the natural sciences and engineering research council of canada (nserc) is pleased to announce its involvement in the  water joint programming initiative, as the canadian funding partner organization.  alongside canada’s international development research centre (idrc), nserc will be collaborating with 21 countries to support this call. nserc’s participation in this joint program reinforces the importance of fostering close relationships with domestic and international partners. going global allows our research community to access a pool of knowledge and expertise to further contribute to world-class research.

the joint call focuses on transnational collaborative research projects on the sustainable management of water resources in agriculture, forestry and freshwater aquaculture.

 two types of projects are available through this funding opportunity:

• projects involving canadian researchers and their european partners; and
• projects involving canadian researchers, european partners and researchers from low and middle income countries (lmics)

canadian researchers may be eligible for nserc funding through both types of projects. nserc will provide up to $750,000 cad in total funding to the 2016 joint call. idrc’s funding envelope totals $250,000 cad and will be reserved for applicants from lmics.

interested applicants should consult the  2016 joint call web platform.

conference and workshop grants are for amounts up to $20,000. in accordance with the mission of the foundation, priority is given to events that foster the creation of an international community of research scholars in anthropology and advance significant and innovative anthropological research.

conferences are defined as public events that are comprised primarily of oral and poster presentations to a larger audience of anthropologists. priority is given to major conferences sponsored by large international anthropological organizations (e.g., the european association of social anthropologists, european anthropological association, pan african anthropological association, and latin american anthropological association) that serve as their annual or periodic meetings. the majority of the funds granted to such conferences is expected to be used towards expenses for international scholars who are making presentations at the conference and would not otherwise be able to attend.

workshops are defined as working meetings that focus on developing and debating topical issues in theoretical anthropology. workshops involve a small group of scholars who meet for a sufficient period of time to deal intensively with the topic. priority is given to those workshops that devote the majority of time to discussion and debate rather than to the presentation of papers. it is expected that workshops will result in a publication.

the science for peace and security (sps) programme is a policy tool that enhances cooperation and dialogue with all partners, based on scientific research, innovation, and knowledge exchange. the sps programme provides funding, expert advice, and support to security-relevant activities jointly developed by a nato member and partner country.

the law foundation of ontario invites applications for its community leadership in justice fellowships for the 2016/2017 or 2017/2018 academic terms. fellows are senior employees of public interest organizations and are funded to spend a period of time within an academic year in residence at an ontario university or law school, or at an ontario community college.

purpose of the fellowships

through these fellowships, the foundation brings together leaders from public interest organizations with ontario universities, law schools and community colleges, with a common focus on improving access to justice.

grants made from the fund are to be used to support public access to justice. while the phrase “access to justice” cannot have a single meaning, it is closely linked to the promotion of equity, fairness, and the elimination of barriers to justice (whether physical, psychological, financial, linguistic or social). it can include access by low-income or marginalized persons to information, so that they can understand their options with respect to legal problems, and services, and act on those options.

eligibility

to be eligible to apply to the atjf, your proposal must support access to justice and:

• address the legal needs of or relate to the groups or areas listed above
• fit within the foundation’s mandate and be consistent with the foundation’s vision and mission and
• be from a not-for-profit venture

the responsive grants program enables the law foundation of ontario to fund ideas generated by non-profit community groups to improve access to justice. these grants have provided seed funding for hundreds of innovative projects across ontario.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:

• to support a leading researcher based at an ontario institution to develop and implement the chair with the goal of impacting and enhancing research on sex and gender differences in brain health.

1. the chair holder can be either a world-class expert in this area recruited specifically for this chair from across canada or abroad, or
2. a top researcher already established at an ontario institution.

the fy16 defense appropriations act provides $20 million (m) to the department of defense ovarian cancer research program (ocrp) to support high-impact ovarian cancer research.  as directed by the office of the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, the defense health agency, research, development, and acquisition (dha rda) directorate manages the defense health program (dhp) research, development, test, and evaluation (rdt&e) appropriation.  the managing agent for the anticipated program announcements/funding opportunities is the congressionally directed medical research programs (cdmrp).

fy16 ocrp program announcements and general application instructions for the following award mechanisms are posted on the grants.gov website. 

http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/ocrp.shtml

clinical development award – preapplication due april 28, 2016

must be an independent investigator at or above the level of assistant professor (or equivalent)

·     supports the translation of promising preclinical findings into products for clinical applications, including prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, or quality of life

