Prostate Cancer Research Program Idea Development Award Pre-Application Submission Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (ET), July 6, 2018 Invitation to Submit an Application: Early-August 2018 Application Submission Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET, September 27, 2018 Detailed descriptions of the funding opportunity, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the Program Announcements. The Program Announcements are available electronically… Read more »
Prostate Cancer Research Programs Impact Award Pre-Application Submission Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (ET), July 19, 2018 Invitation to Submit an Application: Late August 2018 Application Submission Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET, October 18, 2018 Detailed descriptions of the funding opportunity, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the Program Announcements. The Program Announcements are available electronically… Read more »
Prostate Cancer Research Programs Early Investigator Research Award Physician Research Award Pre-Application (Preproposal): August 16, 2018 Application: September 6, 2018 Detailed descriptions of the funding opportunity, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the Program Announcements. The Program Announcements are available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website (http://www.grants.gov), the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prgdefault.shtml) and the… Read more »
GlycoNet is a Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE) that focuses on the role of glycans (carbohydrates) in health. Areas of focus are therapeutic proteins & vaccines, antimicrobials and chronic disease, in particular diabetes & obesity, genetic diseases involving errors in glycan metabolism, and cancer. Additional information about Network research can be found at: http://canadianglycomics.ca/… Read more »
Please contact MUN’s School of Graduate Studies for information on the submission process for this program, including internal deadlines. The Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS) program supports high-calibre Canadian graduate students in building global linkages and international networks through the pursuit of exceptional research experiences abroad. By accessing international scientific research and… Read more »
Under the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS, CIHR has, over the past years, funded biomedical and clinical research with both small pilot project funding opportunities and very large team grants. While there are trends towards funding HIV, Hepatitis C and other STBBIs in a more coordinated fashion, this funding opportunity will focus solely on HIV, seeking… Read more »
Registration Deadline 2018-09-05 Application Deadline 2018-10-10 Anticipated Notice of Decision 2019-02-28 Funding Start Date 2019-02-01 This funding opportunity is a key component of the second phase of the Canadian Epigenetics, Environment and Health Research Consortium (CEEHRC), a multi-agency, pan-Canadian initiative led by CIHR. Decades of investment into the genetic basis of disease have led to revolutionary… Read more »
Registration Deadline 2018-09-05 Application Deadline 2018-10-10 Anticipated Notice of Decision 2019-02-28 Funding Start Date 2019-02-01 This funding opportunity is a key component of the second phase of the Canadian Epigenetics, Environment and Health Research Consortium (CEEHRC), a multi-agency, pan-Canadian initiative led by CIHR. Decades of investment into the genetic basis of disease have led to revolutionary… Read more »
CIHR-ICRH will provide funding to only trainees registered in a master’s or doctoral program or at the post-doctoral or post-health professional degree stage to present their own research (oral or poster), relevant to the Institute’s mandate and strategic priorities, at national or international meetings, conferences or symposia. Funds Available: The total amount available for this… Read more »
The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) and the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response (MEOPAR) Network of Centres of Excellence invite proposals from social scientists based at universities in Canada to quickly deploy to a disaster-affected area in the aftermath of an extreme event to collect perishable data. The purpose of this funding opportunity… Read more »
HQP Travel Awards lower barriers to learning Receive up to $1,000 CAD in reimbursements for travel, accommodation and meals to attend a relevant training opportunity outside the network! Deadline: June 9, 2018 Learn more about this program on BioCanRx’s website. HQP Lab Exchanges enable technology exchange Receive up to $3,000 CAD in reimbursements for travel, accommodation and… Read more »
Honoring the life and work of Canada’s former Minister for Finance, James M. Flaherty, the objectives of this program are as follows; To build on the network of academic links between Canada and Ireland, resulting in increased academic co-operation, greater inter-cultural understanding and the potential for increased trade between both countries, To support the development… Read more »
NOTE: NSERC Discovery NOI’s do not require Institutional Signature from RGCS for this competition It is time to start preparing your Discovery Grant application. A Notification of Intent to Apply (NOI) must be submitted by the deadline date of August 1, 8 p.m. ET. The NOI is mandatory when applying for a Discovery Grant. Applicants who do not submit… Read more »
