objectives

the ciest fund invites canadian and israeli companies and academic researchers to cooperate on the research, development and commercialization of innovative energy technologies and processes.   

with a strong focus on key challenges in the unconventional oil and gas sector, the ciest fund will support high-quality industry-led r&d partnerships between canada and israel. these collaborations will spur the development of innovative energy technologies and processes to enable the responsible development of unconventional oil and gas resources, including applications to address environmental challenges. the fund promotes innovation that will reduce environmental impact associated with energy exploration, extraction, processing and production.  it also encourages initiatives on other critical energy sources of interest to both countries such as renewable energy.

natural resources canada (nrcan) is committing $5 million to the ciest fund over the next three years with matching funds to be allocated by the government of israel on a project-by-project basis.

funding: canada  

• canadian companies that are headquartered and operate in canada are eligible to receive up to a maximum of 50 percent of the total canadian r&d project value, ranging from a minimum of cdn $300,000 to a maximum of $500,000 per project. this award could be increased to a maximum of cdn $1 million for high quality consortium-led projects with at least two canadian industrial and two academic partners.
• canadian academic partners from universities and colleges can participate in ciest fund projects as collaborators under contract with the canadian industry lead applicants. leveraging a partnership with ciirdf, the natural sciences and engineering research council (nserc) will fund eligible academic components of selected ciest fund projects. nserc will award funding directly to collaborating canadian university and college researchers as a non-repayable grant if the project has an integrated crd (collaborative r&d) or ard (applied r&d) component.

application process  

• as the first step of the application process, proponents are required to submit an expression of interest (eoi).  
• an eoi is mandatory to receive an invitation to submit a full proposal. ciirdf will provide feedback to applicants within a week of receipt.  

complete proposals (by invitation only) will be accepted until all funds are committed and processed on an on-going basis when received.

the w. garfield weston foundation is running the 2013 rapid response request for applications in neuroscience research this winter.

deadline - january 7, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. et

• goal: to support novel, high-risk, high-reward translational research that will accelerate the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases of aging.
• grant size: up to $150,000 per project over 12-18 months, to a maximum of $4.5 million across all projects. 
• eligibility: researchers at or above the level of postdoctoral fellow or equivalent from registered charitable institutions in canada.

applicants with high potential letters of intent will be invited to submit a short proposal. awards will be announced in late spring. 

please contact us with any questions about this rfa at neuro@weston.ca or (416) 935-4056.

parkinson society canada is pleased to announce the second competition of our july 2014-june 2016 national research program funding cycle. applications submitted online through the parkinson society canada website.

current funding opportunities

pilot project grants

• one-year duration
• maximum funding of $45,000
• pilot project program grants intend to foster novel, high-potential projects and ideas with a trajectory for major grants with larger granting institutions

new investigator award program

• two-year duration
• $45,000 per year
• for junior faculty in a canadian university in first 5 years of their career as a research scientist in canada
• this program provides new investigators with an early opportunity to develop and demonstrate their ability to initiate and conduct independent health research

basic research fellowship

• two-year duration
• $40,000 - $50,000 per year
• candidates must hold a doctoral degree (md or phd) and may be canadian citizens who propose to train at an approved institution located inside or outside of canada, or international applicants proposing to train at an approved institution located in canada
• this program encourages promising young scientists to enter the field of parkinson's basic research and to invest in research training that offers promise for future work in the area of parkinson’s disease
• parkinson society canada is committed to advancing our research program to better serve canadians with parkinson’s, to foster canadian parkinson’s research leadership internationally, and to support efforts to ease the burden and find a cure. 

application deadline: monday february 3, 2014 5:00 p.m. est

or contact:

julie wysocki, director, national research program

parkinson society canada

tel: 416-227-3382 or 1-800-565-3000, ext. 3382

email:  julie.wysocki@parkinson.ca

brain canada is pleased to announce its call for applications for the platform support grants (psgs) competition. supported in part by the canada brain research fund (cbrf), the purpose of this new grants program is to support major research platforms that provide national or regional technical capability to multiple neuroscience investigators. 

the psg program is part of brain canada’s new sponsored opportunities stream which has been developed in response to feedback from the community. in this new funding stream, 50% of the grant amount recommended by the international selection committee will be provided by funding partners to brain canada, to be matched from the cbrf. the new sponsored opportunities are intended to assist research organizations, agencies, institutions, and individual donors who wish to build capacity and develop research excellence in neuroscience and in specific geographic areas.  brain canada will continue to offer open funding opportunities and non-sponsored requests for applications will be announced in the future.

a brief description of some of the program details is given below:

* psgs support, for up to three years, major research platforms that provide enhanced technical and research capability to multiple investigators working in the brain sciences.

