BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

The SOF program, previously referred to as the ‘Science’ Opportunities Fund, was initially launched on April 11, 2008 as a $2M pilot program. SOF is now an on-going program with four intakes planned over approximately two years, and fills a much needed funding gap with an additional investment of $8M, half of which is provided by Genome BC.
The program is expected to support modest endeavors typically in the range of $25,000-$200,000. Genome BC will provide no more than $200,000 with one-time funding which will catalyze or seed significant new programs and initiatives of key strategic importance to the BC life sciences community.

Innovation at Work supports research for the development of practical, shop-floor solutions that translate new knowledge into practice, or that solve specific problems in workplaces. It is also designed to support development and evaluation of educational projects that will benefit workers and employers by assisting employers to ensure safety and health protection of workers in B.C. and/or in our partners’ jurisdictions. Innovation at Work is intended to provide funding for small-scale projects that will promote increased interaction amongst workplace parties, organizations, and/or researchers. Using collective resources of those who are most affected by its policies and programs will assist WorkSafeBC and employers in ensuring that critical areas of need are addressed and practical solutions are found and implemented. Funding of up to $50,000 is available per project, for a maximum duration of one year. Anyone is eligible to apply – the experience and capability of the project team will be a primary consideration.
NOI Deadline: August 17

The IAFBC offers a wide range of funding programs designed to assist the agriculture and food processing industries in BC. The objective of the environmental programs is to help the agriculture industry develop environmental farm plans, deal with environmental issues and prevent wildlife damage.

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.

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

The purpose of the Ajaib (Jab) and Nirmal (Munni) Sidhoo Charities Fund is to support and strengthen the training, continuing education, and collaborative work of young researchers working at VGH and UBC Hospital in the areas of Diabetes or Urology. As participation at scientific conferences is an important activity in the development of a research career, this competition will support VCHRI research trainees to present at an international conference.

Agriculture Environment Initiatives include the Agriculture Environment Partnership Initiative (AEPI) and the Agricultural Environment Stewardship Initiative (AESI). AEPI is an Agri-Food Futures Fund program created to help the BC agri-food industry contribute positively towards resolving wildlife and environmental issues. Funding is available for projects that address the following key activity areas, as identified in the Agriculture Environment Initiatives Strategic Plan.

The Grant Program promotes practicum placements in public health agencies in the rural/remote and/or Aboriginal communities. The purpose of the grant is to assist in building public health capacity with an aim of improving population health. The grant is designed to assist students, with their travel and living expenses to pursue their graduate level public health focused practicum in rural/remote or rural/remote Aboriginal communities. Applicants may request funding up to $25,000.

There are two sets of awards available to highly qualified graduate students at the master’s and doctoral level, who are undertaking full time research on the prevention and/or treatment of occupational illness, injury and disability. Both sets of 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.

Innovation at Work supports research for the development of practical, shop-floor solutions that translate new knowledge into practice, or that solve specific problems in workplaces. It is also designed to support development and evaluation of educational projects that will benefit workers and employers by assisting employers to ensure safety and health protection of workers in B.C. and/or in our partners’ jurisdictions.
Notice of Intent deadline: January 12, 2009

Research at Work offers two types of grants — operating grants and development grants. These grants are available to professional researchers for research projects that are scientifically valid, relate to one or more of WorkSafeBC’s research priorities, and/or our partners’ research priorities, and demonstrate strong potential to positively impact workplace health and safety and/or the workers’ compensation system in B.C. in our respective jurisdictions.
Notice of Intent deadline was January 12, 2009

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.

NRAS provides funding to teams of at least two permanent faculty in eligible post-secondary institutions with proven records of excellence in the areas of natural resources, applied sciences and engineering. The projects must involve research that addresses clearly defined problems in these areas and proposes effective solutions to the problems; and high-calibre training and supervision of undergraduate and/or graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and other research personnel.

For researchers in British Columbia colleges, institutes and regional and special purpose universities engaged in the natural resources and advanced technology industries as well as other sectors of importance to British Columbia.
NRAS provides funding to permanent faculty in eligible post-secondary institutions working on projects with identified private sector collaborators. The projects must involve innovation activity, knowledge transfer and training for students and other innovation personnel; and financial contributions from the private sector collaborator are required.

Under Focus on Tomorrow, the Research Secretariat provides funding for rigorous, scientific study as well as practical, shop-floor projects aimed at workplace health and safety and workers’ compensation issues that are relevant to B.C. and/or WorkSafeBC’s partners.
Innovation at Work supports research for the development of practical, shop-floor solutions that translate new knowledge into practice, or that solve specific problems in workplaces. It is also designed to support development and evaluation of educational projects that will benefit workers and employers by assisting employers to ensure safety and health protection of workers in B.C. and/or in our partners’ jurisdictions. Innovation at Work is intended to provide funding for small-scale projects that will promote increased interaction amongst workplace parties, organizations, and/or researchers.

Under Focus on Tomorrow, the Research Secretariat provides funding for rigorous, scientific study as well as practical, shop-floor projects aimed at workplace health and safety and workers’ compensation issues that are relevant to B.C. and/or WorkSafeBC’s partners.
Research at Work offers two types of grants — operating grants and development grants. These grants are available to professional researchers for research projects that are scientifically valid, relate to one or more of WorkSafeBC’s research priorities, and/or our partners’ research priorities, and demonstrate strong potential to positively impact workplace health and safety and/or the workers’ compensation system in B.C. in our respective jurisdictions.

The purpose of the Ajaib (Jab) and Nirmal (Munni) Sidhoo Charities Fund is to support and strengthen the training, continuing education, and collaborative work of young researchers working at VGH and UBC Hospital in the areas of Diabetes or Urology. As participation at scientific conferences is an important activity in the development of a research career, this competition will support VCHRI research trainees to present at an international conference.

The Team Grants are supported by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) and its funding partners, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation and North Shore Health Research Foundation (NSHRF). VCHRI and its partner foundations wish to address emerging needs & opportunities identified by healthcare providers across Vancouver Coastal Health by supporting practice-based research projects that have direct and immediate relevance to improving patient/client care, diagnosis, treatment or disease prevention.
Goals of the program include:
• research teams successfully answer their question
• research findings are utilized in practice, both internally (within VCH) and externally
• the principal investigator and team acquire an understanding of the research process

Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC offers a wide range of funding programs designed to assist the agriculture and food processing industries in BC. View a list of all funding programs or browse by the categories below. IAF offers several environmental programs to help the agriculture industry develop environmental farm plans, deal with environmental issues and prevent wildlife damage.

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.