BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

The objective of the Idea to Innovation (I2I) Program is to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology and promote its transfer to Canadian companies. The program supports research and development projects with recognized technology transfer potential by providing crucial assistance to college and university faculty members in the early stages of technology validation and market connection.

Postdoctoral fellowships are designed to attract qualified, promising scientists entering their professional career in the diabetes research field. The applicant is required to work with a sponsor who can provide a training environment conducive to beginning a career in type 1 diabetes-relevant research. At the time of activating the award, the applicant must have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DMD, DVM), or the equivalent from an accredited institution and must not be simultaneously serving an internship or residency.

The Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship program is designed to attract qualified and promising health scientists, to provide an opportunity to receive full time research training, and to assist these promising individuals in transitioning from a fellowship to an independent (faculty-level) position. JDRF envisions the 3-year award term as a period in which fellows will receive critical research training that will position them to work at the leading edge of their chosen field. An additional, optional 1-year “transition” award will further assist fellows to proceed to independent faculty or research appointments and will serve as a bridge between the fellowship and independent competitive research funding. During the fellowship phase, the applicant is required to work with a sponsor who can provide a training environment conducive to beginning a career in diabetes-relevant research. At the time of activating the award, the applicant must have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DMD, DVM, or equivalent) from an accredited institution and must not be simultaneously serving an internship or residency.

Community-engaged scholarship (CES) and community-academic partnerships are gaining momentum in Canadian higher education. The tri-council funding bodies have moved aggressively towards increasing support for community-engaged research and knowledge mobilization efforts. The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation has invested in community-academic partnerships across the country through their social innovation and community service learning programs. In spite of these important developments, university reward systems that acknowledge and encourage CES have often lagged behind the research and learning activities. Much work needs to be done within university cultures to institutionalize and sustain community engagement as a core value and practice. Creating a cadre of faculty members whose focus is CES – and universities that recognize and reward them – are central to addressing this issue.

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 Scan|Design by Inger and Jens Bruun Foundation International Trainee Fellowship was established in 2006 to support training in all aspects of pain research. One 12-month fellowship will be awarded per year. During the fellowship the trainee will pursue either clinical research or basic science research under the guidance of a mentor at the institution of his or her choice. The fellowship is not intended to supplement or extend current training. Preference will be given to candidates who seek training outside their current institution.

The John J. Bonica Trainee Fellowship was established in 1998 in memory of the founder of IASP to support training in all aspects of pain research. One 24-month fellowship is available per year. During the fellowship the trainee will pursue either clinical research or basic science research under the guidance of a mentor at the institution of his or her choice. The fellowship is not intended to supplement or extend current training. Preference will be given to candidates who seek training outside their current institution.

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.

Canadian Blood Services is accepting applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships to work with our affiliated Research & Development groups across Canada. Canadian Blood Services has active research programs within transfusion science emphasizing platelets, stem cells, plasma proteins, infectious disease, epidemiology and clinical transfusion practice. The purpose of the Canadian Blood Services Postdoctoral Fellowship is to foster careers related to transfusion science in Canada. This is a two-year award with the possibility of a one-year renewal that includes salary, a research allowance and a benefits plan. The value of each Fellowship is related to the major degree(s) and experience the applicant holds.

The Lung Cancer Research Foundation will award up to five $50,000 individual grants for lung cancer focused research projects in basic science, translational applications, clinical care programs, and/or outcomes science. The LCRF welcomes submissions of grant requests for funding covering all aspects of lung cancer. Grant requests can include new project submissions as well as request for renewal of current funding. The submissions are evaluated according to the standard NIH guidelines for scientific merit and originality of concept by the Medical Advisory Board of the LCRF. Additional consideration is given to the project’s consistency with the mission of the LCRF and support for a broad distribution of research across many fields of lung cancer research in the final LCRF Board of Directors decisions.