the fy20 defense appropriations act provides funding to the department of defense duchenne muscular dystrophy research program (dmdrp) to support research addressing discovery and development of therapeutics, devices, and other interventions.  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 dmdrp program announcements and general application instructions for the following award mechanisms are posted on the grants.gov website.    

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

idea development award – pre-application due august 12, 2020

independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent).

• supports the development of innovative, high-impact ideas that advance the understanding of duchenne muscular dystrophy (dmd) and ultimately lead to improved outcomes.
• must address opportunities and challenges in the development of safe and effective macromolecular and cellular therapies that address primary pathology of dmd.  eligible therapeutic strategies include: gene therapy, genome editing, oligonucleotide therapies, exon skipping, protein therapeutics, and cell therapies. therapies that will be efficacious across the life-span, particularly in adolescents and adults are encouraged.
• preliminary data are required.
• clinical trials are not allowed.
• maximum funding of $350,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs).
• maximum period of performance is 2 years

translational research partnership award – pre-application due august 12, 2020

investigators at or above the level of assistant professor (or equivalent)

• supports the development of translational research collaborations between two independent investigators to address a critical problem or question in dmd and to accelerate the movement of promising ideas into clinical application.
• partnerships where one partner in the collaboration is a research scientist and the other is a clinician are strongly encouraged.
• must address one of the fy20 translational research partnership award focus areas
• preliminary data are required.
• clinical trials are allowed.
• maximum combined funding of $1,200,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs)
• maximum period of performance is 3 years

a pre-application is required and must be submitted through the electronic biomedical research application portal (ebrap) at https://ebrap.org prior to the pre-application 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 dmdrp 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 fy20 defense appropriations act provides funding to the department of defense lupus research program (lrp) to support the full spectrum of research projects or ideas that specifically focus on scientific and clinical lupus issues, which, if successfully addressed, have the potential to make a major impact in lupus 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 lrp program announcements and general application instructions for the following award mechanisms are posted on the grants.gov website.

applications submitted to the fy20 lrp idea award and/or impact award must address one or more of the following focus areas:

• understanding how lupus disease heterogeneity impacts risk of disease, disease presentation, clinical course, and outcomes; using a diverse range of research disciplines including, but not limited to, biopsychosocial studies, personalized medicine, variation in treatment studies, personalized medicine, variation in treatment studies, health economics, socioeconomic studies, environmental studies, and epidemiological studies
• understanding lupus disease heterogeneity including, but not limited to, strategies and technologies to subtype patients and understanding lupus disease mechanisms
• improving quality of life for individuals living with lupus including, but not limited to, access to healthcare resources, outcome research, symptom control, comparative effectiveness research, and issues and challenges that when addressed make day-to-day living with lupus easier and life more fulfilling
• understanding how the underlying genetic components and gene-environment interactions of lupus relate to clinical disease characteristics using functional genomic studies
• determining the pathobiology of lupus disease in target human tissues including, but not limited to, imagining studies, genomics of lupus in particular tissues, and metabolomics

applications submitted to the fy20 lrp transformative vision award must address the following focus area:

• improving quality of life for individuals living with lupus including, but not limited to, access to healthcare resources, outcome research, symptom control, comparative effectiveness research, and issues and challenges that when addressed make day-to-day living with lupus easier and life more fulfilling

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

idea award – letter of intent due august 25, 2020

all investigators at or above the level of postdoctoral fellow (or equivalent)

• supports highly innovative, untested, potentially groundbreaking ideas in lupus research.
• emphasis is on innovation
• must address one of the fiscal year 2020 (fy20) lrp focus areas
• clinical trials are not allowed
• preliminary data are not required
• the maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is  in total costs
• the maximum period of performance is 2 years

impact award – letter of intent is due august 25, 2020

investigators at or above the level of assistant professor (or equivalent)

• supports innovative, high-risk/high-reward research
• emphasis is on impact
• must address one of the fy20 lrp focus areas
• clinical trials are not allowed
• preliminary data are encouraged but not required
• the maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $750,000 in total costs.
• the maximum period of performance is 4 years

transformative vision award – letter of intent due august 25, 2020

independent investigators at or above the level of assistant professor (or equivalent)

• supports high-risk, high-reward studies that have the potential to make a significant near-term impact on the quality of life of lupus patients
• emphasis is on near-term impact to quality of life
• must address the fy20 lrp tva focus areas
• clinical trials are allowed
• animal studies are not allowed
• preliminary data are required
• the maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $2,500,000 in total costs
• the maximum period of performance is 4 years

a pre-application is required and must be submitted through the electronic biomedical research application portal (ebrap) at https://ebrap.org prior to the pre-application 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 lrp 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 canadian wood fibre centre (cwfc) is seeking proposals to fund projects which address the objectives of the canadian wood fibre centre and government of canada priorities in the forestry sector.

