The Institute is pleased to announce the re-launch of our flagship Rapid Response program, which is designed to provide seed funding to catalyze novel, high-risk, high-reward translational research for neurodegenerative disease of aging (NDAs).  

Eligible projects should:

• Be translational research that can accelerate therapeutic or tool development for NDAs, as defined by the Institute.
  • Therapeutics should address unmet needs in the prevention, treatment and/or symptomatic management of NDAs. 
  • Tools should address challenges in translational research to accelerate the development and/or clinical implementation of therapeutics for NDAs (e.g., biomarkers, drug delivery systems).  
• Have preliminary data to support the hypothesis and feasibility of the project.

Funding per project: Up to $300,000 over 18-24 months

Important dates:

• Program information session:  April 2, 2024 (register here).
• Letter of Intent deadline: April 30, 2024 (Apply here: https://westonfdn.smartsimple.ca/)
• Award announcement: November 2024

For more information about this program, including details on project and applicant eligibility, Institute definitions, program review criteria and expected project outcomes, please visit our website to access the RFA, the Program Details document and the Letter of Intent template. 

Blood transfusions are used as a life-saving intervention in military and civilian health care systems. On the battlefield deaths are classified as non-survivable or survivable, with hemorrhage being the leading, preventable, cause of death in the latter category. The ability to resuscitate a traumatic hemorrhagic soldier as fast as possible is crucial for survivability. Blood transfusion is vital to this resuscitation.

A critical requirement in any blood transfusion is to match the blood types of the donor and recipient to avoid fatal ABO incompatibilities. While A and B blood can only be donated to people of the same type, O type blood can be given to anyone without significant concerns of hemolytic reactions. This results in high demands on O type blood, often resulting in short supply. Ways of improving the supply of O type blood are urgently needed to address this problem.

Veterans Affairs Canada is seeking proposals for research focused on the experiences and impacts of interpersonal violence affecting Veterans and their families. The proposed research should consider the unique experiences of military members, Veterans and their families as well as how mental health-related factors may intersect with these experiences.

The following factors should be central to the proposed investigation: how military service-related factors may be associated with the occurrence and impacts of interpersonal violence, the impacts of interpersonal violence within familial relationships, and considerations of sex, gender, and other intersectionality factors.

As part of its efforts to foster the next generation of defence and security scholars, MINDS supports undergraduate and master’s students interested in defence and security through the Young MINDS Initiative.

These grants are valued at $10,000 and must be linked to the MINDS policy challenges.

Interested candidates must be enrolled in an undergraduate or master’s program at an accredited university, and  pursuing a degree in political science, history, international relations, public policy, economics, or be able to demonstrate that their field of study is relevant to defence and security studies. Applicants should be sponsored by a professional academic or recognized expert in the field.

MINDS supports the development and provision of timely, relevant and well-rounded policy advice based on insights from the expert community to better anticipate and understand potential threats to Canada and Canadian interests.

The Targeted Engagement Grant Program provides non-recurring financial support, up to a maximum of $50,000 to fund projects such as conferences, roundtables, workshops, research, and publications. There are two competitions every year, generally in the Spring and Fall.

Requests for funding are assessed primarily on relevance to DND/CAF defence policy challenges, the use of Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+), as well as innovation and the creative use technology.

In support of Canada’s Methane Centre of Excellence, the Energy Innovation Program’s Methane Measurement and Mitigation Call responds to the urgent need to reduce methane emissions in this decade, alongside deep cuts in CO₂, to achieve the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature increases to 1.5^oC above pre-industrial levels. It will invest in Canadian expertise to accelerate development of more effective knowledge and technologies for methane measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV), as well as the mitigation or elimination of methane emissions in Canada. The Call has two focus areas:  

The Doctoral Research Award (DRA) is an annual program open to PhD level trainees conducting their research at an eligible Canadian academic institution. This program aims to support graduate students who are pursuing a doctoral degree in cancer-related research.

The ultimate goal of the Cystinosis Research Foundation is to find better treatments and a cure for cystinosis. Global calls for grant applications are made twice each year, in the spring and the fall. To be considered, research and fellowship applications must take into consideration the mission and goals of the foundation. The research and fellowship grants are awarded for 1-2 years.

The Call aims to support the efforts of organizations registered in Canada and Indigenous organizations in Canada to:

• address the root causes of irregular migration by creating resilient, sustainable and inclusive economic opportunities for women and youth, particularly in marginalized and vulnerable communities in Honduras
• advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in support of resilient, sustainable and inclusive economic growth
• support the creation of stable and enabling environments for women and youth to access decent jobs, create enterprises (MSMEs), access to resources (financing, land, technologies, certifications), increase productivity, income, and representation in governing bodies
• provide the necessary skills, education and tools to women and youth to be competitive in local markets and accessing foreign markets

As organizations can only submit one submission to this call, interested applicants are asked to contact the Office of Research indicating their interest in this program no later than March 20, 2024.  For more information, please contact Jill Sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.