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Research Funding Opportunities
Children's Tumour Foundation: Young Investigator Award (YIA) NEW
Description: provides two-year salary support to early career NF researchers, such as senior doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers, to help them get established as independent NF investigators.
Amount: varies, please see program guidelines
Duration: 2-3 years
Eligibility: Senior doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers
Deadline: November 30 (LOI); January 31 (application)
New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF): Exploration
Description: NFRF's Exploration Stream seeks to inspire innovative projects not easily supported through funding opportunities currently offered by the Tri-Agencies.
Amount: up to $250,000
Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: December 4 (FoM internal application)
American Association for Cancer Research-AstraZeneca: Career Development Award for Physician-Scientists, in Honor of Jose Baselga NEW
Description: The intent of this program is to encourage and support early-career physician-scientists to conduct research and bolster the development of innovative targeted therapeutics. The proposed projects may be translational or clinical in nature and focused on all aspects of oncology.
Amount: $300,000 USD
Duration: 3 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: December 5 (LOI); February 26 (application)
American Brain Tumor Association: Research Collaboration Grants NEW
Description: seeks applications from a collaborative team of two faculty at different institutions, who propose multi-disciplinary, high-risk/high-impact projects with the potential to change current diagnostic or treatment paradigms for adult and pediatric brain tumor care.
Amount: up to $200,000
Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: December 13 (LOI); March 27 (application)
UBC & SFU: Implementation Science Institute
Description: The implementation science (IS) institute is a two-year training program targeted towards early to mid-career health researchers (from wide range of health-related topics and disciplines in psychology, urban planning, gerontology, biomedical engineering, health geography, health education and promotion, etc) who are interested in or embarking on projects that encompass the science of implementation.
Eligibility: Faculty
Duration: 2 years
Deadline: December 15
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation: Rande H. Lazar Health Services Research Grant NEW
Description: to support the gathering of socioeconomic data for otolaryngology. The award is intended to promote increased participation by otolaryngologists in the rapidly expanding area of health services research.
Amount: $10,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Practitioners, residents, fellows
Deadline: December 15 (LOI); January 16 (application)
Ministry of Health & UBC Health: Research Seed Grant Program
Description: Funding offered to researchers from UBCV and UBCO to address specific research question identified by the Ministry of Health.
Amount: up to $50,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: December 15
UBC Centre for Health Education Scholarship: Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) Canada & Clinical Educator Fellowship Program
Description: The MHPE is a two-year, part-time, internationally recognized, research degree program that is primarily distance-based with annual, three week courses that are delivered on-site. The Clinical Educator Fellowship Program is designed for those interested in developing an academic career as a Clinical Educator and boasts many education leaders as active alumni.
Amount: varies, refer to each program webpage
Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Health Professionals and trainees
Deadline: December 15
New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF): Transformation
Description: NFRF's Exploration Stream seeks to support large-scale, Canadian-led interdisciplinary research projects that address a major challenge with the potential to realize real and lasting change.
Amount: up to $4,000,000
Duration: 6 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: January 2 (FoM internal LOI submission)
Call for Nominations
Clinical Trials BC Awards 2024
These awards honour individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to strengthening the BC clinical trials ecosystem. Award recipients exemplify excellence in leadership, advocacy for clinical trials, and outstanding service and support to advance clinical trials research and improve the health of people across British Columbia.
There are two award opportunities: (1) Leadership & Advocacy Award, and (2) Service & Support Award. | Deadline: December 10
Killam Teaching Prizes 2024
UBC Killam Teaching Prizes are UBC’s most prestigious teaching awards. The UBC Killam Teaching Prizes recognize excellence in teaching in the medical and science undergraduate programs, residency programs, school and graduate programs within the Faculty of Medicine. The Prizes are awarded annually, and are supported by the UBC Killam Endowment Fund. Nomination form can be accessed here. | FoM internal nomination deadline: February 1, 2024 (12:00pm PST)
King Faisal Prize in Medicine 2024
The King Faisal Prize (KFP) recognizes the outstanding works of individuals and institutions in five major categories: Service to Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic Language and Literature, Medicine, and Science. Its aim is to benefit Muslims in their present and future, inspire them to participate in all aspects of civilization, as well as enrich human knowledge and develop mankind. KFP laureates are evaluated only based on merit and their works are meticulously examined by specialized selection committees. The strict selection procedure meets international standards, and many of the laureates who have been awarded the prize went on to receive other prestigious prizes, such as the Nobel Prize. | FoM internal nomination deadline: March 15, 2024
Events
Event: MSHRBC 2024 Research Trainee webinar NEW
Date & Time: November 22 (10:00 - 11:00am)
Location: Zoom (registration required)
Website: https://healthresearchbc.ca/fundingprogram/research-trainee-program/#funding-webinar
Event: UBC Supercluster Research Day 2023: Registration is now open!
Description: Please join us for a stimulating afternoon of artificial intellidence (AI) reserach presentations! This 2-hour fully virtual event will include a faculty presentation by UBC learners from the Faculty of Medicine and School of Biomedical Engineering.
Date & Time: November 23 (12:00 - 2:00pm PST)
Location: Zoom (registration required via this form)
Contact: Ashley Moller-Hansen (ashley.mollerhansen@ubc.ca)
Website: https://med-fom-faculty.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2023/11/UBC-Supercluster-Research-Day-Event-Program.pdf
Event: MSHRBC Clinical Trials BC Symposium 2023: Approaches for Accessible Clinical Trials
Description: The theme focuses on new approaches, technology, pathways and regulatory initiatives that make clinical trials more accessible for participants, trialists, clinical trial professionals and administrators, communities and other relevant parties.
Date & Time: November 28 (8 am–5 pm)
Location: Online & in-person (Jack Poole Hall – Robert H. Lee UBC Alumni Centre, UBC Vancouver)
Website: https://healthresearchbc.ca/clinical-trials-bc/info-and-resources/clinical-trials-bc-symposium/
Event: Let's Talk About Your Data: A discussion of Public Health Data NEW
Description: Hosted by UBC Connects at Robson Square, join the discussion of sharing public health data and technological advances that assure security with health professionals, researchers, and patient representatives presenting their community health research endeavours.
Date & Time: November 29 (6–9 pm)
Location: In-person (UBC Robson Square)
Website: https://events.ubc.ca/event/lets-talk-about-your-data/
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Vancouver Coastal Health Job Opportunity: Vice President, Research NEW
Reporting to the President & Chief Executive Officer of Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), the Vice President, Research (VP) role is an opportunity to lead and modernize a worldclass research institute that houses leading global researchers and that conducts research that spans the entire continuum of care.
Webpage: https://pfmsearch.com/executive-opportunity/vancouver-coastal-health-vice-president-research/
Celebratting partnerships to save more lives, sooner NEW
On October 30, partners from across B.C. and Canada’s life sciences sector gathered at UBC to celebrate significant milestones for Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH) — the coalition of partners recently submitted a suite of major federal proposals that promises to position Canada as a global epicentre for developing next-generation vaccines and therapeutics.
Webpage: https://immunoengineeringhub.ca/celebrating-partnerships-to-save-more-lives-sooner/
Free Project-Specific Data Analyses NEW
Under supervision of Statistics professors, Statistics students will provide free project-specific data analysis, including a formal written report, as part of their STAT 450 and 550 practicum consulting courses that will run next academic term. To apply, send a 1-page project description (see sample) to asda@stat.ubc.ca.
Submission deadline: December 14
Website: https://www.stat.ubc.ca/free-statistical-consultation-202324-0
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