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Research Funding Opportunities
UBC Faculty of Medicine: 2023 Seminar Series Fund
Description: The purpose of the fund is to provide secondary support for interdisciplinary seminars of educational value with up to $1,500 per seminar series. Only one application per UBC Faculty of Medicine department, centre/institute or school will be accepted. If you’re currently seeking additional funding and your seminar qualifies under these criteria, please visit the Seminar Series Fund page and submit your application online by August 28th, 2023.
Amount: $1,500
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: August 28
UBC Faculty of Medicine: 2023 Faculty/Resident Development Initiatives Grant NEW
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: August 31 (LOI); October 10 (proposals)
Foundation for Prader-Willi Research: Research Grant Program NEW
Description: Supports research to advance the understanding and treatment of Prader-Willi syndrome.
Amount: $150,000
Duration: 18 months
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: September 8 (LOI); November 17 (proposals)
American Gastroenterological Association: AGA-Pfizer Pilot Research Award in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Description: Supports a project researching new directions to improve the diagnosis and treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
Amount: $30,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: September 13
American Gastroenterological Association: AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn & Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer NEW
Description: Provides supplemental funding to early career investigators who have existing career development awards and are conducting research relevant to the pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis or treatment of digestive cancer.
Amount: $40,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: September 13
National Ataxia Foundation: Research Seed Money Grant NEW
Description: For new and innovative studies that are relevant to the cause, pathogenesis or treatment of the hereditary or sporadic ataxias. Research grants are offered primarily as “seed monies” to assist investigators in the early or pilot phase of their studies and as additional support for ongoing investigations on demonstration of need.
Amount: $50,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: September 15 (LOI); November 20 (application)
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology: Dr. David L. Epstein Award NEW
Description: Intended to fund a research project that supports the mentee of a senior-level investigator with a documented history of conducting eye and vision research in glaucoma and who has a record of successfully mentoring clinician-scientists to independent academic and research careers.
Amount: $100,000
Duration: 1-2 years
Eligibility: Senior Faculty
Deadline: October 1
National Institutes of Health: Research Project Grant Program (R01) NEW
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
The Biocodex Microbiota Foundation: Call for Canadian proposals to study the microbiome's role in health and disease
Description: The Biocodex Microbiota Foundation’s annual call for projects is part of a multi-year research initiative to further the understanding of the human microbiome.
Amount: €25,000
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: October 15
Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation: Community Innovation Award
Description: Celebrates community-based surgeons and research studies dedicated to improving patient care or musculoskeletal health in their community. This program fills a gap in the research landscape in Canada, encouraging community orthopaedic researchers to bring their research ideas to fruition.
Amount: $15,000
Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: October 31
Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation: CSES Research Grant
Description: To support and encourage orthopaedic surgeons to conduct collaborative shoulder or elbow research.
Amount: $20,000
Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: October 31
UBC Office of Vice-President Research & Innovation: UBC Vancouver-Okanagan Collaborative Research Mobility Awards (CRMA) NEW
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
Call for Nominations
Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research
The Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research was established in 1971 as an expression of the conviction that educational institutions have an important role to play in the encouragement and development of basic science as it applies to medicine.
Awards are given to scientists for recent discoveries of particular originality and importance to basic medical research. A cash prize and a medallion accompanies each award. | Sponsor deadline: August 31
Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists NEW
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 NEW
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
Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship NEW
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
GG 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
Events
Event: Info Session on RSC Nominations
Description: VPRI's Office of Research Prizes and Awards will be hosting a Royal Society of Canada (RSC) representative to discuss RSC nominations of Fellows and members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, including an overview of the distinctions, nomination process and guidelines, and Q and A.
Date & Time: August 22, 11:00am
Location: Zoom (registration required)
Website: https://prizes.research.ubc.ca/news-announcements/info-session-rsc-nominations
Event: Faculty of Medicine Research 101 Seminar NEW
Description: This informal webinar will cover the following topics: research-related resources; funding opportunities, types and sources of funding; guidance through the administrative processes for the submission of funding applications; university-wide resources available for graduate and post-doctoral researchers.
Date & Time: August 30, 10:00am
Location: Zoom (registration required)
Website: https://events.ubc.ca/event/research-101-seminar/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=thelink
Event: Faculty of Medicine Graduate Student Welcome Day
Description: This year the event will feature welcoming messages from UBC and FoM leadership, and information on relevant graduate student resources at FoM and UBC followed by a Q&A session with current graduate students
Date & Time: September 6, 11:30am to 1:00pm
Location: Zoom
Website: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cSbgz2sRldFIGq2 (registration deadline September 1)
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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