A Wenner-Gren grantee may apply for the Engaged Anthropology Grant ($5,000 maximum) upon completion of the final reporting requirements for the Dissertation Fieldwork or Post-Ph.D. Research Grant.

This grant is designed to enable grantees to return to their research locale to share their research results with:

• The community  in which the research was conducted, and/or
• The academic/anthropological community in the region or country of research.

The Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) funds downstream research and development (R&D) projects that address real world opportunities and challenges defined by “Receptor” organizations such as industry, government, or not-for-profit entities. These organizations should be committed to commercializing or implementing the outcomes of the project.

Projects are led by the Receptor organization (Canadian or international) but are active collaborations with a Canadian academic researcher. These projects are co-funded by Receptors and other stakeholders and must have the potential to generate significant social and/or economic benefits for Canada.

The GAPP aims to:

• Accelerate the application of Canadian genomics-derived solutions from academia to real-world opportunities and challenges defined by industry, not-for-profit and public-sector Receptors.
• Channel Canada’s genomics capacity into sustainable innovations that benefit Canadians.
• Enhance the value of Canadian genomics technologies by de-risking and incentivizing follow-on investment from industry and other partners.
• Foster mutually beneficial collaboration and knowledge exchange between Canadian academia and technology receptors.

Mitacs Globalink - Summer Research Internship Program, Summer 2020

CALL FOR FACULTY PROJECTS - DEADLINE June 5, 2019, at 1 p.m. PT

The Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (GRI) is now accepting faculty submissions for summer 2020. GRI pairs faculty in Canada with international undergrads for 12-week research projects from May to October.  

Canadian Faculty members who are interested in hosting exceptional international interns for a summer research internship can submit one or more project ideas to Mitacs.  All disciplines are eligible.

From July-September, top-ranked senior undergrads from Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, India, Mexico, Tunisia, United Kingdom, and Ukraine apply and compete for internships.  Matching with faculty members takes place from October-December 2019, and final decisions made in January 2020.  Internships can take place from May-September 2020.

The internship is fully funded by Mitacs, who provides:

• Travel and living expenses
•  Medical insurance
• Coordination with Lakehead University’s administrative offices to ensure a smooth arrival and registration process
• Selection of a Globalink Mentor to assist with tasks including picking up students from the airport, escorting them to their residences, organizing social events, and acting as an emergency contact, etc.
• Professional skills workshops
• Industry events, such as meetings with professors, government representatives, and business leaders

 Jill Sherman, International Research Facilitator, intl.research@lakeheadu.ca  is available to assist faculty members with preparing their submissions, as well as promote projects to our international partners. 

The CMHC Housing Research Awards program provides recognition to world-class housing research. The awards support research teams so that they can expand their work and share their knowledge.

The awards recognize activities that are impactful and innovative in Canadian housing including:

• housing research
• research training
• knowledge mobilization and outreach

They are designed to build on and sustain Canada’s research-based knowledge culture across all fields related to housing. This includes social sciences and humanities, health and technology.

There are four awards that are provided annually:

• CMHC President’s Medal for Outstanding Housing Research ($20,000)
• Gold Roof Award for Housing Research Excellence ($10,000)
• Gold Roof Award for Knowledge to Action ($10,000)
• North Star Travel Award for Northern or Remote Research (2 or more up to $5,000)

OTP and Mitacs developed a partnership through Mitacs’s Accelerate and Elevate programs, which support the brightest PhD students and postdoctoral fellows conducting research in high-performance sport. These interns share their time between academic, industrial, and high-performance sport environments, tying together the major elements of the Canadian sport-research ecosystem.

For more information, please click here.

Ontario is committed to protecting species at risk and their habitats. That’s why we are accepting applications for the 2019-2020 Species at Risk Stewardship Program which supports communities, organizations and other partners to implement on-the-ground activities that benefit species and their habitats.

Applications must be received electronically by 3:00pm (EST) on Thursday, May 9, 2019.

The 2019/20 Species at Risk Stewardship Program guidelines and application form can be found by following the links on the Ontario Species at Risk website: https://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/species-risk-stewardship-fund. The guidelines and application form are also attached to this email. Applicants are asked to carefully read the guidelines before completing and submitting an application. 

Priorities have been identified for the 2019/20 funding year and are outlined within the guidelines. Please review the priorities in detail. Applications that do not address a 2019/20 priority will only be considered for funding after priority applications.

Completed applications may be submitted via e-mail to sar.stewardship@ontario.ca. At this time, applications are being accepted for both the Species at Risk Stewardship Fund (SARSF) and the Species at Risk Research Fund for Ontario (SARRFO) for the 2019-20 funding year only.

Please note, if you are a current SARSF or SARRFO recipient and have a multi-year agreement with the province, funding has been confirmed for the 2019/2020 funding year meaning payments will be made subject to the terms and conditions of your agreement.

Applicants are encouraged to contact species experts early in the planning process for advice on developing their project proposals. MECP staff can also assist applicants in determining whether an authorization under theEndangered Species Act may be required via e-mail at sarontario@ontario.ca.

For more information, please contact Allison.Marinich@ontario.ca or 705-755-5649.

Through its Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, Canadian Blood Services offers salary support for young investigators. Postdoctoral fellows undertaking full-time research training in a Canadian research laboratory affiliated with Canadian Blood Services are invited to apply. The fellowship provides salary support plus benefits, and a one-time research allowance of $20,000. Fellows may be supported for a maximum of three years.

Current competition:

Application deadline: July 15, 2019

Canadian Blood Services is pleased to announce its 2019 Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program Competition. The objective of the Program is to improve the efficient and appropriate utilization of blood products, while maintaining the safety of the blood system.

Examples of projects funded through this program in previous competitions include:

• A program to minimize preventable and inappropriate blood product transfusions in liver surgery
• Feasibility in Canada for a non-invasive prenatal testing using single-exon fetal RHD determination
• Assessment of the quality of granulocyte concentrates to optimize their use in transfusion therapy
• Optimizing rejuvenation to improve the product quality of pathogen-inactivation and gamma-irradiated red cell concentrates.

Read our blog post to learn more about the funding opportunity.

For detailed information about the Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program competition, please refer to www.blood.ca. The deadline to submit completed application packages is July 15 2019.