOSO

For questions related to the AMOSO Opportunities Fund application process please contact amoso@lhsc.on.ca.

Thank you!
The AMOSO Team