NSERC-SSHRC Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative
How to Apply:
From the NSERC website:
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), in collaboration with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), are pleased to announce a new partnership to develop the solutions required for a sustainable, resilient, and profitable agriculture and agri-food sector in the uncertain climate and net zero economy of the future.
Budget 2022, in support of the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan – Canada’s Next Steps for Clean Air and a Strong Economy, included a commitment to engage farmers in building a clean and prosperous future as part of immediate action towards climate mitigation. The NSERC-SSHRC Sustainable agriculture initiative, in collaboration with AAFC, will help reinforce, coordinate and scale up Canada's domestic agriculture research capabilities through partnerships among universities, colleges and organizations from the private, public or not-for-profit sectors.
This partnership will fund multidisciplinary, collaborative networks of researchers, mobilizing expertise and technologies in the social and natural sciences, engineering and in areas that broaden the traditional network of agriculture research partners. This funding will support both fundamental and applied research to accelerate transformative alternative practices, technologies and their adoptions, as well as to and build reliable and consistent measurement tools and performance metrics.
With total funding of up to $72 million from NSERC and SSHRC, this call is open to Canadian university researchers in social sciences and humanities, natural sciences, and engineering. Eligible college faculty may participate as co-applicants. Grant support from this initiative will range from $500,000 to $2,000,000 per year, for four years. NSERC and SSHRC will provide support for 100% of the eligible costs of research. Although partner organizations do not need to provide cash contributions to participate, they must actively play a role in the research and support it through in-kind contributions.
Preparatory funding requests will be accepted until May 8, 2023, by 8 pm (ET). The deadline for full project applications is November 8, 2023, by 8 pm (ET).
For more information, please read the call for proposals.
External Deadline:
Monday, May 8, 2023
Agency:
Funding Source:
External
Funding Level:
Research
Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Award (Cycle 2)
Eligibility:
- All applicants must hold a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or equivalent independent investigator status at a college, university, medical school or other research facility.
- Applicants should have been in their first independent position for a minimum of two years and less than six years as of the due date for the Letter of Intent application. Independence in an academic setting is typically demonstrated by a full-time faculty appointment, a tenure-track position, allocated space, a start-up package, and institutional commitment as defined or verified in a letter from a department chair or equivalent. Independence may be defined differently in different types of organizations. Note: an upload of the letter or proof of independence is not required at the time of application. CZI will make exceptions to these criteria in cases of institutionally approved career breaks, e.g. family or medical leave, etc. (if this applies to you, please contact sciencegrants@chanzuckerberg.com).
- Applications may be submitted by domestic and foreign non-profit organizations; public and private institutions, such as colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments; and eligible agencies of the federal government. For-profit organizations are not eligible. All grants will be awarded to institutions, not individuals.
- There may be more than one application from each institution.
How to Apply:
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invites applications for the second cycle of the Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Awards. This is an investigator award for early career academic investigators, especially those who are new to the field of neurodegeneration. Awards are $1.2M in total costs over 4 years. Early career investigators will benefit from mentored support and resources of the CZI Neurodegeneration Challenge Network.
For more information, please contact Jill Sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.
External Deadline:
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Agency:
Funding Source:
External
Funding Level:
Research
Responsive Call for Applications
How to Apply:
Responsive grants fund community-led initiatives that improve access to justice. Responsive grants aim to encourage new projects that fill existing legal gaps, supplement existing services, or otherwise help address emerging needs by connecting more people to legal information and support, especially people who are not currently being reached.
External Deadline:
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Agency:
Funding Source:
External
Funding Level:
Research
Catalyst Grant : SPOR Innovative Clinical Trials (iCT)
How to Apply:
The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to provide seed funding to:
- build relationships among researchers, People with Lived/Living Experience (PWLE), communities, health care professionals and others with a view to developing inclusive, equitable and culturally safe iCTs;
- mobilize research collaborations aimed at identifying priorities for iCT research; and,
- develop new and transformative methods relevant to iCTs, with the potential to generate high impact results.
Examples of activities that might be conducted under this funding opportunity include (but are not restricted to):
- Building relationships through meaningful engagement and consultation with different stakeholders and partners and conducting engagement sessions to inform iCT research design and culturally safe approaches;
- Planning and execution of pilot projects or feasibility studies to demonstrate proof of concept and/or generate preliminary data;
- Developing and/or validating new tools, methodologies and/or protocols.
