under this call, your proposed project must contribute to the achievement of the objectives of canada’s feminist international assistance policy, which seeks to reduce poverty and vulnerability and build a more peaceful, inclusive and prosperous world. the policy recognizes that promoting gender equality and empowering women and girls is the most effective approach to achieving this goal.

proposed projects must align with at least one of the action areas outlined in canada’s feminist international assistance policy:

• action area 1 (core action area): gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls
• action area 2: human dignity
• action area 3: growth that works for everyone
• action area 4: environment and climate action
• action area 5: inclusive governance
• action area 6: peace and security

as organizations can only submit one application to this competition, interested applicants are asked to contact the office of research to indicate their interest in applying no later than june 30.

the specific objective of this funding opportunity is to:

• improve our understanding of, response to, and recovery from co-occurring stressful and traumatic events that stem from the current covid-19 pandemic, and/or the impacts of restrictions related to associated public health mitigation measures, with respect to children, youth and families in canada, by addressing one (1) or more of the following four (4) items through research that takes an integrated knowledge mobilization approach to:
  1. enhance understanding of the nature and breadth of the impacts of covid-19 restrictions on children, youth and families, including factors that are protective or exacerbate these impacts;
  2. accelerate the availability and use of high-quality and real-time evidence regarding the identification and mobilization of practices that have supported the adaptation of existing programs and the development of new programs that support the health and well-being of children, youth and families in canada; and,
  3. generate evidence related to diverse population(s), including for instance: equity considerations, health and well-being status (e.g., historically excluded or underserved populations, individuals with complex health needs and/or a disability), sex and gender, and/or racialized or first nations, inuit, métis and urban indigenous populations.
  4. identify populations at the highest and high risk for negative outcomes, factors that are associated with this increased greater risk, as well as any factors that have been found to be protective and/or enhance resilience.

in addition, researchers are encouraged to:

• leverage existing cohorts/samples/health administrative, educational, surveillance and other data sets, by using existing data and/or collecting additional measures as necessary.
• consider the variety of data sources (including single or multi-jurisdictional) that may be accessed to inform study designs, and how these data sources can be enhanced and/or combined in their analyses.
• consider how to disentangle the contributions of different sources of stress, including stressful and traumatic events, changes in family or community economic and/or social impacts (including any food or housing insecurity/instability, violence in the home), and disruptions resulting from restrictions in service and care delivery.

applications must clearly communicate how equity, diversity and inclusion and, where applicable, indigenous rights will be incorporated into the research proposed. refer to the best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion in research, the tri-agency edi action plan and the tri-agency strengthening indigenous research capacity strategic plan for additional guidance. this includes incorporation of biological variables (e.g. sex, age, etc.) and/or sociocultural identity factors (e.g., gender, race, ethnicity, language, etc.) into the research proposed, where applicable.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:

• to support a leading researcher based at an ontario institution to develop and implement the chair with the goal of impacting and enhancing research on sex and gender differences in brain health.
• to support an outstanding research program that will enhance women's brain health through the study of cognitive aging and associated disorders.
• to build capacity for research on brain health and aging that accounts for sex and gender.
• to foster the mobilization of that research into gender- and sex-responsive policies and interventions that improve brain health and promote wellness in aging.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• generate data and evidence to monitor and evaluate the potential benefits, harms, and unintended consequences of alcohol regulation on population health and health equity;
• generate intervention-related evidence to address the needs of knowledge users in this space, including for regulatory aims;
• facilitate consideration and application of new evidence to inform ongoing and future development of policies, practices and programs related to alcohol;
• support partnerships between researchers and knowledge users to rapidly inform policies and practices related to prevention, harm reduction, and treatment of alcohol use;
• encourage evaluation of interventions, population health intervention research, and implementation science approaches that consider sub-populations and/or the biological, structural, and social determinants of problematic alcohol use.

the canadian cancer society (ccs) is proud to launch a new funding program in support of cancer research across canada. the challenge grant program will support cancer research projects across the cancer continuum and across disciplines, with an ultimate goal of solving a problem (i.e. a ‘challenge’) in cancer that will be meaningful to people affected by or at risk of cancer.

important dates:

• abstract registrations due: july 28, 2021
• full applications due: september 22, 2021
• results announcement: january 2022
• anticipated start date: january 1, 2022

applications for up to $150,000 per year for 3 years will be accepted. the approximate funding envelope for this competition is $5.25m per year, or enough to fund at least 35 grants. applications focused on breast cancer and prostate cancer are encouraged.

women have been significantly impacted by the covid-19 pandemic. inequalities that existed before the pandemic have been made worse. the pandemic has also greatly affected jobs in service sectors, which employ larger numbers of women.

the women’s employment readiness (wer) pilot program will fund organizations to provide and test pre-employment and skills development supports for women. projects will also include working with employers to reduce barriers to employing women. four groups of women will be targeted:

• racialized and/or indigenous women
• women with disabilities
• women from the lgbtq2 community
• women who have been out of the workforce for a long time

projects must be national in scope. that is, they must serve participants in 2 or more provinces/territories. projects can be regional in scope if they will serve participants located in official language minority communities.

eligible organizations can apply for funding up to $2.5m per project, per year. all projects must end by march 31, 2023.

the canadian glycomics network (glyconet) is a network of centres of excellence with more than 160 research groups in 35 universities. the network focuses on the role of glycans (carbohydrates) in health. areas of focus are neurodegenerative diseases, infectious diseases, chronic diseases, in particular diabetes & obesity, genetic diseases involving errors in glycan metabolism, and cancer. additional information about network research can be found at www.glyconet.ca. academia sinica, taiwan’s premier research institution, focuses on conducting ground-breaking research that advances the frontiers of knowledge, in glycoscience. academia sinica has more than 30 research groups in six institutes carrying out research in glycoscience. additional information about academia sinica can be found at www.sinica.edu.tw/en. glyconet has formalized a partnership with academia sinica to co-fund collaborative research between the two entities that could lead to tangible deliverables by the end of the project. tangible deliverables can include publications, patent applications, new analytical methods, drug candidates, disease treatment or diagnosis. accordingly, this request for proposals seeks to fund projects that involve at least two groups, one in canada and one in taiwan. glycon