Under the Horizon Europe Framework, ERC Synergy grants support transformative research by a small group of two to four Principal Investigators who seek to address ambitious research problems that cannot be solved by individual investigators/teams working alone.  Each group can include one PI / Host institution outside of the EU or Associated Countries.  Funding can be up to 10 million Euros for up to 6 years (shorter projects are also eligible and prorated).  Additional funds are available for start up costs, purchase of major equipment, and access to large facilities.  Calls are held once a year, in all scientific fields.  For more information, go to: https://erc.europa.eu/funding/synergy-grants.  For assistance with applications, contact Jill Sherman, intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

On September 22, 2022, we will launch the annual Resource Allocation Competition (RAC), a peer-reviewed process to grant priority access to compute, storage and cloud resources beyond what can be obtained via the Rapid Access Service.  

Visit our website for the RAC application guide, as well as information on eligibility and submission requirements.

Applications must be submitted electronically through the CCDB by Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.  

Have questions or need help with the RAC 2023 application process? Join us for a Q&A Session: 

• English: October 4 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. ET – Registration  
• French: October 5 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. ET – Registration

Beef Farmers of Ontario is excited to announce a call for Letters of Intent (LOI) for research projects that will enhance the sustainability of the beef industry in Ontario. BFO is committing $200,000 per year for each of the next three years. Following a review of LOIs, selected initiatives will be asked for a full proposal. Please note that projects must be completed by December 31st, 2025.

The overarching goal of the BFO Beef Research Program is to increase the development, adaptation, assessment, and easy adoption of on-farm technologies that help beef producers respond to changing demands, and to quantify and investigate emerging issues of importance to the Ontario and broader Canadian beef industry.

The BFO Research Committee recently considered both opportunities and problems facing the industry as well as current BFO, OMAFRA, and BCRC research priorities. While we are open to all ideas and encourage creativity and out-of-the-box thinking, the committee did identify the following topics, listed in no particular order, as being of particular interest:

1. Animal health and welfare
2. Antimicrobial use, resistance and alternatives
3. Food safety
4. Forages
5. Environmental sustainability
6. Other:

• Producing Dairy-Beef cross calves that meet market needs
• Abattoir Condemnation Rates in the Province
• Feed efficiency
• Beef quality
• Technologies that accurately measure carcass traits of interest
• 360-degree analysis of plant-based versus livestock-based protein

The Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet) is a Network of Centres of Excellence that focuses on the role of glycans in health. Areas of focus for GlycoNet in Cycle II (2020–2024) are cancer, chronic diseases, infectious diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases.

Clinical Partnerships

These grants offer funding opportunities for clinicians to validate glycomics data from clinical studies. Maximum request: $50,000 for one year. Download PDF Request For Proposals >>

Translational Grants

These grants further advance/translate projects with proof of concept and protected IP. Maximum request: $150,000 for one year, 1:1 matching required. Download PDF Request For Proposals >>

Strategic Initiatives

These grants fund partner-led initiatives to advance a partner challenge. Maximum request: $150,000 for one year, with possibility of one year renewal, 1:1 matching required. Download PDF Request for Proposals >>

International Partnerships

GlycoNet has formalized a partnership with Academia Sinica to co-fund collaborative research between two entities. These grants fund projects that involve at least two groups, one in Canada and one in Taiwan. GlycoNet will fund research conducted in Canada, while Academia Sinica will fund research conducted in Taiwan. Projects require at least a 1:1 matching and must be completed within 12 months. Download PDF Request for Proposals >> 

To accelerate translational cancer research so that precise, impactful and cost-effective treatments can benefit cancer patients, OICR has implemented a new Clinical Translation Pathway (CTP) to support preclinical, clinical, and convergent research. The CTP consists of four separate funding streams and is currently inviting applications for the Innovation to Implementation (I2I) funding opportunity which is focused on overcoming barriers to the mobilization, or uptake, of knowledge required to facilitate adoption of research into policy or healthcare. OICR is committed to providing research funding to help support a sustainable health system that enables fair and equitable access to cancer interventions.

SSHRC is pleased to launch a Knowledge Synthesis Grants competition to mobilize, examine and synthesize social sciences and humanities research on the topic of shifting dynamics of privilege and marginalization. Genome Canada has joined SSHRC as a funding partner for this call and is seeking social sciences and humanities insights on issues related to genomics. The outcome of this knowledge synthesis grant will help to inform policy and decision-making across sectors and help to ensure a cohesive, equitable and just Canadian society.