greencentre launches the innovationhouse chemistry countering climate change (ihc₄) competition

we created the ihc₄ competition to provide development support to ontario innovators and entrepreneurs working on technologies that have the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. finalists will be invited to present in a lively and interactive competitive style to a panel of experts. applications will be accepted through innovationhouse from september 12 until october 11.

applications are now being accepted by the ontario ministry of natural resources and forestry for the 2017/18 species at risk stewardship fund (sarsf). applications must be received electronically by 11:59pm / midnight (est) on tuesday, october 25, 2016.

the 2017/18 sarsf guidelines and application form can be found by following the links on the ontario species at risk website: https://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/species-risk-stewardship-fund. the guidelines are also attached to this email.

applicants are asked to carefully read the guidelines before completing and submitting an application.  specific priorities have been identified for the 2017/18 funding year and are outlined within the guidelines. please review the priorities in detail. applications that do not address a 2017/18 priority will only be considered for funding after applications that contain a priority.

this year’s applications will be accepted through our online stewardship portal (www.sps.mnr.gov.on.ca). please note: new applicants must register for an account before being able to access the portal / submit an application.  applicants are advised to set up their account early in order to ensure suitable time before the submission deadline. accounts will take up to 5 business days to active. if you applied to the sarsf through the stewardship portal in the past, please log-in using the username already assigned to you. to learn more please see the attached stewardship portal manual and frequently asked questions document.

applicants are encouraged to contact species experts, including their local mnrf biologists/ecologists, early in the planning process for advice on developing their project proposals. local mnrf staff can also assist applicants in determining whether an authorization under the endangered species act may be required.

for more information, please contact kim.jaxa-debicki@ontario.ca or 705-755-5506

mitacs is now accepting applications for competitive international research opportunities, including student travel to and from canada. the deadline to apply is november 9, 2016, at 5 p.m. pst.

projects last 12–24 weeks and are open to graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in all disciplines. select destinations are also open to senior undergraduates. funding varies by destination.

世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in canada can do research in:

• brazil
• mainland china
• france
  • at french universities or inria research centres
• india
• mexico
• tunisia

graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 can also apply to the mitacs-jsps internship, which supports travel to japan for a 10-week research project in summer 2017.

graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in france based at the following institutions can do research in canada:

• french universities
• inria research centres
   

to learn more, visit the globalink web page or contact mitacs international at international@mitacs.ca.

purpose

the research opportunities program's (rop) objective is to invest in research and knowledge dissemination projects that focus on occupational health and safety system priorities.

program overview

please note that this information is provided as an overview only. interested applicants should review the rop guidelines for more information.

the rop offers two funding streams:

research for the workplace (r4w)

project duration: 12-24 months

funding available: maximum of $150,000 annually (up to $300,000 per proposal)

purpose:

r4w awards are intended for research proposals that:

• have clearly specified innovative research question(s) and detailed methodology;
• have identified a research team and the measurement tools the team proposes to use;
• have secured such access to information and workplaces as will be required;
• have the support of all relevant parties; and,
• demonstrate a commitment to collaboration with occupational health and safety system partners, knowledge users, and relevant stakeholders.

evidence for practice (e4p)

project duration: up to 18 months

funding available: maximum of $60,000 per proposal

purpose:

e4p awards:

• are intended for projects that
  • build innovative partnerships among workplaces, researchers, and prevention organizations to directly address specific well-defined workplace needs. the workplace need, research question, and research design must be identified and developed through collaboration with workplaces, prevention organizations, and researchers, and;
  • support the development of existing research findings into practical applications and/or solutions, while creating partnerships among workplaces, researchers and prevention organizations.
• should enhance the capacity of:
  • researchers to collaborate with workplaces and involve them in research,
  • workplace parties to express needs that could give rise to research questions and projects,
  • prevention organizations to work with researchers, and
  • researchers and prevention organizations to deliver useful products to workplaces.

important dates

information session: september 28, 2016 (conference call)

proposal due date: december 5, 2016

age-well invites researchers and their teams to participate in its inaugural strategic investment program competition.

age-well’s strategic investment program (sip) supports opportunities that require a rapid response in order to generate, promote or accelerate economic and social benefits aligned with age-well’s mission and vision. these funds will support post-discovery commercialization, business development and knowledge dissemination, mobilization, or translation activities.

successful projects should accelerate canadian innovation and economic competitiveness, and improve the quality of life for older adults or caregivers.

age-well will consider proposals for knowledge mobilization and/or commercialization, including:

• knowledge mobilization (km), translation (kt) or exchange activities, including but not limited to, the development or implementation of km/kt products or tools
• commercialization of technologies, products, and/or services, including but not limited to, business development, market readiness and prototype development activities

the strategic investment program funds projects of up to one (1) year in length. the maximum investment from age-well is $25,000.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:

1. to support research to: 
1. identify sub-population groups where children and youth, and/or women of reproductive age are under or un-immunized in canada and characterize their socio demographic status.
2. characterize the extent of under and un-immunization among identified sub-populations.
3. determine the systemic barriers negatively impacting immunization access and uptake. 
2. inform solutions to improve methods for ongoing monitoring of immunization coverage of under- and un-immunized populations in canada. 
3. facilitate the consideration of new evidence in decision-making to improve vaccination access and uptake.

