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Research Funding Opportunities
The Canada Foundation for Innovation: John R. Evans Leaders Fund
Description: to serve the infrastructure needs of individual faculty or, when there is a demonstrated need to share infrastructure, a small group of up to three faculty members, to attract or retain faculty in priority areas as identified in the university’s strategic research plan.
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: February 15
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Clinical Fellowship Awards NEW
Description: to attract, develop, and retain exceptional clinicians and investigators into cystic fibrosis to address the evolving needs of the CF community.
Amount: up to $202,000
Duration: up to 2 years
Eligibility: Fellows
Deadline: February 28
Foundation for Prader-Willi Research: PWS Research Grant NEW
Description: supporting projects that will lead to new treatments to alleviate the symptoms associated with PWS.
Amount: up to $150,000 USD
Duration: up to 18 months
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: March 1 (LOI); May 17 (full proposal)
Canadian Cancer Society / Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation: Disruptive Innovation Grants in Cancer Research
Description: to support preliminary research to establish proof of principle in novel concepts and approaches with the potential to revolutionize cancer prevention, detection and treatment.
Amount: up to $250,000
Duration: up to 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: March 21 (LOI); August 1 (full application)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Multiple Principle Investigator Clinical Award NEW
Description: research projects may be designed to test new hypotheses and/or new methods (pilot and feasibility) or to advance established results with the potential to address diagnosis, treatment, management of disease or symptoms, or the pathophysiology of cystic fibrosis using clinical (observational/interventional), translational, or epidemiologic study approaches.
Amount: up to $200,000/year
Duration: up to 3 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: April 4 (LOI); August 13 (full application)
Call for Nominations
Faculty of Medicine National Research Prizes 2024
The UBC Faculty of Medicine awards three national prizes to experts who demonstrate research excellence and innovation in the areas of cancer, brain disorders, and heart disorders. The prizes, each with a value of $50,000, are awarded to experts who demonstrate research excellence and innovation in the areas of cancer, brain disorders, and heart disorders. | Deadline: February 28, 2024
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellowship NEW
The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences recognizes individuals of great accomplishment and achievement in the academic health sciences in Canada. Election to fellowship in the Academy is considered one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health sciences community and carries with it a covenant to serve the Academy and the future well-being of the health sciences.
Three letters of nomination are required. Normally at least one of the nominators is a Fellow; however, CAHS will consider applications where none of the nominators are CAHS Fellows. | Deadline: March 6, 2024
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
Royal Society of Canada - McLaughlin Medal NEW
The McLaughlin Medal was established in 1978 by the RSC through the generosity of the R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation to recognize distinguished achievement in medical sciences in Canada. The medal is awarded for important research of sustained excellence in any branch of medical sciences. The gold plated silver medal is awarded every year if there is a suitable candidate. | Deadline: March 15, 2024
Events
Event: BC Children's Hospital Research Institute PITCH Seminar Series NEW
Description: Speaker Chi Kin Wong, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, presenting Anti-Inflammatory mechanism of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists.
Date & Time: February 8; 9:30am
Location: Online via Zoom, and in person at BCCHR Rm 2108
Meeting ID: 686 2380 3502
Passcode: 232475
Event: Building Bridges: Connecting Foundational Science and Clinical Practice in Precision Health and Translational Medicine
Description: In this meeting and networking session, participants will learn from researchers who have achieved successful partnerships between foundational scientists and clinicians, on how to initiate new collaborations to advance your precision health and translational medicine research.
Date & Time: February 9 (12:00 – 1:30 pm, PST)
Location: Room 3, Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Science Mall - registration required
Event: Pitfalls & Potential: Integrating Generative AI into your Research & Scholarship NEW
Description: Join UBC’s Office of the Vice-President Research + Innovation on for a discussion of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, how to access and use them ethically, and understanding the risks they bring.
Date & Time: February 15 (1:30 – 2:30 pm, PST)
Location: online via Zoom - registration required
Event: AI Meets Ethics: Whose Ethics Inform That Code? End-User Perspective on Embodied Health Technology NEW
Description: : In this presentation, Dr. Robillard will provide an overview of embodied technologies such as social robots, from research prototypes to devices on the market, and will review their brain health-related applications for children, adults and older adults. She will showcase the latest evidence around the impact of social robot use in the context of brain health and illness, and discuss key ethical implications surrounding their use. Dr. Robillard will review some of the main challenges in social robot research, and will share insights about the development of devices that are aligned with end-user ethics and emotions.
Date & Time: February 28 (12:00 – 1:00 pm, PST)
Location: online via Zoom - registration required
Event: Faculty of Medicine's Building the Future - Research Trainee Day and Lecture Series
Description: This event will bring members of the Faculty of Medicine together to share and learn the diverse and innocative reserch work of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Date & Time: March 7 (8:30 am – 4:00 pm, PST)
Location: UBC Life Scineces Centre - registration required, deadline Feb 29: webpage link
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Faculty of Medicine Summer Student Research Program
The Faculty of Medicine Summer Student Research Program (FoM SSRP) is a competition open to MD (Years 1 & 3 in 2021) and non-MD undergraduate students registered at UBC. It provides funding for a summer research project supervised by a member of the Faculty of Medicine (FoM). Funding of up to $3200 is provided in the form of a student stipend; supervisors are responsible for all other expenses. Applications are submitted by student-supervisor teams. To be eligible, supervisors must have a current faculty appointment (instructor or higher, including clinical) in the FoM at UBC. This includes affiliate FoM appointments.
For contact information, program procedures and a link to our online application form, please see the FoM SSRP website. The deadline to submit supervisor-student applications is February 15, 2024 at 4:00 pm.
Increase in direct travel and SAP-concur service fee effective February 1, 2024
Following the recent comprehensive formal Request for Proposal (RFP) process conducted by BCNet, and the subsequent careful consideration and negotiations in light of the evolving travel industry landscape since COVID-19, there will be an adjustment to the travel management company service fees including SAP-Concur fees. These increases are deemed necessary to ensure Direct Travel can continue delivering high-quality service and support from their dedicated post-secondary advisory team and support services for SAP-Concur, UBC’s online booking tool.
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