We are pleased to announce a new CIMVHR research opportunity (https://cimvhr.ca/cimvhr-funding-opportunities/). We are seeking a researcher or research team from our member universities to conduct the following research project:

“TA 53 – First-Generation Smallpox Vaccine Potency Testing.”

We would ask that you kindly distribute this notice to let your researchers know about this opportunity. 

Note: All proposals must be submitted through the online call for proposal portal (https://funding.cimvhr.ca/login) and contain the required information as noted on the Request for Proposal document. Proposals received outside of the portal or that do not contain the necessary required information will not be considered.

For further information, please contact the following individual(s).

Heather MacArthur

Projects and Contracts Specialist

Tel: 613-533-6000 x 79098  E: heather.macarthur@queensu.ca

Jocelyne Halladay
Contracts and Publications Coordinator

Tel: 613-533-6000 x 74756  E: jocelyne.halladay@queensu.ca

Insight Development Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Insight program.

Insight Development Grants support research in its initial stages. The grants enable the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas. Funding is provided for short-term research development projects of up to two years that are proposed by individuals or teams.

Insight Development Grants foster research in its early stages, but are not intended to support large-scale initiatives. Long-term support for research is offered through SSHRC’s Insight Grants.

Proposed projects may involve, but are not limited to, the following types of research activities:

• case studies;
• pilot initiatives; and
• critical analyses of existing research.

Projects may also involve national and international research collaboration, and the exploration of new ways of producing, structuring and mobilizing knowledge within and across disciplines and sectors.

Within the Insight Development Grant funding opportunity, funding is available for two distinct categories of scholars: emerging scholars and established scholars.

The 2019 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Grants Program aims to be transformative at a time when it is well recognized that there is a significant funding gap to support and retain our brightest early-career investigators, who are well positioned to make major contributions to Canadian brain research. This competition is open to all new investigators, within five years of their first independent academic appointment, conducting research in the field of neuroscience (any discipline).

Interested applicants are required to submit a brief Letter of Intent (LOI), providing an overview of the project they intend to pursue, by December 10, 2019. Please refer to the Request for Applications for additional details (https://braincanada.ca/for-researchers/).

For more information, please contact futureleaders@braincanada.ca.

POGO offers annual Seed Funding Grants of up to $15,000 to facilitate or support feasibility studies, the development of preliminary data to enable applications to other granting agencies, or self-contained studies.

The deadline for registration is December 9, 2019 by 5:00pm. Interested applicants should fill out the registration form by the deadline expressing their interest to submit a full application. Applicants must provide the following information in the registration form:

• Project title
• Name and institution of the primary investigator
• Name of all co-investigators
• A 250 word lay summary of the proposed project

The full application form will be sent to applicants once they have registered their intent to apply. The deadline for submitting the full application is January 24, 2020 by 5:00pm EST. Please note that applications must be received by the deadline.

View the Seed Grant eligibility and application guidelines»

Register for the Seed Grant competition»

Since 2007, The Weston Family Awards in Northern Research (previously The W. Garfield Weston Awards in Northern Research) have provided unparalleled support to young scientists in Canada pursuing research in Canada’s North. Funded by The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, these annual awards are some of the most prestigious in the country for students pursuing a master’s degree, PhD or postdoctoral fellowship. Over 270 early-career researchers have been selected to receive an award since the program’s inception, forming a community of Weston Family Northern Scientists who are at the forefront of northern scholarship and who are helping shape a better future for Canada and the world.

Weston Family Award winners undertake research projects across a broad spectrum of fields and disciplines in the natural sciences, including studies of northern ecosystems, biodiversity, flora and fauna, meteorology, oceanography, glaciology, geography and environmental studies.