funding launch: september 2014
registration deadline: february 3, 2015
application deadline: april 1, 2015
anticipated funding start: july 1, 2015

this september, the canadian institutes of health research (cihr) will launch the ehealth innovations partnership program (ehipp), a collaborative funding opportunity designed to create a new generation of cost-effective patient- and population-centered health care solutions.  ehipp will support partnerships between canadianhealth technology companies and ‘innovation communities '– local/regional healthcare delivery settings, such as hospitals, communities, school boards/post-secondary institutions  – to co-design and integrate innovative ehealth solutions that deliver real-world health care value. these funds will support pragmatic trials of new ehealth technologies in innovation community test beds that have the capacity and desire to integrate ehealth innovations into real-world service delivery. 

the objectives of ehipp are to: 
1. identify patient-oriented ehealth solutions that will improve health outcomes, patient experience, and lower the cost of care along the continuum for two ehipp priority areas:
 - early identification of, and intervention for youth and adolescents (11-25 years of age) with mental health conditions
 - support of seniors with complex care needs in their homes

2. foster partnerships between innovation communities and health technology companies to co-develop and evaluate the clinical benefit and cost-effectiveness of ehealth solutions in clinical- and population health-environments; these evaluations will take the form of cluster randomized, and/or randomized controlled trials (level 1 evidence) so as to assist in the subsequent commercialization of successful innovations

funding
ehipp will fund individual grants of up to $1.5 million over four years, with half of this funding coming from health technology partners, economic development agencies, and other health funding agencies. cihr will match these partnership funds on a 1:1 basis up to a maximum of $750,000. partnership funds previously secured for innovation development are considered eligible if received within 18 months of the funding start date (july 1, 2015).

support for partnership development
to facilitate the formation of partnerships between innovation communities and health technology companies, a series of regional workshops will occur during the fall and winter of 2014. webinars will also be held during this timeframe to provide information for prospective applicants to enhance the competitiveness of their applications.


register now!
general info webinar (en)
monday september 29, 2014
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm (edt)

general info webinar (fr)
tuesday october 14, 2014
10:00 am - 12:00 pm (edt)

watch the cihr website for the official funding launch, and dates for regional workshops and information webinars.

please contact suzanne hood (shood.ihspr@mcgill.ca) for more information.

objectives

the purpose of the meetings and planning grant program is to provide financial support for meetings that will enable the conduct of prospective research (i.e., randomized controlled trials or prospective cohort studies) that:

• directly inform patient care
• are consistent with the mandate of the kfoc, and that
• address research priorities described in either of the following documents:

• b. manns et al. setting research priorities for patients on or nearing dialysis, cjasn published online may 2014
• developing a canadian research strategy in pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease

research project grants program

the research project grants program funds laboratory and pre-clinical investigations, clinical research, psychosocial, cancer control, survivorship and other breast cancer research projects. proposed studies may include participatory, community-based methodologies.

new in 2014!
individual projects may now request funding for up to five years (up from three years). funding for each project may not exceed $150,000 per year and $450,000 in total.

fellowship program

the fellowship program supports research and/or clinical and professional training for graduate and post-graduate level scientists, physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals to pursue and develop expertise in breast cancer research and care.

intent to apply deadline:
wednesday, september 17th, 2014
at 5:00 p.m. et

application deadline:
wednesday, october 15th, 2014
at 5:00 p.m. et

programs 

- dream of a cure, chs research program

 - summer 2015 dream of a cure 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 hips in inherited bleeding disorders research

 - chs/ahcdc/csl behring hemostasis fellowship program

- chs/pfizer care until cure research program

-  chs/baxter inherited bleeding disorder fellowship program for nurses and allied health care professionals

-  chs/novo nordisk psychosocial research programme

seed funding grant
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.

deadline for registration
the deadline for registration is october 6, 2014 by 5:00 pm. interested applicants should email kathleen standring (kstandring@pogo.ca) by the deadline expressing their intent to submit a full application. applicants must provide the following information in the registration email:

• project title
• name of the primary investigator and all co-investigators
• a ½  page lay summary of the proposed project

deadline for submission
the deadline for submitting the full application is november 17, 2014 at 5:00 pm. please note that applications must be received by the deadline.

fellowship training
to enhance the pru’s mandate, goals, and research agenda, pogo has established two research fellowships (phd/post doctoral fellowship and clinician scholar award). this award includes a yearly salary of $55,000 (clinician scholar), $45,000 (post-doctoral), or $30,000 (phd) and the ability to apply for $5,000 in project-specific one-time operating support. 

phd/post doctoral fellowships (1 fellowship of 1 to 3 years duration)
the phd/post doctoral fellowship will be awarded to either an applicant working toward a phd or to a post doctoral research candidate. while applicants may have training and/or experience in areas not directly related to pogo activities, they will be required to demonstrate relevance to pediatric oncology.
 
clinician scholar award (1 fellowship of 1 or 2 years duration)
the clinician scholar award is open to licensed clinicians and health care practitioners of any discipline working in the field of pediatric oncology. applicants may have limited research experience although they have a strong interest in research.

deadline for registration
the deadline for registration is october 6, 2014 at 5:00 pm. interested applicants should email kathleen standring (kstandring@pogo.ca) by the deadline expressing their intent to submit a full application. applicants must provide the following information in the registration email:

