Announcing a new funding opportunity from the CIMVHR True Patriot Love Research Initiative in support of the 2025 Invictus Games Research Legacy Project:  bit.ly/3fDxznQ

This Request for Proposals is seeking submissions to conduct a two-year, multi-nation, mixed method original research study to improve the experience, health benefits and well-being of competitors to inform and improve future Invictus Games.

Award Value for this RFP: Up to $350,000 available over 24 months
Deadline: May 19, 2024

For more information, please contact Jill Sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

In recognition of the growing importance of good governance to all Canadian institutions, the Canadian Foundation for Governance Research is offering up to three annual Bertram Scholarship of $20,000 to PhD students registered at Canadian universities. The scholarship will support the work of students who are conducting research into governance as part of their doctoral research project.

To be eligible for the scholarship, the doctoral research project should focus on a topic directly related to governance, including for example:

• The importance of effective boards in enabling good decision-making and improving the functioning of Canadian institutions;
• Governance issues of interest to Canadian boards of public, private, government-agency and not-for-profit organizations;
• The role of corporate governance in enabling positive societal impacts;
• Governance best practices through the Canadian perspective.

For full details on the Bertram Scholarship, visit the CFGR website. The deadline for applications is May 24, 2024.

The Canadian Science Policy Centre (CSPC) is pleased to announce that the competition for the Science Policy Youth Awards is now open. CSPC is committed to building capacity and empowering the next generation of scientists and policy-makers, to develop their expertise and be able to showcase their talent. We encourage all of you below 35 years of age from any discipline, any sector and at any stage of your profession to apply for this award. This award recognizes an individual under the age of 35 who proposes an innovative and compelling evidence-based policy proposal that will make a positive impact to Canadian society, economy, and/or environment.

The CSPC Trailblazer Awards recognize individuals who have demonstrated novelty and creativity through leadership, vision, courage, and commitment, and positively and significantly impacted the Canadian Science, Technology and Innovation ecosystem. These individuals have been instrumental in boldly spearheading change via one or more transformative initiatives, while blazing a trail and inspiring others to follow.

CSPC 2024 will present four Trailblazer Awards, one in each of the categories of Policy for Science, Science for Policy, Innovation Policy and finally, a new award as of this year: Science & Society.

CSPC encourages nominations from all disciplines of policy and science (natural sciences, engineering and technology, health and life sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities) and from all sectors (governments at all levels, academia, private and nonprofit sectors, media, and others).

Please note that technological or scientific discoveries or inventions are not considered for this award.

If you are interested in being nominated for one of these awards, please contact Batia Stolar, Associate VP, Research & Graduate Studies, at bstolar@lakeheadu.ca.

The Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants is a long‐standing program involving the best cancer researchers in Canada. These programs support Canadian research teams exploring new frontiers in cancer research (i.e., breakthrough and transformative biomedical, clinical and translational research which may form the basis for innovative cancer prevention, diagnosis and/or treatment).

The Terry Fox New Investigator Award provides research operating grants to support future leaders as they develop their independent careers in cancer research. The award provides a single research grant of up to $450,000 for three years to investigators within the first five years of a first faculty-level appointment in Canada.

• All disciplines are eligible
• Top-ranked senior undergrads travel from around the world
• Faculty can submit multiple projects (and re-submit from previous years)

The 2024 competition of the Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research is now open (details below).

The Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research | The Royal

This annual national Prize provides funding to exceptional researchers who are affiliated with a Canadian academic / research institution in the field of mental health and who are 45 years of age or younger, to encourage them to continue to pursue their research interests in Canada.

Please refer to the Prize Guidelines for full eligibility requirements and additional application details.

Guidelines

Application form

The 2024 deadline for applications is July 15, 2024.

Internal Call for Proposals:  2024-2025 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Competition
The 2024-2025 Banting PDF competition has been officially launched. Please click here to access the Banting program launch information, and consult the Banting website at www.banting.fellowships-bourses.gc.ca for further details on the program. Due to the fact that the Banting program expects universities to submit applications for the best candidates, in order to select the most meritorious applicants for endorsement, Lakehead University has outlined specific deadlines/procedures that will be followed for this year's competition. Please click here for more information on the internal application process including deadlines.

The National Killam Program Office (NKPO) is pleased to share the launch of a new program under the National Killam Program banner, the Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowship. The 2025 National Killam Program cycle, which will open on April 2, 2024, includes a new fellowship opportunity. Please note that the program guidelines for the Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowship are now available on the program’s portal. Attached you will find a 1-page information sheet about the new program.

The Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowship honours Dr. Paul Corkum's outstanding contributions to research in Canada. The fellowship will create opportunities for mid-to-late career Canadian and international scholars to collaborate with NRC researchers. This new program provides opportunities for external scholars to have access to the NRC's unique infrastructure and resources, and work with an NRC researcher to further Dorothy Killam's vision of building Canada's future through advanced study. 

The NKPO cordially invites you to participate in an information session to learn more about the new fellowship opportunity. The sessions will take place on the follow dates:

• English session: March 07, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET on Teams
• French session: March 14, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET on Teams

To attend, please RSVP to KillamProgram-ProgrammeKillam@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca indicating your full name, the session you would like to attend, and any accessibility requirements. We also welcome you to share your questions in advance of the session so that we can customize the session to your needs. If you are unable to attend, but would like to receive information on the program and FAQ’s, please let us know. Please feel free to share the information sheet and invitation to the information session with your colleagues.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.