Conrad Sauve, McGill University

Research

Civilian Emergency Reserve Climate And Health Community Resilience Emergency Response Financing Models Governance Models Health Workforce Pandemic Preparedness

Latest funding

Designing a Pan-Canadian Civilian Emergency Reserve: governance, finance, and workforce models to strengthen public health surge capacity
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$750,000

All 1 grants and awards

Designing a Pan-Canadian Civilian Emergency Reserve: governance, finance, and workforce models to strengthen public health surge capacity

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: STEPS-Strengthening Public Health Systems for Pandemic Preparedness

Principal investigators: Baral, Prativa; Liu, Joanne; Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Sauve, Conrad

Keywords: Civilian Emergency Reserve; Climate And Health; Community Resilience; Emergency Response; Financing Models; Governance Models; Health Workforce; Pandemic Preparedness; Public Health Systems; Surge Capacity

$750,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Civilian Emergency Reserve Dear Professor Sauve, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on civilian emergency reserve connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Designing a Pan-Canadian Civilian Emergency Reserve: governance, finance, and workforce models to strengthen public health surge capacity" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]