As the largest non-governmental funder of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) research in Canada, Crohn’s and Colitis Canada proudly celebrates and recognizes Canadian IBD researchers for their exceptional contributions to the field of IBD research through four awards. 

The notable awards, which you can learn more about below, include:

• Research Leadership Award
• Rising Star Award
• Women in IBD: Outstanding Researcher Award
• Women in IBD: Emerging Researcher Award

From seasoned investigators to emerging researchers, the recipients of these awards drive essential research that advances our promise to discover cures and improve quality of life for people affected by Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.

We encourage you to nominate your IBD colleagues for these research awards to recognize their contributions to the Canadian IBD research landscape. Self-nominations are also accepted. 

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to submit nominations as early as possible. The deadline for all nominations is August 15 by 5:00 pm ET.

Please note that each award has its own eligibility, nomination, and selection criteria. To submit a nomination, you must complete an online application form and provide other required materials by the stipulated due date.

The College Student Success Innovation Centre (CSSIC) at Mohawk College has launched the CSSIC Research Fellowship to provide funding to emerging and established external scholars at Canadian postsecondary institutions whose research is positioned to promote college student success.  

The CSSIC will facilitate a series of three (3) informational webinars leading up to the application deadline of October 20, 2023:

•  Tuesday, July 11, 2023 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (EDT)
•  Wednesday, August 23, 2023 – 10:00 am to 11:00 am (EDT)
•  Thursday, September 14, 2023 – 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm (EDT)

Registration is now open!

Value: $25,000 to $100,000 per project (maximum funding envelope: $100,000)  

Duration: 1 to 3 years  

Application Deadline: October 20, 2023  

Working together, the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom (UK) aim to foster and support collaborative industrial research and development (R&D) projects with a high potential for commercialization.

This call for proposals is open to organizations from Canada and the UK who wish to form project consortia to perform collaborative projects focused on developing innovative products, processes, or technology‑based services in the area of biomanufacturing of biologics and advanced therapeutics technologies.

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

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to create and implement a national Coordinating Centre for the Pan-Canadian Women's Health Coalition to:

• Facilitate coordination and knowledge sharing and build synergies amongst the hubs.
• Maximize the impact of the hubs' activities within and beyond the Coalition (hubs and Coordinating Centre).
• Accelerate pan-Canadian knowledge mobilization to bolster the dissemination, translation and equitable uptake of evidence related to women's health.

While the Coordinating Centre is tasked with accelerating the development and flow of local and pan-Canadian research studies and knowledge mobilization on women's health, it is not to be responsible for the creation of new research evidence relating to women's health.

CQDM’s Quantum Leap pharma-led funding program for drug discovery research helps SMEs or Canadian universities achieve innovative translational biopharmaceutical research projects. Projects selected as part of the Quantum Leap program focus on developing cutting-edge technologies with the potential to significantly advance the R&D activities of CQDM’s pharmaceutical members. Quantum Leap projects are executed in close collaboration and with the expert support and funds of pharmaceutical members.

The purpose of this program is to fund research projects that inform the development of next-generation accessibility standards. These are model standards that fall within federal areas of responsibility. Your research project must align with this purpose.

Projects under this program must involve people with disabilities, experts with disabilities and lived experience, other experts, and organizations. Your expression of interest must show how your project will identify, remove, and prevent barriers to accessibility.

Together with Cassie + Friends, Brain Canada is thrilled to launch the Addressing Mental Health in Paediatric Rheumatic Diseases Team Grants. This funding opportunity aims to support research that will improve our understanding of the prevention, diagnosis, and/or treatment of mental illnesses in children and young adults aged 0 to 27 years with rheumatic diseases. 

The Weston Family Foundation, through its Proof-of-Principle program, funds Canadian scientists performing high-risk, high-reward translational research that leverages the microbiome towards improving human health.

The human body is host to trillions of microbes. Research suggests that these organisms play important roles in health and disease and have a profound bearing on nutrition. The Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a new funding opportunity. The Proof-of-Principle 2023 program will support high-impact projects that seek to leverage the microbiome to maximize the health benefits of precision nutrition.

Eligibile projects will:

• Leverage the microbiome to maximize the benefits of nutrition in people.
• Evaluate microbiome heterogeneity and how it impacts nutrient metabolism in humans.

Please refer to the Program Details for a full description.

Funding available per project: Up to $300,000 over a maximum of 30 months.

The Pradeep Khare Memorial Scholarship was established in 2016 by Pradeep’s family. It is awarded in memory of Pradeep, an immigrant to Canada in 1972, who worked hard to establish a fulfilling life in Canada, give back to the community, and move up to senior positions within the Canadian government. In memory of Pradeep, this scholarship is awarded to a student who demonstrates leadership, drive, self-reflection, academic excellence, and a desire to use their privileged education in order to give back to their community, and who has financial need.