Tick-Borne Disease Research Program Career Development Award Idea Award* Investigator-Initiated Research Award* Pre-Application (Preproposal): June 25, 2018 *Invitation to Submit an Application: August 13, 2018 Application: September 27, 2018 Detailed descriptions of the funding opportunity, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the Program Announcements. The Program Announcements are available electronically for downloading from the… Read more »
Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Clinical Trial Award Pre-Application (Preproposal): June 25, 2018 Application: September 27, 2018 Detailed descriptions of the funding opportunity, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the Program Announcements. The Program Announcements are available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website (http://www.grants.gov), the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prgdefault.shtml) and the electronic Biomedical… Read more »
Multiple Sclerosis Research Programs Exploration – Hypothesis Development Award Investigator-Initiated Research Award Pre-Application (Preproposal): June 26, 2018 {Preproposal is required}; Application submission is by invitation only. Application: October 18, 2018 Detailed descriptions of the funding opportunity, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the Program Announcements. The Program Announcements are available electronically for… Read more »
Gulf War Illness Research Program Clinical Consortium Award Investigator-Initiated Focused Research Award Qualitative Research Award Pre-Application (Preproposal): July 13, 2018 Application: November 8, 2018 Detailed descriptions of the funding opportunity, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the Program Announcements. The Program Announcements are available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website (http://www.grants.gov), the CDMRP… Read more »
Application Deadline: August 21, 2018 The Understanding the Health Impact of Inactivity funding opportunity is the first component under the CIHR Transitions in Care Initiative (link to come), aimed at improving the health and wellness of Canadians by supporting research that informs the health system to optimize the outcomes of patients experiencing transitions in care. The… Read more »
The Understanding the Health Impact of Inactivity funding opportunity is the first component under the CIHR Transitions in Care Initiative (link to come), aimed at improving the health and wellness of Canadians by supporting research that informs the health system to optimize the outcomes of patients experiencing transitions in care. The present funding opportunity is to… Read more »
Please contact MUN’s School of Graduate Studies for information on the submission process for this program, including internal deadlines. The Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS) program supports high-calibre Canadian graduate students in building global linkages and international networks through the pursuit of exceptional research experiences abroad. By accessing international scientific research and… Read more »
The Best Brains Exchange program is designed to provide high-quality, timely, and accessible evidence that responds to Ministry and Health Portfolio-identified health system priorities to help inform policy development, planning and program implementation. The program was developed to amplify CIHR’s capacity to engage with provincial and territorial ministries of health and the Health Portfolio, and… Read more »
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) will be launching Travel Awards to bring interested First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples (aged 18 and older), researchers, organizations, Indigenous community members, and other allies of Indigenous Peoples to attend an Idea Fair and Learning Circle on “Indigenous Gender and Wellness”. Webinar for potential applicants Webinar Wednesday October 3,… Read more »
The Weston Brain Institute is delighted to launch our International Fellowships: Canada 2018 Program. The program will support top Canadian PhD students to travel to and work in world-renowned international labs for up to 12 months, to further their translational research on neurodegenerative diseases of aging. Program overview Goal: To accelerate the careers of top Canadian PhD students by… Read more »
This funding opportunity will support one team to participate in the ME/CFS Initiative’s collaborative projects that are relevant to one or more of the following areas: Studies determining the etiology and pathogenesis of ME/CFS; Studies that help to identify subtypes of ME/CFS based on biological markers and/or symptom classifications; Longitudinal studies to understand the course… Read more »
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is excited to announce the opening of a new Grand Challenges grant opportunity: Ending the Pandemic Threat: A Grand Challenge for Universal Influenza Vaccine Development. This Grand Challenge is being launched during the centenary year of the 1918 flu pandemic, with the goal of identifying novel, transformative concepts that… Read more »
Neurodegenerative diseases of aging are among the least understood and most undertreated diseases today. If ignored, the social and economic costs of managing these diseases will continue to rise. Meeting these challenges requires pioneering approaches to accelerating treatments. Based on success of previous programs, the Institute is expanding our support to new formats while maintaining the same… Read more »
As part of the opportunity to renew the ArcticNet Network of Centres of Excellence through the 2018 NCE Competition, ArcticNet is pleased to announce a Call for Letters of Intent (LOI) with submissions due June 5, 2018. LOI Applications from all eligible Canadian researchers whose expertise is applicable in the North are welcome and new applicants are strongly encouraged to submit. Priority will be given to proposed projects with multidisciplinary teams and appropriate partners…. Read more »
