under the next generation network program (ngnp), cengn, canada’s centre of excellence in next generation networks, is looking to fund innovative projects across northern ontario that demonstrate technology solutions that offer flexible, lower cost, higher performance residential broadband access for northern ontario communities. this program is designed to prove new technology approaches that can significantly improve business cases or new business models, be used to promote new field-proven innovations from technology applicants, offer an improved level of broadband access to unserved communities, develop new residential broadband ecosystems, and to share technical solutions with other northern ontario communities looking for access or improvements to residential broadband solutions in their community.

cengn will be providing funding for individual projects from its northern ontario residential broadband program as part of the ngnp. cengn is seeking technologies that address the requirement for specific technical problem statements that make it challenging to get broadband access to residences within northern ontario communities. with the increasing demand for on-line municipal services, email communications, on-line cultural development, social media, distance learning, tele-medicine, remote medical monitoring, on-line homework/assignment submission for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , support for on-line business, and increasing need for on-line options to work from home, there is urgent need for high-performance, low-latency residential broadband access in northern ontario communities.

in order to provide an environment to demonstrate the effectiveness of new residential broadband technology solutions, cengn will be encouraging community expression of interest (eoi) responses from northern ontario communities who are interested in hosting a technology project in their community. from the community eoi responses, at least one community will be selected for this project. the project will be designed to prove that a technology solution can be installed and tested while demonstrating a significantly improved level of residential broadband service to the community. this project will also seek to demonstrate a marked improvement in the business case for residential broadband access improvements for the community.

cengn will also be encouraging eoi responses from technology company applicants who are interested in providing equipment, technology, and support services to be used in the live 3 – 6 month monitored technology project. from the technology eoi responses, a number of candidate technology companies will be selected for each northern ontario residential broadband project to propose a technology solution that can be installed and tested to provide a significantly improved level of residential broadband service for the selected host community.

the purpose of the project will not only be to demonstrate a significant performance level improvement in residential broadband access in residences, but also to provide a well-tested, monitored, and documented implementation, that can be promoted and shared with other communities by the technology applicant(s), the community, and cengn. it is key that the proposed project infrastructure will be scalable, and that the technology applicant is willing to work with the host community, and any necessary local partners, to come up with a plan to extend or expand the project infrastructure to completely meet the wider residential broadband needs of the community following the project’s successful completion.

universities may participate in this program as a partner.

the petroleum research fund is an endowed fund, managed by the american chemical society that supports fundamental research directly related to petroleum or fossil fuels at nonprofit institutions (generally colleges and universities) in the united states and other countries.

acs petroleum research fund (acs prf) grants are intended as seed money, to enable an investigator to initiate a new research direction. the investigator should not have published or received financial support from another funding agency for the proposed research. also, proposals that the acs prf committee feels are a logical extension of an investigator’s previous research may be denied as “not a new direction.”

the faisal bin fahad global award for sport research supports rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in sports. the award seeks to financially support scholarly work by phd qualified researchers to develop new foundational knowledge, or build upon existing knowledge, that may have a lasting impact on the sports discourse in the context of saudi arabia.

the award allows phd qualified researchers to apply for funding of $80’000 usd to $120’000 usd to support their research project. a total of $1 million usd will be awarded.

hfsp research grants support innovative basic research into fundamental biological problems with emphasis placed on novel and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries (see guidelines).

participation of scientists from disciplines outside the traditional life sciences such as biophysics, chemistry, computational biology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, nanoscience or physics is recommended because such collaborations have open up new approaches for understanding the complex structures and regulatory networks that characterize living organisms, their evolution and interactions.

research grants are provided for teams of scientists from different countries who wish to combine their expertise in innovative approaches to questions that could not be answered by individual laboratories. preliminary results are not required and applicants are expected to develop new lines of research through the research collaboration.

it is understood that such research inherently contains risks and hfsp expects that teams of applicants address the risks and outline mitigation strategies for their research in case of failure and how they intend to achieve their goals.

applications for applied research, including medical research typically funded by national medical research bodies, will be deemed ineligible (see guidelines).

two types of grant are available: research grants – early career and research grants – program.

the canadian mountain network (cmn) will invest a total of $3.4 million over 3 years to support the development of up to 6 place-based knowledge hubs supported at levels of $100,000-$300,000 per year (or $300,000 – $900,000 total over the three years).

