The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:

• To support research aligned with the research opportunities identified in the companion document of the 2022 CPHO Annual Report, Generating Knowledge to Inform Public Health Action on Climate Change in Canada;
• To strengthen links between researchers and knowledge users, including communities, and facilitate responsive and evidence-informed decision-making on key public health and climate change issues; and
• To strengthen capacity to generate and apply context-specific knowledge on the public health impacts of climate change and opportunities for collective action.

The $33-million Homegrown Innovation Challenge, delivered over six years, will identify teams and support the development of tools and technologies that enable Canadian farmers and producers to sustainably and competitively grow berries out of season.

At the Weston Family Foundation, we want to see innovators solve the problem of out-of-season production of berries – not only in the laboratory, but also at-scale in the greenhouse or on the farm.  That’s why we are offering up to $33 million in grant funding available to the innovation teams that successfully navigate through the Spark, Shepherd and Scaling phases of the Challenge.  For clarity, a single innovation team that participates in every phase of the Challenge and goes on to win the final prizes would receive nearly $8 million!

By solving the interconnected challenges that come with growing berries out of season, the Homegrown Innovation Challenge process will catalyze a range of solutions relevant to a broad array of other fruits and vegetables in Canada and around the world. Ultimately, extending the country’s growing season for fresh produce will reduce the country’s dependence on imported fruits and vegetables, enabling a more resilient food system in Canada.

Objectives

Existing since March of 2001, Brain Star is a program of CIHR’s Institute of Neurosciences Mental Health and Addiction (CIHR-INMHA). Brain Star is administered under the Institute Community Support Grants and Awards program and is designed to recognize the excellence of research done in Canada by students and trainees in all fields and disciplines covered by CIHR-INMHA.

The specific objectives of the Brain Star program are to:

• Promote research careers in neuroscience, mental health and addiction in Canada.
• Stimulate the involvement of students and trainees in the Institute and increase awareness of INMHA activities among students and trainees.

Award

• A maximum of fifteen awards of $1,500 each are available each calendar year.
• Top-ranked winner of the Brain Star award will be named the Marlene Reimer Brain Star of the Year.
• A profile of award recipient’s research on INMHA’s and CAN’s websites.
• In the case of equal first co-authors, the prize will be divided equally.
• Top three ranked award recipients may be invited to present a summary of their research paper at the Canadian neuroscience meeting. In the case of co-authors, the primary principal applicant will be invited to present.

Eligibility

Eligibility criteria for all CIHR research funding programs apply. The business office of the institution of an eligible Nominated Principal Applicant generally administers CIHR funds. Please refer to the Eligibility Requirements for CIHR Grants and Awards regarding the eligibility requirements for individuals and institutions.

Description: To establish research projects aimed at improving the understanding of the complex and multifactorial pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases through multi-OMICS (branches of science known informally as omics are various disciplines in biology whose names end in the suffix – omics, such as genomics, proteomics, metabolomics) and Big Data approaches designed to find new drug targets and target biomarkers for the development of tailored and personalized treatment approaches.

Funding: $666,000 from the CIHR Institute of Aging to support the Canadian component of up to two transnational teams, over four years. Maximum amount per grant is $333,000, over four years.

Deadline: 7 March 2023 (pre-proposal); 27 June 2023 (full proposal).

Please contact Jill Sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca for more information.

Description: The objective of the call is to take action against the growing global threat of increasing resistance in pathogenic organisms, and the spread of anti-microbial resistance (AMR). JPIAMR calls on the scientific community to develop or improve existing tools and digital technologies for (1) AMR diagnosis and/or (2) One Health AMR surveillance.

Funding: $1.8M from the CIHR AMR Ring-Fenced Initiative to support the Canadian component of up to three transnational teams, over three years. If the team coordinator is Canadian, the maximum amount per grant is $600K over three years, whereas Canadian team partners may receive $500K over three years.

Deadline: 7 March 2023 (pre-proposal); 4 July 2023 (full proposal)

Please contact Jill Sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca for more information.

This funding opportunity is meant to encourage innovative, unorthodox, and exploratory research that may be in the early and conceptual stages of project development but has potential for significant impact on our understanding of the brain.

Open to early-career investigators within five years of starting their first independent research position, the 2022 competition has an overall funding envelope of $2,500,000 to support up to 25 grants of $100,000 over two years.

Evidence clearly shows that increasing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in research environments enhances excellence, innovation, and creativity. Brain Canada is committed to excellence through equity, and we encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply to our funding opportunities, which will promote the expression of diverse perspectives, approaches, and experiences, including those of underrepresented groups.

Click here to view the Request for Applications.

Deadline for receipt of Letter of Intent: January 16, 2023 at 5 p.m. ET

Deadline for receipt of Full Applications: April 6, 2023 at 5 p.m. ET

For more information, or if you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Brain Canada at futureleaders@braincanada.ca.

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is issuing a call to organizations in Canada entitled “International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) 2023-2028.” The IYIP is funded by the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS), which is implemented by 12 federal departments to help young Canadians gain the skills and work experience they need to make a successful transition to the labour market. IYIP participants will complete international development internships aligned with Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

The program is valued at $29.76 million over a 5-year period.

GAC expects to fund project proposals of at least $2 million and up to $4.9 million. Submitting the project proposal is the only stage in this call. GAC may fund several proposals or none, up to the maximum funding available.

This call aims to provide Canadians aged 18 to 30, especially youth facing barriers to employment*, with an opportunity to acquire:

• professional experience abroad (or, in some cases, virtually) in the field of international development
• skills to prepare them for future employment or further education

*Definition of “youth facing barriers to employment” for the purposes of this call for proposals: persons between the ages of 18 and 30 who belong to or identify themselves as members of a group that faces discrimination, such as people living with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, racialized youth and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As an organization can only submit one application to this competition, interested applicants are asked to contact the Office of Research Services (ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca) to indicate their interest in this program no later than January 5, 2022.  For more information, please contact Jill Sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.