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Research Funding Opportunities
UBC Research & Innovation: UBC Vancouver-Okanagan Collaborative Research Mobility Awards
Description: designed to support research collaboration across UBC in Vancouver and the Okanagan by providing funding to: 1) initiate new, or strengthen existing research collaborations; 2) enable travel to access unique infrastructure/core facilities at each location or to hold research meetings; 3) support travel, per diems, and accommodations for UBC researchers.
Amount: Up to $100,000
Duration: Up to 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: May 6 (first deadline), November 4 (second deadline)
Michael Smith Health Research BC: Convening & Collaborating (C2)
Description: Promotes knowledge exchange and meaningful collaboration by supporting researchers, trainees and research users in co-developing research that can have direct impacts on people, including patients, health practitioners and policy makers.
Amount: $20,000
Duration: 18 months
Eligibility: Faculty, see website
Deadline: May 13
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.
Amount: Up to $600,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: May 13 (LOI)
Michael Smith Health Research BC: Reach Program
Description: promotes knowledge translation (KT) activities by supporting researchers and research users* in disseminating research evidence through co-developing events, activities and/or tools to “extend the reach” of their work.
Amount: Up to $20,000
Duration: 18 months
Eligibility: Faculty, see website
Deadline: May 13
American Association for Cancer Research in partnership with Paletonia & Victoria's Secret Global Fund for Women's Cancers: Career Development Award NEW
Description: intended to fund innovative research projects in breast and gynecologic cancers and to invest in the next generation of female early-stage scientists domestically and globally.
Amount: Up to $206,000 USD
Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: May 15
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research: ASPIRE Award NEW
Description: Proposals should cover topics such as understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying tumor initiation and progression, resistance, and metastasis; identifying novel biomarkers for early detection; and developing innovative treatment strategies including identifying and characterizing novel targets.
Amount: Up to $250,000
Duration: 1 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: May 28 (LOI)
Michael Smith Health Research BC: Clinical Trials Training Platforms (CTTP) NEW
Description: to help increase clinical trials training, expertise and capacity in BC and across Canada
Amount: varies based on applicant (see guidelines)
Duration: see guidelines
Eligibility: Graduate students and Postdoctoral fellows
Deadline: May 31
Weston Foundation: Proof-of-Principle 2024: Microbial biomarkers of disease and therapeutic response NEW
Description: funds Canadian scientists performing high-risk, high-reward translational research that leverages the microbiome towards improving human health.
Amount: Up to $300,000
Duration: up to 30 months
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: June 4 (LOI), August 22 (full proposal)
UBC Peter Wall Legacy Awards: Wall Fellowships
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: $1,000,000
Duration: up to 5 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: June 7 (NOI)
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)
Biocodex Microbiota Foundation: The 2024 National Grant in Canada NEW
Description: research project centered around the theme of microbiome in human health and diseases.
Amount: €25,000
Duration: up to 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: August 31
Call for Nominations
Roux Prize NEW
The Roux Prize was created to honor individuals or groups from around the world who have used health evidence in bold, innovative and impactful ways. The prize recognizes the person who has used health evidence in bold ways to make people healthier – and to highlight just what’s possible when visionaries use health evidence to change lives.
Each year, the winner receives $100,000 that can be put toward anything that the winner wishes. Past recipients have used their winnings to fund academic scholarships, their research, or their own life’s causes. If you have any questions, please contact info@rouxprize.org. | Deadline: May 15, 2024
NRC Killam Prize
The Killam Prizes are among Canada’s most distinguished research awards. They are awarded annually (by the National Research Council) to outstanding Canadian scholars in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences and engineering. Each Killam Prize is worth $100,000 and is awarded in the expectation that the scholars will continue to contribute to the Canadian research community. | Deadline: June 6, 2024
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Laureate
The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame laureate nominees are Canadian citizens who are role models for Canadians for their work in furthering health in Canada and the world or are nominated for an achievement developed significantly during a period of residency in Canada. Their outstanding contributions to medicine and the health sciences have led to extraordinary improvements in human health. | Deadline: June 10, 2024
NRC Dorothy Killam Fellowships
The Dorothy Killam Fellowships support scholars who: 1) demonstrate commitment to building Canada’s future and alignment with Killam attributes (inclusive collaborator, barrier breaker, researcher leader); 2) are mid-career researchers (typically have completed their PhD no more than 15 years prior); 3) are employed at a Canadian research institution.