As part of the opportunity to renew the ArcticNet Network of Centres of Excellence through the 2018 NCE Competition, ArcticNet announced a Call for Letters of Intent (LOI) with submissions due June 5, 2018. Successful LOI teams will be invited to submit Full Proposals by 15 November 2018. (Note that preparation of Team Full Proposals will need to be undertaken prior… Read more »
Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award Technology/ Therapeutic Development Research Award Pre-Application (Preproposal): June 12, 2018 Application: September 20, 2018 Detailed descriptions of the funding opportunity, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the Program Announcements. The Program Announcements are available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website (http://www.grants.gov), the CDMRP website… Read more »
Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Discovery Award Pre-Application (Preproposal): June 14, 2018 Application: June 28, 2018 Detailed descriptions of the funding opportunity, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the Program Announcements. The Program Announcements are available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website (http://www.grants.gov), the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prgdefault.shtml) and the electronic Biomedical Research… Read more »
Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Focused Program Award Pre-Application (Preproposal): June 19, 2018 Application: September 20, 2018 Detailed descriptions of the funding opportunity, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the Program Announcements. The Program Announcements are available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website (http://www.grants.gov), the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prgdefault.shtml) and the electronic Biomedical… Read more »
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) launched its first Call for Proposals for Competitive Projects. This Competitive Projects (CFP) is now open with 16 defence and security challenges in many domains. IDEaS will revolutionize the way DND generates solutions to complex challenges. Through IDEaS, DND will invest $1.6 billion into the external innovation community over… Read more »
Prostate Cancer Canada (PCC) invites applications for investigator-initiated Movember Translation Acceleration Grants (TAG). With more treatments coming on line, there is a greater need to assess who will benefit most from each treatment. Projects funded by this TAG mechanism will validate existing putative markers or tests in patient samples, either retrospectively or within a clinical… Read more »
Prostate Cancer Canada (PCC) invites applications for investigator-initiated Movember Translation Acceleration Grants (TAG). With more treatments coming on line, there is a greater need to assess who will benefit most from each treatment. Projects funded by this TAG mechanism will validate existing putative markers or tests in patient samples, either retrospectively or within a clinical… Read more »
SSHRC has joined the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) for the next competition of the Collaborative Health Research Projects initiative. This includes a special call focused on artificial intelligence, health and society. Successful projects will bring together researchers from natural sciences and engineering, health sciences,… Read more »
SSHRC has joined the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) for the next competition of the Collaborative Health Research Projects initiative. This includes a special call focused on artificial intelligence, health and society. Successful projects will bring together researchers from natural sciences and engineering, health sciences,… Read more »
Due to the terms of the program, interested applicants must contact their Associate Deans or Grant Facilitators prior to initiating an application. A letter of support from the applicant’s institution is required, detailing the following: any “top up” funds for salary; confirmation that the applicant will spend at least 70% of their time in research activities;… Read more »
Global Affairs Canada has launched a call for preliminary proposals – Partnerships for Her Voice, Her Choice – to improve comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), with a focus on women and adolescent girls, in developing countries. The call seeks initiatives that address comprehensive sexual education; advocacy; reproductive health services and investments in… Read more »
Through the leadership of the CIHR Personalized Health Initiative (PH), the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health is a member of GENDER-NET Plus – an international consortium of sixteen research funders in thirteen countries. These 16 partners from 13 countries have joined forces to launch a Joint Call for proposals, which will support research that aims to address urgent… Read more »
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious and growing global public threat that requires a global unified response. Governments and health organizations around the world are increasingly paying more attention to the significant threat that AMR poses to modern medicine and the health of the global population. In Canada and around the world, the effectiveness of… Read more »
The PCSK9 Competitive Grant Program aims to advance the science of PCSK9, especially at the junction with atherosclerosis and atherosclerosis-related mechanisms. Specific scientific areas of research eligible for a PCSK9 Competitive Grant Program award include: – Interaction between PCSK9 and lipoprotein and remnant particle – PCSK9 and non-low-density lipoprotein receptor effects – PCSK9 and immune… Read more »
