Recruiting Caregiver Patient Partners for Research Team - SHRF Impact Grant Application 2026

Patient Partner

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Department of Psychology & Health Studies, University of Saskatchewan

We are looking for caregiver patient partners for a grant application to the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation Solutions program. Our proposed project is a social connection intervention project for caregivers. Our patient partners will support the application, and if we are successful, help us adapt an existing intervention that we developed for caregivers of persons living with dementia to a wider caregiving population. We will form a steering committee of stakeholders, including patient partners, which will meet on a regular basis (to be determined, but likely once a month) to work on the adaptation. The project is projected to last two years, from March 2027 to February 2029, plus the time leading up to the application which is due on November 5, 2026.

We are looking for adult caregivers of persons with chronic illnesses. We are particularly interested in recruiting caregivers of persons living with diseases other than dementia, as we are looking to adapt for this audience.
We are looking for patient partners who identify as older adults experiencing social isolation in addition to caregivers.

Approximately 2-3 hours to review grant materials for the application, and approximately 2-3 hours per month to review project materials and attend meetings for the two years of the project.

Virtual

We are a multi-disciplinary research team with extensive experience working with community collaborators. We employ iterative processes, and we thrive on feedback from our partners. We are also able to offer tech support if needed for joining remote meetings.

Honoraria

October 2, 2026