thanks to the generous financial support from the international development research centre, up to $3 million cad will be allocated via the expansion of the qes advanced scholars program, which will support doctoral researchers, post-doctoral fellows and early career researchers from eligible west african countries and canada.

this call will support projects contributing to advance the un’s sustainable development goals (sdgs), with preference given to proposals that focus on or clearly integrate sdg 5 (gender equality) as a crosscutting or mainstream goal. qes-as west africa projects will focus on one or more of the following areas: climate resilience and sustainable food systems; education and innovation systems; ethics in development research; health equity; inclusive governance; and sustainable inclusive growth.

the program will require all scholars to participate in leadership development and community engagement activities and in the network of queen elizabeth scholars.

description

the postdoctoral fellowships (pdf) program provides support to a core of the most promising researchers at a pivotal time in their careers. the fellowships are also intended to secure a supply of highly qualified canadians with leading-edge scientific and research skills for canadian industry, government and academic institutions.

eligibility

to be considered eligible for support, as of the deadline date of the year in which you apply, you must

• be a canadian citizen or a permanent resident of canada
• hold or expect to hold a doctorate in one of the fields of research that nserc supports

roses-2020 program element a.5 carbon cycle science solicits proposals for research focused on carbon stocks and fluxes between and within freshwater, marine systems, and land ecosystems, and their exchange with the atmosphere. it also targets improving understanding of carbon cycle processes and feedbacks in critical ecosystems that are particularly vulnerable to environmental change. substantive use of remote sensing and/or airborne data is required in all studies.

the research topics of interest for this program element are divided into two sub-elements, which are further divided into five research topics:

3.1: carbon fluxes between and within land, freshwater, and marine systems

3.1.1.    the land-ocean continuum

3.1.2.    carbon cycle of critical ecosystems: vulnerability of tropical forests

3.1.3.    fluxes and biogeochemistry of carbon within oceans

3.2: carbon fluxes between ecosystems and the atmosphere

3.2.1.    carbon fluxes between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere

3.2.2.    carbon fluxes between oceans and the atmosphere

roses-2020 amendment 49 releases final text for a.5 carbon cycle science. notices of intent are requested by september 28, 2020 and the due date for proposals is december 3, 2020.

on or about august 26, 2020, this amendment to the nasa research announcement "research opportunities in space and earth sciences (roses) 2020" (nnh20zda001n) will be posted on the nasa research opportunity homepage at http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/roses2020 and will appear on sara's roses blog at: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2020/.

questions concerning a.5 carbon cycle science may be directed to laura lorenzoni, who may be reached at  laura.lorenzoni@nasa.gov.

the fy20 defense appropriations act provides funding to the department of defense rare cancers research program (rcrp) to support for research of exceptional scientific merit in the area of rare cancers research.  as directed by the office of the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, the defense health agency j9, research and development directorate manages the defense health program (dhp) research, development, test, and evaluation (rdt&e) appropriation.  the managing agent for the anticipated program announcements/funding opportunities is the congressionally directed medical research programs (cdmrp) at the u.s. army medical research and development command (usamrdc).

the fy20 rcrp program announcements and general application instructions for the following award mechanisms are posted on the grants.gov website.

vision statement

to greatly improve outcomes for people with rare cancer through discovery and community building, and expansion of knowledge across the cancer landscape

mission statement

elevate rare cancers research to enable clinically impactful discoveries for the benefit of service members, their families, veterans, and the american public

applications for the concept award submitted to the fy20 rcrp must address one or more of the following focus areas:

• biology and etiology: identify disease-defining molecular pathways, cell context, and microenvironment.
• research model: develop and validate rare tumor-specific models that can support clinical trial readiness.
• platform development: development of platforms (such as, tumor tissue repository with clinical annotation; centralized databanks; patient registry with common data structure; research model and omics database; longitudinal studies of natural history and treatment response), for multiple rare cancers, to allow sharing data, bio-specimens and resources.
• therapy: identify novel therapeutic strategies, including drug repurposing.

applications for the idea development award submitted to the fy20 rcrp must address one or more of the following focus areas:

• biology and etiology: identify disease-defining molecular pathways, cell context, and microenvironment.
• research model: develop and validate rare tumor-specific models that can support clinical trial readiness.
• therapy: identify novel therapeutic strategies, including drug repurposing.

applications for the resource and community development award submitted to the fy20 rcrp must address the focus areas below:

• platform development: development of platforms (such as, tumor tissue repository with clinical annotation; centralized databanks; patient registry with common data structure; research model and omics database; longitudinal studies of natural history and treatment response), for multiple rare cancers, to allow sharing data, bio-specimens and resources.

