the r&d partnership fund – advanced charging and v2g stream supports projects related to the development, validation, testing, piloting, demonstration, commercialization, and deployment of technologies, products and services focused on advanced charging and v2g technologies needed to accelerate the shift to electrification. this includes technologies in the following priority areas:

• advanced charging technologies, including wireless charging, high-speed charging, bidirectional charging, dynamic charging, and smart charging.
• vehicle-to-grid (v2g) technologies, including technologies to support interoperability and scalability.
• energy demand and grid management systems.
• zero-emissions technologies relating to the integration of renewable energy within charging infrastructure.
• energy storage and transmission technologies (including battery and hydrogen-focused technologies) relating to energy management and grid capacity.

examples of vehicle-to-grid (v2g) energy management systems and other advanced charging technologies:

• smart charging and load management technologies: technologies that help manage and distribute the load of evs on the grid to match the grid’s capacity. examples include time-of-use pricing, off-peak charging, and smart charging software. 
• vehicle-to-grid (v2g) technology: that allows bidirectional energy flow between evs and the grid, enabling evs to act as mobile energy storage units, mitigating the need for additional infrastructure.  examples include vehicles equipped with bidirectional charging technology that enables electric vehicles (evs) to discharge energy back into the grid when not in use supporting grid stability and managing fluctuations in energy supply and demand. 
• energy storage technologies: technologies managing fluctuating electricity demand and integrating intermittent renewable energy sources into the grid. examples include batteries for grid storage applications, hydrogen storage technologies including compressed hydrogen for grid integration, pumped hydro storage systems for large-scale and long-duration storage, and flywheels for rapid response times. 
• distributed energy resources and technologies (ders): technologies close to the point of energy consumption, which aim to integrate smaller-scale, localized energy systems as an alternative or complement to the centralized grid. examples include various technologies such as solar panels, wind turbines, small-scale hydroelectric systems, combined heat and power (chp) systems, and microgrids that allow for off-grid vehicle charging stations. 
• technologies that support system operability across the grid and vehicle and charging infrastructure: cybersecurity solutions (e.g. network security and device authentication), connectivity and smart device solutions (e.g. anomaly detection, network management and preventative maintenance), and blockchain solutions (e.g. access management and transaction systems). 
• integration of renewable energy: technologies that integrate more renewable energy sources into the grid to potentially enhance the reliability and sustainability of the grid, such as solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal power technologies.

we are pleased to announce a call for applications under the travel support for canadian uarctic members. this initiative aims to foster engagement and collaboration of northern canadians, including indigenous peoples, within the uarctic network, with a specific focus on supporting participation and perspectives in uarctic activities and events. priority for funding will be for northern and indigenous uarctic member faculty, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , community knowledge holders, chairs and thematic network leads.

this program is made possible through the global arctic leadership initiative and supported by global affairs canada.

the fund will provide up to $5,000 cad in travel support to:

• 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , faculty, and staff attending arctic-related conferences, workshops, and meetings.
• institutionally-sponsored travel support for community knowledge holders.
• uarctic chairs and thematic network leads representing uarctic at arctic-related events.

applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and reviewed according to the following schedule:

• april 30, 2024
• august 31, 2024
• december 31, 2024

to apply, please complete the application form, including a detailed budget and any supporting documentation through memorial university’s survey apply system. community member support requests must be sponsored by faculty, while student travel requests must be supported by a supervising professor.

for further inquiries, please contact lisa goulet, uarctic membership engagement coordinator, at lisa.goulet@uarctic.org.

we encourage all eligible members to take advantage of this opportunity to enhance collaboration and engagement within the uarctic network.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• accelerate discovery and innovation research that will generate the knowledge needed to advance the development of the next generation of testing, prevention, treatment and cure interventions;
• develop skills for the future of inter- and transdisciplinary hiv/aids and stbbi research with training and mentorship that supports trainees and early career investigators in integrating new technologies and methods into their research;
• advance community-centred approaches to research that meaningfully engages community members from key populations⁹ disproportionately affected by hiv in canada and people with lived and living experience (pwlle) throughout the research process; and
• mobilize knowledge amongst researchers, pwlle, industry, communities, health practitioners and decision makers to effectively co-create, synthesize and apply research findings to development of clinical and/or commercial applications and strategies that foster equitable benefit across key populations.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:

