Laidlaw Foundation

Environment Program

The Environment Program supports activities that promote a better understanding of the relationship between environmental contaminants and children's health by developing key pieces of information necessary to educate and motivate citizens and health professionals to become involved in setting environmental priorities for their community.

Deadline: Applications are accepted throughout the year.

SSHRC

Research Development Initiatives Program

The broad purpose of the Research Development Initiatives Program is to elicit and support a variety of activities which will contribute to the structuring, integration and transfer of knowledge in the social sciences and humanities. The specific objectives of the program are: *to encourage critical analysis of the intellectual and social contribution of research and research training in the social sciences and humanities; * to assess the state of development and the accomplishments and strengths of research; and * to reflect on future directions and challenges for research and transfer of research knowledge. It is expected that the average grant will be between $10,000 and $25,000 per year, although requests for $50,000/year for up to three years will be considered.

Deadline: October 31

International Society of Arboriculture Research Trust

John Z. Duling Grant Program

This program provides up to $5,000 for innovative, basic/applied research and education projects related to the aboriculture industry. Specific areas include: ecological benefits of the urban forest; economic benefits of the urban forest; innovative tree-care techniques and practices; urban tree genetics; impact of the urban forest on energy consumption; basic tree biology.

Deadline: November 1

Ontario HIV Treatment Network

Various Grants

The Ontario HIV Treatment Network is offering Research Operating Grants, Major Equipment Grants, and Career Development Awards to support the development of a robust field of basic, clinical, epidemiological and socio-behavioural scientific research in Ontario. $3 million will be distributed annually for Ontario-based HIV/AIDS research in the disciplines of basic, clinical, epidemiological and socio-behavioural science. Research Operating Grants will fund $200,000/year for up to five years. Major Equipment Grants are valued up to $50,000/year. Career Developmeng Grants offer postdoctoral fellowships ($29,469-$46,844/year) and scientist awards ($60,000/year).

Deadline: October 16

Deadline Dates

October 30

Fondation Fyssen: International Prize

German-American Academic Council Foundation: TransCo-op Program

Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario: Scientific Fellowships in Prevention Research; Stroke Investigator Award

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI): Women and Development Awards for Canadians

York University (administered by ORA): SSHRC Conference Travel Grants

October 31

Human Resources Development Canada (in conjunction with the Royal Bank): National Partners in Education Awards (letter to enter form is due; full submission is due late November)

Humanities Research Centre (Australian National University): Visiting Fellowships

International Council for Canadian Studies: Foreign Government Awards Program (for Finland, France, and Germany)

SSHRC: Research Development Initiatives Program

York University (administered by ORA): SSHRC Small Grants Program

early November

Calgary Institute for the Humanities (University of Calgary): Visiting Postdoctoral Fellowship

November 1

Canada Council: John G. Diefenbaker Award (deadline to submit drafts to ORA is September 1)

Canadian Heritage (Department of): Canadian Studies and Youth Programs

Dumbarton Oaks (Washington, D.C.): Fellowships, Project Grants

French (John Douglas) Alzheimer's Foundation: Fellowship

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): Various grants

Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine: Grant-in-Aid, Postdoctoral Fellowships

Health & Human Services (U.S. Department of): Public Health Service Grants

Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada: Junior Personnel Awards (Research Fellowship)

International Society of Arboriculture Research Trust: John Z. Duling Grant

International Union Against Cancer (UICC): International Oncology Nursing Fellowships

McLean Foundation: Research Grants

NSERC: Equipment Grants; Research Grants; Space, Astronomy and Relativity Project Research Grants

SSHRC: Aid to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada and International Congresses in Canada

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.: Small Grants

York University (administered by ORA): Mariano A. Elia Research Fund, Specifiic Research Grants

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).