Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) provide $700,000 over a minimum of five years to bridge advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training and the early years of faculty service.
The Proof of Principle (POP) Phase I program provides funding for proof of principle research projects of up to 12 months duration designed to advance discoveries/inventions towards commercializable technologies, with a view to attract new investment, create new science-based businesses, organizations and initiatives, and ultimately improve health outcomes for Canadians. Research projects across all four pillars of CIHR are eligible for this program. Note that the end product is not required to generate revenue, but there must be a demonstrated market and opportunity for your product. Applications for the continuation of a research project funded through the POP Phase I grant must progress from Phase I to Phase II.
Researchers who are considering a submission to this program should contact the Economic Development and Innovation Office far in advance of the external deadline.
The Industry-Partnered Collaborative Research Operating Grant program provides funding for collaborative research projects involving the academic community and Canadian industry partners sharing an interest in health R&D. The research planned should be beneficial to both parties, while improving the quality of health of Canadians. Projects may be initiated by either party; however, the academic researcher is responsible for applying for the grant.
Researchers considering a submission to this program should contact the Economic Development and Innovation Office far in advance of the CIHR deadline.
The CIHR Open Operating Grant Program (OOGP) provides operating funds to support research proposals in all areas of health research including randomized controlled trials. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) is an experiment in which investigators randomly assign eligible human research participants or other units of study (e.g., classrooms, clinics, playgrounds) into groups to receive or not receive one or more interventions that are being compared. The results are analyzed by comparing outcomes in the groups.
The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:
The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:
The Concept Award supports the exploration of a highly innovative new concept or untested theory that addresses an important problem relevant to lung cancer. The Concept Award is not intended to support a logical progression of an already established research project but, instead, allows Principal Investigators (PIs) the opportunity to pursue serendipitous observations. This award mechanism supports high-risk studies that have the potential to reveal entirely new avenues for investigation. Applications must describe how the new idea will enhance the existing knowledge of lung cancer or create an entirely new avenue for investigation.
The DMDRP IIRA supports translational research that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas in DMD into clinical applications. Translational research may be defined as an integration of basic science and clinical observations with the specific goal of developing new therapies.
Metcalf Foundation is pleased to launch the Metcalf Green Prosperity Challenge to universities in Ontario. We are seeking research-based initiatives that demonstrate ways in which we can significantly reduce pressure on the natural environment in tandem with creating economic and social benefits. The program will award funding to innovative projects that meet the terms of this challenge.
Responses to the challenge must include a research-based concept/experiment component and a final tangible product/outcome. A report alone is not an acceptable project outcome. The parameters of the challenge are consistent with Metcalf’s interest in stimulating new ways of thinking about growth and prosperity.
The challenge is open to university faculty members, graduate students and individuals formally affiliated with a university in Ontario. The deadline for proposals is September 24, 2013.
Detailed guidelines and an application form are attached but are also available on our website at:
http://metcalffoundation.com/what-we-fund/environment-program/#green-prosperity-challenge
We will be holding an hour-long webinar on Thursday June 27 and on Wednesday July 10 to give a brief presentation on the Challenge and to answer any questions you may have. We will be sending an email in the near future with details on how to sign-up for the webinar.
If you have any questions about the Challenge, please contact Mary MacDonald, Metcalf Environment Program Director at mmacdonald@metcalffoundation.com.