The aim of this call is to support transnational, collaborative research projects that gain a better understanding of the diet-epigenome relationships and their effect on human health. This will allow the development and scientific substantiation of intervention strategies for treating nutrition-related diseases and sustaining good health throughout the life course. Research Areas Proposals should focus on… Read more »
The goal of this funding opportunity is to build a collaboration of stakeholders in Europe and Canada in the domain of repositories storing and sharing human –omics data that will create a framework for long-term cooperation. In order to do so, this program aims to enhance and standardize data deposition, curation and exchange procedures thus… Read more »
The SickKids Foundation-CIHR-IHDCYH New Investigator Research Grants in Child and Youth Health program seeks to strengthen Canada’s capacity and knowledge to respond to children’s health challenges and needs. The grants are jointly sponsored by SickKids Foundation and the CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH). New investigators (also referred to by CIHR… Read more »
III will provide three travel awards in 2018-2019 for early-career scientists – post-doctoral fellows, post-health professional degree fellows and investigators – to attend the International Course on Antibiotics and Resistance (ICARe) from October 6 to 14, 2018 at Les Pensières, Annecy, France. ICARe was conceived by an international group of thought leaders from the Institut Pasteur, Harvard… Read more »
The Canadian Cancer Society is pleased to offer a special initiative to allow junior investigators in cancer research to gain knowledge and understanding of the Canadian Cancer Society peer-review process. Selected investigators from across Canada will be provided funds to reimburse travel costs to Toronto to observe a grant panel meeting. This unique opportunity will… Read more »
To interested researchers, please note: 1) Research Grant and Contract Services is not required to sign off at the LOI stage of this funding opportunity. Please notify your Associate Dean (Research) and Department Head of your intention to submit an LOI to this competition. 2) If your LOI is selected to go forward to the… Read more »
Brain Canada Foundation and the Azrieli Foundation are excited to announce a new open call for funding, the Early-Career Capacity Building Grants. Briefly, this program is targeting Early-Career Researchers within 3 years of their first research or university appointment at a Canadian Institution (as of the application deadline) and would provide up to $100K total over… Read more »
To anyone interested in preparing a nomination, please contact Ellen Steinhauer , Manager, Awards and Honours, Office of the VP Research, for information on this program or immediately to start the nomination process. Memorial University’s commitment to excellence in scholarly research activities is achieved in part by the implementation of policies, procedures and processes that facilitate research ethics…. Read more »
NL SUPPORT has a mandate to support applied health research and training in the province, both directly through the allocation of grants and funding for trainees, and indirectly by attracting funding from external granting agencies. This program is aimed primarily at research activity initiated by investigators resident in Newfoundland and Labrador, though non-resident researchers may… Read more »
HFSP Invites applications from eligible countries for grants to support innovative approaches to understanding complex mechanisms of living organisms. There are 2 grant types: 1) Young investigators (within the first five years after obtaining an independent laboratory) and, 2) Program Grants (researchers at any stage of their careers) with funding up to $450,000 per grant/year…. Read more »
The Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay Foundation offers annual research fellowships that will lead to a treatment for autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS). See Appendix I in attached documentation. A maximum of $100,000 could be awarded for a period of one year and could be renewed for a second year by way of a new… Read more »
A change has been made to the competition timeline and design. The application deadline of March 6, 2018 has changed to a mandatory registration. The application deadline is now on June 6, 2018. The Federal Framework on Lyme Disease was released by the Government of Canada on May 2017. CIHR, in collaboration with PHAC, is… Read more »
The Embassy of France has launched a call for applications to fund some 2018 mobility for researchers: Canada=>France and France=> Canada (Canada, Québec exluded as there are some specific programs between France and he Qc Government) The application forms are available with the instructions: EN: http://francecanadaculture.org/higher-education-gp/call-for-applications-2018-mobility-funding-for-researchers/ FR: http://francecanadaculture.org/fr/higher-education-gp/appel-a-candidature-mobilite-de-chercheurs-2018/ For any question related to this program,… Read more »
Canadian Blood Services is pleased to announce its 2018 MSM Research Grant Program competition. The objective of the MSM Research Program is to ensure the generation of adequate evidence-based research for alternative screening approaches for blood or plasma donors, which could evolve the current deferral policy for men who have sex with men (MSM) while maintaining the safety… Read more »
