BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

The Young Investigator Award (YIA) provides funding to promising investigators to encourage and promote quality research in clinical oncology. The purpose of this award is to fund physicians during the transition from a fellowship program to a faculty appointment. Priority consideration will be given to proposals that include patient-oriented and, ultimately, clinical research.

The National Lung Association has instituted a national peer review of provincial research, the National Grant Review Process. The BC Lung Association participates in this program. To qualify for funding, candidates are asked to register and provide their name, institution, the project title and a maximum one page abstract.

In partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, BC Hydro has established compensation and restoration programs in the Columbia Basin, Peace-Williston and Bridge River Coastal areas to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife populations affected by the original creation of BC Hydro dams. These programs deliver a range of fish and wildlife-related projects each year, working in partnership with local communities, governments and environmental groups.

Developing high-quality research depends on establishing and promoting environments necessary for the generation of new knowledge and for experimentation in new methods, approaches and ideas. Such development requires theoretical and methodological experimentation in the early stages of the research process. Accordingly, the Research Development Initiatives (RDI) program supports research that both assesses and elicits the changing directions of research and the evolution of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. The program provides short-term support that enables grant holders to develop their research to a point where they are able to submit fully developed proposals to other programs with the aim of producing and effectively disseminating advanced research findings.

SDTC believes it is critical to build consortia that represent the full spectrum of a technology’s supply chain, involving researchers, product developers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers and end customers. To be considered for SDTC funding, applicants should therefore have expertise in sustainable development technology and be part of a project consortium. Eligible projects must focus on the development and demonstration of new technologies that address issues of climate change, clean air, water, and soil quality. The projects must be undertaken primarily in Canada.

SSHRC supports new and ongoing programs of research through three-year grants, based on peer review judgement of the probable significance of the contribution to knowledge in the social sciences and humanities. The broad purpose of the Standard Research Grants program is to support research and develop excellence in research activities in the social sciences and humanities.

The aim of this initiative is to build greater capacity for stroke research in Canada and to encourage more research by health professionals such as those in nursing, social work, pharmacology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nutrition, pathology, and medicine.

The National Cancer Institute of Canada recognizes that it is difficult to submit a full application for a research grant without having first conducted preliminary studies. Accordingly, a program of feasibility grants has been developed to provide a modest level of funding for such purposes in all research areas. It is suggested that applicants consider carefully the purpose behind, and the appropriate documentation required, for a successful feasibility grant application. Five criteria are suggested: (i) The Feasibility grant application should describe essential work that is necessary prior to the launch of a full study. (ii) The application should include the specific objectives of the Feasibility Study. (iii) The applicants must clearly indicate the criteria to be used in deciding if the objectives of the Feasibility Study have been met and how they propose to decide whether to enter the full study. (iv)The objectives and rationale of the full study to follow should also be detailed. (v) A clear rationale must be presented as to why it is necessary to do the Feasibility Study before the full study can take place.

The purpose of this program is to make it possible for new investigators to set up cancer research facilities in Canada. The award is designed to assist young investigators who are beginning a career in cancer research. It is not intended to facilitate relocation of individuals from one laboratory to another.

The purpose of this program is to assist new investigators who are beginning a career in cancer research to obtain their first grant in cancer research. It is not intended to facilitate relocation of individuals from one Canadian research setting to another.

Grants for research will be awarded to projects deemed worthy of support, provided that the basic equipment and research facilities are available in the institution concerned and that it will provide the necessary administrative services. Such awards will be granted for the purchase and maintenance of animals, expendable supplies, minor items of equipment, payment of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and technical and professional assistants, open access publication costs, research travel and permanent equipment. Applicants must choose to submit either to the NCIC or the CBCRA.

The purpose of the EUREKA (Exceptional Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration) initiative is to foster exceptionally innovative research that, if successful, will have an unusually high impact on the areas of science that are germane to the mission of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes. EUREKA is for new projects, not for continuation of existing projects. Nor is EUREKA for support of pilot projects, i.e., projects of limited scope that are designed primarily to generate data that will enable the PI to seek other funding opportunities. Rather, it is anticipated that EUREKA projects will begin and be completed during the funding period. Before submitting an application, it is extremely important to verify that the proposed research is of interest to at least one of the NIH Institutes that is participating in the EUREKA FOA, since applications that are not germane to the mission of one or more of the participating Institutes will be withdrawn without review.

