Objectives

The specific objective of this funding opportunity is to support the conduct of rapid turn-around, time-sensitive, cross-jurisdictional research studies that align with the pan-Canadian Network’s Quick Strike research priorities (listed in the relevant research areas).

Relevant Research Areas

Quick Strike Research Priorities:

Priorities have been determined in consultation with the member networks and partners over the course of the summer and fall of 2014. A high-level summary of priorities is found below. Full descriptions of all relevant research areas can be found in a separate document that has been shared with the member networks. For information please contact spor-srap@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.  Applicants must demonstrate how the proposed quick strike research project responds to one or more of the following priorities:

• Defining complex needs, identifying individuals with complex health and social needs and understanding their needs - priority populations include individuals with chronic conditions, mental health and addiction challenges, youth with chronic conditions who are transitioning to adult care, high users of the healthcare system, and individuals not attached to a primary care team;
• Innovation in integrated service delivery models that meet the needs of individuals with complex needs and that are focused on prevention, housing, community care and individuals with multi-morbidity and chronic conditions;
• eHealth innovations that improve person-centered, appropriate and integrated care;
• Integrating health promotion/disease prevention in care delivery models to prevent future needs for complex care;
• Patient’s role in maintaining their health: patient literacy;
• Supporting healthy aging and the needs of older adults through primary and integrated models of care;
• Outcome/value-based funding models that incentivize integration; or
• Understanding health outcomes that should be prioritized.

The Operating Grant: Innovative Biomedical and Clinical HIV/AIDS Research will support innovative or high-risk biomedical and clinical research directly relevant to the priority objectives of the CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative.

The specific objectives of the funding opportunity are to: 

• Enable new and established investigators to undertake innovative research projects in new areas of investigation or take previous discoveries in new directions;
• Promote the development and testing of novel research tools and methodologies); and
• Support high-risk research projects with the potential for high impact, breakthrough and/or transformative advances.

Relevant Research Areas

• Biology of early HIV infection, pathogenesis and immunology relevant to the identification of new immunogens, correlates of protection and other aspects of HIV prevention.
• Host and viral factors influencing HIV persistence (including viral latency) and viral reservoirs; creating models (cellular and animal) of HIV latency and assays to measure persistent HIV infection; and other aspects of HIV cure strategies.
• Approaches to vaccine development including novel adjuvants and platforms for immunization.
• Virological and biological aspects of aging and co-morbid conditions (e.g., chronic diseases and co-infections) for people living with HIV.

The Consortium is expected to be a national interdisciplinary and intersectoral resource bringing together researchers from academia, government, non-governmental organisations and industry with appropriate partners and stakeholders to undertake a pan-national research program focused on addressing key issues related to the impact of the urban environment on health.

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• Provide researchers with one-stop access to ‘analysis-ready’ environmental data relevant to the Urban Form (i.e. air quality, active and passive transportation, green/natural spaces, land use data and policies, climate change/extreme weather, etc.);
• Provide researchers with models/methods/analytics to assess environmental exposure to address specific health research questions, including the ability to measure the impact of exposures over time;
• Lead to the creation of new knowledge of priority environmental health issues in the Urban Form, and accelerate its transfer to relevant stakeholders;
• Enable Government agencies (federal, provincial, municipal) to incorporate environmental health research into new and existing policy-relevant projects;
• Enable existing cohorts to add environmental (prospective and retrospective) data to their datasets, namely through linkage with relevant data sources;
• Foster capacity-building by providing training for early-career scientists; and
• Become a resource for public and private organizations seeking access to a network of leading Canadian scientists to conduct research in the field of environments and health.

Expressions of interest due November 17, 2015.

The Postdoctoral Enrichment Program (PDEP) provides a total of $60,000 over three years to support the career development activities for underrepresented minority postdoctoral fellows in a degree-granting institution (an institution includes its affiliated graduate and medical schools, hospitals and research institutions) in the United States or Canada whose training and professional development are guided by mentors committed to helping them advance to stellar careers in biomedical or medical research.

Partnership Grants provide support for new and existing formal partnerships over four to seven years to advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities through mutual co-operation and sharing of intellectual leadership, as well as through resources as evidenced by cash and/or in-kind contributions.

Partnership Grants are intended for large teams working in formal collaboration between postsecondary institutions and/or organizations of various types.

A formal partnership is a bilateral or multilateral formal collaboration agreement between an applicant and one or more partner organizations, of which at least one must be a Canadian postsecondary institution and at least one must be different from the institution or organization that will administer the grant funds. Partnerships may be between academic institutions, or between one or more academic institutions and one or more non-academic partner organizations. These partner organizations agree and commit to work collaboratively to achieve shared goals for mutual benefit. Partner organizations must provide evidence attesting to the commitment that has been agreed upon. For more information, see the definitions for formal partnership and partner organization.

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences (JSPS) conducts two programs (a short- and a long-term program) under the Invitation Fellowship heading. Funded by a subsidy from the Japanese government, these fellowship programs were established to promote international cooperation in and mutual understanding through scientific research.

The programs allow scientists employed at Japanese universities/research institutions to invite fellow researchers from other countries to Japan to participate in cooperative activities. These programs presuppose the existence of contacts between scientists in Japan and in other countries, a condition considered favourable to the promotion of future scientific cooperation and exchange. NSERC is responsible for selecting Canadian nominees for these fellowships.

This call is open to organizations from Canadian civil society that are incorporated and headquartered in Canada (excluding universities, colleges, and hospitals) and produce research and share knowledge for development. The lead organization may apply on its own behalf or on behalf of a consortium of civil society organizations and should demonstrate the capacity to manage large budgets. The lead organization must be partnered by one or more other organizations based in Canada and/or low- or middle-income countries; these partners may be from the civil society, academic, government, or private sectors.

Proposed research may take place in Canada and/or in these eligible low- or middle income countries. The following exclusions apply: Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Cuba, Korea (Democratic Republic of), and countries from Oceania.

The Cardiac Arrhythmia Network of Canada (CANet) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to transforming Canada’s arrhythmia healthcare system through integrated multidisciplinary research and development. In addition to funding research, CANet acts as a facilitator to bring researchers together with knowledge receptors in industry, government and not-for-profit sectors centred around patients to focus on critical healthcare needs and opportunities for Canada. It offers specialized resources and services to advance research as well as facilitates knowledge mobilization, technology transfer and commercialization of new discoveries that will impact the lives of those living with arrhythmia.

Each application will include a proposed Research Program with sub-projects designed to impact the care and/or lives of people living with arrhythmias. The Program will describe the path a particular area of research takes from concept to implemented solution. A Program will likely include a number of research Projects which proceed along the continuum of discovery, validation, proof of concept, pre-clinical evaluation, clinical evaluation and implementation.

Letters of intent are due October 28.