• type and duration of fellowship award (e.g. phd/post doctoral or clinician scholar)
• project title
• name of primary investigator and all co-investigators
• a lay abstract of the project  (not to exceed 1/2 a page) 

on behalf of the government of canada, sdtc is looking for the next wave of innovative cleantech entrepreneurs.  the sd tech fund™ and the sd natural gas fund™  are open for applications from august 27 to october 15, 2014.

through the sd tech fund™, sdtc supports technologies that address the challenges of clean air, soil, water and climate change, including technology solutions focused on these current technology priority areas:

• responsible resource development: mitigate environmental impacts associated with canada’s natural resource sector through technologies in the oil and gas, mining, and forestry sectors.
• next generation transportation: technologies related to next generation vehicles having reduced emissions and higher energy efficiency, with a focus on freight transportation.
• resource and energy efficiency: technologies that encourage energy efficiency in buildings and industrial processes, with a focus on industrial water use efficiency.
• clean energy: technologies that enable clean energy production, distributed power generation and energy storage as well as technologies related to carbon capture and storage, integrated energy systems, and biorefinery/biochemical production.
• agriculture: technologies that increase yield and improve temperature and drought resistance of agricultural crops, mitigate land-use changes and biodiversity loss and diversify farm incomes
• northern and remote communities: innovative technologies and solutions for self-sufficiency in smaller communities, such as food security, heavy-lift transportation, small-scale renewable energy and microgrid applications.

the sd natural gas fund™, a collaboration with the canadian gas association, focuses on the following priority areas.

• residential (small-scale affordable chp units, ultra-efficient water heaters, technologies that improve the efficiency of residential heating and/or cooling)
• commercial (technologies that improve the efficiency of heating systems, measurement and data management to better control natural gas consumption, natural gas cooling systems)
• industrial (higher-efficiency industrial heating equipment, co2 capture systems, less energy-intensive hydrogen production)
• power generation (higher efficiency power generation, emissions control technologies, natural gas storage solutions for remote locations)
• transportation (more efficient and lower emission natural gas engines, alternative natural gas engines, lower-cost solutions)renewable natural gas (technologies that improve cleanup economics, cost-effective small-scale anaerobic digesters)

ogi's pre-commercialization business development fund (pbdf) is a unique investment fund that is helping to enable the economic impact of outcomes of “omics” and life sciences research projects and technology development. specifically, it aims to provide early-stage funding as companies (on their own or with academic collaborators) move towards commercial applications and to speed up transfer of products from lab to marketplace. the fund invests up to $100k per project.

specific objectives

• create economic results from ‘omics and life sciences research;
• support scientific entrepreneurs; and
• generate returns for future pbdf investments.

with the spark program, the ontario genomics institute (ogi) seeks to provide investigators with catalytic funding to enable them to undertake novel, high-impact, highly innovative and/or early-stage projects in the genomic sciences (genomic sciences refers to genomics and related disciplines such as proteomics, bioinformatics and other *omics research fields) which can improve, provide tools, resources or tangible outcomes for the natural resources sector. the spark grants are intended for projects where funding would otherwise be difficult to obtain due to the early-stage nature of the proposed research. outcomes of such projects should enable the applicant the opportunity to achieve follow-on investment or funding for further research or development that will ultimately lead to a measurable outcome or development of a product.

the overall goal of the spark program is to catalyze new research directions and increase the competitiveness of ontario research and its life sciences sector. the ideal proposal will focus on developing projects that utilize genomics to transform research in the natural resources sector. projects should address major hurdles or present opportunities that will push genomic sciences in new directions, initiate collaborations, broadly benefit the scientific community and in the long term create capabilities that will benefit the natural resources sector.

ogi will provide individual awards of up to $30,000 to be used for short duration (6 months) research projects. ogi may fund up to four (4) research projects per year. funded research must be performed in ontario (principal investigator (pi) must be at an academic or research institution for eligibility) and should focus on a discrete, unique and transformative projects relevant to genomics sciences.

projects should be relevant to the natural resource sector and, for example, may focus in any of the following areas:

• energy;
• mining;
• forestry (including insects and diseases);
• fish and wildlife;
• water;
• environment (including climate change).

bwf’s innovation in regulatory science awards provide up to $500,000 over five years to academic investigators developing new methodologies or innovative approaches in regulatory science that will ultimately inform the regulatory decisions the food and drug administration (fda) and others make.

these awards are open to u.s. and canadian citizens or permanent residents who have a faculty or adjunct faculty appointment at a north american degree-granting institution.  awards are made to degree-granting institutions in the u.s. or canada on behalf of the awardee. 

the application process consists of two phases: a preproposal followed by a full proposal invitation.  preproposal applicants selected by the advisory committee deemed to meet the goals of this initiative will be invited to submit full proposals.

announcement for the 2014-15 omafra new directions research program call for letters of intent

submission deadline:  wednesday, october 1, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. est

the call requirements are summarized below. for more details, visit the new directions research program webpage.

research priority areas

•      climate change – landscape assessment

•      opportunities associated with international trade agreements

•      precision agriculture in crop production

who may apply

public and private sector applicants with capacity to perform quality research in the program priority areas are invited to apply.

how to apply

researchers apply using the on-line research management system (rms). 

if you already have an rms user name and password, login to your researcher workbench to access the call documents and application form.

pre-submission consultation

a pre-submission consultation is scheduled for friday september 5, 2014 at 1 stone road guelph. a webex option is available.