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Research Funding Opportunities
NTU LKC Medicine & UBC Faculty of Medicine: Postdoctoral Exchange Travel Award
Description: UBC Faculty of Medicine has partnered with the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore to build a global coalition to accelerate research in the areas of healthy aging, brain health, and precision oncology.
Duration: 4-6 months
Eligibility: Postdoctoral fellows
Deadline: ongoing, see website
American Academy of Neurology: Career Development Award NEW
Description: supports junior investigators interested in an academic career in clinical, basic, or translational neurological research.
Amount: $450,000 (USD)
Duration: 3 years
Eligibility: Faculty (see guidelines)
Deadline: September 10
UBC BC Diabetes Research Network: Type 2 Diabetes Spark Innovation Challenge NEW
Description: aims to foster innovation and knowledge translation in type 2 diabetes.
Amount: $15,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: See guidelines
Deadline: September 12
The Orphan Disease Center: Million Dollar Bike Ride Pilot Grant NEW
Description: to support research related to a rare disease represented in the 2024 Million Dollar Bike Ride. Number of awards and dollar amounts vary per disease based on fundraising totals by each disease team.
Amount: See guidelines
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty, postdoctoral fellows
Deadline: September 20 (LOI), October 21 (full application)
UBC Faculty of Medicine: Precision Health Catalyst Grant
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
International Center for Responsible Gambling: Research on Responsible Gambling/Prevention of Gambling Disorder NEW
Description: to study the safety and effectiveness of responsible gambling strategies and other prevention models.
Amount: $150,000
Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: September 30
Kenneth Rainin Foundation: Innovator Awards NEW
Description: supports basic, translational, and clinical science that could lead to transformative discoveries for the prediction, diagnostics, treatment, and prevention of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Amount: up to $150,000 (individual); up to $300,000 (collaborative)
Duration: See guidelines
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: September 30 (LOI), February 3 (full application)
UBC: Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship
Description: to support exceptional early career researchers (within 15 years of PhD) across all disciplines who have the potential for significant impact in their field of scholarship and are ready to launch the next stage of their career.
Amount: $110,000
Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: October 28 (FoM internal deadline)
Ataxia Canada Foundation: Research Funding Opportunities NEW
Description: to support innovative proposals that will help improve the lives of people with ataxia, prioritizing projects that include a component with a final deliverable for patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals affected by ataxia.
Amount: up to $20,000
Duration: up to 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: October 30
UBC: Killam Faculty Research Fellowships
Description: to assist promising faculty members, who wish to devote full time to research and study in their field during a recognized study leave.
Amount: up to $18,000
Duration: up to 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: November 15
Call for Nominations
Sloan Research Fellowships
The Sloan Research Fellowship Program provides two-year, $75,000 fellowships to early career researchers in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field. Candidates must be nominated by a department head or other senior researcher. Departments can nominate more than one candidate, but no more than three. | Deadline: September 15, 2024
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 practiced. | Deadline: October 1, 2024
Charles A. McDowell Award
The award, consisting of a medal and a certificate, will be made to an outstanding early career member of the faculty of UBC who has demonstrated excellence in pure or applied scientific research. | Deadline: November 15, 2024
Jacob Biely Faculty Research Prize
The prize, comprised of $3,000 and a certificate, is awarded annually to a full-time tenure-stream UBC faculty member in recognition of a distinguished record of research that has contributed substantially to UBC’s stature as a leading research institution. | Deadline: November 15, 2024
Killam Faculty Research Prizes
Established in 1986, ten UBC Killam Research Prizes are awarded annually to top campus researchers with funds provided annually from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies established through a bequest from the late Dorothy J. Killam. The award recognizes outstanding research and scholarly contributions. | Deadline: November 15, 2024
President's Award for Public Education through Media
The award, which includes a $3,000 honorarium and a certificate, recognizes and encourages such contributions, including print, broadcast, and online media interviews and expert commentary, as valuable means to foster greater public dialogue and understanding. | Deadline: November 15, 2024
Events
UBC Faculty of Medicine Graduate Student Welcome Day
Description: 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 the current graduate students.
Date & Time: September 4; 11:30am – 1:00pm PDT
Location: Online via Zoom (registration required)
UBC BC Diabetes Research Network Type 2 Diabetes Spark Innovation Challenge 2024 NEW
Description: Successful proposals from the Challenge will be invited to present at this special event in Kelowna BC. All researchers, clinicians, trainees, staff and community partners are welcome to attend- registration is free. The pitch event is similar to CBC’s “Dragons Den” allowing for live presentations to a panel of judges.
Date & Time: October 9; 11:30am – 1:00pm PDT
Location: Kelowna Innovation Centre (registration required, free event)
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