https://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/rcrp

concept award – letter of intent due november 12, 2020

investigators at or above the level of postdoctoral fellow

• supports innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that is in the earliest stages of idea development or an untested theory that addresses an important problem related to rare cancers.  proof-of-concept is the anticipated outcome.
  • submission should address at least one of the fy20 focus areas.
  • reviewers will be blinded to the identity of the principal investigator (pi), collaborators, and their organization(s).
    • preliminary data are not required.
    • clinical trials are not allowed.
    • maximum funding of $100,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs) 
    • maximum period of performance is 1 year

idea development award – letter of intent due november 12, 2020

investigators at or above the level of assistant professor

• supports innovative, high-risk/high-reward research with the potential to yield impactful data in the rare cancer field.
• preliminary data with disease specific rationale (including correlatives in existing trials) to support the feasibility of the research hypotheses and research approaches are required.
• submission should address at least one of the fy20 focus areas.
• clinical trials are not allowed.
• maximum funding of $350,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs)  
• maximum period of performance is 3 years

resource and community development award – letter of intent due november 12, 2020

investigators at or above the level of assistant professor

• emphasis on research resources development and information sharing among stakeholders, such as researchers, caregivers, clinicians, and other members of the rare cancers community.
• supports platform development or infrastructure that can be applied to multiple rare cancers.
• submission should address the platform development focus area.
• preliminary data are not required but may be included (translational research and clinical studies may be included).
• clinical trials are not allowed.
• maximum funding of $600,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs) 
• maximum period of performance is 3 years

a letter of intent (loi) is required and must be submitted through the electronic biomedical research application portal (ebrap) at https://ebrap.org prior to the loi deadline.  all applications must conform to the final program announcements and general application instructions available for electronic downloading from the grants.gov website.  the application package containing the required forms for each award mechanism will also be found on grants.gov.  a listing of all cdmrp and other usamrdc extramural funding opportunities can be obtained on the grants.gov website by performing a basic search using cfda number 12.420. 

for email notification when program announcements are released, subscribe to program-specific news and updates under “email subscriptions” on the ebrap homepage at https://ebrap.org.  for more information about the rcrp or other cdmrp-administered programs, please visit the cdmrp website (https://cdmrp.army.mil).

point of contact:

cdmrp help desk
301-682-5507
help@ebrap.org

the ontario ministry of transportation (mto) is pleased to announce the call for proposals as part of the 2020-2021 road safety research partnership program (rsrpp). this program funds researchers in the broader public sector to conduct cutting-edge, road safety research that supports ontario’s efforts to improve road safety.

for the 2020-2021 competition, proposals must involve one of the following four key priority areas:

the mto will be funding up to 3 projects out of a combined pool of $150,000 per year. projects may span a period of up to 6 months or 18 months, depending on the priority area addressed (please see the proposal guidelines). all relevant documents for this funding opportunity are attached, including additional information on the priority areas and detailed instructions on the application process.

we are now accepting submissions and invite you to apply. the deadline for the submission of proposals is september 17, 2020, 11:59 pm eastern standard time.

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guidelines

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one of two molson prizes is awarded to a person who has distinguished themselves by their outstanding achievements in the social sciences and humanities. this prize is intended to encourage ongoing contributions to canada's intellectual heritage. the other molson prize is awarded in the arts.  

• value: $50,000 
• nominating process: submit a nomination to us by email. (note: the council’s online portal is not open to prize competitions.)
• deadline:  november 1^st, 2020
• for further information, please refer to the guidelines.

cancer pathology translational research grants will build the capacity of ontario pathologists to undertake transdisciplinary research projects that advance the field of cancer diagnostic, prognostic or predictive testing and provide learning opportunities for pathology residents or early-career pathologists. this year two granting streams, stream 3 and the pathology image analysis stream, are available to support projects that promote research excellence and transdisciplinary collaboration and encourage membership in a pathology research community.

alberta’s firefighters, police officers, paramedics, sheriffs, corrections officers and emergency health care workers often deal with stressful, dangerous and traumatic situations. this stress has a negative impact on first responders and emergency health care workers. they often experience post-traumatic stress injuries (ptsi) at significantly higher rates than the general population.

the supporting psychological health in first responders grant program has 2 separate funding streams:

• stream 1 (services) provides funding for non-profit organizations that provide services to first responders and emergency health care workers living with or at risk for ptsi.
• stream 2 (research) provides funding to researchers engaged in applied research that generates evidence on prevention or intervention for first responders and emergency health care workers living with or at risk for ptsi.