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Research Funding Opportunities
Faculty of Medicine: VPRI Call for Faculty CRC Proposal for Persons with Disabilities NEW
Description: The Faculty of Medicine can submit up to three proposals for this special call. Proposals may either be framed for retention or recruitment, and must follow all CRC equity, diversity and inclusion recruitment guidelines, and be further guided by UBC’s equitable hiring practices.
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: April 6
Angelman Syndrome Foundation: Request for Proposals NEW
Description: Provides support for Angelman syndrome-related research projects.
Amount: Up to $200,000
Duration: Up to 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: April 15
The Weston Family Foundation: Rapid Response 2024 program NEW
Description: aims to catalyze and scale science-based approaches to significantly improve the health and well-being of Canadians.
Amount: Up to $300,000
Duration: Up to 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: April 30 (LOI), August 7 (full proposal)
CAAIF: Research Fellowship in Immunodeficiency supported by Takeda Canada NEW
Description: to increase Canadian research capacity in the area of Immunodeficiency, support the research career of promising researchers, and produce high-quality research in Immunodeficiency.
Amount: $50,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Postdoctoral Fellows
Deadline: May 1
Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation: Zimmer Biomet Kinematic vs Mechanical Knee Alignment Research Grant NEW
Description: to support and encourage orthopaedic surgeons to conduct collaborative research on a national scale.
Amount: Up to $50,000
Duration: up to 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: May 1
Asthma Canada, CAAIF, CIHR: Graduate Student Awards in Asthma NEW
Description: to create value-added opportunities for the training, education and professional development of graduate students, to ensure continued understanding of causes, mechanisms, improvement of asthma treatments and progress towards finding a cure for asthma.
Amount: varied, refer to website
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Graduate Students
Deadline: May 5
UBC Research & Innovation: UBC Vancouver-Okanagan Collaborative Research Mobility Awards NEW
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)
CASP-CAAIF: Research Grant in Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) NEW
Description: to fund a research grant focused on the area of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE).
Amount: $50,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: May 15
MSHRBC: Health Research BC-Mitacs Industry-Based Program
Description: In partnership with national research organization Mitacs, Health Research BC is offering paid internships for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. They will receive guidance from expert mentors at BC-based life sciences companies and gain hands-on business skills, enabling them to advance their knowledge to solve complex health challenges and improve the health of British Columbians.
Amount: Accelerate: up to $45,000/year; Elevate: up to $64,500/year
Duration: up to 2 years
Eligibility: Graduate student and postdoctoral fellows
Deadline: December 1 (LOI); December 20 (full application)
Call for Nominations
Breakthrough Prize
The Breakthrough Prize, recognized as the world’s largest science prize, honors top scientists, with three prizes in Life Sciences, one in Fundamental Physics and one in Mathematics. Each prize comes with a $3 million award. | Deadline: April 1, 2024
VinFuture Prize
The VinFuture Prize is set up to honor breakthrough scientific research and technological innovations that create meaningful change in the everyday lives of millions of people. The Prize aims to recognize exceptional inventors and researchers from global academic universities, research labs, and industry.
A Grand Prize of US$ 3 million, awarded annually for breakthrough research and technological innovations that positively improve the quality of human life, and create a more equitable and sustainable world for future generations. And three additional Special Prizes of US $500,000 each with a focus on promoting diversity, equity, and new fields of study will also be awarded annually to:
- Innovators from Developing Countries;
- Female Innovators; and
- Innovators with Outstanding Achievements in Emerging Fields.
| Deadline: April 17, 2024
NRC Killam Prize NEW
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
NRC Dorothy Killam Fellowships NEW
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 NEW
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: Jun 27, 2024
Events
Event: BC Children's Hospital Research Institute PITCH Seminar Series NEW
Description: Speakers Dr. Donna Senger, who will be delivering a presentation titled “Functional Heterogeneity of Macrophage in Brain Tumor Progression.”
Date & Time: March 22; 9:30am – 10:30am
Location: Online via Zoom, and in person at BCCHR Rm 2108
Meeting ID: 686 2380 3502
Passcode: 232475
Event: 2024 Café Scientifique: Reinventing Cardiac Care – An AI-Empowered Paradigm NEW
Description: Join us for an engaging conversation about how AI and your data can transform heart failure care, and potentially the healthcare system.
Date & Time: April 25; 5:30pm – 8:30pm PST
Location: Online via Zoom, and in person at Paetzold Health Education Centre, Vancouver General Hospital (899 W 12th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9)
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