The Challenge - in collaboration with the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub and Université Sainte Anne

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Through interdisciplinary collaboration, creativity and innovation, faculty teams will tackle real world health and wellness challenges, moving from problem → idea → solution.

Research Seed funding for top teams!

See below for sponsorship details

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CHALLENGE STATEMENT:

Healthy @ Home: Innovating Care for Rural Nova Scotia

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Challenge Question:

How can we help Nova Scotians stay healthy at home and access the care they need, wherever they live

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KEY DATES:

• Challenge Kick-off will be held on Tuesday October 20 from 4:15-5:45pm in the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre Auditorium
• Challenge Pitches will take place on Thursday November 19 from 4:30-6:30pm in the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre Auditorium

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DETAILS:

At the Challenge kick-off on October 20, organizers will issue the Challenge, provide background information, support the formation of teams, give access to mentors and time for networking. Teams will have 30 days to develop their proposed solutions which they will pitch on November 19, to a panel of health care experts and community partners. Selected teams will receive seed funding to move their proposed solutions from concept to real-world impact.

The Challenge is designed to:

• Foster interdisciplinary collaborations among team members;
• Provide mentorship opportunities for researchers;
• Strengthen community connections and build a culture of collaborative problem-solving;
• Generate innovative and practical solutions;
• Support the development of community-engaged research initiatives; and
• Build partnerships with community, healthcare, government, and industry partners

Interdisciplinary faculty teams must be made up of 2-6 (minimum of two) members representing at least 2 different departments.

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View the full Challenge FAQ here

Register for the Challenge here

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Sponsorship Opportunities

Your organization can help create a platform where innovative ideas become actionable solutions for rural communities, while connecting directly with researchers.

Your sponsorship supports:

• Innovation and problem solving in health & wellness
• Collaboration between academia, industry and community
• Solutions addressing real community and health-systems needs
• Moving promising ideas toward implementation and impact

If you're interested in sponsoring the HWI Faculty Health Innovation Challenge please contact HWI Coordinator, Adrienne Sutton, adrienne.sutton@acadiau.ca.

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