SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships are expected to respond to the objectives of the Talent program.

These fellowships support the most promising Canadian new scholars in the social sciences and humanities, and assist them in establishing a research base at an important time in their research careers.

They provide stipendiary support to recent PhD graduates who are:

• undertaking original research;
• publishing research findings;
• developing and expanding personal research networks;
• broadening their teaching experience;
• preparing for research-intensive careers within and beyond academia; and
• preparing to become competitive in national research grant competitions.

Fellowships will normally be awarded to candidates affiliated with a university other than the one that awarded the PhD. SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship awards are tenable at Canadian or foreign universities and research institutions.

SSHRC welcomes applications involving Indigenous research, as well as those involving research-creation.

Aid to Scholarly Journals grants respond to the objectives of the Connection program. They support Canadian scholarly dissemination by offering a contribution to enable journals to explore innovative activities as well as to help them to defray the costs associated with publishing scholarly articles, digital publishing and journal distribution on Canadian not-for-profit platforms.

Aid to Scholarly Journals grants are meant to:

• increase dissemination, discoverability and readership of original research results in the social sciences and humanities through Canadian scholarly journals;
• leverage significant federal investments in digital scholarly publishing infrastructure;
• assist journals as they seek to take advantage of developments in digital technologies and innovative practices; and
• encourage the transition to open access models of publishing.

The SPOR iCT Rewarding Success initiative is expected to:

1. Incentivize multidisciplinary research teams and their healthcare and innovation partners to design, adopt, and evaluate interventions implemented into a healthcare delivery organization that enhance value-based care, health system sustainability, and health outcomes.
2. Support innovative process transformations that improve health outcomes and value for Canada’s healthcare investment.

The CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) is launching its fifth round of the IHDCYH Talks Video Competition, a unique opportunity to submit short videos (recommended maximum length of 5 minutes) sharing evidence-based messages in the area of maternal, reproductive, child and youth health. This competition encourages the production of videos that present a clear evidence-based message to a lay audience that is designed to have a positive impact on the health of children, youth and families.

This competition is soliciting videos not just from members of the research community, but also more widely from non-governmental or not-for-profit organizations (including community or charitable organizations), as well as members of the general public who are able to demonstrate a clear, evidence-based message related to IHDCYH's mandate.

Successful videos will be posted on CIHR and IHDCYH social media and shared through other communications channels. It is important that the content be engaging, easily understood and accessible to a lay audience.

Funds Available

CIHR and partner(s) financial contributions for this initiative are subject to availability of funds. Should CIHR or partner(s) funding levels not be available or are decreased due to unforeseen circumstances, CIHR and partner(s) reserve the right to reduce, defer or suspend financial contributions to awards received as a result of this funding opportunity.

• The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $5,500, enough to fund four prizes.
• Of this $5,500:
  • $3,000 is available to fund 1 first place prize
  • $1,000 is available to fund 1 runner-up prize
  • $1,500 is available to fund 2 specially commended prizes of $750 each.

CIHR's Gold Leaf Prize for Transformation recognizes that transformation is an essential element to building a strong Canadian health research enterprise. The focus area for 2018 is Patient Engagement. CIHR is looking for examples of extraordinary leadership within research that demonstrates an unwavering commitment to realizing collaborations with patients in order to advance patient-identified priorities and improve patient outcomes, ultimately leading to improved health outcomes and enhanced healthcare systems and practices.

Note that patient is an overarching term that includes individuals with personal experience of a health issue and informal caregivers, including family and friends. Patient engagement is defined in the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Patient Engagement Framework as meaningful and active collaboration of patients in governance, priority setting, conducting research and knowledge translation. This can represent a major culture shift in the way research is done; effective patient engagement occurs throughout the research process and improves the relevance of the research and its translation into policy and practice. For additional information regarding how CIHR further defines patient engagement, please read the SPOR Patient Engagement Framework.

Funds Available

CIHR's financial contributions for this initiative are subject to availability of funds. Should CIHR funding levels not be available or are decreased due to unforeseen circumstances, CIHR reserves the right to reduce, defer or suspend financial contributions to funds received as a result of this prize.

• The total amount available for this prize is $100,000, enough to fund one prize for one year.
• The prize consists of a medal and a grant.

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Objectives

The purpose of the CIHR Gold Leaf Prize for Transformation: Patient Engagement is to bestow accolades to leaders within health research who are at the forefront of realizing meaningful and active collaborations with patients, researchers, health practitioners, administrators and policy-makers in order to advance patient-identified priorities and improve patient outcomes.

CIHR's Gold Leaf Prize for Discovery is awarded to individuals or teams whose research findings are unique, innovative and represent a ground-breaking discovery in any pillar of health research that has been seen to significantly influence knowledge in the field.

Funds Available

CIHR's financial contributions for this initiative are subject to availability of funds. Should CIHR funding levels not be available or are decreased due to unforeseen circumstances, CIHR reserves the right to reduce, defer or suspend financial contributions funds received as a result of this prize.

• The total amount available for this prize is $100,000, enough to fund one prize for one year.
• The prize consists of a medal and a grant

CIHR's Gold Leaf Prize for Impact is one of the highest honours that can be accorded to an individual or team by CIHR for health research in the Canadian context with a proven impact on health outcomes, practices or policies and/or on the health system.

Funds Available

CIHR's financial contributions for this initiative are subject to availability of funds. Should CIHR funding levels not be available or are decreased due to unforeseen circumstances, CIHR reserves the right to reduce, defer or suspend financial contributions to funds received as a result of this prize.

• The total amount available for this prize is $100,000, enough to fund one prize for one year.
• The prize consists of a medal and a grant.

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Objectives

This prize bestows honour on distinguished researchers in recognition of the impact of their contributions to transforming and mobilizing health research for the benefit of Canadians.

CIHR Gold Leaf Prize for Outstanding Achievements by an Early Career Investigator recognizes outstanding early career investigators in order to support excellence in the next generation.  It provides prestigious recognition to an exceptional health researcher who is expected to continue to produce research of exceptional merit.

Funds Available

CIHR's financial contributions for this initiative are subject to availability of funds. Should CIHR funding levels not be available or are decreased due to unforeseen circumstances, CIHR reserves the right to reduce, defer or suspend financial contributions funds received as a result of this prize.

• The total amount available for this prize is $100,000, enough to fund one prize for one year.
• The prize consists of a medal and a grant.

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This prize bestows honour on an outstanding early career researcher who is expected to continue to produce research of exceptional merit.

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) was created to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and to establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning. It is available to both Canadian and international PhD students studying at Canadian universities.

The program is jointly administered by Canada’s three federal granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). CIHR has been designated as the operational lead for the implementation of the program.

For further information about this funding opportunity, please consult the Vanier CGS website.

Through the Institute Community Support (ICS) Program, CIHR institutes and initiatives are launching the ICS Travel Awards competition for trainees (students registered in a master’s or doctoral program or at the post-doctoral or post–health professional degree stage), independent researchers – early career investigators – and knowledge users to present their own research at national and international meetings and/or conferences.