For more information about the items below
or to request application materials, contact Elizabeth Noseworthy
at the Office of Research, 737-8251 or e-mail elizaben@mun.ca
CIHR International Opportunities program
CIHR is offering two different, one-time funding grants
to researchers in different stages of an international collaboration
that aligns with a funding priority of CIHR or one of the
CIHR institutes. One-year $25,000 planning and development
grants are available to assist Canadian researchers to develop
and establish new international collaborations. One-year
$100,000 collaborative research project grants are available
to defray the direct costs of research undertaken by Canadian
health researchers as members of international research
teams. The CIHR application in this case must form part
of an application submitted to an international research
project being funded by a foreign funder, such as the EU
Sixth Framework Program. Applications for planning and development
grants may be submitted anytime until Feb. 28, 2004, and
for collaborative research grants, applications may be submitted
anytime until Jan. 31, 2004. A two-week advance registration
notice is required for each program. For further details,
see
www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/services/16479.shtml.
NSERC’s new Program Guide for Professors
Faculty members in natural sciences and engineering should
note that the 2003 edition of NSERC’s Program Guide
for Professors, together with accompanying forms and
instructions, have now been posted on NSERC’s Web
site at www.nserc.ca. A summary of changes (under the title
“Read me first” and located on the side bar
of the guide) lists all the important changes to the guide,
forms, and instructions.
Postdoctoral positions
The Social Factors and Prevention Interventions Division
of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto,
has one-year postdoctoral positions available in Toronto
and London, Ontario, starting in September 2003 with the
possibility of being extended for additional years. Applicants
should have a recent PhD in criminology, epidemiology, psychology,
or sociology. Interested applicants are asked to send a
detailed CV to Sandy Tamowski at stamowsk@uwo.ca
A two-year postdoctoral position is also available at the
Family Service Division. A doctorate in psychology, social
work, or another relevant health science discipline is required.
Applications are requested by Sept. 30. Further information
on both of these postdoctoral opportunities is available
from the Office of Research (contact Elizabeth Noseworthy
at ext. 8251 or e-mail elizaben@mun.ca.)
Sustainable development
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has announced
the launch of its fourth funding cycle. Funding is offered
for projects which will accelerate the development, demonstration
and deployment of new technologies to reduce emissions of
greenhouse gases and criteria air contaminants. SDTC may
provide up to 50 per cent of total cost for a single project,
but on average 33 per cent of the costs of selected projects
are funded. Application is initially through submission
of a statement of interest. This form, along with detailed
program guidelines, is available at www.sdtc.ca.
The closing date for submissions is Oct. 8.
Stanford Humanities external faculty fellowships
The Stanford Humanities Centre, California, will award six
to eight external faculty fellowships for the 2004-05 academic
year. External fellowships fall into two categories: (a)
senior fellowships with stipends of up to $50,000 for well-established
scholars at least 10 years beyond receipt of PhD and (b)
junior fellowships, with stipends of up to $35,000, for
scholars at least three years beyond receipt of PhD. In
addition, a housing and moving allowance of up to $10,000
is offered. Application forms and further information are
available at http://shc.standford.edu.
The deadline for submission of applications is Oct. 15.
The Kidney Transplantation Fellowship
The Kidney Foundation of Canada is collaborating with the
CIHR Institute of Immunity and Immunology and the Canadian
Society of Transplantation to offer an exciting new funding
opportunity — The Kidney Transplantation Fellowship.
The objective of this program is to promote the development
of clinician scientists in Canada involved in basic and
clinical kidney transplantation research. Application forms
and guidelines are available at www.kidney.ca
The deadline for this competition is Oct. 15.
The Foundation Fighting Blindness
The Foundation Fighting Blindness has announced a request
for applications for its 2004-2005 grants and awards competition.
Operating grants, postdoctoral fellowships and graduate
student awards are available to qualified candidates. Detailed
information about the foundation, guidelines for the allocation
of funding and application forms can be found at www.ffb.ca.
The deadline for applications is Nov. 15.
SSHRC pilot program — Research/Creation Grants
in Fine Arts
SSHRC has announced a five-year (2003-2008) pilot program
— Research/Creation Grants in Fine Arts — to
support and develop excellence in research in artistic disciplines.
The program invites artists-researchers affiliated with
Canadian post-secondary institutions to apply for research
grants of up to three years’ duration to support research/creation.
The application deadline for the program is Monday, Nov.
17. Further information can be obtained from www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/fine_arts_e.asp.
Imminent Deadlines
Oct. 15
Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research— research
grant competition (letter of intent); consumer grant competition
(letter of intent).
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) — new opportunities
fund.
Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly
Exchange — research grants; grants for scholars; doctoral
fellowships.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research(CIHR) — research
personnel programs; doctoral research award.
Canadian Association of Gastroenterology — CCFC Finkelstein
fellowship program.
Kidney Foundation of Canada — biomedical research
grants; biomedical fellowships; biomedical scholarships;
— allied health research grant.
National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC) — research
grants; Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance research
grant
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
— standard research grants.
Stanford Humanities Center — external faculty fellowships.
Oct. 17
Canadian Blood Services/Novo Nordisk Canada Inc. —
Hemostasis research fellowship.
Canadian Hemophilia Society (CHS)/Association of Hemophilia
Clinic Directors of Canada (AHCDC)/Novo Nordisk Canada Inc.
— fellowship in congenital and acquired bleeding disorders.
Oct. 20
Canadian Heritage — Partnerships Fund.
Oct. 22
Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada
— industrial research fellowships.
Oct. 27
Merck Company Foundation — Merck Sharp & Dohme
international fellowships in clinical pharmacology.
Oct. 30
MITACS (Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex
Systems) — new research projects (letter of intent).
Shastri-Indo Canadian Institute — Vice-President (India
Office).
Oct. 31
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation — Transcoop program
2003.
Alzheimer Society of Canada Research Program — research
grants; training awards.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) — external
research program
Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
(CRIAW) — research grants.
Hospital for Sick Children Foundation — new investigators
grants (full application).
