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Research Funding Opportunities
UBC Faculty of Medicine: New Faculty Research Award
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)
Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease NEW
Description: provides opportunities for assistant professors to bring multidisciplinary approaches to studying human infectious diseases.
Amount: $505,000
Duration: 5 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: July 18
National Eczema Association: Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant NEW
Description: Through this grant NEA and PeDRA intend to accelerate research that improves the health and quality of life of pediatric eczema patients and their families.
Amount: $50,000 USD
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: July 31
CAAIF-CSACI-Mitacs: Research Grant in Allergy and Clinical Immunology NEW
Description: to fund a research grant in the field of allergy and clinical immunology. Applications that focus on areas that CAAIF has not funded previously are encouraged.
Amount: $50,000 (additional $22,500 available from Mitacs, see guidelines)
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: September 17
CAAIF-CSACI: Food Allergy Research Grant NEW
Description: to fund a research grant focused on the area of food allergy research.
Amount: $50,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: September 25
CAAIF: Research Fellowship in Asthma supported by GSK NEW
Description: to increase Canadian research capacity in the area of asthma, support the research career of promising researchers, and produce high-quality research in asthma.
Amount: $50,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Postdoctoral fellows
Deadline: September 30
UBC Faculty of Medicine: Precision Health Catalyst Grant NEW
Description: to facilitate collaboration and coordination of PH activities, particularly among faculty members and researchers from UBC-affiliated research institutes.
Amount: up to $50,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: September 30
CHAEN: Research Fellowship in HAE NEW
Description: to increase Canadian research capacity in the area of HAE, support the research career of promising researchers, and produce high-quality research in the diagnosis, treatment and management of HAE.
Amount: $50,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Postdoctoral fellows
Deadline: October 9
Call for Nominations
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 When Applying for Federal Funding NEW
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 and how it relates to Canadian federal funding from the Tri-Agencies and CFI. This session will provide UBC researchers with guidance on how to navigate these new policies, as well as examples of sensitive research areas and research security case studies.
Date & Time: June 27; 10:00 - 11:00am
Location: Online via Zoom (registration required)
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'EDI in Research' online course is now available through UBC Workplace Learning NEW
Description: This new online course is specifically developed for faculty, staff and students involved in research, to support the learning and implementation of appropriate equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) practices within the UBC research ecosystem. Development of this course was a collaboration between units in the Vice-President, Research and Innovation portfolio and the Equity and Inclusion Office. Course participants who engage with the course are encouraged to complete the course evaluation survey by August 6, 2024. Feedback from the survey will be used to improve course content and delivery.
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