Canadian Blood Services is pleased to announce its 2018 MSM Research Grant Program competition. The objective of the MSM Research Program is to ensure the generation of adequate evidence-based research for alternative screening approaches for blood or plasma donors, which could evolve the current deferral policy for men who have sex with men (MSM) while maintaining the safety… Read more »
This program is administered by CCCS. If you have any questions, or require any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact CCCS. For any Academic Units interested in developing an application under the anticipated Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), Stream 4 competition, you are asked to please submit an internal pre-proposal on or before 4pm, February 19th,… Read more »
The CIHR Network Grant in Transplantation Research will support CNTRP infrastructure that will continue to develop and fund research projects that address the many facets of organ/tissue donation, solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; foster continuous and improved collaboration and networking across the transplantation field; and provide the community with an opportunity to continue… Read more »
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy is pleased to announce its 2018 Investigator’s Award in Cell and Gene Therapy for Cancer Request for Applications. The deadline for submission of completed applications is May 15 at 11 AM EST. Please see the attached RFA for specifics. Please submit all grant requirements via proposalCentral: https://proposalcentral.altum.com/Login.asp. Only successful, invited… Read more »
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy is pleased to announce its 2018 Investigator’s Award in Cell and Gene Therapy for Cancer Request for Applications. The deadline for submission of abstracts (LOIs) is March 13 at 11 AM EST. Please see the attached RFA for specifics. Please submit all grant requirements via proposalCentral: https://proposalcentral.altum.com/Login.asp. To interested researchers,… Read more »
The objective of QU-IRCC is to bring together Qatar University (QU) and international researchers and innovators to collaborate on topics of mutual interest. There is a strong demand from the research and innovation community for a multilateral scheme, which would allow for societal challenges to be addressed, which is of benefit for Qatar and other countries…. Read more »
In honour of the humanitarian and scientist who developed the life-saving polio vaccine in 1955, March of Dimes Canada presents the annual Jonas Salk Award to a Canadian scientist, physician or researcher. The $10,000.00 award recognizes an individual who has made a new and outstanding contribution in science or medicine to prevent, alleviate, or eliminate… Read more »
This program is administered by CCCS. If you have any questions, or require any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact CCCS. Interested units/researchers are encouraged to participate in the webinar that will be presented by NCE at the times posted below. As noted on the Networks of Centres of Excellence of Canada website, the NCE… Read more »
Heart disease and stroke are a leading cause of death and disability among Canadian women. In fact, most Canadian women have at least one risk factor for heart disease and stroke – yet many women are not aware of this threat and do not know how to recognize the symptoms until it is too late…. Read more »
Heart disease and stroke are a leading cause of death and disability among Canadian women. In fact, most Canadian women have at least one risk factor for heart disease and stroke – yet many women are not aware of this threat and do not know how to recognize the symptoms until it is too late…. Read more »
The principal goal of the Alport Syndrome Foundation, Inc. (ASF), Pedersen Family, and the Kidney Foundation of Canada (KFOC) Funding Program is to find novel treatments to prevent kidney failure and hearing loss in all patients with Alport Syndrome. Types of Projects Sought Research projects with the potential to accelerate the development of new treatments… Read more »
The Mitacs Globalink Research Award provides $6,000 for senior undergraduate and graduate students in Canada to conduct 12–24-week research projects at universities overseas. Recipients can get $6,000 in GRA support for research collaborations with universities abroad. Students can submit applications at any time, but are encouraged to apply at least 16 weeks prior to their… Read more »
BioCanRx Summer Studentships provide funding for undergraduate and college students to gain work experience in the Canadian cancer biotherapeutics research sector. The competitive application process ensures that, at the centre of these studentships, are innovative research projects and mentors dedicated to training the next generation of highly qualified personnel. This funding opportunity is open to… Read more »
CIHR is part of an international consortium (GENDER-NET Plus), which will support research that explores the importance of sex and gender in health. GENDER-NET Plus will take the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a point of departure for the topics of this call. The National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)… Read more »
CIHR is part of an international consortium (GENDER-NET Plus), which will support research that explores the importance of sex and gender in health. GENDER-NET Plus will take the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a point of departure for the topics of this call. The National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)… Read more »
Important Dates Registration Deadline: April 17, 2018 Application Deadline: June 19, 2018 The objectives of the SPOR National Data Platform will be to: 1. Create efficiencies in data collection and reduce the time required for researchers to access multi-jurisdictional data. 2. Establish systems of retrieval, standardization/harmonization and linkage of high priority clinical data to administrative… Read more »
