FEASIBILITY AND COST ESTIMATE FORM

Thank you for your interest in Population Data BC. We would be pleased to provide a Feasibility and Cost Estimate Letter to accompany your grant application. Please note that the Feasibility and Cost Estimate Letter is not a formal estimate; formal quotes are provided at the time of Data Steward(s) approval of the Data Access Request. Also please note that Population Data BC does not adjudicate data requests; approval of research data requests is granted by the specific Data Stewards involved in the application.

In order for us to put together a Feasibility and Cost Estimate Letter for your project, please complete this form.

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Title of the research project:

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Principal Investigator (PI) for the project: :

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Granting Agency to which you are applying:

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Granting agency competition date:

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Study population description:
How will you be defining your study population/cohort - will you be using Population Data BC or do you have a pre-existing file of study subjects? If you are using Population Data BC what are the defining criteria, will there be a comparison group? Please be descriptive.

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Data extract:
What kind of data would you like to be extracted for your study population/cohort? Please specify the Data Files and time period you intend to request. Data file and time period (eg. MSP 1999 to 2005)

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External linkages:
Please state any external linkages (data that is not held at Population Data BC) that will be involved in your project. For example - PharmaNet, Perinatal Services BC, Cardiac Services BC, etc.

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Please attach a summary of proposed research project:

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Where will your data be stored?:
Population Data BC Secure Research Environment (see description below)

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For your information, data is now delivered using the Secure Research Environment (SRE) at Population Data BC at UBC. The SRE is a computer server accessible only via an encrypted Virtual Private Network (VPN) through a firewall and use of a SecurID token for authentication. The data are stored in encrypted form on SRE. The server is in a locked room in a controlled access area with an electronic alarm system. Access to this area is restricted to Systems and Security Administrators. The SRE provides researchers with secure storage and back up of data for approved projects, as well as access to various software programs for analyzing the data. We will include a cost-recovery estimate of the SRE in the Feasibility and Cost Estimate Letter as well. The estimated costs of the SRE are $5,000 per year which includes storage space, software and access for 3 individuals. Typically estimates run $10,000 based on a 2 year project. If your grant is based on a 3 year project or another time period, please let us know and we can adjust the SRE estimate. If researchers wish to opt out of using the SRE for data delivery they must provide a strong rationale and meet the requirements for opt-out described in the Data Access Request (DAR) form located on our website at http://www.popdata.bc.ca/dataaccess/documentcentre

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Name:

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Position:

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Name of organisation:

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Telephone number:

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