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Research Funding Opportunities
UBC Faculty of Medicine: Elizabeth C. Watters Research Fellowship
Description: Supports a deserving graduate student or medical resident in the Faculty of Medicine engaged in research into the causes, treatment, and cure of lymphatic cancer.
Amount: $24,350
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Graduate student/resident
Deadline: Aug 5, 12pm PT
UBC Faculty of Medicine: Laurel L. Watters Research Fellowship
Description: Supports a deserving graduate student or medical resident in the Faculty of Medicine engaged in research into the causes, treatment, and cure of breast cancer.
Amount: $24,200
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Graduate student/resident
Deadline: Aug 5, 12pm PT
National Multiple Sclerosis Society: Biostatistics/Informatics Junior Faculty Award
Description: Intended to create protected time for a junior faculty member to collaborate with an established MS research group to develop expertise in MS clinical trials, real-world evidence, epidemiology, data mining, and/or other related bioinformatics research, and to inspire them to pursue critical questions in MS research throughout their career.
Amount: Partial salary support, see website
Duration: 3 years
Eligibility: Junior Faculty
Deadline: Aug 10 (Pre-applications)
UBC Faculty of Medicine: 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 unit will be accepted.
Amount: $1,500
Duration: One time
Eligibility: FoM unit
Deadline: Aug 12
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition: Advanced Fellowship in Pediatric Endoscopy
Description: Awarded in support of a year of advanced training in pediatric endoscopy.
Amount: $75,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: MD degree
Deadline: Aug 15
W.M. Keck Foundation: Research Program
Description: Supports projects in medical research, science, and/or engineering that are distinctive and novel in their approach, questions the prevailing paradigm, or have the potential to break open new territory in their field.
Amount: Up to $5 million
Duration: Up to 5 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: Aug 15 (Pre-applications)
PKD Foundation: Polycistic Kidney Disease Research
Description: Supports basic research that enhances understanding of the molecular basis of PKD and its pathobiology; translational research that accelerates the development of predictive and therapeutic strategies for PKD; clinical research, such as small pilot studies; and epidemiology/data analysis research to conduct secondary data analyses utilizing existing database resources, or to develop new statistical methodologies or test hypotheses using existing data.
Amount: $160,000
Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: Aug 15 (Pre-applications)
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons: General Surgery Resident Research Initiation
Description: Seeks to attract general surgery residents into the field of colon and rectal surgery by providing opportunities to engage in clinical or laboratory-based research focused on diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus.
Amount: $20,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Resident/Trainee
Deadline: Aug 15
Melanoma Research Foundation: Mid-Career Bridge Grant
Description: Support investigators who are dedicated to melanoma research.
Amount: $100,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty, within 12 years of first independent appointment
Deadline: Aug 15
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation: Career Development Grant
Description: Supports investigators affiliated with an orthopaedic department in committing to scientific research. Research may be basic, translational, clinical, and/or health services.
Amount: $300,000
Duration: 3 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: Aug 18 (LOI)
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative: Genomics of ASD: Pathways to Biological Convergence and Genetic Therapies
Description: Intended to advance the understanding of the molecular and cellular consequences of genetic risk for ASD, and to provide a foundation for the development of new therapies.
Amount: Up to $1.5 million
Duration: Varies, up to 3 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: Aug 18
UBC Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies: Catalyst Collaboration Fund
Description: Supports either: Catalyst Collaboration Fund Stream 1 – Seed or match funding for transdisciplinary collaborative research projects related to climate and nature emergency; or Catalyst Collaboration Fund Stream 2 – Events focused on scholarly, artistic and research collaborations (e.g. academic roundtables and community engagement events) and knowledge translation and mobilization (e.g. videos, resources, open-access courses, larger public-facing events) related to the climate and nature emergency.
Amount: $10,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: Sep 15
Call for Nominations
Schmidt Science Polymaths NEW
The Polymath program will make long-term bets on recently-tenured professors with remarkable track records, promising futures, and a desire to explore interdisciplinary research. Each professor will be awarded $500,000 per year, paid through their institution, for up to five years to help support a research group through talent, such as three to four students or postdocs, and resources. These grants are intended to make possible the exploration of new ideas across disciplines, using emerging technologies to test risky theories that may not otherwise receive funding or support. They are not intended to relieve the researcher of pursuing other grants to continue their mainstream work, nor to be large enough to fully support a modern lab.
