BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

The Lymphoma Research Foundation’s Mantle Cell Lymphoma Consortium is seeking applications for project planning grants geared toward obtaining larger-scale research support from NIH/NCI (or another major funder). The purpose of these grants is to provide funds for MCL Consortium members and other MCL researchers to develop larger, longer-term proposals that are likely to become successfully funded from other sources, including Program Project Grants such as the POI. Multi-investigator, multi-site and/or multi-disciplinary proposals are particularly encouraged.

The Cancer Research Society (CRS) is pleased to request letters of intent for its new research program in environment-cancer, the CRS GRePEC competition. The GRePEC (Research and prevention group on environment-cancer) is one of the ways in which the CRS supports research into the environmental causes of cancer.
This program, in partnership with the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ) and the Ministère du développement économique, de l’innovation et de l’exportation du Québec (MDEIE), aims to develop research on the links between the environment and cancer. The environment is herein defined as the chemical and physical elements in our living and work environments, and in our lifestyles (diet, physical activity, etc.).

While there is increasing evidence about patient safety issues and potential solutions in hospital or acute care settings, there is a need for more evidence on the nature of patient safety issues in all healthcare sectors and settings to guide effective approaches to improving patient safety and the quality of healthcare services in Canada. Specifically, there is limited data and understanding about the burden of safety problems and adverse events among Canadian home care clients and in the home care setting.

The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to invite interested researchers and not for-profit organizations to submit a detailed proposal that will enable CPSI to select the most qualified organization, individual or team of researchers that they determine are best suited to complete the project according to the provided criteria and objectives.

The objective of the program is to provide an opportunity for universities to recruit or retain outstanding Investigators to develop internationally competitive research programs and to transfer new knowledge from the university to industry. The candidate must secure the sponsorship of an eligible company before a registration can be submitted. Funding under this program is primarily intended to provide salary support for the Chair holder, but also provides a research allowance.

Knowledge syntheses are the cornerstone of knowledge translation. They transform vast libraries of scientific literature into knowledge that is reliable, relevant and readable for knowledge users.. Syntheses are comprehensive and apply scientific methods to literature analysis which minimizes the risk of bias and error that may accompany single studies, so decisions are less likely to be based on insufficient or premature evidence. Syntheses are also a means to integrate the established literature with other forms of knowledge or map the state of current knowledge on a topic, revealing to knowledge users where there is or is not strong evidence to inform their decisions, and guiding researchers to new avenues for primary research.
Applications to synthesize knowledge in any of CIHR’s four themes - biomedical; clinical; health services and policy; population and public health - are eligible provided that they respond to a knowledge user identified need. This funding opportunity will support two types of projects: knowledge syntheses and scoping reviews.

Priority Announcements on CIHR Knowledge Synthesis competitions offer additional sources of funding for highly rated applications that are relevant to specific CIHR research priority areas or mandates. Applications are submitted through the "201005KRS" competition of the Knowledge Synthesis Grant: 2010 funding opportunity.

CCMC believes that because the practice and the job settings of case managers have evolved rapidly over the past two decades, research is needed in order to accurately identify the current state of the field and to document how case management has evolved in response to the changing environment of healthcare.
CCMC is offering a $10,000 research grant per year.

The purpose of the Health and Social Development Granting program is to review funding requests for projects that are designed to enhance the capacity of adults, families and communities to create healthy, caring, safe and supportive environments for all.

The purpose of the Environment Advisory Committee is to encourage and assist in the resolution of broad environmental issues arising in British Columbia.
Goals:
• support environmental projects that engage and/or encourage broad community
• participation through public education, stewardship activities and outreach to diverse cultural groups, new immigrants and faith-based communities
• support projects that increase scientific understanding, the need and methodology of which are inclusive and seen by the affected constituencies to be well-founded
• support representative, non-government organizations to develop, facilitate and help implement the resource management elements of sustainable development plans
• support the development and delivery of training programs for First Nations and other communities who are or will become involved in the sustainable management of natural resources
• support activities and projects that address broad watershed, marine and urban environmental issues, especially the current priorities of climate change and energy

The overall objective of the RDI program is to support research in its initial stages by supporting the development of new ways of analyzing, structuring, integrating and transferring knowledge in the humanities and the social sciences. The specific objectives of the program are to help researchers to:
• develop new research questions;
• explore conceptual and methodological perspectives and directions;
• critically analyze and assess research, including its achievements, impacts, strengths and state of development.

