MIT Solve, in collaboration with The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, seeks solutions that will offer new ways of measuring primary health care performance improvement in low- and middle-income countries. To that end, this Challenge seeks novel and improved methods that:

• Employ unconventional or proxy data sources to inform primary health care performance improvement;

• Provide improved measurement methods that are low cost, fit-for-purpose, shareable across information systems, and streamlined for data collectors;

• Leverage existing systems, networks, and workflows to streamline the collection and interpretation of data to support meaningful use of primary health care data;

• Provide actionable, accountable, and accessible insights for health care providers, administrators, and/or funders that can be used to optimize the performance of primary health care; and

• Balance the opportunity for frontline health workers to participate in performance improvement efforts with their primary responsibility as care providers.

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

SSHRC and Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) have launched this Knowledge Synthesis Grants competition to mobilize social sciences and humanities research to examine and synthesize existing knowledge on gender-based violence (GBV). Grant holders will identify research gaps and opportunities and their work will inform and guide policy-makers and service providers contributing to ensuring a violence-free Canadian society.

Investment in research is a long-term strategic initiative of the Grain Farmers of Ontario for the benefit of all barley, corn, oat, soybean, and wheat farmers. Ontario’s grain farmers have sponsored and participated in decades of practical research that has resulted in economic gains and improved agricultural sustainability for Ontario farmers and the Ontario environment. Our goal is to invest in research and support innovation and knowledge transfer that will enhance farmer member profitability and sector competitiveness.

Grain Farmers of Ontario aims to address the research needs for barley, corn, oat, soybean, and wheat through four overall priority areas: Agronomy and Production; Weed, Disease and Insect Pests; Crop Quality and Utilization; and Breeding and Genetics. Within each priority area, Grain Farmers of Ontario invests funds in projects of high priority to Ontario farmers, strives to maximize public sector research investment, and encourages private sector research investment.

Each year Grain Farmers of Ontario identifies specific priorities toward which it would like to target increased research investment. This year, Grain Farmers of Ontario is placing a particular emphasis on research proposals targeting the following research priorities:

o Integrate 4R nutrient stewardship practices for commercial fertilizer with other nutrient sources (e.g., cover crops, manure application, biosolids) and validate 4R practices to improve farm profitability and reduce N losses and GHG emissions per unit of crop production.

o Develop integrated weed, disease, and insect pest management strategies that consider multiple management options, biology and epidemiology of the pest, and prevention of pest resistance to trait and pesticide control measures.

o Explore revolutionary grain drying technologies to substantially improve grain drying efficiency and explore agronomic solutions for drydown to improve profitability of corn production and reduce GHG emissions.

o Quantify the impact of standard field practices on soil health and develop strategies to profitably improve or maintain soil health.

CIHR’s HIV/AIDS and STBBI Research Initiative, with strategic leadership from the CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity (III), will provide funding to applicants requesting support to attend the 24th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2022). AIDS 2022, which is the largest gathering on HIV and AIDS in the world, is being organized by the International AIDS Society (IAS) and will take place from July 29-August 2, 2022 in Montreal, Canada. This award is intended to support individuals participating at the conference either in person or virtually.

This is a second round of funding for the Travel Awards, following the initial awards launched in February 2022. Kindly take note of the deadlines for these awards. The Notice of Decision is anticipated to be July 29. Please note that funds will not be released ahead of the conference and applicants will need to cover the costs in the interim without guarantee of receiving the award.

The CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD) supports research to enhance health in relation to diet, digestion, excretion, and metabolism; and to address causes, prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, support systems, and palliation for a wide range of conditions and problems associated with hormone, digestive system, kidney, and liver function. For information about INMD, please refer to the INMD website and INMD Strategic Plan 2021-2026.

The INMD Training and Community Support Grant will support INMD research communities, including researchers and Partner Organizations (i.e., voluntary health sector organizations such as non-profit organizations, professional organizations and registered charities), to build training programs in research domains largely and directly relevant to the Institute's mandate. INMD will fund a total of two grants with a maximum amount of $50,000 for a single grant.

The INMD Training and Community Support Grants are expected to develop programs that will:

• support comprehensive training by engaging academic, non-academic and knowledge user mentors from across a variety of disciplines, sectors, and jurisdictions;
• promote a greater understanding of emerging research and knowledge exchange approaches;
• increase training and professional development in support of sustainable career trajectories; and
• consider best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within their respective research training environment.

The INMD Training and Community Support Grant may be used to develop and support training curriculum, training and career development meetings and events, or mentoring activities.

Successful applicants be notified within 9 weeks of application submissions.

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invites applications for two-year grants to support collaborative projects aimed at accelerating the dissemination and adoption of imaging technologies, methods, platforms, or training resources.

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

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invites applications for challenge grants in the field of Dynamic Imaging. This Request for Applications (RFA) aims to advance technology directed at real-time visualization of biological processes at the level of cells and molecules.

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

On-road transportation accounts for about 20 percent of Canada’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Reducing transportation emissions is critical to achieving the Government’s ambitious climate change commitments and is consistent with the global shift toward zero-emission vehicles (ZEV).

To accelerate the path to net-zero, the Government of Canada has set a mandatory target for all new light-duty cars and passenger truck sales to be ZEVs by 2035. However, nationwide surveys consistently show that a lack of awareness, knowledge and public confidence in ZEVs is a key barrier to adoption on a wider scale. Addressing gaps in ZEV knowledge and experience for consumers and businesses is therefore critical to supporting Canadians through the decision-making process to purchasing a ZEV.

A unique opportunity to educate Canadians

The Zero Emission Vehicles Awareness Initiative (ZEVAI) is looking to fund new and innovative projects that aim to address awareness and knowledge gaps among Canadians on light-duty ZEVs and ZEV technologies, including battery electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. This stream is also open to battery-powered micro-mobility solutions (i.e., small, lightweight vehicles operating at low speeds, including scooters, e-bikes, and cargo e-bikes). A separate call out for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles will follow at a later time.