The CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH) and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) have partnered on an annual Mid-Career Lecturer Award in Cardiovascular Sciences in recognition of an individual's outstanding contribution to the advancement of cardiovascular sciences in Canada at the mid-point of their career. The award will be presented to the selected candidate at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) – October 24-27, 2024 in Vancouver, where the recipient will be invited to participate in a session as part of the scientific program. CCC is the largest gathering of cardiovascular and allied health professionals in Canada.

The selected candidate will be an outstanding mid-career investigator (at the time of application, has assumed their independent research position 5-15 years ago) who has conducted the majority of their research in Canada and contributed significantly to the advancement of cardiovascular sciences. For the 2024 competition only, the eligibility time frame is adjusted by 1 year to account for productivity losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, the eligibility time frame is from 6-16 years ago. For all competitions, we will account for all disclosed leaves (i.e. parental, medical, and family responsibility leave) when calculating career stage.

The Brain Health Medicines Scholar Award provides funding and drug development support to researchers whose work aims to treat, prevent or cure Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The award includes:

• One-year grant
• $100,000 with appropriate justification 
• Potential to renew for a second year based on milestones achieved 
• Dedicated Project Manager for the duration of the award
• Drug development, commercial strategy and business development support from Harrington's Therapeutics Development Center experts
• Opportunity to quality for up to $400,000 in additional funding and drug development support

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

The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) and Harrington Discovery Institute provide funding and drug development support of research efforts that aim to treat or prevent Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias and cognitive-decline associated with aging. Each year up to two ADDF-Harrington Scholars are chosen. The award includes:

Two-year grant
Funding up to $600,000
Opportunity to qualify for investment funds
Drug development expertise and project management support
A personalized team of drug developers and project manager for each award recipient
Expert business, commercialization and clinical development advice
Regulatory assistance
Intellectual property (IP) review and advice

The Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) program encourages the use of innovative wood-based building technologies in construction projects. This program supports Canada’s commitment to reach 2030 and 2050 emissions reduction targets under the Paris Agreement and advance long-term priorities regarding greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction.

GCWood invests in wood construction projects that generate many benefits, including:

• reduced GHG emissions from renewable and sustainable resources that help decarbonize the built environment
• accelerated adoption of innovative building technologies and systems
• updated building codes that allow for taller and larger wood buildings
• affordable housing and community infrastructure

The Battery Industry Acceleration Call, delivered under Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Energy Innovation Program (EIP), will support technologies that accelerate battery value chain decarbonization, security, and competitiveness for Canada. The call will also contribute to federal efforts to strengthen the network of Canadian battery innovators to help grow world-class Canadian firms in the battery value chain.

This funding call is open to research and development, or demonstration projects focused on the following four elements of the battery value chain:

• Materials (anode and cathode active materials and precursors)
• Components (electrolyte, current collectors, additives, etc.)
• Cell
• Pack

With $48 Million to invest over 4 years starting in April 2024, the Build and Mobilize Foundational Wildland Fire Knowledge Program aims to encourage collaborative research and demonstration projects focused on innovation in wildfire risk assessment, risk mitigation, and adaptive forest management as per the Blueprint for Wildland Fire Science in Canada.

This new program will address gaps in foundational knowledge by developing and evaluating wildland fire risk assessment and risk mitigation strategies and technologies that support Indigenous peoples, local and provincial/territorial governments and fire management agencies to reduce wildfire risk in the face of a changing climate.

The program will support initiatives that advance knowledge in the following three themes.

Theme 1: Wildfire risk assessment

Priority research topics:

• Developing methods and baseline data for risk assessments at community and regional scales
• Integrating multiple values including air quality, carbon balance, fibre recovery
• Leveraging new technologies to accelerate risk assessments
• Leveraging new technologies, and integration of research into predictive models and decision-making tools

Theme 2: Wildfire risk mitigation

Priority research topics:

• Testing and demonstrating the real-world feasibility, cost and effectiveness of prevention or mitigation strategies or technologies, including new approaches
• Understanding social acceptability of different interventions
• Creating awareness that leads to action by increasing the efficacy of education, outreach, and mobilization strategies
• Estimating the effects of relevant risk-reduction interventions, including return on investment

Theme 3: Adaptive forestry practices

Priority research topics:

• Testing and demonstrating enhanced fibre recovery from fuel management activities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and offset the costs of treatment
• Developing approaches to integrate wildfire risk reduction as an outcome in forest management practices
• Identifying, testing, and demonstrating new forest management practices that minimize impacts of future wildland fires

The Dorothy Killam Fellowships provide support to scholars of exceptional ability by granting them time to pursue research projects of broad significance and widespread interest within the disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, engineering or studies linking any of these disciplines.