ontario centres of excellence (oce) is funding individual scholars and researchers in social sciences and humanities research to support knowledge mobilization activities and to create innovative start-ups with an economic impact in ontario. the program supports knowledge mobilization activities such as networking, disseminating, exchanging and co-creating research-based knowledge in ontario and innovation/intellectual property developed in an ontario publicly funded research institution (college or university).

the social entrepreneurship fellowship builds on the objectives of the social sciences and humanities research council’s (sshrc’s) connection grants and provides an opportunity to leverage funds for successful applicants. under this one-year co-funded program, sshrc recognizes oce as a source for the matching funds required for a connection grant, allowing applicants to apply to sshrc without having to source their own matching funds.

how funding works

oce will co-fund up to ten (10) applications with sshrc.

awards are subject to a successful submission to oce and, subsequently, sshrc's connection grants funding opportunity.

under the terms of a connection grant, sshrc does not fund the full cost of any connection activity. additional cash and /or in-kind support equivalent to a minimum of 50 per cent of the amount requested from sshrc must come from other sources. under this agreement, sshrc recognizes oce as a source of support for the connection activity.

awardees receive up to $50,000 ($25,000 from oce and $25,000 from sshrc) for one year. funds will be administered by the academic institution.

- see more at: http://www.oce-ontario.org/programs/talent-programs/entrepreneurship-fel...

the canadian youth business foundation (cybf) and ontario centres of excellence (oce) are deploying an innovative initiative by providing funding opportunities for businesses driven by post-secondary innovation.

the cybf-oce entrepreneurship fellowship program supports ontario 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 or recent graduates (within the last three years) to create highly innovative start-ups with an economic impact in ontario and potential to expand to national and international markets.

the second year of the fellowship is subject to review by cybf and oce. the review requires submission of a progress report against the milestones in the original business plan, a revised business plan, and meeting cybf eligibility criteria.

- see more at: http://www.oce-ontario.org/programs/talent-programs/entrepreneurship-fel...

the burroughs wellcome fund’s institutional program unifying population and laboratory based sciences (pup) is an institutional training award launched in 2008 to bridge the gap between the population and computational sciences and the laboratory based biomedical sciences. the award will stimulate formation of new connections between existing concentrations of research strength in population approaches to human health and in bench based biomedical sciences.

the goal is to establish training programs that partner researchers working in schools of medicine and schools (or academic divisions) of public health. with those required institutional partners in place, programs have the freedom to involve a diverse range of other potential partners including those working in international settings, industrial settings, national laboratories, laboratories of federal agencies, quantitative population research groups outside of the life sciences (examples include but are not limited to econometrics, demographics, applied mathematics, anthropology, and other fields not typically represented by departments within medical centers.)

deadline:  february 17, 2014

the dr. r. k. dewar medical research grant was established in 1987 by ms. helen dewar to honour the life and work of her brother dr. robert kerr dewar. the income generated by this fund supports the training of new scientific researchers and underwrites new research projects in the district of thunder bay.

dr. dewar had faith in the future and progress of medical science and had a keen interest in cutting edge research of his day. he was particularly interested in neuro-regeneration and molecular biology.

when selecting r. k. dewar grants our trustees look for the following elements in successful proposals:

• address new scientific research or the training of scientific researchers.

• support innovation in the medical field.

• seeks to assist in the future progress of medicine.

• are organized and well written.

the w. garfield weston foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the rapid response: neurodegenerative diseases of aging grant program this fall.

·        the goal of the program is to provide support to novel, high-risk, high-reward translational research that will accelerate the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases of aging.

·        the foundation will commit up to $150,000 per project over 12-18 months, up to a maximum of $4.5 million in total for all projects. 

·        the program is open to researchers at or above the level of postdoctoral fellow or equivalent from registered charitable institutions in canada.

application requires a short letter of intent due by tuesday, january 7, 2014, 11:00 a.m. est through the foundation’s online application system. the system will open to accept applications starting monday, november 18, 2013. applicants with high potential projects will be invited to submit a proposal early next year.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

1. promote the creation of new knowledge that is relevant to communities and to the goals of the federal initiative;
2. promote the dissemination of new knowledge and uptake of evidence into action to enhance the community response to the hiv/aids epidemic;
3. develop partnerships between researchers and affected communities;
4. build capacity in the knowledge user community to engage in research and use evidence in their everyday business; and
5. build the next generation of hiv/aids cbr researchers through meaningful engagement of trainees in high quality cbr projects.

the centres for hiv/aids population health and health services research program builds on its predecessor the centres for population health and health services research development in hiv/aids program, which was launched in 2007. in 2012, a mid-term evaluation of the original program was conducted and this new program builds on the strengths of the previous program and the funded centres and aims to further enhance the impact of the program on the hiv epidemic in canada. it represents a major investment by the cihr hiv/aids research initiative, which is supported by the federal initiative to address hiv/aids in canada, and is expected make an important contribution to the national response to hiv/aids.

the centres for hiv/aids population health and health services research program will provide core infrastructure funding for multi-jurisdictional and multidisciplinary teams of researchers and their stakeholders. the funded centres will specialize in health and policy research on: 1) the social, cultural environmental and individual determinants driving the hiv/aids epidemic; and/or 2) health services for people living with or at risk of hiv. the centres will build on strengths of the research community and opportunities to engage in innovative, collaborative and meaningful ways with communities, policy makers and program managers in different regions of the country. it will mobilize the talent, expertise and capacity of different sectors and jurisdictions to solve current and emerging challenges with the ongoing transmission of hiv and for people living with hiv in canada. the overall goal of the centres will be to improve health and access to effective programs and services for people living with and at risk of hiv, particularly for populations most affected (e.g., aboriginal communities, men who have sex with men). the centres are expected to work with one another and other relevant networks and partners in order to minimize duplication of efforts and maximize impacts and contributions to reductions in hiv transmission and improved health outcomes for canadians.