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Research Funding Opportunities
Michael Smith Health Research BC: Clinical Trials Training Platforms (CTTP) NEW
Description: to help increase clinical trials training, expertise and capacity in BC and across Canada
Amount: varies based on applicant (see guidelines)
Duration: see guidelines
Eligibility: Graduate students and Postdoctoral fellows
Deadline: May 31
Weston Foundation: Proof-of-Principle 2024: Microbial biomarkers of disease and therapeutic response
Description: funds Canadian scientists performing high-risk, high-reward translational research that leverages the microbiome towards improving human health.
Amount: Up to $300,000
Duration: up to 30 months
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: June 4 (LOI), August 22 (full proposal)
UBC Peter Wall Legacy Awards: Wall Fellowships
Description: support for research relating to three areas of interest: (1) Sustainable approaches to and development of the general urban environment, including water, energy and transportation infrastructure in British Columbia; (2) Environmental protection of oceans, beaches and waterfronts that impact British Columbia; and (3) Sustainable approaches to resource-intensive industry in British Columbia.
Amount: $1,000,000
Duration: up to 5 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: June 7 (NOI)
UBC Faculty of Medicine: Bluma Tischler Postdoctoral Fellowship NEW
Description: for MD or Ph.D. graduates in Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics, or associated disciplines carrying out research on the biochemical or genetic aspects of intellectual developmental disorders or other neurological disorders.
Amount: $25,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Postdoctoral fellows
Deadline: June 14
UBC Faculty of Medicine: New Faculty Research Award NEW
Description: The New Faculty Research Award is for faculty members in the first two years of their first full-time faculty appointment as Assistant Professor (or higher), or Adjunct Professor in the UBC Faculty of Medicine as of the application deadline. This year, applications are accepted from Clinical Faculty members within four years of their first Clinical faculty appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor or higher. The funds may be used for research equipment, research supplies and/or research services, and research support salaries.
Amount: up to $10,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: June 26
UBC Peter Wall Legacy Awards: Wall Research Awards (Faculty)
Description: support for research relating to three areas of interest: (1) Sustainable approaches to and development of the general urban environment, including water, energy and transportation infrastructure in British Columbia; (2) Environmental protection of oceans, beaches and waterfronts that impact British Columbia; and (3) Sustainable approaches to resource-intensive industry in British Columbia.
Amount: up to $200,000 (team); up to $80,000 (individual)
Duration: up to 3 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: June 29 (NOI)
Biocodex Microbiota Foundation: The 2024 National Grant in Canada
Description: research project centered around the theme of microbiome in human health and diseases.
Amount: €25,000
Duration: up to 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: August 31
Call for Nominations
NRC Killam Prize
The Killam Prizes are among Canada’s most distinguished research awards. They are awarded annually (by the National Research Council) to outstanding Canadian scholars in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences and engineering. Each Killam Prize is worth $100,000 and is awarded in the expectation that the scholars will continue to contribute to the Canadian research community. | Deadline: June 6, 2024
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Laureate
The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame laureate nominees are Canadian citizens who are role models for Canadians for their work in furthering health in Canada and the world or are nominated for an achievement developed significantly during a period of residency in Canada. Their outstanding contributions to medicine and the health sciences have led to extraordinary improvements in human health. | Deadline: June 10, 2024
NRC Dorothy Killam Fellowships
The Dorothy Killam Fellowships support scholars who: 1) demonstrate commitment to building Canada’s future and alignment with Killam attributes (inclusive collaborator, barrier breaker, researcher leader); 2) are mid-career researchers (typically have completed their PhD no more than 15 years prior); 3) are employed at a Canadian research institution.
The Dorothy Killam Fellowships are valued at $80,000 CAD per year for a total of up to $160,000 for 2 years.| Deadline: June 13, 2024
UBC University Killam Professors
The UKP designation is the highest honour that the University can confer on a member of faculty. It recognizes exceptional members of faculty who are extraordinary teachers and researchers, who are leaders in their academic fields, and who have received national and international recognition. The Faculty of Medicine is launching an internal selection process to nominate up to 2 candidates to be considered for the UKP competition. | FoM internal nomination deadline: June 27, 2024
Canada Gairdner Momentum Award
The Canada Gairdner Momentum Award annually recognizes 2 mid-career investigators (typically 10-15 years past their first independent research appointment) working in Canada who in their last 6 active years have produced exceptional scientific research contributions with continued potential for impact on human health. | Deadline: July 15, 2024
Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research
The prestigious Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research is awarded each year to an outstanding rising star researcher in the field of mental health, to recognize, encourage and support them as they pursue their research interests and goals. The annual national prize provides $100,000 in funding to Canadian early-career researchers (45 years or younger) with a demonstrated track record in research; excellence in scientific rigor, innovative thinking, imagination and originality; and a clear ability to work in partnership with other disciplines and/or research teams external to the institution with which they are affiliated. | Deadline: July 15, 2024
Events
UBC Research Security: Navigating Research Security Policies for Federal Funding - Faculty of Medicine
Description: Join us for a session delivered by the VPRI Research Security team on research security, the new Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC) released by the Government of Canada, how it relates to your research work at the Faculty of Medicine and affiliated Centres or Institutes.
Date & Time: May 23; 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT (registration link)
Location: Online via Zoom (registration required)
UBC Knowledge Exchange & UBC Community Engagement: Defining and Describing Community-Engaged Scholarship for Promotion and Tenure
Description: Tenure and promotion can be a daunting road for scholars who practice engaged research methods. Learn how to effectively showcase your community-engaged scholarship, focusing on outputs, outcomes, and processes, to gain recognition and appreciation across your portfolio.
Date & Time: May 21; 10:00am – 11:30am PDT
Location: Online via Zoom (registration required)
UBC Knowledge Exchange & UBC Community Engagement: I'm a Community Engaged Researcher. Should I Start a Non-Profit?
Description: Running a non-profit demands time and resources but it can also offer less bureaucracy, greater flexibility, and reduced administrative costs compared to university settings. Explore the pros and cons of non-profit organizations and assess whether launching one is appropriate for your community-engaged research initiatives.
Date & Time: June 3; 10:00am – 12:00pm PDT
Location: Ponderosa Ballroom, 6445 University Blvd, UBC Vancouver (registration required)
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