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Research Funding Opportunities
Canadian Institutes of Health Research: Catalyst Grant: Analysis of Canadian Longitudinal Study in Aging (CLSA) Data
Description: Aims to find ways to improve the health of Canadians by better understanding the aging process and the factors that shape the way we age.
Amount: up to $70,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: September 19 (registration); October 19 (application)
Canadian Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Foundation: Food Allergy Research Grant NEW
Description: to fund a research grant focused on the area of food allergy research.
Amount: $100,000 (3 awards available)
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: September 27
UBC: CLL Grand Challenge NEW
Description: invites applicants to envision how BC and Canada can respond and adapt to climate emergency and the role that UBC can play in realizing a sustainable future in our communities, cities and regions. The CLL Grand Challenge 2023 will provide seed funding of up to $250,000 each for two living lab projects based at UBC Vancouver and up to $100,000 for one living lab project based at UBC Okanagan.
Amount: up to $250,000 (UBCV); up to $100,000 (UBCO)
Eligibility: Faculty and staff
Deadline: September 28 (LOI), November 27 (application)
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation: Drug Development Program NEW
Description: supports investigational new drug (IND)-enabling studies (or the international equivalent) and early-phase clinical trials that test promising pharmacological interventions and devices for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementias. Both disease-modifying and symptomatic agents will be considered.
Amount: up to $5,000,000
Duration: mutli-year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: September 29 (LOI), December 1 (proposal)
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation: Neuroimaging and CSF Biomarker Program NEW
Description: to further develop and validate established biomarkers for which there is a clear clinical need in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. This RFP prioritizes biomarkers with a defined context of use, a clear advantage over other relevant biomarkers, and a path to commercialization and/or clinical use.
Amount: up to $600,000
Duration: 12 months
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: September 29 (LOI), December 1 (proposal)
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation: Prevention Program NEW
Description: seeks to support studies of cognitive symptoms due to health conditions, comparative effectiveness research, and epidemiological studies that probe whether the use or choice of drugs alters the risk for dementia or cognitive decline.
Amount: up to $5,000,000
Duration: multi-year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: September 29 (LOI), December 1 (proposal)
National Institutes of Health: Research Project Grant Program (R01)
Description: Provides support for health-related research and development based on the mission of the NIH. R01s can be investigator-initiated or can be solicited via a Request for Applications.
Duration: up to 5 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: October 5
UBC Faculty of Medicine: 2023 Faculty/Resident Development Initiatives Grant
Description: Supports research projects aimed at enhancing the quality or scholarship of teaching in the Faculty of Medicine.
Amount: up to $5,000
Duration: up to 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty and postgraduate residents with faculty co-investigator
Deadline: October 10
New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF): Exploration NEW
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: October 11 (NOI), December 4 (FoM internal application)
UBC Office of Vice-President Research & Innovation: UBC Vancouver-Okanagan Collaborative Research Mobility Awards (CRMA)
Description: Designed to support research collaboration across UBC in Vancouver and the Okanagan by providing funding to: initiate new, or strengthen existing research collaborations; enable travel to access unique infrastructure/core facilities at each location or to hold research meetings; support travel, per diems, and accommodations for UBC researchers.
Amount: $100,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: November 3
France Canada Research Fund (FCRF): New Research Collaboration Program NEW
Description: promotes partnerships between researchers in Canada and France, open to every field of expertise and promotes interdisciplinary projects. The program provides funding for new scientific projects jointly developed by French and Canadian teams that have never worked together before. Applications must come from principal investigators, both from research establishments located in France and Canada. Contact Evelina Tolstykh for more information.
Amount: up to $15,000
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: November 17 (internal UBC deadline)
Call for Nominations
Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists is Canada’s first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership. Members of the College are Canadians and Permanent Residents who, at an early stage of their career, have demonstrated a high level of achievement. The criteria for election is excellence, and membership is for seven years.
