These grants provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities that will inform decision-making at a single partner organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sector. The small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through Partnership Engage Grants are meant to respond to immediate needs and time constraints facing organizations in non-academic sectors. In addressing an organization-specific need, challenge and/or opportunity, these partnerships let non-academic organizations and postsecondary researchers access each other’s unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities on topics of mutual interest.

The objective of Idea to Innovation (I2I) grants is to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector, and to promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company. I2I grants provide funding to college and university faculty members to support research and development projects with recognized technology transfer potential. This is achieved through defined phases by providing crucial assistance in the early stages of technology validation and market connection.

Research objectives

Generating new knowledge on plastics science and building on existing research created under previous programs, for example, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Plastics Science for a Cleaner Future.

The proposed research project must address at least one of the following CaPSA themes:

Theme 1: Detection, quantification and characterization of plastics in the environment

1. Studies that generate new or build on the existing body of scientific research from Theme 1:

Where research was previously undertaken to strengthen the science concerning Theme 1, focused research that complements and furthers this knowledge is encouraged. For example, alignment of methodologies and comparability of data for identifying and assessing the toxicity of plastics; enhanced methods to monitor and detect different types of macroplastics, microplastics and nanoplastics.

Theme 2: Impacts on Wildlife, Human Health and the Environment

1. Advancing scientific knowledge of the current research under Theme 2:

Research that complements and furthers knowledge about the impacts of plastics on wildlife, human health and/or the environment in various ecosystems (e.g., terrestrial) and/or compartments (e.g., air); risk assessment frameworks on the impacts of plastics and plastic additives on key indictor/receptor species; risks from plastic particles and chemicals, etc.

Theme 3: Plastic Design and Alternatives

1. Investigating plastic designs and alternatives from sustainably sourced materials that are also less harmful/toxic to the environment and humans:
   
   Research that aims to better understand the potential environmental impacts of alternatives to conventional plastics. For example, improving our understanding of biodegradation and developing appropriate testing methods; exploring and assessing the entire life cycle of a broader range of bio-based materials, from raw material extraction to end-of-life disposal; and assessing potential scenarios and suitability of applications of bioplastics in various sectors, including the innovation and use of second and third generation feedstocks.

1. Improving end-of-life options, including greater value retention (e.g., reuse, repair, remanufacturing, recycling and composting) to lessen environmental impacts, reduce waste and enable circularity:
   
   Research that aims to better understand and improve end-of-life value retention prospects of plastics and alternatives through design. For example, improving value retention (remanufacture, refurbishment) outcomes for plastics; establishing a plastics classification system that improves retention prospects.

Theme 4: Sustainable Use of Plastics

1. Contributing knowledge to inter-disciplinary sustainability science on the interactions affecting the use, needs and behaviours concerning plastics and the impacts on humans and the environment:
   
   Research that aims to generate knowledge about the inter-disciplinary impacts of plastics, behavioural insights, as well as the challenge of sustainability, to meet the needs of present and future generations to maximize societal benefits, including the social, economic, health, and environmental factors, while minimizing harm. For example, behavioural insights research on the use of plastics, plastic alternatives, or reducing plastic use, etc.; research that spans multiple, integrated disciplines such as, but not limited to, behavioural science, food science, human health, and plastics science, to investigate the impacts of plastic packaging on bacteria growth and foodborne illnesses.

Theme 5: Waste Diversion and Recovery

1. Examining the supplementary or cumulative impacts of recycled/reusable plastics:
   
   Research that addresses the effects/impacts of recycled and reusable plastics and the potential harms via exposure to these plastics. For example, studies about the toxicity/harms of recycled plastics and the risks from microplastics, additives, or contaminants under varying conditions (e.g., hot, cold, acidic, etc.).

1. Generating new knowledge and improving techniques on the removal of plastics from various environmental compartments:
   
   Research that aims to understand, assess and improve the removal of nanoplastics and microplastics from the environment (soil, water, air). For example, microplastic removal during wastewater treatment; improving our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of microplastics biodegradation in the environment.

The WSIB is seeking applications for a new funding competition. The WSIB Research and Grants Program will be awarding one successful application for a systematic review that specifically aims to evaluate: a) the current state of evidence on the therapeutic use of medical cannabis for the treatment of health conditions that can be work-related, as indicated below; b) evidence supporting the use of specific classes of medical cannabis (e.g., dried cannabis, cannabis edibles, cannabis extracts and/or cannabis topicals), including information on dose of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and/or cannabidiol (CBD), as well as cannabigerol (CBG) and cannabinol  (CBN) where available, for the treatment of conditions that can be work-related; and c) evidence of any risks, adverse events, or harms associated with the therapeutic use of medical cannabis for health conditions that can be work-related.

Outcomes from the systematic review may be considered by the WSIB to determine whether the scientific evidence meets the recommended standards for scheduling, policy development or to underpin adjudicative support in case-by-case decision-making.

The WSIB specifically requests that the systematic review examine and evaluate the scientific evidence from primary research studies published since 2016 (the end of the literature review period covered by the NASEM report) for the use of non-pharmaceutical medical cannabis for health conditions which are currently designated work-related conditions and potential work-related conditions, including assessment of:

•           therapeutic benefit

•           dose, route of administration, and duration of treatment, where available

•           any risks, adverse events, or harms resulting from treatment

For more information, including Proposal Instructions and how to apply, please click here.

The Dr. J. A. Campbell Young Investigator Award of $5,000 for any kind of research into Celiac Disease and / or Gluten Sensitivity is available to students and those who have recently completed degrees.

For the next three years, we are particularly interested in research that is geared towards investigating vulnerable populations or under-investigated communities related to celiac disease such as individuals who are impoverished, food at risk, newcomers, racialized and/or indigenous communities; however, applications are not limited to this subject area.

A grant to a maximum of $25,000 is offered by Celiac Canada for research projects in Canada of a scientific, applied science, and/or medical nature relevant to celiac disease, dermatitis herpetiformis, and/or non-celiac gluten sensitivity, or the socio-economic implications of delayed diagnosis and/or living with this conditions.  We are open to all types of relevant research and is not restricted to medical research.

The specific objective of this funding opportunity is to:

• Provide funding to develop and implement an intensive capacity-building program on the topic of Impact of climate change on the health of older persons

The host of SPA 2026 will:

• Develop the program and curriculum for an advanced training program for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on the topic Impact of climate change on the health of older persons
• Include an Indigenous health component in the program
• Recruit/lead a planning and coordination team for SPA 2026
• Coordinate and manage the logistics related to the successful implementation of the SPA 2026 program
• Organize a 20th anniversary symposium (with guidance from the CIHR-Institute of Aging) that celebrates the impact of the SPA program.

The Doctoral Research Awards program is open to graduate students pursuing cancer research at an eligible Canadian institution. The goal of this program is to support the future generation of Canadian researchers.

The Next Generation of Scientists Award is an innovative two-pronged grant that aims to support the most promising postdoctoral fellows in becoming the next generation of cancer researchers in Canada.

The program includes a one-year postdoctoral salary award (part 1), to enable postdoctoral fellows to obtain a research position at an eligible Canadian institution. Once this position is obtained, the candidate will be offered a 2-year Operating Grant (part 2).