External Deadline:
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Funding Source:
External
Funding Level:
Research
Catalyst Grant : NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Biomedical Discovery Grants (National Women’s Health Research Initiative: Innovation Fund - Biomedical Discovery Grants)
How to Apply:
The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:
- To promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion–informed, cutting-edge, creative and outside the box research that has the potential to challenge, overturn or create new paradigms in high-priority areas of women's health.
- To test highly innovative ideas and obtain the results necessary to catalyze new research or commercialization efforts that could subsequently be funded by larger grants.
External Deadline:
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Funding Source:
External
Funding Level:
Research
Scotiabank Economic Resilience Research Fund
How to Apply:
After partnering to fund 18 high impact research internships across Canada in 2021 and 2022 Mitacs and Scotiabank are launching a third round of the Scotiabank Economic Resilience Research Fund (SERRF).
SERRF is designed to help reduce the financial barriers for charities and not for profit organizations to access expertise from Canadian Academic Institutions through the Mitacs Accelerate program.
Through this third round of the program SERRF funding will be awarded to up to 50 research internship projects to occur in the fall 2023.
The SERRF has been launched to support research projects in three key focus areas that are central to Scotiabank’s ScotiaRise initiative:
- Accelerate newcomer integration
Proposed research projects will explore the experiences of newcomers to Canada (in the past three years) including immigrants, refugees, and temporary foreign workers to help fast track meaningful employment for newcomers to the country. Integration essentials might include language, culture and life skills, training and help qualifying for and finding employment, and support networks.
- Increase high school graduation and post-secondary participation
Proposed research projects will target disadvantaged populations, including Canadian Indigenous communities and at-risk youth to ultimately facilitate a higher rate of high school graduation and post-secondary participation. Post-secondary education is defined broadly, to include university, college, and trades programs.
- Remove barriers to career advancement for disadvantaged groups
Proposed research projects should be focused on one or more equity seeking groups that face obstacles of sexism, racism, or homophobia (e.g., people with disability, Indigenous, veterans, LGBTQ, women, and BIPOC). The project should determine how to remove barriers to meaningful employment and find solutions to career entry and advancement.
Successful projects will receive up to $12,750 in funding from Scotiabank and Mitacs to support a four to six month Mitacs Accelerate internship. The funding contribution from the SERRF program reduces the required contribution from the not for profit or charity partner organization from $7,500 to $3,750.
This opportunity is time limited and interested projects must submit an Expression of Interest by April 5, 2023
More detail about the Scotiabank Economic Resilience Research Fund and application process can be found in the program guide
For further information or to start the EOI development process please contact ncummings@mitacs.ca or reach out directly to serrf@mitacs.ca
External Deadline:
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Agency:
Funding Source:
External
Funding Level:
Doctoral
Masters
Research
CCS Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research
How to Apply:
Since 1993, the Canadian Cancer Society has recognized individuals who have made, and are making, valuable contributions to the cancer research ecosystem in Canada through our Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research.
The CCS is pleased to launch the 2022 Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research nomination process. To see the 2021 winners of these awards, please visit their webpage.
The nomination deadline is Monday, May 1, 2023 at 5pm ET.
The Canadian Cancer Society Inclusive Excellence Prize
This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated leadership and impact in the advancement of equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility as it relates to the cancer research ecosystem in Canada.
The Canadian Cancer Society Lifetime Contribution Prize
This award recognizes an investigator whose contributions to cancer research in Canada extend beyond traditional research accomplishments and outputs.
The Canadian Cancer Society Robert L. Noble Prize
This award recognizes an outstanding investigator permanently residing in Canada whose contributions have led to significant achievements in basic biomedical cancer research.
The Canadian Cancer Society O. Harold Warwick Prize
This award recognizes an outstanding investigator permanently residing in Canada whose contributions have led to significant advances in cancer control in Canada.
The Canadian Cancer Society Bernard and Francine Dorval Prize
This award is given to an outstanding early career investigator* in Canada whose basic biomedical cancer research contributions have the potential to lead to, or have already led to, improved understanding of cancer treatments and/or cures.
The Canadian Cancer Society William E. Rawls Prize
This award is given to an outstanding early career investigator* in Canada whose research in cancer control research has the potential to lead to, or has already led to, important advances in cancer control.
*Those who began their independent research career after December 31, 2009 are eligible for nomination.
For more information, click here. Please read the guidelines carefully to ensure that nominations are submitted correctly by the deadline.
