A York University researcher is advancing a drug initiative to give hope to millions of people around the world suffering from rare diseases for which drug therapies have not yet been developed. Professor Conor Douglas is leading a global initiative to uncover the economic, political and regulatory barriers that prevent costly research into drugs that could treat […]
York University biology PhD student Gliselle Marin is leading conservation efforts in Belize by studying the way the country’s bats contribute to biodiversity, while trying to remove the larger stigmas associated with the nocturnal animals. Marin’s commitment to bats was inked two years ago when she put aside a lifelong fear of needles and had three of […]
Details Award Name RSC Medals and Awards Agency Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Value N/A Deadlines Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 01-06-2025 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 01-10-2025 Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due to SIRI for mandatory review 01-15-2025 Agency deadline 03-14-2025 Please contact sciapps@yorku.ca as soon as possible to […]
Details Opportunity Name Pandemic Research Platforms Interim Funding Opportunity Agency Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Value Up to $1,500,000/year Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration Up to 2 years Deadlines Letter of Intent (LOI) LOI due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 11-21-2024 LOI and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 11-28-2024 LOI and fully […]
Details Opportunity Name Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Envisioning Governance Systems that Work Agency The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Value Up to $30,000 Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration 1 year Deadlines Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 11-28-2024 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 12-05-2024 Final application and […]
Details Award Name Annual Research and Mentorship Awards Agency Faculty of Science Value $3,000 Deadlines Internal deadline 11-18-2024, by 4:30PM Background To acknowledge the extraordinary research achievements and dedication to mentoring graduate student trainees in the Faculty of Science (FSc). Categories are as follows: Eligibility Early Career Researcher Award Established Researcher Award Excellence in Graduate […]
Two York University graduate students recently made history in the annual Astronomer in Residence program, a partnership between York’s Allan I. Carswell Observatory and Killarney Provincial Park. Sunna Withers, finishing her master’s degree, and Anna Skrinnik, a PhD candidate, completed a combined tenure, marking a first for the initiative. The Astronomer in Residence program allows qualified astronomers […]
Details Award Name Research and Mentorship Award Agency York University Award Value $3,000 Deadline Deadline 11-18-2024, by 4:30 PM Background To acknowledge the extraordinary research achievements and dedication to mentoring graduatestudent trainees in the Faculty of Science (FSc). Categories Eligibility Nomination Process Application Process for Early and Established Researcher AwardsThe candidate must be an FSc […]
Details Opportunity Name Innovation to Implementation (I2I) Program Agency Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) Value $100,000/year Indirect Costs Eligible at 30% Duration Up to 2 years Deadlines Letter of Intent (LOI) LOI and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 11-28-2024 LOI and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review 12-03-2024 LOI due at […]
Details Opportunity Name CANSSI Ontario Postdoctoral Fellowship in Statistics Agency The Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute Value Up to $70,000/year Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration Up to 2 years Deadlines – Faculty Project Proposals Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 10-18-2024 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 10-23-2024 Final application and fully […]