·     near-term impact is expected

·     clinical trials are not allowed

·     preliminary data are required

pre-application is required; application is by invitation only

·    maximum funding of $450,000 in direct costs (plus indirect costs)

period of performance should not exceed 2 years

investigator-initiated research award – preapplication due april 28, 2016

must be an independent investigator at or above the level of assistant professor (or equivalent)

·    supports meritorious basic and clinically oriented research in ovarian cancer

·    impact is an important review criterion

·    preliminary data are required

·    clinical trials are not allowed 

pre-application is required; application is by invitation only

·    maximum funding of $450,000 in direct costs (plus indirect costs)

period of performance should not exceed 3 years

ovarian cancer academy award – early-career investigator – preapplication due april 28, 2016

early-career investigator must be within the first 3 years of his/her first faculty position (or equivalent) at the time of submission.  the first faculty position (or equivalent) may be either tenure-track or non-tenure track.

·    supports the addition of new early-career investigators to the unique, interactive virtual academy that will provide intensive mentoring, national networking, and a peer group for junior faculty

·    early-career investigators from less ovarian cancer research-resourced organizations are encouraged to apply

·    designated mentor who is an experienced ovarian cancer researcher with ovarian cancer funding is required

·    preliminary data are required

pre-application is required; application is by invitation only

·    maximum funding of $725,000 in direct costs (plus indirect costs)

period of performance of 5 years

pilot award – preapplication due april 28, 2016

investigators at or above the postdoctoral level (or equivalent)

·    supports innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will drive the field of ovarian cancer research forward

·    innovation and impact are important review criteria

·    goal is to develop preliminary data; thus, preliminary data are not required, but allowed

·    clinical trials are not allowed

pre-application is required and is blinded; application submission is by invitation only

·    maximum funding of $250,000 in direct costs (plus indirect costs)

period of performance should not exceed 2 years

a pre-application is required and must be submitted through the electronic biomedical research application portal (ebrap) at https://ebrap.org prior to the pre-application deadline.  all applications must conform to the final program announcements and general application instructions available for electronic downloading from the grants.gov website.  the application package containing the required forms for each award mechanism will also be found on grants.gov.  a listing of all cdmrp funding opportunities can be obtained on the grants.gov website by performing a basic search using cfda number 12.420. 

age-well invites researchers and their teams to participate in its inaugural strategic investment program competition.

age-well’s strategic investment program (sip) supports opportunities that require a rapid response in order to generate, promote or accelerate economic and social benefits aligned with age-well’s mission and vision. these funds will support post-discovery commercialization, business development and knowledge dissemination, mobilization, or translation activities.

successful projects should accelerate canadian innovation and economic competitiveness, and improve the quality of life for older adults or caregivers.

age-well will consider proposals for knowledge mobilization and/or commercialization, including:

• knowledge mobilization (km), translation (kt) or exchange activities, including but not limited to, the development or implementation of km/kt products or tools
• commercialization of technologies, products, and/or services, including but not limited to, business development, market readiness and prototype development activities

the strategic investment program funds projects of up to one (1) year in length. the maximum investment from age-well is $25,000.

the nce-iktp is an initiative under the nce suite of programs. the goal of the nce-iktp initiative is to support international collaborations between networks, centres, consortia and their partners to accelerate knowledge translation in areas of mutual strategic interest. note that collaborations are expected to be beyond the individual (i.e. researcher-to-researcher) level.

for the purposes of the nce-iktp initiative, knowledge translation comprises all activities that create socio-economic impact through the transformation or application of evidence-based knowledge and/or technologies generated from research. this includes the range of activities encompassed in commercialization (transformation of knowledge or technology into marketable goods, processes or services) to those encompassed in knowledge mobilization (activities and tools designed to put knowledge into active service, often through the establishment of new or modification of existing policies, processes, and standards). to be effective, knowledge translation endeavours require the involvement of knowledge users, which may include end-users, community groups, government partners, receptors, businesses, and other stakeholders.
the objectives of the nce-iktp initiative are:

• to enable multi-disciplinary and multisectoral networks of stakeholders to enhance and expand strategic international partnerships;
• to accelerate the exchange of research results between canadian and international stakeholders;
• to create and foster relationships to support knowledge translation in order to maximize the impact of research and its implementation or utilization internationally;
• to reduce the barriers that limit international knowledge translation endeavours; and
• to identify key global knowledge gaps and co-develop strategies to address these through future international research collaborations.

for the purposes of the nce-iktp initiative, a “platform” can be thought of as an administrative support structure dedicated to delivering tools and expertise to meet the objectives listed above.