The Dorothy Killam Fellowships are valued at $80,000 CAD per year for a total of up to $160,000 for 2 years.| Deadline: June 13, 2024
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 NEW
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 NEW
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 for Federal Funding - Faculty of Medicine 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, how it relates to your research work at the Faculty of Medicine and affiliated Centres or Institutes.
Date & Time:
Location: Online via Zoom (registration required)
UBC Knowledge Exchange & UBC Community Engagement: What Doesn't Kill It Makes It Stronger: Navigating Conflict in Partnered Research Teams NEW
Description: Facing challenges in your research partnerships? Learn how to identify and navigate conflict in research teams using the Thomas Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument. Transform disagreements into opportunities for deeper understanding and impactful collaboration.
Date & Time: May 2; 9:00am – 12:00pm PDT
Location: Ponderosa Ballroom, 6445 University Blvd, UBC Vancouver (registration required)
VCHRI Research Training Series: Genome BC Health Metadata Commons Information Session NEW
Description: This session presents Genome BC’s Health Omics Metadata Commons, a centralized platform that allows the sharing of metadata for health projects. Speakers: Dr. Zsuzsanna Hollander & Annaïck Carles.
Date & Time: May 6; 12:00 – 1:00pm PDT
Location: Online via Zoom and in-person at the Gordon & Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre Auditorium (registration required)
Information session: Funding your research & collaboration in Germany NEW
Description: featuring speakers from several German funding agencies as well as UBC researchers, who will share relevant information about German research and mobility funding programs.
Date & Time: May 15; 1:00 – 4:00pm PDT
Location: Fred Kaiser Building, 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver (Room 2020)(registration required)
UBC Knowledge Exchange & UBC Community Engagement: Defining and Describing Community-Engaged Scholarship for Promotion and Tenure NEW
Description: Tenure and promotion can be a daunting road for scholars who practice engaged research methods. Learn how to effectively showcase your community-engaged scholarship, focusing on outputs, outcomes, and processes, to gain recognition and appreciation across your portfolio.
Date & Time: May 21; 10:00am – 11:30am PDT
Location: Online via Zoom (registration required)
UBC Knowledge Exchange & UBC Community Engagement: I'm a Community Engaged Researcher. Should I Start a Non-Profit? NEW
Description: Running a non-profit demands time and resources but it can also offer less bureaucracy, greater flexibility, and reduced administrative costs compared to university settings. Explore the pros and cons of non-profit organizations and assess whether launching one is appropriate for your community-engaged research initiatives.
Date & Time: June 3; 10:00am – 12:00pm PDT
Location: Ponderosa Ballroom, 6445 University Blvd, UBC Vancouver (registration required)
Other
New MS Research Network page and newsletter
As a reminder, we recently launched our new BC MS Cell Therapies Translational Research Network (MS Research Network) section on MedNet. We invite you to explore this content for the latest information the MS Research Network and bookmark any information relevant to you. As well, please sign up for our newsletter to keep on top of the latest updates!
This content is part of a longer-term plan to grow awareness of the MS Research Network among the UBC Faculty of Medicine community. Visit the MS Research Network section for an overview of this initiative as well as:
Thank you for your support of this project. For questions, contact ms.researchnetwork@ubc.ca.
The South Asian Health Research Collaborative (SAHRC)
The South Asian Health Research Collaborative (SAHRC) was formed to address an identified gap in representation from the South Asian (SA) community in Canadian health research studies. Beginning with a community centered priority setting process, SAHRC is now striving to link researchers, health stakeholders, and SA community members with the goal to enhance inclusion and improve engagement of South Asians in health research. In addition, SAHRC offers to serve as a hub for sharing best practices, developing equitable and inclusive methods for engaging South Asians in health research, and addressing the diversity present in the South Asian diaspora. You can find out more about their work and upcoming events at www.sahrcbc.org or reach out to them directly for further inquiries at sahrcbc@gmail.com.
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