Important Dates Registration Deadline: April 17, 2018 Application Deadline: June 19, 2018 The objectives of the SPOR National Data Platform will be to: 1. Create efficiencies in data collection and reduce the time required for researchers to access multi-jurisdictional data. 2. Establish systems of retrieval, standardization/harmonization and linkage of high priority clinical data to administrative… Read more »
The purpose of this directed funding opportunity is to provide funding to the Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (DSEN) Active Surveillance and Evaluation of Adverse Reactions in Canadian Healthcare Team (SEARCH) and the Pharmacogenomics of Adverse Events National Team (PREVENT). These teams, which will merge, are a major component of DSEN’s core capacity of linked… Read more »
HQP Travel Awards lower barriers to learning Receive up to $1,000 CAD in reimbursements for travel, accommodation and meals to attend a relevant training opportunity outside the network! Deadline: November 17, 2017 Learn more about this program on BioCanRx’s website. HQP Lab Exchanges enable technology exchange Receive up to $3,000 CAD in reimbursements for travel, accommodation and… Read more »
The pan-Canadian SPOR Network in Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations is a key CIHR initiative under the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research and the Community-Based Primary Health Care Signature Initiative. More information on this Network can be found on the Pan-Canadian SPOR Network in Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations website. The purpose of this funding opportunity… Read more »
The pan-Canadian SPOR Network in Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations (PIHCI) is a key CIHR initiative under the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research and the Community-Based Primary Health Care Signature Initiative. More information on this Network can be found on the Pan-Canadian SPOR Network in Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations website. Cross-jurisdictional research can shed light… Read more »
The Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program (the Program) seeks to support fundamental research at the cutting-edge of biomedical science. This fourth call for proposals is directed toward basic biomedical sciences in neurobiology, while building capacity and furthering the knowledge-base in low and middle income countries The organizations funding this Program support the search for breakthroughs… Read more »
CIHR’s Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH) is happy to announce that it will make funding available for Canadian researchers to join the European Research Area Network on Cardiovascular Diseases (ERA-CVD) Joint Transnational Call for Proposals 2018 (JTC2018) for Transnational Cardiovascular Research Projects driven by Early Career Scientists. Funded under Horizon 2020, ERA-CVD is… Read more »
NOTE: This program is being discontinued. Applications to the Engage will be accepted until May 31, 2019. This Grants Program will support the creation of a new university-industry partnership to undertake a fully funded, short-term research project that addresses a company-specific problem. It awards up to $25,000 over a maximum of six months to cover direct… Read more »
CIMVHR is pleased to announce a new research opportunity. We are seeking a research team from one of our member Universities to investigate surface chemistry modifications of 3D printable thermoplastics for covalent attachment of bioactive proteins in a full/complete monolayer suitable for capturing small molecule analytes in saliva. The work will be performed for Defense… Read more »
Mitacs has launched a new opportunity for graduate students. The Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship provides long-term funding for a significant part of graduate degree programs: Master’s students can complete an 18-month project (minimum $30,000 stipend) PhD students can complete a three-year project (minimum $72,000 stipend) The Fellowship also offers national professional development training that helps interns… Read more »
Integrating sex and gender considerations throughout the health policy process can be complex. However, Health Canada staff charged with applying sex- and gender-based analysis (SGBA) to programs and policies don’t always have the depth of knowledge and expertise required to integrate sex and gender in a manner informed by the best available evidence or to… Read more »
Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Services (ARIES) of Centennial College and College of Massage Therapist of Ontario (CMTO) are very pleased to announce the 2017 Massage Therapy Research Fund (MTRF) competition. The MTRF funding competition is now open to support high quality and rigorous research in massage therapy. We invite researchers to submit research project… Read more »
The Commonwealth Rutherford Fellowships are open for applications until 11 December 2017. The Fellowships are for highly skilled researchers from other Commonwealth countries to spend one or two years at an eligible UK university conducting postdoctoral research. For full details, including eligibility criteria and how to apply, visit http://bit.ly/cscuk-rutherford The Fellowships are funded by the… Read more »
Travel Awards: These awards are intended to defray the travel costs associated with making a scientific presentation as a first author or presenter at a conference, symposium r other appropriate professional meeting. PhD or MD/PhD students, and post-doctoral/medical/clinical fellows are eligible to apply. It is anticipated that up to 10 Travel Awards will be awarded… Read more »