* maximum annual grant amounts (including matching funds) are:

* national: serving investigators in every region (bc, prairies, on, qu, atlantic), $1,000,000

* regional: serving a province or several contiguous provinces, $300,000

* local: serving a single institution or city, $100,000

 * eligible funding partners (sponsors) include individual donors, charitable organizations, provincial government agencies and ministries, for-profit enterprises, research institutions, hospitals and health-care organizations.

*matching contributions must be paid, in cash, to brain canada to trigger the cbrf match (in-kind contributions are not eligible).

women’s xchange is a women’s health knowledge translation and exchange centre, funded by the ministry of health and long-term care’s health service research fund.  the centre supports women’s health research in both academic and community settings, and the dissemination of research findings across ontario.

the $15k challenge is an initiative of women’s xchange aimed at enhancing women’s health research in the community.  the main purpose of the $15k challenge is to provide individuals in community-based organizations working alone or in collaboration with other community or academic organizations with an opportunity to identify important issues that affect ideas that could improve women’s health in their communities.

two streams of funding are available: 

1)            small scale community-initiated projects –each award will be approximately $15,000 per project, and be available to individuals in community organizations or to collaborations between community organizations and academic partners.

2)            large scale community/academic projects – each award will be approximately $75,000 per project, and be available to academic researchers collaborating with community organizations. 

professors, staff and 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 who conduct research at lakehead or who are involved with a community organization are eligible to apply for this funding.

the omaf-mra – uofg research program is issuing a call for letters of intent (lois) to address identified priorities in the following seven research themes within the research program:

•       agricultural policy and rural development 

•       bioeconomy – industrial uses

•       emergency management 

•       environmental sustainability

•       food for health 

•       product development and enhancement through value chain collaborations

•       production systems – animal and plant

the omaf-mra – uofg research program is using web-based software, called the research management system (rms), for processing research applications. for researchers, the rms is expected to decrease the amount of time and work involved in the application and reporting process.  it will also streamline the administration and evaluation/approval processes.

the w. garfield weston foundation awards are two grants focusing on projects that advance evidence-based research in pertinent female reproductive health issues.

the cfwh general research grants are awarded to those committed to finding solutions to the reproductive health issues that face women both in canada and around the world.  open to any area within the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, these grants aim to help make further advancements in women’s health treatment, research, and education. fertility, pregnancy, puberty, stis, menopause, osteoporosis, vulvodynia and endometriosis are all examples of acceptable research topics.

cfwh awards two duchesnay fellowships every year to resident 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in obstetrics and gynaecology who desire to complete an elective in a healthcare center in a developing country. the fellowships cover four to eight weeks, with the amount varying from $2,500cad to $3,800cad.

the canadian continence foundation (tccf) and the canadian foundation for women’s health (cfwh) have partnered together to establish the urogynaecology award as part of the cfwh’s awards, fellowships and grants program.  the objective of the urogynaecology award is to foster research in the field of urogynaecology and help women who are suffering from urinary incontinence.  the purpose of the urogynaecology award is also to support researchers to share their research findings and to promote knowledge of and interest in health issues to advance incontinence management and treatment options for women who are suffering from urinary incontinence.  this will be accomplished through one annual award to be awarded to canadian citizens, who are health-care professionals in women’s health.

the objective of the welch allyn award in cervical cancer screening and prevention is to foster research and education to save lives and to improve the health of all canadian women. this award will support research topics related specifically to human papillomavirus (hpv), pap testing, cervical cancer, colposcopy, screening, treatments and prevention.

 dawn carol walker, r.n., was able to influence public health policy through her work both within and beyond government thanks to her training as a health-care professional.  this provided her not only with a depth of knowledge and experience but also insights and professional credibility that are not available to policy makers who have had no direct work experience in the health-care field.  because of her training as a nurse, ms. walker intrinsically understood the health and social aspects of the issues that were being considered or needed to be brought forward and, consequently, could focus her energies as a policy developer on  solutions that would result in better outcomes for all.  thanks to the walker-peters family, the canadian foundation for women’s health is proud to award one or more dawn walker grants in the total amount of $5,000 each year to health-care professionals and/or 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 so that they may be better prepared to contribute to the development of health care policy for children and women.