the sustainable forestry initiative (sfi) is pleased to announce its annual request for proposals (rfp) for the sfi conservation and community partnerships grant program. grants from sfi contribute to understanding the critical linkage between forests and communities across the range of american and canadian forests, and represent sfi’s long-standing commitment to forest research. these projects provide the science-based data needed by resource professionals need to improve forest management and to assess conservation values. sfi community grants build engagement at the intersection of sustainable forestry, responsible procurement and thriving communities.

the health technologies fund (htf) supports the development of made-in-ontario health technologies by accelerating evaluation, procurement, adoption and diffusion in the ontario health system. the fund is part of the office of the chief health innovation strategist’s mandate to strengthen ontario’s innovation ecosystem. 

the htf fosters partnerships between publicly funded health care service providers, patients, academia and industry to drive collaboration that improves patient outcomes, adds value to the health system and creates jobs in ontario.

how the program works

the htf will support health innovation teams (hits) in evaluating and demonstrating innovative technologies in healthcare settings across the province. hits are interdisciplinary and collaborative teams made up of:

• applicant (mandatory): one or more provider(s) of publicly funded health care services. eligible health care system applicants include (but are not limited to) family health teams, community care providers, long-term care homes, local health integration networks (lhins) and hospitals. the health care provider defines the problem statement, and commits to providing the clinical setting in which the innovative technology will be evaluated, including patient engagement, clinicians and operations support and, procurement expertise
• technology partner (mandatory): an ontario-based, for-profit health technology business providing an innovative solution to the problem statement. partners may be of any size or stage (start-up, small- to medium-sized enterprise, multinational enterprise) with a research and development, and/or manufacturing presence in ontario. (if no technology partner is identified at the time of problem statement intake form submission, the project will be considered for partnership development and future application rounds.)
• co-applicant (strongly recommended): academic researchers with expertise in technology adoption and diffusion, design and implementation, or health economics.

hits may apply for one of three streams:

stream i: prototype: projects in stream i will pilot a new health technology product or service in an ontario health-care setting for the first time. in stream i, hits will collaborate to validate the utility of a new technology at a pilot-scale. hits may initiate a stream i project with a minimum viable product (mvp) and rapidly develop and test new iterations based on user feedback.

the end result of a stream i project is a new technology that has proof of its potential value in ontario’s health care system with emphasis on clinician and patient feedback, which is ready for larger-scale evaluation.

stream ii: pre-market evaluation: projects in stream ii will demonstrate a validated technology in a health care setting. in stream ii, hits will collaborate to implement their product in a health care setting. funding will support activities including training and change management of clinical workflows and routines. the end results from this stream include: a market-ready product, a rigorous clinical trial/field evaluation at one or multiple sites that studies efficacy, clinical utility and safety of the health technology; an economic analysis that examines the cost effectiveness of the technology and potential cost savings to the health system; and an adoption plan that articulates the systems and processes required for wide-scale adoption of the technology.

activities from stream ii should result in clinical and economic evidence that supports adoption and procurement of the technology by ontario health care providers.

stream iii: early adoption: projects in stream iii will implement a validated technology across multiple health care settings, expanding the clinical and economic evidence for the solution in support of value-based procurement. in stream iii, hits will develop a wide-scale adoption plan outlining new approaches, information, and tools to help expand the use of promising technologies that have already been implemented and evaluated across one or more sites and settings (where applicable).

activities may include scaling training, establishing standards to facilitate integration into broader health system (e.g., other jurisdictions, etc.). hits will also develop an innovation procurement plan for participating health service providers. 

outputs from this stream include successful adoption at multiple sites demonstrating consistent system-wide results and a report on the changes in practice and knowledge transfer required to successfully adopt the new technology.

oce will accept problem statement intake forms to the htf beginning july 4, 2016.  problem statements can be submitted at any time and will be reviewed as indicated below. subsequent intake dates may be announced.

biocanrx: funding opportunities

​biocanrx has set the next intake date for funding applications in ​their rolling, open call process. biocanrx builds on past and ongoing investments in the area of cancer biotherapeutics that have a clear path to, or are ready for, clinical trials. ​the network is strengthening canada's ability to translate the unfolding promise of immune-based cancer therapies into benefits for patients.

as an open call, this opportunity is open to all investigators located at canadian institutions eligible to receive peer-reviewed funding from the three federal research-granting councils (cihr, sshrc, nserc).

lois are now being accepted for the​ four research programs:

·         clinical trials program
·         enabling studies program
·         catalyst program
·         clinical, social and economic impact program

if you have questions regarding your eligibility (or that of your institution) or how your project would fit within

​biocanrx's research program, you are encouraged to contact dr. kelley parato, director of scientific affairs at biocanrx.
 
important dates:
the next intake deadline is november 9, 2016, by 11:59 p.m. edt.

contact information: 
for more information, see the apply for funding page at the biocanrx website or contact:
dr. kelley parato
tel: 613-739-6595

email: keparato@biocanrx.com