The Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and National Training (KRESCENT) program was launched in January 2005 and is a testimony to the leadership of the individuals, organizations and companies committed to reducing the burden of kidney disease throughout Canada. In 2015, an evaluation of this program was initiated by the KFOC in partnership with CIHR. A survey of past trainees and a bibliometric analysis was undertaken to assess scientific productivity, collaboration, and impact of the program. Results of this evaluation have been published (Burns KD, Levin A, Fowler E, Butcher L, Turcotte M, Makarchuk MJ, Macaluso B, Larivière V, and Sherman PM. The KRESCENT Program (2005-2015): An Evaluation of the State of Kidney Research Training in Canada. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2017: 4; 1–9. doi: 10.1177/2054358117693354).

To continue building on the success of this initiative, this funding opportunity is focused on supporting Post-Doctoral Fellowship awards.

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.

• Trainee stipend: $65,000 per annum for Medical Doctors and $55,000 for PhD trained applicants for up to 3 years.
• Awards are valued in Canadian dollars and are taxable. Applicants are required to secure 50% of the award from their respective host institution and 50% will be contributed by the KRESCENT Program.

For more information, please consult the KRESCENT website.

The objective of the Flights and Fieldwork for the Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST) Announcement of Opportunity (AO) is to support Canadian universities and post-secondary institutions research projects that offer hands-on experience in space-like missions to Canadian Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) and more precisely to students and young researchers (post-doctoral fellows or PDFs) in order to acquire competencies required by the marketplace.

The primary result sought from this opportunity is to attract and train Canadian HQP to build capacity to enable Canada's future competitiveness and productivity in the space sector.

Building Canadian capacity in space science and technology is a priority for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Canada must develop and maintain a robust and experienced workforce within industry, academia, and government in order to continue playing an active role in future space missions and contributing to Canada's economic growth. Opportunities to participate in a space mission, including developing and using scientific instruments for satellites, the International Space Station (ISS) or other space-based platforms, are infrequent, but when a space mission activity is approved, a team with expertise and experience must be quickly formed to meet challenging schedule constraints driven by launch or market opportunities.

"Space-like missions" are projects that allow space experts in academia to propose interesting research suitable to maintain their expertise, attract and train the next generation of space professionals, and prepare future space missions. These projects consist generally of:

• Designing, building, modifying or testing scientific instruments or technologies;
• Using them in a simulated space environment, or flying them on suborbital or miniature orbital platforms (nanosatellites);
• Developing new approaches to use efficiently technology or applications in space or for space; and when appropriate,
• Conducting data acquisition and/or analysis to address scientific and/or operational objectives.

The ERA-Net “E-Rare” for research programmes on rare diseases has been extended to a third phase “E-Rare-3” (2014-2019) to further help in coordinating the research efforts of European countries in the field of rare diseases and implement the objectives of International Rare Disease Research Consortium (IRDiRC).

The aim of the call is to enable scientists in different countries to build an effective collaboration on a common interdisciplinary research project based on complementarities and sharing of expertise, with a clear translational research approach. Projects shall involve a group of rare diseases or a single rare disease following the European definition i.e. a disease affecting not more than five in 10 000 persons in the European Community, EC associated states and Canada.

The research projects have to focus on hypothesis-driven use of multi-omic integrated approaches for discovery of disease causes and/or functional validation in the context of rare diseases.

The purpose and priorities of the 2018 competition are the encouragement of innovations in the assessment of clinical competence or performance of students, postgraduate trainees or practitioners. Priority will be given to proposals that show promise in contributing to the knowledge and understanding of measurement in clinical assessment and to clinical program evaluation methods for medical education. The proposal must focus on research, not development, in the assessment of performance or clinical assessment.

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• Enable new and established investigators to undertake innovative clinical trials in using new or existing methods;
• Support the development and testing of innovative methods;
• Build capacity for iCT research through training and mentoring.

The Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program (the Program) seeks to support fundamental research at the cutting-edge of biomedical science. This fourth call for proposals is directed toward basic biomedical sciences in neurobiology, while building capacity and furthering the knowledge-base in low and middle income countries

The organizations funding this Program support the search for breakthroughs in health sciences that have the potential to bring about enduring changes across the globe, including in developing regions. The Program will support world-class research teams co-led by Canadian and Israeli investigators. The teams will be expected to integrate researchers from low and middle income countries (see Appendix A for list of eligible countries) to further their scientific capacity. In their capacity as collaborators or trainees, researchers in eligible countries will contribute to and benefit from their involvement in the Initiative.

Teams are encouraged to integrate sex and gender perspectives into their research, including where relevant Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis (SGBA). SGBA is an approach that systematically examines sex-based (biological) and gender-based (socio-cultural) differences, to promote rigorous science that is sensitive to sex and gender and has the potential to expand our understanding of health determinants for all people.

Research Areas

The fourth call of this program supports biomedical sciences with special emphasis on new frontiers in neurobiology. Potential topics may include, but are not limited to the following:

• molecular, genetic and epigenetic basis of neurological diseases
• developmental neurobiology
• neuroimmunology
• neuroendocrinology
• regenerative medicine in brain disease
• cellular and molecular basis of cognition
• modeling brain function
• imaging of neural processes
• brain-machine interface
• novel technologies in neurobiology

Women’s Xchange invites you to apply for the $15K Challenge. The $15K Challenge awards up to $15,000 to individuals in organizations working to advance the health of women and girls in Ontario. Funding is available for one year to support research projects that address women’s health issues at the local level.

You’ve got the ideas. We’ve got the funding. Let’s work together.From help on framing a research question to aid in communicating the results of your project to others, Women’s Xchange wants to support you. Women’s Xchange can help transform your ideas into research that will make an impact in the communities you serve. For more information on eligibility criteria and how to apply, please visit our website http://womensxchange.womensresearch.ca/challenge/how-to-apply.html or e-mail info@womensxchange.ca

• Notice of intent is due by January 8, 2018 at 4 pm.

·         Applications are due by February 8, 2018 at 4 pm.