the deadline for submitting applications is no later than 11:59 p.m. pacific daylight time, tuesday, july 14, 2020.

the canadian wood fibre centre is a research branch within natural resources canada’s canadian forest service. as part of the forest innovation program, the cwfc supports research and development activities that contribute to bring innovative solutions to the canadian forest industry. the objectives of the cwfc are to develop, improve and share wood fibre-related knowledge and tools in support of forest management decisions in three research areas:

characterization of forest biomass and enhancement of fibre production for the bioeconomy

modeling of growth and yield of trees under global change and adaptive silviculture

development of innovative solutions for forest management 4.0

information on the contribution process can be found here and in the application guide.

should you require further information, please direct queries to the cwfc mailbox.

dear lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ,

in collaboration with mitacs, lakehead is pleased to offer 30 research training awards (rta) to returning lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , for the summer of 2020.  awards are in the amount of cad 6,000 for student-driven research projects of 12-16 weeks in duration (projects must be completed within that time frame).  projects may begin as soon as approved by mitacs, but must begin no later than august 31, 2020. 

application and selection guidelines

student eligibility.  full-time undergraduate and graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are eligible (including international 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ), in any discipline.  世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 must be registered during the award period (previous winter for undergraduates, spring/summer for graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ) and fall 2020. undergraduates who have recently graduated but have committed to a graduate program in the fall at lakehead are also eligible. 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 who are actively working on another mitacs-funded project are not eligible.

faculty supervisor. a lakehead faculty member (must be tri-council eligible) must agree to supervise the student research project, and is expected to meet with the student at least once a week – meetings can be virtual.

projects.  because of safety measures taken during the covid-19 pandemic, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 should propose projects that can be conducted remotely.  if the campus re-opens while the project is underway, the project can continue on campus, provided it can be safely conducted under the guidelines in place at that time.  twelve weeks is the minimum project length, 16 weeks is the maximum.

program coordinator:  jill sherman, office of research services, intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

if you would like to participate and have a research project idea:

1. download and review the toolkit and the application template. 
2. contact a faculty member who might be your supervisor, and discuss your project idea.
3. complete the application in word (do not change any of the document settings) and submit it to the dean of your faculty by may 25, 2020.  if you have questions about completing the application, you can contact the program coordinator.
4. each faculty will have a limited number of awards. your faculty dean will oversee the selection process and make recommendations of selected candidates to the vice president (research and innovation) by june 1.
5. if selected, you will then work with the program coordinator to submit your application to mitacs. mitacs will give a decision on your application within 1-2 weeks.
6. at the end of the project, you will be required to prepare and deliver a final report and a presentation to the supervisor during the last week of the award period.

associated documents

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.

this call for proposals for joint research and development (r&d) projects addressing medium-term solutions which will prepare society for the post-covid-19 world and for combatting future pandemics is now open to canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (smes) who wish to collaborate on r&d projects with partners in belgium, estonia, finland, france, germany (to be confirmed), the netherlands, south africa, spain, sweden and turkey.

canadian participants with eligible projects may receive financial support through the national research council industrial research assistance program (nrc irap). participants from other countries must contact their respective national funding authorities engaged in this call - listed on the eureka website.

the governments of canada and germany are working together 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 germany who wish to form a project consortium to perform collaborative projects focussed on developing innovative products, processes, or technology-based services via innovative artificial intelligence (ai) solutions for industrial production in the context of value-added manufacturing.

this bilateral call for proposals is managed by the german federal ministry of education and research (bmbf) and the national research council of canada (nrc), including the nrc industrial research assistance program (nrc irap) and the nrc national program office.

eureka has launched a multilateral call for proposals for joint research and development (r&d) projects on advanced materials. participating countries include austria, belgium (flanders, wallonia), canada, croatia, czech republic, denmark, germany, hungary, luxembourg, malta, south korea, spain, turkey, and the united kingdom.

open to:

• small and medium-sized enterprises (smes)
• large enterprises and industries
• universities
• research organizations
• others

only eligible canadian smes can receive funding through nrc irap. all other canadian participants must secure funding from other sources or be self-funded.

sectors of focus:

• advanced materials projects focussed on the following technologies/industries:
  • carbon industry and chemistry, including lightweight materials, composites and recycle of plastics as well as nanomaterials and plastic materials
  • machinery, robots, and metal industry
  • secondary batteries and sensor technology (including energy storage)
  • semiconductors and display