Members of Lupus Ontario (formerly known as the Ontario Lupus Association) have established an annual Fellowship in memory of their colleague, the late Geoff Carr. The Fellowship is designed to train a rheumatologist to be an expert in the management of patients with lupus. The Lupus Fellow will follow patients at an accredited lupus clinic,… Read more »
The Healthy Behaviour Data Challenge is an international partnership between Canada (CIHR and the Public Health Agency of Canada) and United States partners (the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). The challenge is led and managed by the MaRS Discovery District. The competition is focused… Read more »
CIHR and other funding agencies have invested in the establishment of cohorts and databases. These cohorts and databases house high quality health systems and patient data sets and/or biospecimens. As such, there exists a wealth of information that has the potential to answer research questions that go beyond those for which the data or samples… Read more »
CIHR and other funding agencies have invested in the establishment of cohorts and databases. These cohorts and databases house high quality health systems and patient data sets and/or biospecimens. As such, there exists a wealth of information that has the potential to answer research questions that go beyond those for which the data or samples… Read more »
A change has been made to the competition timeline and design. The application deadline of March 6, 2018 has changed to a mandatory registration. The application deadline is now on June 6, 2018. The Federal Framework on Lyme Disease was released by the Government of Canada on May 2017. CIHR, in collaboration with PHAC, is… Read more »
The CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative with strategic leadership from the Institute of Infection and Immunity (III) in collaboration with the Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), CIHR Institute of Aging (IA), Institute of Gender and Health (IGH) and Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health (IAPH) have launched the HIV/AIDS Comorbidity Prevention and Healthy Living Team Grant funding opportunity. This funding opportunity aims to address the CIHR HIV/AIDS research… Read more »
Phase 1: Letter of Intent Deadline: August 15, 2017 Phase 2: Full Application Deadline: February 6, 2018 This Funding Opportunity is a component of the second phase of the Canadian Epigenetics, Environment and Health Research Consortium (CEEHRC), which is a pan-Canadian initiative led by CIHR, with a number of dedicated funding opportunities planned over the… Read more »
Crohn’s and Colitis Canada is currently accepting applications for the 2018 Grants-in-Aid of Research Competition. The deadline to submit a Letter of Intent is Monday, November 20, 2017. The Crohn’s and Colitis Canada Grants-in-Aid of Research program supports research on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This research program helps advance prevention, treatments, health policy and, ultimately… Read more »
1) Research Grant and Contract Services is not required to sign off at the LOI stage of this funding opportunity. Please notify your Associate Dean (Research) and Department Head of your intention to submit an LOI to this competition. 2) If your LOI is selected to go forward to the full application stage, we request… Read more »
Grand Challenges Canada has launched an open call for bids on our Saving Brains Platform contracts! We are searching for a team of experts that will support the portfolio of innovators in our Saving Brains program. The full RFP is available here: http://www.grandchallenges.ca/funding-opportunities/service-opportunities/ The objective of this Request For Proposals is to contract with Grand… Read more »
Program Overview The Early Phase Clinical Trials program was created to provide significant support for clinical trials and/or clinical trial sub-studies that have excellent preliminary data. Funding Up to $1,500,000 per project over up to 4 years Eligibility Principal applicants must be at or above the level of Assistant Professor or equivalent, and be affiliated… Read more »
Note that applications to this program do not need to be routed through RGCS as bursaries are paid directly to the awardees. The First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) and its Board of Directors are pleased to announce the 2017 FNIGC National Student Bursary for First Nations post-secondary students. The 5th annual bursary will grant… Read more »
This program supports top-tier Canadian postdoctoral scholars by providing international training at the University of Oxford and affiliation with Merton College. Awarded researchers will receive £57,000 per year for 2 years. Prior to submitting an application, candidates should independently identify a host lab and potential supervisor at the University of Oxford who agrees to supervise them… Read more »
CAHR is pleased to the launch the 2018 CAHR – CANFAR Excellence in Research Awards. The Excellence in Research Awards program is intended to highlight and celebrate the contributions of Canadian researchers in HIV/AIDS research in Canada and internationally. Each year at the CAHR Conference, up to five awards will be bestowed to highlight the achievements of… Read more »
The Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) has launched a new funding program to honour the legacy of HIV research pioneer Dr. Mark Wainberg. Entitled the Mark Wainberg Fund, these prizes have been established to assist Canadian basic science researchers – working in the realm of HIV virology – to present their work at accredited… Read more »