The Faculty of Medicine has been asked by UBC VP Research & International to suggest nominees for the upcoming Schmidt Science Polymaths competition. It is a great opportunity for those who fit the eligibility criteria, and applications are by invitation only. We are seeking assistance with identifying up to 2 nominees per unit (Department/School) that could take advantage of this highly competitive opportunity. | FoM internal nomination deadline: Aug 19
WiSTEM2D Scholar Awards NEW
Johnson & Johnson is looking to identify global women leading in both their research fields and leading as mentors, to be a vision for girls and other women in STEM2D. Recipients receive $150,000 over 3 years.
UBC is limited to six nominees: one woman assistant professor per STEM2D discipline – Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing, and Design. Therefore, VPRI has initiated an internal selection process. Nominations can be submitted directly to VPRI. | VPRI nomination deadline: Aug 24; 9am
Events
Event: UBC VPRI Internal Awards information session NEW
Description: The Office of Research Prizes and Awards team will be hosting two online information sessions on VPRI’s Faculty Research Awards.
Date & Time: Aug 25; 10:30am OR Sep 29; 11:30am
Location: Online via zoom
Register: Register here by Aug 22 for the Aug 25 session OR register here by Sep 26 for the Sep 29 session
Event: UBC VP Research Royal Society of Canada information session NEW
Description: The Office of Research Prizes and Awards team will be hosting a Royal Society of Canada 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&A.
Date & Time: Aug 30; 10am
Location: Online via Zoom
Register: Register here by Aug 26
Event: UBC Faculty of Medicine Fall 2022 Research 101 Seminar
Description: Please join us for an informative webinar to help researchers navigate the research landscape at UBC. This event is intended for researchers at all career stages and support staff, but open to all, and will include short presentations from the FoM Graduate and Postdoctoral Education team as well as guests from the Office of Research Services.
Date & Time: Aug 31; 10-11am
Location: Online via Zoom
Register: Please register here by 4pm on Aug 30
Other
CIHR Fall 2022 Reviewer in Training (RiT) program NEW
The RiT program offers Early Career Researchers (ECRs) a learning opportunity to gain a better understanding of the elements of high quality review and the peer review process through direct participation in the Project Grant competition with the support of a Mentor. RiT participants will be assigned up to three applications to conduct practice reviews, attend the peer review meeting, present one of their reviews, and participate in the committee meeting. Following completion of the RiT program, participants will be promoted within CIHR’s Reviewer Pathway and are expected to participate in peer review when requested and available to do so.
If you require a letter from the institution confirming your ECR status, please contact Hansen Chou as soon as possible.
The application period for the RiT program closes on August 12th, 2022.
UBC Micro-certificate in Regulatory Affairs in the Life Sciences
With financial support from the BC Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training, the UBC Academy of Translational Medicine (ATM) has partnered with UBC Extended Learning to offer the UBC Micro-certificate in Regulatory Affairs for the Life Sciences. This program consists of two five-week part-time courses, which will run back-to-back September to November 2022, that can be taken separately or stacked into a UBC Micro-certificate.
British Columbia has the fastest growing life sciences sector in Canada, and regulatory expertise is vital to the continued growth of the sector. This new micro-certificate is tailored to the unique bio-innovation landscape of BC and will equip learners with highly sought-after skills critical for the life sciences, biotechnology, biomanufacturing, medical device and pharmaceutical industries.
The first course, Introduction to Regulatory Affairs, provides an overview of the Canadian and global regulatory affairs landscape and its major stakeholders, and covers basic tools for evaluation safety and efficacy, regulatory requirements for clinical trials, and regulatory process pathways for medical devices. The second course, Regulatory Sciences and Health Economics, explores the emerging discipline of regulatory science, including real-word evidence, adaptive clinical trial design, patent law, health economics, post-market surveillance and regulatory reform. The two courses are five weeks each, with an average weekly commitment of 5−7 hours.
This online program combines self-paced independent study, weekly facilitated online sessions, and on-campus workshops that includes real-world UBC case studies. A remote virtual option is available for the workshops.
Spaces are limited, and are first-come, first-served. A limited number of financial subsidies are available to UBC Faculty of Medicine students, trainees and faculty members, as well as under-served learners.
Find out more and register here!
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