genome alberta and the alberta livestock and meat agency are partnering again to support genomic sciences in alberta’s livestock and meat industry. in 2010 the organizations launched an ‘applied livestock genomics program (algp)’ that funded 9 projects, which are now delivering exciting results demonstrating the tremendous potential of genomics to make positive impacts in our multi-billion dollar livestock industry.
the new program, algp2, has $3 million available for genomics research in the areas of sustainability and reducing carbon footprint, livestock health, production relating to climate change, food safety and nutrition, and translational challenges in technology uptake. there are two types of projects to be funded: ‘rapid opportunity projects’ (rops) and ‘strategic opportunity projects’ (sops). rops are focused on short term projects that will have immediate benefits to the sector while sops are longer term projects that will address significant research questions and industry issues.
alpg2 investments will ultimately develop projects providing significant benefit to the canadian livestock industry, and the canadian economy, through genomics-based innovations.
the program guidelines and the letter of intent forms are available for download now.

algp2 timeline:

• may 8, 2014: competition launch
• june 5, 2014: letters of intent due
• june 19, 2014: invitation of selected letters of intent for proposal development
• july 31, 2014: proposals due
• september 15, 2014: notification of award (noa) to the applicants
• november 17, 2014: deadline for projects to have met all the conditions of the noa including the execution of collaborative research agreements between all participating organization, submission of revised milestone and budgets etc.
• january 2, 2015: start date of the projects

pedv, an extremely infectious coronavirus that infects the small intestine of a pig, causes severe diarrhea and dehydration leading to high piglet mortality. the united states pedv epidemic has had substantial economic impact since its may, 2013 discovery. in a single year, pedv has spread across 30 states, killing millions of pigs and resulting in an estimated loss of 10% of the u.s. pig population. this has led to alarming increases in u.s pig and pork prices that are projected to continue worsening. the january, 2014 discovery of pedv in canada therefore demands a rapid response to halt the spread of the virus and prevent a national epidemic.

 in response to the pedv threat, genome alberta is leading a consortium of funders and has launched “the 2014 program on research and innovation leading to a rapid genomics response to the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (pedv)”. the program aims to encourage innovative, genomics-based research projects that will significantly reduce the impact of pedv on the canadian economy and pork industry. such projects will produce new methods for the rapid detection of pedv, identify markers for sow pedv immunity, enhance current pedv vaccines and validate markers of pedv resistance. these genomic tools will ultimately limit the spread of pedv throughout canada and minimize its impact on the canadian economy.
the program guidelines and the letter of intent forms are available for download now.

pedv program timeline

may 16, 2014: program announcement.
june 5, 2014: deadline for loi submission.
june 19, 2014: notification of loi results.
july 31, 2014: deadline for submission of full proposals.
september 15, 2014: notification of award to the applicants. in the event that none of the proposals are of sufficient quality relative to the evaluation criteria, no funding will be awarded.
november 17, 2014: agreements must be completed on/before this date. after this date the funders reserve the right to withdraw the funding commit

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

1. advance comparative health services research and knowledge translation in bariatric care to improve the management of severe obesity. this includes bariatric surgery as well as medical management of severe obesity in adults as well as children and youth, where applicable, across the continuum of care, from primary care to tertiary care. research under this objective may include consideration of ethical issues, patient values and expectations, and familial and social impacts associated with bariatric surgery and the medical management of severe obesity.
2. improve current understanding of mechanisms underlying the benefits of bariatric procedures and how they result in diabetes remission (recognizing that the durability of the diabetes remission is still an unanswered question) and weight loss.

relevant research areas

the cihr institute of nutrition, metabolism and diabetes and partner organizations will provide funding for applications that demonstrate evidence of a translational approach to the study of bariatric care, and are aligned with the stated objectives and the interests of funding partners.

applications must also align with one of the following funding streams:

• health services research to improve the management of severe obesity across the continuum of care, from primary care to tertiary care
• defining mechanisms of action underlying bariatric procedures

registries will not be funded; however, research and secondary analysis of large datasets is eligible for funding.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:

• providing grants, awards or prizes in aid of research and knowledge translation activities where the circumstances fall outside of cihr's current suite of funding programs.
• supporting individuals and organizations whose goals are consistent with cihr institutes' vision, mandate and strategic directions.

cihr is canada's major federal funding agency for health research. its objective is to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened canadian health care system.

cihr integrates research through a unique interdisciplinary structure made up of 13 virtual institutes. the institutes are networks of researchers and stakeholders brought together to focus on important health problems, with each institute dedicated to a specific area of focus, linking and supporting researchers pursuing common goals.

one of the mechanisms for the institutes and initiatives to achieve their mandates is the institute community support (ics) program. the ics program is designed to foster community development by:

• providing grants, awards or prizes in aid of research and knowledge translation activities where the circumstances fall outside of cihr's current suite of funding programs.
• supporting individuals and organizations whose goals are consistent with cihr institutes' and initiatives’ vision, mandate and strategic directions.

the ics program is not intended to support the direct cost of research (e.g., pilot projects, feasibility studies or operating grants), principal and co-investigator salaries or research equipment.

each institute and initiative have tailored their ics program to meet their community’s needs. therefore please find the specific details and funds available for each institute’s and initiative’s ics funding opportunities, which can be found on the institutes’ and initiatives web sites at the following links:

• institute of aboriginal peoples' health
• institute of aging
• institute of cancer research
• institute of circulatory and respiratory health
• institute of gender and health
• institute of genetics
• institute of health services and policy research
• institute of human development, child and youth health
• institute of infection and immunity
• institute of musculoskeletal health and arthritis
• institute of neurosciences, mental health and addiction
• institute of nutrition, metabolism and diabetes
• institute of population and public health
• hiv/aids research initiative

the main objective of the biomarkers in nutrition and health (bionh) call is to support interdisciplinary research and innovative approaches for the validation of biomarkers and the investigation of intake/exposure and nutritional status. this is a key step in the implementation of the jpi hdhl strategic research agenda. bionh aims to define and harmonise the methodology necessary to prove the nutritional effects in the development of foods. the intake of foods, food ingredients and food contaminants in a population is a major challenge and questionnaire technology may lead to biased results. dietary patterns may be even more complicated. exposure biomarkers covering a broad number of foods and food components could provide a more objective measure of actual intake and status, and will be an important adjunct to classical dietary data. however, few foods are covered by validated intake/exposure biomarkers. one of the main applications of dietary biomarkers is to use them as a reference measurement to assess the validity and accuracy of dietary assessment methodologies.

the canadian foundation for governance research is pleased to announce the release of its 2014 call for doctoral research proposals for the robert bertram doctoral research awards. senior phd candidates from canadian universities who are researching areas of corporate governance are eligible. the proposal deadline is june 1, 2014.  full details on the funding call, areas of research and proposal requirements are available at www.cfgr.ca.

this ukccsrc network early career researcher (ecr) international exchange fund offers a mechanism for uk based ecrs working and studying within the academic uk ccs community to work with the best ccs researchers around the world. funds are available to support and strengthen both emerging and existing international collaborations. 

it is expected that several rounds of funding will be available from the ukccsrc network ecr international exchange fund. applications for this round of funding will be accepted from the 16th may 2014 to cob (17.00 uk time) on the 20th june 2014. 

awards are available for a duration of between one week and one month. however, applications for exchanges of a longer duration will be considered where co-funding from other sources has been obtained (or is being applied for). the visit must take place within nine months of notification of funding.

it is expected that the value of awards will range from £1,000 for a week’s visit to £5,000 for one month. applicants who make a particularly strong case for an amount exceeding these limits will be considered on a case by case basis.

in collaboration with the amaujaq national centre for inuit education, arcticnet is launching a call for proposals to address research priority areas on inuit education.

arcticnet is a network of centres of excellence of canada (nce) that brings together scientists and managers in the natural, human health and social sciences with their partners in inuit organizations, northern communities, federal and provincial government agencies, and the private sector to study the impacts of environmental change and modernization in the coastal canadian arctic. over 150 arcticnet network investigators and 800 graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , post-doctoral fellows, research associates and technicians from 30 canadian universities and 8 federal departments collaborate on 38 research projects with research teams in 15 countries.

arcticnet is funded until 31 march 2018, with funding from 01 april 2016 to 31 march 2018 (phase 4) conditional on a successful mid-term review by the nce program office in the fall of 2015.

details on arcticnet’s mandate, objectives and research program are available at: www.arcticnet.ulaval.ca

call for proposals

arcticnet is seeking proposals for projects addressing the inuit education research priority areas listed below, with funding to begin on 01 october 2014.

the current call for proposals is open to all eligible arctic researchers in canada (see eligibility criteria below). new applicants and collaborators not previously engaged in arcticnet are encouraged to apply.

eligibility

• researchers and organizations requesting arcticnet funding must meet the requirements of one of the canadian research granting councils (nserc, sshrc, and cihr).

• direct involvement of inuit organizations and partners in designing and conducting the research is required.

• research projects must be relevant to arcticnet’s mandate, objectives and research program, and must meet the criteria established by arcticnet and the networks of centres of excellence program as stated in the arcticnet research project review guidelines.

• in addition to conducting excellent research, all arcticnet projects are expected to contribute to arcticnet’s integrated regional impact study framework, and to focus on the application of acquired knowledge toward the development of policies.

• priority will be given to projects able to supplement arcticnet funding through cash and in-kind contributions from partners and other sources that must be reflected in letters of support.