If any of these prizes are of interest, please contact please contact Dr. Batia Stolar, Associate Vice-President, Research & Graduate Studies, at avp.research@lakeheadu.ca
External Deadline:
Monday, May 1, 2023
Award Category:
Award
Agency:
Funding Source:
External
Funding Level:
Research
CCS Research Training Awards
How to Apply:
The Research Training Awards objective is to support growth and foster innovation for the next generation of cancer researchers across Canada at the Master’s, Doctoral and Postdoctoral levels through a comprehensive approach including mentorship, training, and knowledge-sharing. These awards also aim to build inclusive capacity in cancer research and recognizing this CCS encourages and supports applicants from Black and Indigenous communities to apply for this opportunity.
With their funding partners, CCS anticipates that at least $5M may be awarded in this competition. The amounts per year, training budget and duration for the 3 different training levels are specified on their website.
Abstract due: April 6, 2023 for Master’s and PhD students, and May 1, 2023 for Postdoctoral Fellows
To view more Important dates and the Full funding opportunity details, please click here.
External Deadline:
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Agency:
Funding Source:
External
Funding Level:
Doctoral
Masters
Research
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Ovarian Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23)
How to Apply:
The FY23 Defense Appropriations Act provides funding for the Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) to support patient-centered research to prevent, detect, treat, and cure ovarian cancer to enhance the health and well-being of Service Members, Veterans, their family members, and all women impacted by this disease. The managing agent for the anticipated funding opportunities is the CDMRP at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC).
The FY23 OCRP funding opportunity announcements for the following award mechanisms are posted on the Grants.gov website.
Applications submitted to the FY23 OCRP must address one or more of the following Areas of Emphasis:
- Understand the basic biology and etiology of ovarian cancer initiation, progression, metastasis, recurrence, genetics, proteogenomics and other critical events
- Develop novel therapeutic strategies for treatment and prevention
- Identify and develop new strategies for screening, early-stage detection, prevention, accurate diagnosis, and prognosis
- Identify and implement strategies to improve the survivorship and quality of life
- Address health disparities
- Improve precision medicine
Alternatively, with adequate justification, applications may identify and address another area of importance related to the ovarian cancer. Justification must be provided in the application.
https://cdmrp.health.mil/funding/ocrp
Clinical Trial Award – Letter of Intent due May 26, 2023
Independent investigators at all academic levels.
Supports rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on ovarian cancer.
Proposed projects may range from small, proof-of-concept trials through large-scale, definitive trials, including early-phase or pilot clinical trials (phase 0, 1, or 1/2).
Preliminary data are required. Larger, more-definitive clinical trials, including expansion of previous promising pilot trials, must include preliminary data with respect to safety in an ovarian cancer population.
•The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $2,000,000 for direct costs.
•Indirect costs may be proposed in accordance with the institution’s negotiated rate agreement.
•The maximum period of performance is 4 years.
NEW! Clinical Translational Research Award – Letter of Intent due May 26, 2023
The Principal Investigator (PI) must be at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent).
Supports correlative studies that address translational research in high-impact or unmet needs in ovarian cancer and have a clinical emphasis.
•Applications focused on the following OCRP priority are encouraged:
‒Utilize precision medicine and computational approaches that identify individual tumor characteristics and predictive biomarkers across diverse groups to optimize patient care and outcomes.
•Clinical trials are not allowed.
•The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $2,000,000 for direct costs.
•Indirect costs may be proposed in accordance with the institution’s negotiated rate agreement.
•The maximum period of performance is 4 years.
A pre-application is required and must be submitted through the electronic Biomedical Research Application Portal (eBRAP) at https://eBRAP.org prior to the pre-application deadline. All applications must conform to the final funding opportunity announcements available for downloading from the Grants.gov website. The application package containing the required forms for each award mechanism will also be found on Grants.gov. A listing of all CDMRP and other USAMRDC extramural funding opportunities can be obtained on the Grants.gov website by performing a basic search using CFDA Number 12.420.
For email notification when announcements are released, subscribe to program-specific news and updates under “Email Subscriptions” on the eBRAP homepage at https://eBRAP.org. For more information about the OCRP or other CDMRP-administered programs, please visit the CDMRP website (https://cdmrp.health.mil).
Point of Contact:
CDMRP Help Desk
301-682-5507
help@eBRAP.org
For more information, please contact Jill Sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.
External Deadline:
Friday, May 26, 2023
Agency:
Funding Source:
External
Funding Level:
Research