cmn invites letters of intent (loi) to be submitted, on or prior to january 20, 2021, by individuals and organizations willing to lead a place-based knowledge hub.

we encourage individuals and organizations considering submission of a loi to request a contact list of potential contributors identified through the expression of interest (eoi) phase (completed november 6, 2020; eoi submission is not a requirement for loi eligibility).

connection grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the connection program.

these grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. these events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and to engage with participants on research issues of value to them. events and outreach activities funded by a connection grant can often serve as a first step toward more comprehensive and longer-term projects.

connection grants support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes, or other events or outreach activities that facilitate:

• disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary exchanges in the social sciences and humanities;
• scholarly exchanges between those working in the social sciences and humanities and those working in other research fields;
• intersectoral exchanges between academic researchers in the social sciences and humanities and researchers and practitioners from the public, private and/or not-for-profit sectors; and/or
• international research collaboration and scholarly exchanges with researchers, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and non-academic partners from other countries.

eurostars is a joint program co‑funded by national and regional funding bodies from 36 countries and the european union. by participating, organizations can access public funding for international collaborative r&d projects.

sectors: all industry sectors, all civilian markets.

open to:

• small and medium‑sized enterprises (smes)
• large enterprises and industries
• universities
• research organizations
• others

next deadline: february 4, 2021 at 20:00 central european time

important:

in canada, eurostars is delivered through the national research council. in order to be ready to submit a project proposal before the february 4, 2021 deadline, you must reach out to canada's eurostars national project coordinator, eric holdrinet. smes should also inform their nrc irap industrial technology advisor.

financial support:

financial support may be provided to selected smes in canada which are eligible for nrc irap assistance. support for project partners varies according to funding eligibility in their respective countries.

please contact jill sherman, international research facilitator, (intl.research@lakeheadu.ca) if you are interested in applying to this opportunity.

the specific objective(s) of this funding opportunity are to:

• support the development of structured, openly accessible and sustainable training and mentoring platforms that build capacity in areas of major health issues, scientific opportunities and critical gaps by:
  • supporting the engagement of trainees and ecrs in collaborative research across institutions, disciplines, jurisdictions and sectors;
  • incorporating diverse training approaches, including experiential training opportunities;
  • including diverse and inclusive paradigms of research training and mentoring (e.g. indigenous ways of knowing) in a meaningful and culturally-safe manner; and
  • implementing recruitment, training, and mentoring strategies to attract high-caliber trainees and ecrs, including embedding and applying equity, diversity and inclusion (edi) best practices.
• support the development of skills that increase the likelihood of employability and career prospects of trainees and ecrs across sectors, by integrating training on:
  • approaches to advance rigorous and responsible research (e.g., sex- and gender-based analysis (sgba), research data management, research involving indigenous peoples, ethics, unconscious bias);
  • grant/proposal writing, budgeting, and peer review;
  • professional development skills (including transferrable skills, such as communication, analytical thinking, problem solving, project management, leadership, etc.);
  • best practices in knowledge translation and implementation science; and
  • diverse career options and opportunities available across the different sectors (private/for profit, public and not-for-profit).

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the forest sector investment and innovation program provides funding for strategic investments in the forest sector that:

• improve productivity and innovation
• enhance competitiveness
• support new market access
• provide benefits to ontario’s broader forest sector
• strengthen regional economies

support is available under two project categories:

• business projects
• collaboration projects

learn more about the funding amounts and selection process.

eligibility

business projects

support is available for ontario-based projects with at least $3 million in eligible costs undertaken by for-profit manufacturers and processors of wood and forest biomass across ontario, including:

• saw mills
• pulp and paper mills
• secondary wood manufacturers
• bio-economy projects

harvesting and resource extraction projects are not eligible for funding.

collaboration projects

support is available for ontario-based projects with at least $3 million in eligible costs undertaken through a collaboration of:

• forest sector for-profit businesses
• not-for-profit research organizations
• forest industry associations
• academia

eligible collaborations should develop, diversify and transform ontario’s forest sector through innovation in technology, process or products.

a minimum of three partners are required (including at least one ontario-based for-profit forestry/wood products company).