The National Contaminants Advisory Group (NCAG) provides science advice for DFO respecting the biological effects of contaminants on aquatic ecosystems. The scope of NCAG includes the biological effects of contaminants on fish, marine mammals and other aquatic species. A research fund is used to obtain information on priority contaminant issues for DFO from external researchers.

The provision of science by NCAG is focused on the following broad subject areas:

• Biological effects of pesticides;
• Biological effects of contaminants associated with oil and gas industry activities;
• Biological effects of aquaculture-related substances;
• Biological effects of contaminants of emerging concern.

Funding for External Researchers

A Call for Proposals will be used to solicit proposals from external researchers for research projects on the biological effects of contaminants. Researchers from Canadian universities and research institutions conducting not-for-profit research are encouraged to apply for these funds. This funding supports research projects that will increase science-based knowledge of the biological effects of contaminants on aquatic species.

The Ontario Research Fund – Research Excellence (ORF-RE) provides research institutions with funding to help support the operational costs of large-scale transformative research of strategic value to the province.

ORF-RE provides up to 1/3 of the total value of a project with the remaining 2/3 from a combination of private sector and institutional contributions. Generally, the minimum support provided by the ORF-RE to a project is $1 million and the maximum support provided is $4 million.

How to apply

The application process involves 5 steps:

1. notify your research office that you plan to apply
2. your research office submits a Notice of Intent to apply (a document that lets the government know you plan to apply for an award) by July 31, 2015*
3. read the program guidelines and application instructions
4. prepare your application and submit to your research office
5. your research office mails the complete application package to the ministry by January 19, 2016

*Internal deadline is July 24.

Call for Proposals

ArcticNet is seeking proposals for projects addressing the Inuit Education research priority areas listed
below, with funding to begin on 01 September 2015.

The current call for proposals is open to all eligible Arctic researchers in Canada (see eligibility criteria
below). New applicants and collaborators not previously engaged in ArcticNet are encouraged to apply.
Priority Areas

These research priority areas were developed through collaboration between ArcticNet and the Amaujaq
National Centre for Inuit Education following roundtable sessions at the ArcticNet Annual Scientific
Meeting in December 2012 and the Forum on Research in Inuit Education held in Iqaluit in February
2013.

1) Increasing our Understanding of Grade Transitions (i.e., Grades 7 to 8, Grade 10 to 11, 12)
Non-exhaustive list of research questions identified as priorities:
• What research exists on grade transitions in Inuit schools?
• What data exists on students exiting at these transitions?
• What are the research and monitoring data gaps on grade transitions in Inuit schools?
• What factors are contributing to students exiting school early at these transitions?
• What academic structure, climate and culture within the school community contributes to early
withdrawal from the K-12 system?
• What intervention practices have been tried in Inuit schools that have demonstrated success in
reducing the number of students exiting school early at these transitions?
• Are there gender-specific factors contributing to early exit of Inuit students at these transitions?
• Why has it become necessary to access upgrading programs for many Grade 12 graduates before
they enter post-secondary education?

2) Measuring Success: An Examination of Existing Inuit-specific Indicators, Gaps and Recommended
Measures to Close Gaps
Non-exhaustive list of research questions identified as priorities:
• What Inuit-specific education achievement indicators exist in the 4 Inuit regions? (e.g writing,
literacy, numeracy, % of students completing credits, graduation)
• What Inuit-specific education indicators exist that indicate % of vulnerable students requiring
additional support?
• What comparative indicators should be collected across the 4 Inuit regions (i.e. reading,
attendance, graduation rates, and gender difference) to contribute to understanding trends in
educational achievement?
• What Inuit language literacy and proficiency data is currently collected (Roman and/or Syllabics)?

Pan-Canadian projects that help to reduce social isolation among seniors may be funded between $150,000 and $750,000, for up to a maximum of three years.

Funding can provide support for projects that develop and implement collaborative, multi-partner approaches that measurably reduce the rate of social isolation among seniors in a target population.

Objective of this CFP

This CFP will support projects that play a critical role towards a collaborative approach to measurably reduce the rate of social isolation of seniors in a target population.

Call for Proposals Summary

Proposed projects must:

• play a critical role towards an Impact Plan that measurably reduces the rate of social isolation of seniors in a target population;
• submit an Impact Plan in Appendix A that meets the obligatory requirements;
• contribute to only one Impact Plan;
• have a maximum duration of 36 months (three years); and
• have a total funding request from ESDC between $150,000 and $750,000.

As this is a competitive process, not all proposals submitted under this CFP will be selected; funding is limited and subject to ESDC’s yearly budget considerations and allocation of funds by Parliament.

Community-based projects under the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) that enable seniors to share their knowledge, skills and experiences with others, and help communities increase their capacity to address local issues, are eligible to receive up to $25,000 per year, per organization.

Projects must address one or more of the program's five objectives:

1. promoting volunteerism among seniors and other generations;
2. engaging seniors in the community through the mentoring of others;
3. expanding awareness of elder abuse, including financial abuse;
4. supporting the social participation and inclusion of seniors; and
5. providing capital assistance for new and existing community projects and/or programs for seniors.

Organizations are allowed to submit multiple applications; however, the total of all applications combined must not exceed $25,000, including applicable taxes per year, per organization. Otherwise, the organization will have to withdraw an application to respect the funding limit.

Please inform the Office of Research (ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca) by June 19 if you plan to submit an application to this program.

A limited number of Travel Awards to PhD or MD/PhD students, and post-doctoral/medical/clinical fellows are available. The purpose of this program is to defray the travel costs associated with making a scientific presentation as a first author or presenter at a conference, symposium or other appropriate professional meeting.

Quality of Life Research Grants have been created to support quality of life cancer research that has the potential to make a significant impact on the burden of disease in patients, survivors and caregivers. These grants are intended to explore psychosocial, survivorship, supportive care and end-of-life issues, research gaps, needs and opportunities, or models for survivorship care. The grants are meant to accelerate and focus the knowledge gained from scientific findings, in the short or long term, into outcomes that will result in the reduced burden or enhanced quality of life for cancer patients in Canada and elsewhere.

The goal of this grant program is to support and accelerate research addressing the application of new knowledge relevant to improving quality of life (as described above). The program is particularly interested in research that has the potential for practical applications within the domain of knowledge translation. Applications can be from multidisciplinary teams or individual investigators. Multidisciplinary collaboration is encouraged.

Examples of projects that may be appropriate for this grant program include, but are not limited to:

• qualitative or quantitative studies
• case control or cohort studies
• clinical studies
• health systems, health economics and health services research
• methodology development
• measurement tools development
• efficacy or effectiveness studies of novel interventions