BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Grants for Translational Breast Cancer Research were established in 2007 to provide support for innovative cancer research projects designed to accelerate the discovery, development, and application of new agents to treat breast cancer and/or for pre-clinical research with direct therapeutic intent.
It is anticipated that two grants of up to $200,000 each will be awarded.

The AACR Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award is open to tenure-track scientists at the level of Assistant Professor, who completed postdoctoral studies or clinical fellowships no more than five years prior to the start of the grant term. It provides a one-year grant of $50,000 for salary and benefits, supplies, equipment, and limited travel for the grant recipient. Projects may focus on research in cancer etiology, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention (basic, translational, or clinical cancer research).

In recognition of Steve Bonk’s guidance and development of CWWA and his roles as leader and ambassador of the water and wastewater sectors, a scholarship in his name was established by CWWA in 1995. The scholarship is intended to provide educational assistance to those embarking on careers associated with municipal water supply or wastewater. The scholarship of $500 will be awarded annually.

The Water Environment Research Foundation Endowment for Innovation in Applied Water Quality Research recognizes outstanding achievement and creative vision through the Paul L. Busch Award. Each year, the award seeks to distinguish individuals poised for greater recognition of their innovative, ongoing contributions to water quality advancements.

Created in 1998, the international L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science program aims to improve the position of women in science by recognizing outstanding women researchers who have contributed to scientific progress, and young women scientists engaged in exemplary and promising projects. As an extension of this program, L’Oréal Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, offers two postgraduate scholarship supplements to young
Canadian women scientists involved in promising research projects.

Supplements of up to $6,000 will be awarded as a scholarship to active CGS-Master’s or Doctorate or Vanier CGS holders to help offset the costs, including travel and accommodation, of undertaking research studies outside Canada for a defined period. For the purposes of this program, a study period is defined as being no less than three months and no more than six. A total of 250 awards are available each year. They will be divided among the three granting councils and will reflect the distributions of CGS and Vanier CGS across the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health-related disciplines.

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.

To support young Canadian visionaries who have a drive to make a difference in the future. The scholarship program encourages individuals with academic excellence and demonstrated leadership. The Centennial scholarship program will have a national presence and will create a legacy for ConocoPhillips Canada Centennial year.  

The goals of the Fellowship program are to:
• promote the exchange, development, and coordination of the art, science and application of respiratory care
• allow for meaningful interaction and cooperation among multi-national colleagues in an apolitical, humanitarian context
• enhance the awareness and understanding of the profession of respiratory care and its role on the health care team
• provide encouragement and assistance to those countries seeking to establish the profession of respiratory care

The IMPART research training program provides research training awards to highly qualified individuals pursuing a research career in addictions research with a particular focus on gender, women and addictions. Awards consist of a time-limited stipend and a research/travel allowance for graduate students studying at the Masters and Doctoral level; and for Postdoctoral Fellows and Clinician Researchers. This innovative, multidisciplinary research training program is designed to equip health researchers from across disciplines, sectors and settings to conduct gender- and sex-based analyses in addictions research with a focus on the intersections of addictions with violence, trauma and mental health.

The purpose of the atmospheric and meteorological graduate supplement is to:
• promote graduate research in the atmospheric and meteorological sciences in Canadian universities;
• encourage and support graduate students to carry out research of interest to Environment Canada;
• increase contacts between Environment Canada researchers and Canadian universities; and
• promote training of potential candidates for possible future employment at Environment Canada.