Mitacs is now accepting applications for competitive international research opportunities, including student travel to and from Canada. The deadline to apply is March 4, 2016, at 5 p.m. PST.

For students in Canada to do research abroad:

• Globalink Research Award – MHRD India
   
  • Open to senior undergraduate and graduate students
  • 12-week projects at one of seven Indian Institutes of Technology
  • $5,000 award and a local grant equivalent to $5,000
     
• Globalink Research Award – Inria
   
  • Open to graduate students
  • 12- to 24-week projects at an Inria Research Centre in France
  • $5,000 award and a monthly stipend
     
• Globalink Research Award – MHESR Tunisia
   
  • Open to senior undergraduates and graduate students
  • 12- to 24-week projects at accredited universities in Tunisia
  • $7,000 award    

 
For students in France to do research in Canada:

• Globalink Research Award – Inria
   
  • Open to PhD students at Inria Research Centres in France
  • 12- to 24-week research projects at Canadian universities
  • $5,000 award, a PhD stipend, and airfare

 
To learn more, visit the Globalink web page or contact Mitacs International at international@mitacs.ca.

CPRC has again made changes for the 2016 call. The research categories previously used were unable to accommodate some new initiatives in poultry research (i.e.: climate change, smart agriculture, precision agriculture). The CPRC Board of Directors decided that ad hoc category that was originally designed to fill these gaps was not as effective as it has been in the past. The Board established a three-category approach for the 2016 call designed to accommodate both ongoing research issues and respond to evolving areas of research. Specific priority areas and desired research outcomes, most included in the 2012 National Research Strategy for Canada’s Poultry Sector, have been identified within the categories.

Strategic Partnership Grants for Projects (SPG‑P) fund early-stage project research in targeted areas. To be funded, a research project must meet the following requirements:

• The project must support the goal of Strategic Partnership Grants and fall within one of the target areas.
• The objectives and scope of the project must be well-defined. The duration may be from one to three years.
• At least one academic researcher and at least one supporting organization must collaborate in the project.
• The supporting organization must be actively involved in all stages of the project; therefore, in-kind contributions are required, but cash is not.

Strategic Partnership Grants for Networks (SPG‑N) fund large-scale, multidisciplinary research projects in targeted research areas that require a network approach and that involve collaboration between academic researchers and Canadian-based organizations. The applicant should be an established researcher with a solid track record in collaborative research, student training and grant management, and who demonstrates the leadership and other skills necessary for managing a complex, interdisciplinary, multi-institutional project.

We are pleased to announce the 2016 call for the Muskoka Summit on the Environment Research Grant.

The Muskoka Summit on the Environment (MSE) is a biennial event that provides a forum for the public to explore and debate pressing environmental issues with leading thinkers in the field.  This year, the MSE tackles the issue of climate change, with the theme “Solutions for a warming world”. 

The purpose of the MSE Research Grant is to support graduate student environmental research within the Muskoka River Watershed, in the fields of environmental science, resource studies and/or policy.

More information about the grant and submission requirements can be found here: http://muskokasummit.org/mse-research-grant/. Please note that the submission deadline is Friday, February 26^th at 4 pm.

 We would appreciate if you could circulate this notice to graduate students and supervisors within your institution.  We look forward to hearing from eligible graduate students.

CANFAR is proud to announce our Cycle 28 Request for Research proposals.

In this cycle, CANFAR is granting up to a total of $816,604 towards HIV and AIDS research. Of this amount, an estimated $246,604 is allocated for our general grants, now referred to as our Innovation Grants. 

Instructions and guidelines for Cycle 28 Innovation Grants can be found here. 

The application form for $25,000 over one year is available here.

The application form for $160,000 over two years is avaialble here. 

All applications are due by 5:00 p.m. EST, February 26, 2016. 

If you have any questions please contact Cameron Dunkin, Manager of Research and Program Integration: cdunkin@CANFAR.com or 416-361-6281 ext. 222.

Call for Proposals

Letters of Intent due: March 31, 2016

Proposals due: June 30, 2016

The Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada has made a research fund available to members of the CAAA. There will be one call for proposals per year.

Purpose

The broad purpose of this fund is to encourage Canadian academics to undertake projects of relevance to the accounting profession. The research under this program need not lead to publication in a scholarly journal, although it may lead to one or more such publications. The research project may result in a report that is both useful to practitioners and provides background in an area that could be the subject of further academic exploration.

Funding criteria  

The main funding criteria are that the work be relevant to the accounting profession, be completed on a timely basis, and be of satisfactory quality.

The first criterion is to be ensured by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada's review of the letter of intent. The timeliness criterion is addressed by requiring a detailed time line in the proposal showing expected dates for production of reports or working papers. The reports or working papers must be completed within 24 months. The quality is ensured by the expertise provided by the CAAA Research Committee’s examination / approval of the proposal.