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Research Funding Opportunities
UBC Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize
Description: The Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prizes are awarded annually for excellence in research. The Faculty of Medicine will select and forward two nominees to FoGPS.
Amount: $5,000
Duration: 1 time
Eligibility: Postdoc
Deadline: Nov 10 (internal)
France Canada Research Fund: New Research Collaboration Program
Description: Supports research and student mobility between France and Canada.
Amount: Up to $15,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: Nov 18
Note: The FCRF requires that all universities pre-select a maximum of 5 proposals. To be considered for UBC’s internal selection, researchers must email their applications directly to the French Embassy in Ottawa (assistant.science@ambafrance-ca.org) and to UBC’s FCRF correspondent, Heather Frost (heather.frost@ubc.ca) by November 18, 2022. Applications should be submitted as a single PDF. UBC will conduct an internal pre-selection to to identify a maximum of 5 proposals to send to the Embassy for evaluation December 19th, 2023.
Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation: J. Edouard Samson Award
Description: Recognizes the best career orthopaedic research over a period of five (5) years or more at a Canadian centre. The award consists of an educational grant and a personal research grant to be used by the recipient at the Canadian institution where he/she currently resides.
Amount: $30,000
Duration: 1 time
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: Nov 30
Plastic Surgery Foundation: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Research Grant
Description: One-year pilot projects will be awarded to support plastic surgeons pursuing research in aesthetic/cosmetic plastic surgery.
Amount: $25,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Surgeons at any career stage
Deadline: Dec 1
Myocarditis Foundation: Research Grants
Description: Supports career development and training of physician-scientists in myocarditis research.
Amount: $50,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Junior Faculty
Deadline: Dec 1
Events
Event: BC Children's Hospital Research Institute PITCH Seminar Series NEW
Description: Speaker Dr. Heather Armstrong, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, presenting The influence of the gut microbiota on host response to specific dietary fibers and high-fiber foods in host health and disease
Date & Time: Nov 9; 9am
Location: Online via Zoom, and in person at BCCHR Rm 2108
Meeting ID: 686 2380 3502
Passcode: 232475
Event: UBC Health - Substance use amont international students from Punjab in BC's Lower Mainland NEW
Description: UBC Health is hosting a Health After 2020 dialogue session with Dr. Nitasha Puri. Her interdisciplinary, cross-institutional research team will share results from a prospective, observational, mixed methods study that examined substance use initiators, patterns, and sequelae among Punjabi international students in BC's Lower Mainland.
Date & Time: Nov 30; 12-1pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Register: Register here.
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Science Meets Parliament
The Canadian Science Policy Centre (CSPC) and the Office of the Chief Science Advisor (OCSA) are accepting applications for participation in the third round of Science Meets Parliament. This event will take place in Ottawa in spring 2023.
The objective of this initiative is to strengthen connections between Canada’s scientific and political communities, enable a two-way dialogue, and participate in policy development initiatives. Science Meets Parliament aims to help scientists become familiar with policy making at the political level, and for parliamentarians to explore using scientific evidence in policy making.
This program is open to Tier II Canada Research Chairs, Indigenous faculty members, and Banting Postdoctoral Fellows. The deadline to apply for this program is November 30th, 2022. To apply, click here.
A virtual information session will be held for eligible candidates on October 26th, from 12:00-1:00 pm ET. For more information, click here.
UBC will be sponsoring Science Meets Parliament and providing travel support of up to $1,000 to successful candidates through the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation.
Healthy research environments in the Faculty of Medicine: Join the conversation
Healthy Environments in Academic Research Teams (HEART) is an exciting new program that aims to equip you and your research team to thrive. We want to hear your thoughts on what makes a healthy research culture in the Faculty of Medicine, and shape a program that can create genuine positive change.
Register for a focus group by November 25th.
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