Health Canada

Health Policy Research Program

Health Canada will make available up to $150,000 to fund a workshop to develop the first phase of a First Nations and Inuit health policy research framework. The intent of this workshop is to outline the current knowledge, identity the knowledge gaps across these health domain areas, develop research questions that would address these knowledge gaps, develop appropriate methodologies for addressing the research questions.

Deadline: June 10

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Institute of Genetics Short-Term Exchange Grants

The CIHR's Institute of Genetics has made available up to $11,000 to provide flexible funds to health researchers to advance knowledge in areas of research in any area of biochemistry or genetics, or related to the ethical, legal and psychological issues of genetics research. Types of programs that can be funded include short sabbaticals for independent investigators in a field outside of their current area of expertise, exchange programs that promote a cross-disciplinary training, environment (e.g. a basic scientist in a clinical lab, clinician in the bioethics centre etc.), short visits to learn new technologies, to gain expertise in technologies that will further research in the home lab.

Deadline: June 1

Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths

Dr. Sydney Segal Research Grant

Up to $35,000 is available to support research in any discipline (e.g. nursing, medicine, epidemiology, psychology, biology, sociology etc.) which is concerned with the causes, effects, and/or prevention of "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome".

Deadline: June 1

Max Bell Foundation

Grants

The Max Bell Foundation supports projects which educate Canadians about public policy alternatives. Specifically, the following program areas reflect the Foundation's mission and strategic priority: health, education and communication.

Deadline: early June

University of Calgary- Gorbachev Foundation

Joint Trust Fund

Funding is available to support research that will promote policy and programming which adds to the transformation of Russian society and state public policy. Its specific purpose is to facilitate practical solutions to problems in critical areas of public policy with a special interest in, but not limited to, the design and implementation of essential social service projects. Proposals may be funded up to $130,000 for three-year research programs.

Deadline: June 1

May 31

Canada Council: Killam Research Fellowships

Franklin Institute: Benjamin Franklin Medals; Bower Awards

International Atomic Energy Agency: Research Contract Program

Korea Foundation: Fellowship Programs (Fellowship for Korean Language Training; Fellowship for Korean Studies)

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation: Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Awards (full application due; abstract due Feb. 15)

Early June

French Embassy in Canada: Study Grants in Specialized Medical Fields

Max Bell Foundation: Grants

Ontario March of Dimes: Research Grants (letter of intent due)

Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation: Research Grant

June 1

American Historical Association: Film Award: O'Connor (John E.) Film Award

Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths: Dr. Sydney Segal Research Grant

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Institute of Genetics Short-Term Exchange Grants

Cancer Research Society, Inc.: Strategic Research Program (full application due; letter of intent due April 1)

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Research Programs: Clinical Research Grants (letter of intent due; full application due Oct. 1)

National Institutes of Health (U.S.): Public Health Service Grants (Conferences, Research Career Awards, New Research Grants, Program Project and Center Grants)

Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario: Grants-in-Aid (deadline to submit letter of intent for applications involving shared funding with other agencies; full application due Sept. 1)

Living Legacy Trust: Science-related Programs in Forestry, Ecology and Fish and Wildlife

NSERC: Research Partnership Programs (Research Networks) - letter of intent due; Synergy Awards

University of Calgary - Gorbachev Foundation: Joint Trust Fund

Whitaker Foundation: Research Grants in Biomedical Engineering (full application due; preliminary application due April 1)

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Kennan Institute (Washington, D.C.): Short-Term Grants

June 10

Health Canada: Health Policy Research Program

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) would like to remind faculty members of these research opportunities with upcoming deadlines. Deadlines listed are those of the granting agencies. Applications for external sources of funding (i.e., outside York) must be submitted to ORA before forwarding them to the agencies. To assist in meeting these deadlines, it is recommended that applications be submitted to ORA one to two weeks prior to the deadline dates.

For more information, please contact ORA at -55055 in S414 Ross Building (e-mail: research@yorku.ca).