• catalyze community-led research planning and development activities in canada that ensure the inclusion and meaningful representation of people experiencing climate change-related health impacts;
• foster meaningful and equitable partnerships between communities in canada impacted by climate change and researchers to advance research focused on community-driven priorities;
• engage impacted communities to strengthen capacity for knowledge mobilization; and/or,
• better position teams of researchers and community partners to develop applications for future funding in support of co-developed cbr climate change research and knowledge mobilization projects/programs.

the cancer therapeutics innovation pipeline (ctip) program was established to capitalize on ontario’s expertise in cancer biology and drug discovery. its aim is to create a pipeline of validated cancer targets and first-in-class or best-in-class, novel, selective lead molecules (small molecules or biologics) to attract partnerships and/or investment for further preclinical and clinical development. to generate a sustainable pipeline, ctip will support projects that aim to provide increasing evidence of target validation and disease association using data from knowledge bases, functional assays, and drug screening in relevant in vitro and in vivo models of the cancer type of interest.

ctip funds projects in four stages of preclinical drug discovery and is currently inviting applications for the following two funding streams:

early validation projects: deliver robust translational evidence that a target-of-interest (toi) is associated with a specific cancer type(s) based on data from knowledge bases and from studies demonstrating that perturbation of the toi in relevant cell-based models produces anti-cancer effects sufficient to trigger a drug discovery campaign.

funding available: up to $150,000 per year for a maximum of two years.

early accelerator projects: deliver a validated primary assay to enable initial screening of molecules against a defined target. preliminary evidence of linearity of results between the primary assay and supporting secondary assays under development is also required. 

funding available: up to $150,000 for a maximum of one year.

the cihr institute of circulatory and respiratory health (cihr-icrh) and the canadian cardiovascular society (ccs) have partnered on an annual distinguished lecturer award in cardiovascular sciences in recognition of an individual's outstanding contribution to the advancement of cardiovascular sciences both in canada and internationally. the award will be presented to the selected candidate at the canadian cardiovascular congress (ccc) october 24-27th in vancouver bc, where the recipient will be invited to participate in a session as a part of the scientific program. ccc is the largest gathering of cardiovascular and allied health professionals in canada.

the selected candidate will be an outstanding scientist who has conducted the majority of their research in canada and contributed significantly to the advancement of cardiovascular sciences. the individual may have conducted work in any one of a number of cardiovascular disciplines and within any of the four cihr research theme areas: biomedical; clinical; health systems and services; or, social, cultural, environmental and population health. the nominated candidate's research should also be in a field of interest to the cihr-icrh, ccs, and attendees of the ccc.

the cihr institute of circulatory and respiratory health (cihr-icrh) and the canadian cardiovascular society (ccs) have partnered on an annual mid-career lecturer award in cardiovascular sciences in recognition of an individual's outstanding contribution to the advancement of cardiovascular sciences in canada at the mid-point of their career. the award will be presented to the selected candidate at the canadian cardiovascular congress (ccc) – october 24-27, 2024 in vancouver, where the recipient will be invited to participate in a session as part of the scientific program. ccc is the largest gathering of cardiovascular and allied health professionals in canada.

the selected candidate will be an outstanding mid-career investigator (at the time of application, has assumed their independent research position 5-15 years ago) who has conducted the majority of their research in canada and contributed significantly to the advancement of cardiovascular sciences. for the 2024 competition only, the eligibility time frame is adjusted by 1 year to account for productivity losses as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. as such, the eligibility time frame is from 6-16 years ago. for all competitions, we will account for all disclosed leaves (i.e. parental, medical, and family responsibility leave) when calculating career stage.