Ways to Help & Get Involved

Interested in getting involved in MicroResearch as a volunteer?

We’re always looking for reviewers, co-teachers, coaches, and workshop organizers. Click the button below to fill out our online form!

What does a reviewer do?

When a grant application is received, we seek out two or three reviewers with expertise in the topic to examine the application and suggest ways to help the applicant improve it. Reviewers receive instructions on how to review and score the 4-page applications. The reviews are sent to the MicroResearch office, summarized, and emailed to the applicants to help them improve their research.

What does a coach do?

The coach helps MicroResearch teams refine their research question, develop proposals, and provide guidance on methods and budgets. They assist with reviewer suggestions and support during the project. Coaching typically requires less than an hour weekly via email or Zoom, pairing teams with local and international coaches.

What skillsets are required in a coach?

Experience in a developing country is an asset but not a prerequisite. Being practical and being eager to help grow research capacity are the critical factors with research experience an asset. MicroResearch gives tips on the principles needed. The coach’s skills and expertise are always matched to the needs of a project.

What do workshop teachers do?

Workshops are taught by a range of experienced researchers and clinicians. With a mix of virtual, in-person, and hybrid workshops, there are many opportunities to teach. All PowerPoint and learning materials are provided ahead of time. Please indicate on the volunteer form which lectures you’re interested in teaching.

Donate

If you would like to support our efforts in building community health research capacity, please consider donating to MicroResearch.

Your gift, no matter the size, helps fuel the important work of MicroResearch and is tax receiptable through Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine.

Not only are there many ways to make a gift to MicroResearch, but it’s also easy!

Online: giving.dal.ca/microresearch
By cheque, please send your donation to the address below. Please indicate MicroResearch in the memo line.
Dalhousie University, Office of Advancement
Coburg Place, PO Box 15000
Halifax NS, B3H 4R2
Phone Call: 1-800-565-9969
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)

For more information on how to support MicroResearch, please contact:

Elizabeth Conrad

Development Officer, Faculty of Medicine

Elizabeth.conrad@dal.ca
902-717-2748

Cathrine Yuill
Executive Director of Development,
Health Faculties (Medicine, Dentistry and Health)
cathrine.yuill@dal.ca
902-956-0821

Improving health care outcomes with innovative community based research