Candidates must be no more than 15 years from the conferral of the PhD or equivalent qualification. For the cohort of 2024 (due Dec 2023), a candidate must have received their PhD or equivalent no earlier than January 1, 2009. Career interruptions can extend this eligibility period. | Internal notice of planned nomination: September 21
Royal Society of Canada Fellows
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Fellows are those with exceptional and original publications, intellectual achievements, and creative activities, with achievements in the arts, humanities, social sciences, or sciences. They are either Canadian citizens or have been Canadian Permanent Residents for at least 3 consecutive years. | Internal notice of planned nomination: September 21
Bodossaki Excellence Award NEW
More specifically, the purpose of the Bodossaki Excellence Award is to make known to the wider public internationally acclaimed Greek scientists who are active in the fields of (a) Physical Sciences and Mathematics; (b) Technological Sciences; (c) Biomedical Sciences; and (d) Social Sciences. In principle, two (2) Excellence Awards are awarded in every two-year “cycle”, each accompanied by a cash prize of one hundred thousand euros (€100,000). | Nomination deadline: September 30
Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship
The Faculty of Medicine has launched an internal selection process to nominate up to 2 candidates for the Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship, offered by the UBC VP Research and International office. The award includes a one-time research allowance of $50,000, and the successful recipient's academic unit will receive $60,000 over 2 years to help offset teaching load. | Internal nomination deadline: Oct 24
Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize NEW
Designed to support research collaboration across UBC in Vancouver and the Okanagan by providing funding to: initiate new, or strengthen existing research collaborations; enable travel to access unique infrastructure/core facilities at each location or to hold research meetings; support travel, per diems, and accommodations for UBC researchers.
Two prizes in the amount of $5,000 each will be awarded to full-time Postdoctoral Fellows at UBC in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions while at UBC. All fields of research are included.
Nomination packages must be submitted to us at med.gradpostdoc@ubc.ca by the internal deadline of Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 5:00 PM PST. The Faculty of Medicine will adjudicate the nominations and send two nominees to the G+PS Postdoctoral Fellows Office by December 6, 2023.
Governor General Innovation Awards
The Governor General’s Innovation Awards will be given to individuals, teams and/or organizations whose innovations are truly exceptional, transformative and positive in their impact on the quality of life in Canada. | Internal deadline: November 4
Canada Gairdner Awards
The Canada Gairdner Awards recognize and celebrate the work of the world’s best biomedical researchers. Over the past 53 years, Gairdner has gained a superb international reputation for its early recognition of medical breakthroughs that have changed the way medicine is practised. Each award is valued at $100,000. | Deadline October 1
Events
Event: Clinical Research Professional Certification Program Information Session
Description: The program provides BC-based clinical research team members working at health authorities and academic institutions reimbursement and support to become an internationally certified professional.
Date & Time: September 18, 1:30pm to 3:00pm PST
Location: Zoom
Website: ttps://healthresearchbc.ca/event/crp-certification-program-info-session-2023/
Event: All About Privacy Workshop
Description: A workshop featuring BC's regional health authorities to explore each of their research privacy review processes and how to access their health data. There will be in-depth discussions around the current privacy review systems across jurisdictions, common misunderstandings, plans for future improvement, as well as an open Q&A session.
Date & Time: September 19, 12:00 to 1:30pm
Location: Zoom
Website: https://datascienceandhealth.ubc.ca/events/all-about-privacy-workshop
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 (save the date)
Location: Online & in-person
Website: https://healthresearchbc.ca/event/clinical-trials-bc-symposium-2023-approaches-for-accessible-clinical-trials/
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UBC Faculty of Medicine: Postdoctoral Peer Mentorship Program
Description: aims to foster a dynamic mentorship environment by pairing postdoctoral fellows in the Faculty of Medicine with colleagues who share career goals. This is an opportunity to grow personally and professionally, while nurturing a collaborative, inclusive community within the Faculty of Medicine.
Duration: 10 months (Sep-Jun)
Deadline: September 18
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