The Burroughs Wellcome Fund aims to stimulate the growth of new connections between scholars working in largely disconnected fields who might together change the course of climate change’s impact on human health. Over the next two years, we will dedicate $1M to supporting small, early-stage grants of $2,500 - $50,000 toward achieving this goal.

Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis through August 30, 2023. A review will be conducted quarterly. After each quarterly review, we will support, decline, or send proposals back to applicants for revision, but may hold some proposals over for a future review. Recommended revisions may include suggestions that separate groups of applicants submitting similar proposals work together to develop a single proposal or that applicants consider becoming involved in efforts aligned with work funded in earlier quarters.

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

In this call for applications, we seek to support high-risk, high reward research projects and highly innovative and creative research ideas that have the potential to advance knowledge in neural development and neurodevelopmental disorders. This grant will provide seed funding for proposals that test new hypotheses, explore new approaches to intractable problems or challenge prevailing paradigms. We are looking for distinctive and novel approaches, including development of techniques or technologies that could enable new discoveries.

Supporting the next generation of brain researchers in Canada is needed to ensure the success of the Canadian brain research ecosystem. The Brain Canada Rising Stars Trainee Awards aim to recognize the excellent research being conducted at Canadian institutions by graduate students (M.Sc., Ph.D.), postdoctoral fellows, and residents in all fields spanning neuroscience research.

2022 Trainee Award Opportunities :

Shireen and Edna Marcus Excellence Award

• Purpose: To provide financial support to promising graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and/or residents conducting research in autism.
• Amount of award: $4,500 per award for one year, non-renewable.
• Number of awards: Up to 1 award.

Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship

• Purpose: To allow graduate students (M.Sc., Ph.D.) and postdoctoral fellows to attend a major international conference/symposium or training course.
• Amount of award: $5,000 per one award, non-renewable.
• Number of awards: Up to 4 awards.

Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids (CCIC) Neuroscience Fellowship in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

• Purpose: To provide financial support to graduate students (M.Sc., Ph.D.), postdoctoral fellows, or residents conducting neuroscience research at a Canadian institution in the field of cannabis/cannabinoid research.  
• Amount of award: $10,000 per award for one year, non-renewable.
• Number of awards: Up to 2 awards.

Dr. Matthew Galati Brain Changer Award

• Purpose: To provide financial support to graduate students (M.Sc., Ph.D.), postdoctoral fellows, or residents conducting clinical implementation research at a Canadian institution in the field of acquired brain injury.  
• Amount of award: $10,000 per award for one year, non-renewable.
• Number of awards: Up to 2 awards.

Evidence clearly shows that increasing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in research environments enhances excellence, innovation, and creativity. Brain Canada is committed to excellence through equity and encourages applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply to this funding opportunity, which will promote the expression of diverse perspectives, approaches, and experiences, including those of underrepresented groups.

For more information on the Brain Canada Rising Stars Trainee Awards, please consult the Request for Application. 

Deadline for receipt of Applications: June 2, 2022 at 16:00 ET

Should you have any questions, please contact programs@braincanada.ca

The call is open! Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (GRI) is now accepting faculty project submissions for Summer 2023. GRI pairs faculty in Canada with international undergrads for 12-week research projects from May to October.

The Globalink program builds global networks and experiences, and positions Canada as a top destination for innovation and research among international students.

•    All disciplines are eligible
•    Top-ranked senior undergrads travel from Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and the United States
•    Faculty can submit multiple projects and re-submit projects from previous years

Submit projects by June 8, 2022, at 1 p.m. PT.

Questions? Visit our website or contact us.

Mitacs recognizes that due to the pandemic and the uncertainties it has created, you may be operating with limited ability to plan future research projects. Mitacs is moving forward and planning for in-person internships next summer, but we will also prepare in case travel and public health restrictions are still in place. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at helpdesk@mitacs.ca.

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

The Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants are $150,000 research grants given annually to support promising researchers who are applying disruptive concepts and inventive processes to advance human immunology, vaccine discovery, and immunotherapy research for major global diseases.

The 2022 Michelson Prizes will be looking for research proposals human immunology and vaccine research.  The committee will be looking for research aimed at tackling the current roadblocks that exist in human vaccine development and expanding our limited understanding of key immune processes that are fundamental to successful vaccine and immunotherapy development.

The application portal for the 2022 Michelson Prizes will be open until June 26, 2022.  For more information about the prizes, please visit www.humanvaccinesproject.org/michelsonprizes.

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

Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships recognize early stage academic researchers in the natural sciences and engineering and support them to enhance their research capacity, so that they can become leaders in their field and inspire others. NSERC awards up to six McDonald Fellowships each year.

•  If you are interested in being nominated for this award, please contact Dr. Batia Stolar, Associate Vice-President, Research & Graduate Studies, at avp.research@lakeheadu.ca

Loss of biodiversity on agricultural lands is occurring at an unprecedented rate due to agricultural intensification and habitat loss. Research shows that Canada’s agricultural lands offer an immediate and large-scale opportunity to mitigate further biodiversity losses, and by promoting and increasing soil organic matter, we can help support more adaptive and resilient agricultural lands.

Goal: The initiative seeks to expand the adoption of ecologically-based beneficial management practices (BMPs) that increase soil organic matter in order to improve biodiversity and resiliency on agricultural lands across Canada. The LOIs will allow the Foundation to understand the opportunities and comprehensive project ideas that currently exist, in order to build an informed framework for the proposal phase.

The initiative’s goal will be supported by the Foundation’s longer-term strategy which is comprised of catalyzing and shepherding ‘winning approaches’, to ultimately scaling projects with the greatest opportunities for impact. Successful applicants who meet the defined selection criteria within the LOI will be invited to submit full proposals.

Strategy: The initiative aims to increase the number of agricultural producers using BMPs that are scientifically proven to help increase soil organic matter on farmland. Through multi-year investments, the initiative aims to promote a behavioural shift towards the wider acceptance and adoption of the following BMPs:

• Cover Cropping;
• Nutrient Management (4R Principles); and
• Crop Diversification/ Rotation.

Project Eligibility: Our strategy is designed to test which of the following approaches maximize the adoption rate of the desired BMPs in an efficient and scalable manner. Eligible approaches include:

1. Incentivizing Stewardship: Projects which incentivize producers to adopt one or more of the identified BMPs (e.g. reverse auctions, community-based models).
2. Outreach/Education and Training: Projects which increase access to, share technical knowledge of, and train producers on the identified BMPs.
3. Sustainability Certification/Standard: A project which aims to establish a sustainable farmland management certification/standard at scale.

CFN is pleased to announce that it has partnered with AGE-WELL, Perley Health and Sepsis Canada to co-fund early career researchers (ECRs) in Canada. This competition will help ECRs build skills, knowledge and allow them to develop early stage research programs such that they are competitive for future larger funding competitions.