The objective of the Prostate Cancer Canada’s (PCC) pilot grant program is to support new and innovative pilot research initiatives that have scientific merit, particularly including those from new investigators. The primary purpose of this research funding is to provide support for operating expenses. It is the expectation that grants awarded by PCC will be used as leverage to attain longer duration peer-reviewed grants for ongoing studies from larger funding agencies e.g. NCIC, CIHR, NIH, US Army DOD or NSERC. The PCC’ pilot grant program’s focus is on biological and clinical research projects and will not fund research into the psycho-social aspects of the disease.

IAFBC offers several environmental programs to help the agriculture industry develop environmental farm plans, deal with environmental issues and prevent wildlife damage.

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to build capacity in health journalism and communications across all sectors of health research, including biomedical, clinical, health services and policy, and population and public health. By increasing the number of Canadians engaged in communicating and disseminating the results of health research, in a variety of formats, CIHR hopes to raise the level of understanding of health related issues and research among a variety of audiences, including the general public, health professionals and policy makers. It is expected that this targeted investment will lead to more effective communication of health research in Canada.

The maintenance, improvement and restoration of human health are of fundamental importance and priority in all countries. Biomedical and health research provide an important basis for the improvement of healthy living. Among the many diseases affecting human health, disorders of the brain are major causes of morbidity, mortality and impaired quality of life. According to estimates by the World Health Organisation (World Health Report 2001), more than one billion people suffer from disorders of the central nervous system. In Europe, disorders of the brain account for approximately one-third of the total burden of all diseases. Thus, neuroscience research and its translation into diagnostic and therapeutic measures are of high priority.
In this context, the Network of European Funding for Neuroscience Research (NEURON) has been established under the ERA-Net (European Research Area - Networking of research activities) scheme of the European Commission. The goal of the ERA-Net NEURON is to coordinate the research efforts and funding programmes of European countries in the field of disease related neuroscience.

The goal of this funding opportunity is to support researchers and healthcare professionals with the development and implementation of disease management programs. The ultimate objective of this initiative is to contribute to reducing the burden of chronic disease in Canada. Therefore, we would like to encourage innovative approaches that focus on improving patient care, interlinking of available healthcare providers and resources, and other innovative solutions that aim to improve chronic disease management.

This grant provides funding for investigators in basic, clinical, social science, or health-services-related breast cancer research. CBCF is particularly interested in new projects that advance expertise in breast cancer research in British Columbia and the Yukon. Grant requests up to $125,000 a year for one to two years will be considered.

The Research Training Awards are designed to support the development of research capacity in occupational health and safety in B.C. Research priorities for the program administered through the WorkSafeBC Research Secretariat are grouped under five themes. Proposals must fall under WorkSafeBC’s research priorities.

21st Century Research Awards are designed to support research projects with a high probability of generating new knowledge and insights. Projects submitted for funding consideration should be at an early, even preliminary stage of development, and should be intended to break new ground or to revisit commonly-held assumptions. Projects submitted should be sufficiently cross-disciplinary or heterodox to have a strong likelihood of influencing the development of new ways of thinking about important problems.

Research grants are available for projects concerned with basic approaches to understanding the complex mechanisms of living organisms. Topics covered range from molecular and cellular approaches to biological functions to systems neuroscience including cognitive functions. The HFSP funds novel collaborations that bring biologists together with scientists from other disciplines to focus on problems at the frontiers of the life sciences. The interdisciplinary aspect of the project is a major criterion in the review of HFSP research grants.
Pre-registration deadline: March 22