BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

The emphasis of this strategic initiative is on building capacity in the later themes/pillars of stroke research (i.e., clinical, health services/policy, and/or population health research) and supporting research training of health professionals (e.g. nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, speech therapists).
Funding priority will therefore be given to highly rated applicants whose research is 60% or more in the area of clinical, health services/policy, and/or population health research. While applications with a basic biomedical research focus are eligible for this competition, a limited amount of funds is available to support research in this area.

CIHR, through its Patient-Oriented Research Strategy, has the goal of further strengthening the Canadian clinical research endeavour by increasing the number of clinician-investigators. The CIHR MD/PhD Grants Program is a modified version of the CIHR MD/PhD Studentships Program, created in 1995, that provides MD/PhD Program Directors greater flexibility in maximizing the number of students that can be supported with CIHR funds.
MD/PhD Program Grants are offered to MD/PhD Program Directors for support of students pursuing a combined MD/PhD degree at a Canadian institution.

Doctoral Research Awards are intended to provide special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a PhD degree in a health-related field in Canada or abroad. These candidates are expected to have an exceptionally high potential for future research achievement and productivity.

The emphasis of this strategic initiative is on building capacity in the later themes/pillars of stroke research (i.e., clinical, health services/policy, and/or population health research) and supporting research training of health professionals (e.g. nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, speech therapists).
Funding priority will therefore be given to highly rated applicants whose research is 60% or more in the area of clinical, health services/policy, and/or population health research. While applications with a basic biomedical research focus are eligible for this competition, a limited amount of funds is available to support research in this area.

The Vanier CGS program aims to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health sciences. Canadian and international students are eligible to be nominated for a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.

Fellowships provide support for highly qualified candidates at the post-PhD or post-health professional degree stages to add to their experience by engaging in health research either in Canada or abroad.

The objective of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program is to attract and retain top-tier postdoctoral talent, both nationally and internationally, to develop their leadership potential and to position them for success as research leaders of tomorrow, positively contributing to Canada’s economic, social and research-based growth through a research-intensive career.

The objective of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program is to attract and retain top-tier postdoctoral talent, both nationally and internationally, to develop their leadership potential and to position them for success as research leaders of tomorrow, positively contributing to Canada’s economic, social and research-based growth through a research-intensive career.

Priority Announcements on New Investigator Salary Award 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 "201009MSH" competition of the New Investigator Salary Award: 2010-2011 funding opportunity.
The New Investigator Salary Award program is designed to provide outstanding New Investigators the opportunity to develop and demonstrate their independence in initiating and conducting health research through provision of a contribution to their salary. A New Investigator is defined as a researcher who has held a full time research appointment for a period of 0 to 60 months as of the September competition deadline.

The Clinician-Scientist program has two phases. Phase 1 provides stipends for up to six years of training support. Phase 2 provides a contribution to the salary of the recipient for up to six years.
This program (Phase 1) is directed towards highly qualified and motivated clinicians who have been identified by a Canadian medical school or dental school as having strong potential to become clinician scientists.
For Industry-Partnered Programs in this launch, candidates must secure the sponsorship of an eligible Rx&D member company before a registration can be submitted.

The Clinician Scientist program has two phases. Phase 1 provides stipends for up to 6 years of training support (initial 3-year award and possible 3-year renewal). Phase 2 provides a contribution to the salary of the recipient for up to six years (initial 3-year award and possible 3-year renewal). Applications to Phase 2 are restricted to current holders of Phase 1 awards.
This program (Phase 2) is designed to provide outstanding Clinician Scientists the opportunity to develop and demonstrate their independence in initiating and conducting health research through provision of a contribution to their salary.

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:
• To provide training support for up to six years to clinician scientists.
• To provide a reliable supply of highly skilled and qualified clinician scientists.

The Clinician Scientist program has two phases. Phase 1 provides stipends for up to 6 years of training support (initial 3-year award and possible 3-year renewal). Phase 2 provides a contribution to the salary of the recipient for up to six years (initial 3-year award and possible 3-year renewal). Applications to Phase 2 are restricted to current holders of Phase 1 awards.
This program (Phase 2) is designed to provide outstanding Clinician Scientists the opportunity to develop and demonstrate their independence in initiating and conducting health research through provision of a contribution to their salary.

As outlined in the CIHR Institute of Genetics (IG) Strategic Plan, the IG recognizes the need to increase and foster clinical genetics research in Canada. In response, the IG created the Clinical Investigatorship Award to increase researcher capacity in this critical area.
The IG Clinical Investigatorship Award affords recipients the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to initiate and conduct research - in the area of clinical genetics - by contributing to their salary. This award is designed to provide protected time for early-career clinical investigators to undertake clinical or translational genetics research.

The specific objective of this funding opportunity is to further strengthen the Canadian clinical research endeavour by increasing the number of clinician-investigators working within the IG’s mandate. Research on the human and model genomes and on all aspects of genetics, basic biochemistry and cell biology related to health and disease, including the translation of knowledge into health policy and practice, and the societal implications of genetic discoveries.

As outlined in the CIHR Institute of Genetics (IG) Strategic Plan, the IG recognizes the need to increase and foster clinical genetics research in Canada. In response, the IG created the Clinical Investigatorship Award to increase researcher capacity in this critical area.
The IG Clinical Investigatorship Award affords recipients the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to initiate and conduct research - in the area of clinical genetics - by contributing to their salary. This award is designed to provide protected time for early-career clinical investigators to undertake clinical or translational genetics research.

The specific objectives of this initiative are:
• To increase access to First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit health information that will benefit Aboriginal health leads, communities and/or organizations;
• To facilitate knowledge translation between First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit individuals, communities and organizations and members of the academic community;
• To help off-set the costs of travel, accommodation, registration fees and other related expenses for First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit individuals to present at the 20th International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Conference on Health Promotion, to be held in Geneva, Switzerland July 11-15, 2010.

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide undergraduate and health professional students with opportunities to undertake research projects with established health researchers in an environment that provides strong mentorship. In addition, the intent of the initiative is to develop human resources and expertise to facilitate the translational research objectives of CIHR (including clinical research). Furthermore, this opportunity targets the early stage of the student’s academic training to encourage the pursuit of research in areas of strategic interest to CIHR’s Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) and CIHR’s Institute of Aging (IA).

The CIHR HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research (CBR) Program assists community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations and institutions in developing the knowledge necessary to carry out their HIV/AIDS work in the most effective manner, and in creating expertise within these communities to conduct their own research. The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:
• To help ensure a reliable supply of highly qualified personnel to develop knowledge in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic through community-based research; and
• To provide recognition and support to students who are pursuing a Master’s degree in a community-based research field related to HIV/AIDS in Canada.
In line with the principles of CBR, applicants and their supervisors are encouraged to consider the engagement of the community in the training plan of the applicant

The course provides substantive and methodological training in human fecundity and fertility, pregnancy and perinatal outcomes, maternal health, fetal growth and development, developmental disabilities, and promising new approaches for studying these outcomes.