the purpose of the allied health kidney research grant is to encourage allied health professionals to pursue research relevant to the areas of nephrology and organ donation, including clinical, health services, social, cultural, environmental and population health research. to be eligible for this grant the principal applicant must be an allied health professional.

the grant can be awarded for up to two years. the project must have a clearly demonstrated relevance and outcome relevant to our mission, and the research must be carried out in canada.

we recommend that researchers with biomedical or basic projects apply to the kidney health research grants competition. post-doctoral fellows are encouraged to apply to the krescent program.

the kidney foundation offers a limited number of fellowships that fund full-time academic study and preparation for research at the doctoral level. the objective of this program is to promote and enhance the development of allied health investigators in canada in the field of nephrology and / or organ donation. fellowships are awarded for amounts up to $31,000/year and can be held in canada or abroad. note that for programs outside canada the applicant must provide a statement indicating their intention to return to canada.

brain canada is pleased to be partnering with bell let’s talk to launch the bell let’s talk-brain canada mental health research program, a new funding opportunity to support novel and transformative research that will accelerate the integration of emerging scientific knowledge into developing and improving mental health care. the ultimate goal is the development of innovative solutions to ensure effective, sustainable, and accessible mental health care for all canadians.

the bell let’s talk- brain canada mental health research program will award grants of up to $950,000 each, over three years, to four canadian research teams. interested teams are required to submit a letter of intent (loi) by march 16, 2021. following peer review, selected teams will be invited to proceed to the full application stage. the deadline for full applications is july 6, 2021.

evidence clearly shows that increasing equity, diversity and inclusion (edi) in research environments enhances excellence, innovation and creativity. brain canada and bell let’s talk are committed to excellence through equity and encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply to our funding opportunities.

please refer to the request for applications for additional details.

working together, the governments of canada and south korea aim to foster and support collaborative industrial research and development (r&d) projects with a high potential for commercialization. this call for proposals is open to organizations from canada and south korea who wish to form project consortia to perform collaborative projects focused on developing innovative products, processes, or technology-based services in advanced manufacturing, clean technologies, digital technologies, and health and bio-sciences sectors.

• please contact jill sherman, international research facilitator at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca if you are interested in this funding opportunity.

this funding supports projects that focus on one or more of the following objectives:

• develop and implement sector-based solutions to address the workforce challenges and needs of canadian workers and employers
• address specific workforce needs in support of economic recovery for a specific sector or across sectors

project activities must align with one or more of the following categories:

• sectoral labour market intelligence and tools
• sectoral training and worker transition solutions
• solutions for employers

cihr-ig is pleased to be partnering with approximately 18 international funding organizations in the context of this european joint programme on rare diseases (ejp rd) call for proposals 2021. cihr-ig is committed to expanding and improving the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases by creating the conditions needed to bring together creative, dynamic, interdisciplinary teams of researchers from across canada and the european community (ec) to collaborate for better health outcome for the rare disease patient community.

the topic of the call is social sciences and humanities research to improve health care implementation and everyday life of people living with a rare disease.

projects shall involve a group of rare diseases or a single rare disease following the european definition i.e. a disease affecting not more than five in 10,000 persons in the european community, ec associated states and canada. applicants are encouraged to assemble groups of rare diseases based on solid criteria and commonalities if this leverages added value in sharing resources or expertise or has the capacity to elucidate common disease problematics.

for more information, please consult ejp rd jtc2021.

research areas

this funding opportunity will support transnational research proposals relevant to at least one of the following areas:

1. health and social care services research to improve patient and familial/household health outcomes
2. economic impact of rare diseases
3. psychological and social impact of rare diseases
4. studies addressing the impact/burden of the delay in diagnosis and of the lack of therapeutic intervention
5. e-health in rare diseases: use of innovative technology systems for care practices in health and social services
6. development and enhancement of health outcomes research methods in rare diseases
7. effects of pandemic crisis and the global outbreak alert and response on the rare disease field, and the emergence of innovative care pathways in this regard

additional details on subtopics for each above mentioned area in annex 1 of the european joint programme on rare diseases (ejp rd) call for proposals 2021.

antimicrobial resistance (amr) does not recognise geographic borders or species barriers. progress on amr is necessary for attainment of the united nations (un) sustainable development goals (sdgs), with amr being deeply rooted into attainment of sdgs promoting no poverty, good health and wellbeing, zero hunger, reduced inequality and decent work and international growth. with the current focus of the joint programming initiative on antimicrobial resistance (jpiamr) strategic research and innovation agenda, this call will specifically focus on tackling the rising threat of antibiotic resistance. addressing the rising threat of antibiotic resistance requires a one health approach since resistant bacteria, genetic elements and antibiotics are found in humans, animals and the environment. declining clinical effectiveness of existing antibiotics together with the low and insufficient number of promising new antibiotics in the pipeline stresses the urgency to understand the mechanisms of emergence and transmission of antibiotic resistance.

this call, funded under the era-net jpiamr-action, is the 13^th jpiamr transnational call for research projects. the call advocates for a one health approach to understand the impact of interventions on the development and transmission of antibiotic resistance and to design, implement, evaluate, and compare interventions that will have a true impact on preventing or reducing the development and transmission of antibiotic resistance in one of the and/or between each of the one health settings (human, animal, environment). projects should be implemented into relevant geographic areas, including into resource-limited settings, with a one health perspective. projects are encouraged to include transdisciplinary research teams, in which involvement of the social sciences is encouraged. low and middle income country- (lmic-) led collaborations at global and regional level are welcomed.

research is needed to understand antibiotic resistance development and transmission and to develop interventions in various geographic and socio-economic settings, to design one health implementation strategies, and to test their cost effectiveness, efficiency and uptake¹. factors including the heterogeneity of culture and behaviour, healthcare systems, prescribing practices and consumption of antibiotics, water utility and sanitary routines, agricultural practices, pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, sewage/effluent management and treatment, and resistance to antibiotics across the globe, including in lmics, warrant different implementation approaches.

for more information, please consult the jpiamr website.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• support high quality programs of population health intervention research that contribute to new knowledge to improve health and health equity across the life course. a program of research outlines multiple research projects that are conceptually linked and implemented over several years, based on an analysis of gaps in current knowledge in the field, especially gaps of importance to knowledge users engaged in relevant policies and programs in public health and other sectors.
• stimulate the application of innovative theories, methods and approaches in research and knowledge translation that promote reciprocal learning within and between countries. this includes low-, middle- and/or high-income countries.
• catalyze interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral collaborations between researchers and knowledge users that contribute to evidence-informed decision-making and use of knowledge by public health and other sectors.
• support and strengthen the ability of the research community to respond with actionable evidence to emerging or re-emerging public health concerns that could impact the health and well-being of canadians.
• mentor the current and next generation of population and public health researchers (in particular post-doctoral fellows and early career researchers), practitioners and policy makers from a range of disciplines and sectors.