Funding Opportunities

SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH OR IMPLEMENTATION

CIHR Team Grant : Intervention Trial in Inflammation for Chronic Conditions

LOI Due: March 2, 2023

Supports teams investigating the repurposing or development of interventions for prevention, diagnosis, prediction of treatment response, and management of inflammation in chronic conditions, and/or the optimization of such interventions across the lifecycle and for different life stages and considering intersecting factors. Details here.

JMPIAR: Development of innovative strategies, tools, technologies, and methods for diagnostics and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance 

 
Deadline: Mar 7, 2023 (pre-proposal); Jul 4, 2023 (full proposal)
 
Develop or improve existing tools and digital technologies for (1) AMR diagnosis and/or (2) One Health AMR surveillance. Requires a consortia from a minimum of 3-7 countries (2 have to be from EU or associated countries). If the team coordinator is Canadian, the maximum amount per grant is $600K over 3 years, whereas Canadian team partners may receive $500K over 3 years. Details here.

CIHR Café Scientifique Program

Due: March 15, 2023

Funding for events that enable knowledge-sharing and open, respectful dialogues between the general public and health researchers on health-related issues of public interest. Details here.

Novel RNA vaccine platform technologies for emerging and select endemic infectious diseases

EOI Due: April 28, 2023

Supports development of novel RNA vaccine platform technologies against emerging and select endemic infectious diseases, based on potentially high-impact innovations offering substantial advantages over existing mRNA technologies. Details here

E.W. "AI" Thrasher Awards

Concept papers accepted in Jan and Jul each year. 

Supports hypothesis-driven medical research that addresses significant health problems in children's health and offers innovative and broader applicable solutions with low barriers to implementation. Open to applicants from any country. Median grant previously awarded was USD $320,000 total over 3 years. Details here.

Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Awards

Concept notes due Sep and Mar each year.

Supports medical research in child health conducted by new researchers with oversight by a mentor. Open to medical residents/fellows and post-doctoral fellows worldwide. USD $25,000/2 years Details here.

Rural Global Health Partnership Initiative

Due: Apr 30 and Oct 31 each year. 

Support partnerships projects between rural BC physicians or medical trainees committed to rural service, and underserved rural and/or First Nations communities in BC, Canada, and internationally. $10,000 for partnership projects that contribute to the enhancement of generalism and strengthening local capacity in health services of underserved rural communities. Details here.

Rural Physician Research Grants

Due: April 30 and Oct 31 each year.

Supports BC physicians practicing rural medicine and with demonstrable connections to rural communities in conducting research pertaining to health in rural and/or First Nations communities in BC. Up to $10,000/yr to support research activities. Details here.

SALARY SUPPORT

MITACS Accelerate Fellowship

Rolling deadline. 

Salary + research support for undergraduate, master's, PhD students, and post-doctoral fellows. $30,000-$45,000/year, for 3 months to 4 years (depends on trainee's status). Requires a partner organization to provide 50% of the funds. Details here.

Molly Towell Fellowships for Candidates with Special Aptitude for Research

Due: Apr 1, 2023

Salary for a post-doctoral fellow leading innovative basic or clinical research on perinatal research, with a strong preference for projects on fetal development. Will not support purely epidemiological or clinical research, or health services research. CAD $30,000/yr for up to 2 years. Details here.

CIHR Chair in Applied Public Health

LOI Due: May 2, 2023

Funds diverse mid-career applied public health researchers in Canada who will undertake inclusive and equitable applied research programs that tackle pressing public health challenges and who will work with decision makers from various sectors and communities to help support evidence-informed decisions that improve health and health equity. Details here.

 

First Nations land acknowledegement

Action on Sepsis operates on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples — xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We invite everyone to reflect on the traditional territories and land that they currently work and live on.


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