sshrc and infrastructure canada (infc) have launched this knowledge synthesis grants (ksg) competition to mobilize social sciences and humanities research to examine and synthesize existing knowledge on mobility and public transit issues. grant holders will identify research gaps and opportunities and their work will inform and guide policy-makers and service providers responsible for public transit at the community level.

postdoctoral enrichment program (pdep) provides a total of $60,000 over three years to support the career development activities for underrepresented minority postdoctoral fellows in a degree-granting institution in the united states or canada whose training and professional development are guided by mentors committed to helping them advance to stellar careers in biomedical or medical research.

sps is currently accepting proposals for activities addressing any of the programme’s key priorities. please note that this call is soliciting proposals for sps multi-year projects only.

to access the call and relevant application material, please follow the links below. the application deadline is 15 january 2021 at 23:59 central european time.

when drafting applications in response to this open call for proposals, applicants should refer exclusively to manuals and templates published on this page. only complete applications submitted using the correct templates may be considered as eligible.

participation in the sps programme enables experts and scientists to develop innovative solutions to today’s security challenges, and to build partnerships with their peers in nato and partner nations. proposals should be prepared jointly by scientists or experts from at least one nato and one partner nation, and be linked to nato’s strategic objectives. each application shall specifically respond to one or more of the sps key priorities. this call for proposals is soliciting applications for multi-year projects (myp) only. proposals may address any of the sps key priorities. owing to restrictions on travel and gatherings, quarantine and testing requirements due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, applications for sps-supported events may not be submitted in the framework of this call.

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

welcome to the 2021 research competition! apply now !

funding information

doctoral awards provide an opportunity for promising individuals, pursuing a phd, to begin the process of becoming future independent investigators in the field of alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

• amount: $66,000
• duration: 3 years
• eligibility: within 18 months of starting phd program

postdoctoral awards are for graduates with a phd or md who wish to gain additional research experience within an established research environment.

• amount: $100,000
• duration: 2 years
• eligibility: within 18 months of obtaining their phd degree (extension may be given to mds)

new investigator operating grants are designed to help launch the careers of outstanding researchers who are within the first 4 years of their initial academic appointment

• amount: $200,000
• duration: up to 4 years
• eligibility: within the first 2 years of initial faculty position

proof of concept grants are designed to fund established researchers in conducting innovative, high-risk and high-reward approaches to dementia research. please do not submit existing hypotheses.

• amount: $100,000
• duration: up to 5 years
• eligibility: principal investigators must hold a faculty position at a canadian university or affiliated institution

new funding is available for research in the area of long-term and retirement home care, sectors that witnessed significant devastation from the first wave of the covid-19 pandemic. seven cihr institutes including the institutes of aging (ia), health services and policy research (hspr), circulatory and respiratory health (icrh), gender and health (igh), infection and immunity (iii), musculoskeletal health and arthritis (imha), and population and public health (ipph) in partnership with the saskatchewan health research foundation, the michael smith foundation for health research (msfhr) and the new brunswick health research foundation have partnered with the canadian foundation for healthcare improvement (cfhi) and the canadian patient safety institute (cpsi) to fund implementation science teams -  strengthening pandemic preparedness in long-term care (ltc) funding opportunity. these teams will work hand-in-hand with ltc and/or retirement homes across canada to support evidence-informed implementation and sustainability of promising practice interventions and policies designed to improve pandemic preparedness, and to rigorously evaluate the outcomes and impacts of the interventions. the application timelines are rapid (see below for details), designed to generate information in time to mitigate the consequences of potential future covid-19 outbreaks.

• timelines:
• funding opportunity launch: august 31, 2020
• registration deadline: september 14, 2020
• application deadline: september 30, 2020
• notice of decision and funding start: november 1, 2020
• funds available:
• the total amount available for this funding opportunity is $1,555,000, which will support approximately 10 implementation science teams.
• the maximum amount per grant is $150,000 per year for a maximum of one year.
• additionally, $50,000 is available to support a common measurement framework project.

this funding opportunity is administered by cfhi.

the governor’s award provides financial support to academics who are recognized for their expertise and research in areas important to the bank's core functions.

the award consists of a research grant of $30,000 per year per recipient for a term of up to two years and is subject to an annual review and confirmation process.

the fellowship award provides financial support to academics who are recognized for their expertise and research in areas important to the bank's core functions.

the award consists of:

• a research grant of $50,000 per year per recipient
• a research expense allowance of $40,000 per year per recipient, for related research expenses and for research assistants
• a sum of $5,000 for the university for administration of the award funds

the award is for a term of up to five years and is subject to an annual review and confirmation process.

the covid-19 pandemic has been experienced unequally within countries and canada is no exception. most covid-19 deaths in canada have been in long-term care facilities, cases have clustered in select neighbourhoods and within the hardest hit provinces, and working whose jobs require routine direct interaction with the public appear at greater risk of sars-cov-2 infection. understanding the factors that give rise to these “hot spots” is critical to informing the design and assessing the effectiveness of efforts aimed at reducing disproportionate risk to sars-cov02/covid-19.

this request for expressions of interest is for population-based studies that will report on novel data relating to covid-19 infection and immunity in three types of covid-19 “hot spots”: 1) geographic areas, 2) long-term care facilities, 3) occupation groups.