The purpose of this initiative entitled “Highly Innovative Tactics to Interrupt Transmission of HIV (HIT-IT)” is to foster exceptionally innovative, high risk, original and/or unique and unconventional research that, if successful, will have an unusually high impact on HIV/AIDS prevention. Applicants to this FOA must articulate how their proposed new idea, approach and rationale: (1) offer a potential solution to interrupt HIV transmission and prevent acquisition, (2) could be unequivocally tested and potentially implemented, (3) differ from current or previous failed approaches, and (4) will contribute, inform, or provide incremental knowledge to the field regardless of the outcome of the proposed work.

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), encourages the submission of research grant applications from scientists who propose to study the factors that mediate initiation, use, and cessation of smokeless tobacco, to understand the relationship with other tobacco products, to develop methods for studying smokeless tobacco products and related behaviors in humans. The overall goal is to develop an evidence base to inform smokeless tobacco control efforts, and to develop effective ways to limit the spread and promote cessation of smokeless tobacco use.

Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Grants foster and enhance the discovery, innovation and training capability of university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering by supporting the purchase of research equipment and installations. RTI Grants are one-year awards that assist in buying or developing research equipment that costs more than $7,000. In exceptional cases, multiple-year requests will be accepted. The onus is on the applicant to clearly explain the rationale. Items costing less than $7,000 each can be purchased with Discovery Grant funds or be included as a complement to a main piece of equipment being requested.

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support the prompt initiation of intervention and evaluation research on rapidly unfolding programs, events, and/or policy initiatives/changes with the potential to impact healthy living and/or chronic disease prevention at the population level. Note that for the purpose of this document, "population-level" encapsulates any defined group of individuals sharing some set of characteristics in common. Communities, workplaces, schools and ethnic groups would all be considered examples of "populations". This funding opportunity strongly encourages close collaboration between program implementers and researchers but it will not support situations where the implementer and the researcher are the same person/ entity. The program must be outside of the control of the researcher to be considered for this opportunity.

Research Planning Grants are offered for the purpose of bringing together new, multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary research teams to construct research proposals for submission to traditional open funding competitions. Each successful proposal may receive a one-time grant of up to $15,000. Work is expected to be completed in one year’s time.

AICR awards grants to support fundamental or translational research into the causes, mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer. We do not support clinical research. We will consider applications that include some clinical research in a project which is mostly basic or translational. However, completely clinical applications, such as intervention studies, clinical trials or health care delivery research are beyond the remit of AICR. Before submitting applications that include clinical research, potential applicants are strongly encouraged to contact AICR for advice. We accept applications from non-profit research institutions anywhere in the world. Projects are for a maximum of three years and can include funding for research staff (post doctoral and/or PhD students), consumables, essential items of equipment and travel.

Research in the medical sciences provides a firm foundation for improving human health. The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is committed to fostering the development of the next generation of academic medical scientists. By providing funding to help bridge the gap between the postdoctoral and early faculty years, BWF hopes to bolster the careers of the most promising up and coming scientists. But BWF’s support doesn’t stop with its funding. Through biennial meetings and mentoring networks, BWF helps provide vital career advice to give scientists, early in their careers, the information they need to be successful.

In order to honour the contributions of Kenneth J. Fyke, the founding Chair of the Canadian Blood Services Board of Directors, an award has been established in his name to support an innovative research or knowledge translation pilot project pertaining to the blood system of Canada in the areas of health services delivery, management, organization, or use; policy research related to the blood system; or research into the psychosocial and ethical aspects of a voluntary blood system. This annual award of $50,000 is open to any staff member of a non-commercial Canadian blood banking facility, to any researcher or clinician in a Canadian hospital or university, and to all staff at Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec. The aim of the award is to encourage collaboration, but it is not limited to, collaborative projects.