new award for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and trainees!

the women's heart health hackathon, brought to you by heart and stroke, the institute of circulatory and respiratory health and the institute of gender and health, will bring together research trainees and experts from across disciplines to foster creative problem-solving around knowledge translation challenges facing women's heart health. 

this award is part of the hacking the knowledge gap series and will fund costs associated with attending the hackathon as well as provide some funding for follow-up work resulting from collaborations built at the hackathon.

what is a hackathon?

a hackathon is an event where people come together to solve problems. originally, hackathons were created for technology-based problems; however, today they are used across multiple industries and disciplines.

the hackathon setting provides a collaborative solutions-focused environment that brings together trainees, senior researchers, knowledge users and individuals with a variety of knowledge translation, communications, marketing and design expertise. by bringing together individuals with a variety of perspectives, this event aims to spark innovation and maximize the impact of knowledge translation strategies, products and tools.

who should apply?

graduate, doctoral and postdoctoral 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and trainees with an interest in women's cardiovascular health and knowledge translation. 

women's heart health network

the hackathon event will take place in conjunction with the inaugural meeting of the women’s heart health network. senior researchers from the network will also take part in the hackathon, providing valuable networking and mentorship opportunities. awardees will be invited to participate in the network meeting.

important dates

application deadline: january 4, 2017
anticipated notice of decision: january 13, 2017
women's heart health network meeting dates: february 8 and 9, 2017
women's heart health hackathon dates: february 9 and 10, 2017

check out the full funding opportunity.

the major industry-partnered research (mirg) program is designed to support industry-partnered research projects that are aligned with the network’s strategic priorities. up to $200,000 per year for three years is available for projects that include partner cash and in-kind contributions of 4:1 of which at least 75% must be cash.

round 2 full application deadline: april 24, 2017 (4:00 pm eastern)

the strategic research grant (srg) program is intended to support small and large scale multidisciplinary multi-sectoral research projects that are presented in the context of a program of research that is aligned with the strategic priorities of the network.

the purpose of the seed grant is to provide funding for pilot studies in arrhythmia research to gain preliminary results which can strengthen applications for canet’s larger grants such as the strategic research grant (srg).

seed grants must be focused on research that has potential to grow into larger canet programs (see http://canet-nce.ca/research/research-tracks). all proposals must provide detailed planning and sound budget justification. they must also clearly spell out the underlying assumptions, intended approaches, milestones and deliverables.

up to $25,000 is available for projects in areas aligned with canet’s strategic priorities. matching funds are not required but recommended.

engaged anthropology grant

a wenner-gren grantee may apply for the engaged anthropology grant ($5,000 maximum) upon completion of the final reporting requirements for the dissertation fieldwork or post-ph.d. research grant.

this grant is designed to enable grantees to return to their research locale to share their research results with:

• the community  in which the research was conducted, and/or
• the academic/anthropological community in the region or country of research.

the foundation realizes that the appropriate form of engagement will vary depending on the type of project that was undertaken and the location of the research.  emphasis should be on disseminating the research results of wenner-gren funded research.  applications are evaluated according to the project’s capacity for producing engaged participation, cultivating mutually beneficial collaborations, and forging equitable relationships among all parties involved. this grant does not support the continuation of research activities, the establishment of websites, or other forms of engagement with western anthropologists who typically have access to the international academic community and literature.

application deadlines are february 1 and august 1. final decisions are made within three months of these dates. applications must be received within six years of the original approve date of the dissertation fieldwork or post-ph.d. research grant. dissertation fieldwork grantees may apply for the engaged anthropology grant  before the completion of their doctorate, but funds will not be awarded until the doctorate is in hand.  

applicants must submit application materials using the foundation's online application submission procedure.

ontario genomics, through its pre-commercial business development fund (pbdf), is a committed investment partner supporting late-stage academic research and early-stage companies developing promising “’omics” and ’omics-enabled technologies.

the pbdf is an investment fund uniquely focused on enabling the advancement of ontario ’omics research projects and technology development toward commercialization and economic impact. specifically, it aims to provide early-stage financial support as companies (with or without academic collaborators) move towards commercial applications, to speed up the transfer of products from r&d to market.

the partnership

the fund invests up to c$100,000 per project. our partnership with recipients includes not only financing, but also mentorship and guidance during the programs’ execution phase and thereafter based on our strong understanding of ’omics technologies and their potential commercial applications. previous recipients of pbdf funding have included ontario universities, research institutes and start-up companies.

moving from training to satisfying employment, whether within academe or in other realms, can require skills not always learned at the bench. surveys show that what employers want from potential ph.d. job applicants is what graduate education means to provide: deep knowledge, hands-on experience, ability to ask meaningful questions and find answers to them, experience managing projects, capacity to work independently, initiative, entrepreneurialism, and an advanced ability to communicate clearly about complex things. helping trainees understand, acquire, and demonstrate skills that make them ready for complex careers should be the goal of submitted projects.

the burroughs wellcome fund will support pilot projects that demonstrate practical approaches to readying scientists for career transitions. projects may be meant to enhance trainees’ understanding of jobs beyond the academy, or of career trajectories within academe, or of the flexibility of scientists’ intellectual skill set.

brain canada and the huntington society of canada are pleased to launch the “creating hd clinician-scientist-to-patient virtual networks” multi-investigator research initiative (miri). this joint initiative will support a three-year miri research project which connects clinicians, scientists, and the huntington disease (hd) community, in a manner that can be demonstrated to create a collaborative hd clinician-scientist-to-patient virtual network.

call for proposals: december 1, 2016
workshop/ teleconference q&a session: december 22, 2016
full proposal deadline: february 2, 2017 16:00 et
click here for the request for applications