we are pleased to invite you, on behalf of your university, to nominate candidates for the bank of canada’s 2021 fellowship program awards.

the fellowship program awards support high-quality canadian academic research related to the bank’s core functions. there are two types of financial awards:

• the fellowship award provides annual funding of up to $90,000 to leading academic researchers for a term of up to five years.
• the governor’s award consists of an annual research grant of $30,000 for distinguished, up-and-coming university researchers for a term of up to two years.

our goal for the fellowship program is to foster excellence in economic and financial research in canada and to support collaboration between bank staff and leading academics at canadian post-secondary institutions.

there is no limit to the number of candidates a university can nominate for either of the awards and we encourage you to re-nominate candidates nominated in previous years. full details on eligibility requirements and the nomination process can be found on the bank’s website.

the deadline for 2021 nominations is november 30, 2020. the award recipients will be announced in march of 2021.

the bank of canada values its relationships with academic institutions. we look forward to receiving one or more nominations from you or your colleagues for these prestigious awards!

the canadian glycomics network (glyconet) is a network of centres of excellence that focuses on the role of glycans (carbohydrates) in health. areas of focus are neurodegenerative diseases, infectious diseases, chronic diseases, in particular diabetes & obesity, genetic diseases involving errors in glycan metabolism, and cancer. additional information about network research can be found at www.glyconet.ca. a key goal of glyconet is the translation and commercialization of research advances. accordingly, this request for proposals seeks to fund partner-led projects that address needs of the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.

background and objectives

researchers, service providers, advocates, and policymakers in the homelessness sector need access to timely, accurate, and comprehensive data to identify barriers and opportunities to enhance services and improve policies that contribute to homelessness prevention. 

to its credit, the homelessness sector in canada has taken important steps to improve its capacity to collect, store, and access data. however, there is much more that needs to be done to:  

1. expand and enhance data infrastructure to harmonize and integrate data systems and platforms. 
2. identify and test analytical methods to improve evidence-based decision-making. 
3. explore the role of new technologies to predict and prevent homelessness from occurring. 

to address these gaps in research and to create a space for exploration and innovation, making the shift (mts) is soliciting proposals from researchers and community organizations (who are able to hold tri-council funding) for one-time grants that respond to one of the following funding streams:  

1. developing a data infrastructure roadmap to support policy, operational, and research decision-making   
2. exploring opportunities to use data, technology, infrastructure, and new methods of data analysis to better understand and prevent youth homelessness   

the purpose of this call for proposals is to develop exceptional projects that address gaps specific to the mts research agenda focusing on the prevention of youth homelessness and to complement the scope of the existing mts-funded projects. successful proposals should be designed to begin as soon as possible after notification of award. submissions may be entered by an individual or a team. priority will be given to projects that have strong partnerships and include people with lived experience of youth homelessness. matching funds in the form of cash or in-kind contributions are encouraged.  

important note: for further information on eligibility, application guidelines and any specific requirements (if applicable) under each funding stream please refer to the application guide.

the canadian glycomics network (glyconet) is a network of centres of excellence that focuses on the role of glycans (carbohydrates) in health. areas of focus are neurodegenerative diseases, infectious diseases, chronic diseases, in particular diabetes & obesity, genetic diseases involving errors in glycan metabolism, and cancer. additional information about network research can be found at www.glyconet.ca. a key goal of glyconet is the translation of research advances into novel products for treating disease. accordingly this request for proposals seeks to fund more mature projects needing network support to de-risk and advance them to a state at which translation is possible.