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Alerts
- The Office of Research has created a new Inbox! Effective immediately, please send your research grant applications requiring faculty approval to fom.grantapprovals@ubc.ca.
- Please welcome Evelina Tolstykh as the new Research Awards & Funding Officer (evelina.tolstykh@ubc.ca). Evelina has taken over the portfolio previously managed by Bryan Wong. NEW
Research Funding Opportunities
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance: Mentored Investigator Grant
Description: Provides funding for trainees who are working under the supervision of a mentor who is a recognized leader in the field of ovarian cancer research, or relevant area.
Amount: $75,000
Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Postdoc or Clinical Fellow (with MD and/or PhD)
Deadline: Mar 29 (LOI)
UBC Faculty of Medicine: Bluma Tischler Postdoctoral Fellowship
Description: Supports a postdoc carrying out research on the biochemical or genetic aspects of intellectual developmental disorders or other neurological disorders.
Amount: $25,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Postdoc
Deadline: Mar 31
Canadian Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Foundation: Studentship & Fellowship in Asthma and Immunology
Description: In partnership with the Canadian Lung Association, one (1) Studentship and one (1) post-doctoral/clinical Fellowship will be funded if a highly ranked project’s theme investigates new and better treatments that improves the lives of Canadians living with asthma and immunologic diseases.
Amount: Up to $33,000, see website
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Graduate student or Postdoc
Deadline: Apr 5 (Registration)
Call for Nominations
Royal Society of Canada Medals and Awards
The Royal Society of Canada is offering nine (9) distinct Medals and Awards this year in multiple domains, including the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, medical sciences, and interdisciplinary research. Nominations can be made by existing Royal Society members or via institutional nomination. They no longer require co-nominators, but do require 3 external letters. We encourage nominators and those interested to contact the Office of Research Prizes and Awards for nomination support, including consultation, package review, and/or coordinating institutional nomination. | Deadline: Mar 31
NSERC Arthur B. MacDonald Fellowships
VPRI is seeking self-nominations to the NSERC Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships, which recognize early-stage academic researchers in the natural sciences and engineering (first 10 years of academic appointment and holding an NSERC grant) and support them to enhance their research capacity, so that they can become leaders in their field and inspire others.
NSERC awards up to six McDonald Fellowships each year, each of which provides a $250,000 research grant over 2 years and up to $90,000 to the institution to fund teaching and administrative relief. UBC is limited to six nominations, so VPRI will coordinate an internal selection process. (Note: We expect NSERC to formally launch the competition in March with a deadline of June 7/2023.)
Deadline for Expression of Intent (optional): March 14
Deadline for Online Selection form (required): April 3
Events
Event: BC Children's Hospital Research Institute PITCH Seminar Series NEW
Description: Speakers Tasha Wainstein, PhD candidate, Elliott Lab, presenting Adolescents with Genetic Conditions: Lived and Living Experiences, Identity, and Adaptation, and Sharri Cyrus, PhD candidate, Gibson lab, presenting Coding Variants in the Polycomb Repressive Complex 2: From Humans to Fruit Flies
Date & Time: Mar 22; 9:30am
Location: Online via Zoom, and in person at BCCHR Rm 2108
Meeting ID: 686 2380 3502
Passcode: 232475
Event: Faculty of Medicine Building the Future - Research Trainee Day and Lecture Series
Description: This event will bring members of the Faculty of Medicine together to share and learn the diverse and innovative research work of graduate students, fellows, and recent senior faculty distinguished researcher awardees.
Date & Time: Mar 23; 9am-6pm
Location: UBC Life Sciences Centre
Register: Please register here (deadline: Mar 17)
Event: BC Children's Hospital Research Institute PITCH Seminar Series NEW
Description: Guest speaker Dr. Annie Huang, Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, presenting Tumour Heterogeneity; Beyond the Genome
Date & Time: Mar 29; 9:30am
Location: Online via Zoom, and in person at BCCHR Chan Auditorium
Meeting ID: 686 2380 3502
Passcode: 232475
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