The Vancouver Whistler 2025 hybrid winter Invictus Games offer a unique opportunity to make a further, significant contribution to the research legacy of the Invictus Games by examining the impact of an outdoor sport setting versus an indoor setting, coupled with a degree of controlled exposure to risk (adventure sports) on injured military and Veterans and their families and caregivers. These Games lend themselves to the evaluation of several emerging trends in sports recovery, physical activity, and adventure therapy by optimizing the acute and chronic benefits associated with participating in a wider range of activities for competitors. In particular, we are keen to understand the specific impacts of the first ever Invictus Games in a winter environment, which in turn can inform future programming decisions in Canada and across other nations. This Call for Proposals is seeking submissions to complete the following - Rapid Literature Review to inform the 2025 Invictus Games Research Legacy Project

The Postdoctoral Fellowships (PDF) program provides support to a core of the most promising researchers at a pivotal time in their careers. The fellowships are also intended to secure a supply of highly qualified Canadians with leading-edge scientific and research skills for Canadian industry, government and academic institutions.

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the US National Science Foundation (NSF) are pleased to announce a Flash Call for letters of intent (LOIs) with an expedited evaluation and decision process for LOIs. Under this Flash Call, LOIs directed to research projects in quantum technologies that aim to advance one or more of the National Quantum Strategy missions will be reviewed by NSERC, and a decision will be provided within approximately 2 weeks of receiving the complete LOI.

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

Faculty Innovation Award

Brain Canada along with Heart & Stroke, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH), and CIHR Institute of Genetics (IG) are excited to launch the Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Team Grants.  

Objectives

Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) grants foster and enhance the discovery, innovation and training capability of university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering by supporting the purchase of research equipment.

Description

The RTI grants program provides the primary avenue for university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering to obtain up to $150,000 in support for research tools and instruments with a net cost between $7,001 and $250,000. Net cost is defined as the purchase cost of the equipment after any discount from the vendor and before taxes, customs and importation fees, transportation and shipping charges, and assembly and installation costs. The vendor discount  cannot be offered in exchange for services from users benefiting the vendor company. The research community is also encouraged to explore other avenues for funding research tools and instruments, including NSERC’s other programs that allow the purchase of equipment as eligible expenses.

SICI seeks Project Proposals from faculty members of our Canadian Universities to develop an ASII Project Proposal in collaboration with a faculty member from an Indian university. The Proposal will detail plans, approaches and procedures to lead a Semester in India Project, taking 15 Canadian undergrad students to the partnering host Indian University for 13 weeks. This new pilot project will initiate the process of Course Credits and or Credit transfer mechanisms between SICI's Canadian and Indian member institutions, which would immensely benefit our Canadian students. Deadline to submit: August 15, 2023.  Click here for full details. l Contact Jill Sherman for more information at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

Accepting Nominations until September 15, 2023.

The Health Research Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2023 Diversity and Equity in Research Award. This new award recognizes a remarkable individual whose research demonstrates the highest quality of excellence and advances equitable participation in health research and access to health care in Canada, improving the well-being of all Canadians, particularly those facing inequities.

Award applicants should demonstrate positive contributions towards a more inclusive research community and society, in addition to improving access to health care by removing economic, social, and other barriers.

To nominate an outstanding individual, complete the nomination form at hrf-frs.com/awards by September 15, 2023.

For more information on the HRF, visit: hrf-frs.com.

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

The Public Health Agency of Canada is pleased to share with you the following Open Call for Letters of Intent under the Transmission Dynamics of Respiratory Infectious Diseases – Research Funding Opportunity:

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/funding-opportunities/grant-contribution-funding-opportunities/transmission-dynamics-respiratory-infectious-diseases-research-funding-opportunity.html

The purpose of this call for letters of intent (LOI) is to fund Canadian research that investigates the transmission dynamics of respiratory infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This opportunity is a two-stage process that involves assessing submitted LOIs and inviting research teams of approved projects to submit a full funding request. Multiple research projects will be funded, subject to budgetary and project considerations.

Should you wish to apply, please email: cgc.solicitations-csc@phac-aspc.gc.ca with the subject line “LOI Transmission Dynamics of Respiratory Infectious Diseases” to obtain the letter of intent template.

The deadline for submissions is 12:00 pm (ET) on August 11, 2023.

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• Address the biological, social, environmental and/or behavioural effects on lung health through rigorous research approaches informed by intersectional analyses;
• Coordinate the collection and sharing of data to understand, prevent, detect and manage lung health to improve reproducibility and rigour of research results;
• Disseminate, inform and implement high-quality evidence into practice and policy for improved and more equitable health outcomes;
• Strengthen and promote lung health research capacity through interdisciplinary and experiential-based approaches to foster the next generation of lung health researchers;
• Meaningfully integrate equity, diversity and inclusion analyses and considerations within research studies and teams;
• Broadly strengthen the respiratory health and wellness of people living in Canada with meaningful consideration of historically excluded groups and Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis).