the 2019 future leaders in canadian brain research grants program aims to be transformative at a time when it is well recognized that there is a significant funding gap to support and retain our brightest early-career investigators, who are well positioned to make major contributions to canadian brain research. this competition is open to all new investigators, within five years of their first independent academic appointment, conducting research in the field of neuroscience (any discipline).

interested applicants are required to submit a brief letter of intent (loi), providing an overview of the project they intend to pursue, by december 10, 2019. please refer to the request for applications for additional details (https://braincanada.ca/for-researchers/).

for more information, please contact futureleaders@braincanada.ca.

pogo offers annual seed funding grants of up to $15,000 to facilitate or support feasibility studies, the development of preliminary data to enable applications to other granting agencies, or self-contained studies.

the deadline for registration is december 9, 2019 by 5:00pm. interested applicants should fill out the registration form by the deadline expressing their interest to submit a full application. applicants must provide the following information in the registration form:

• project title
• name and institution of the primary investigator
• name of all co-investigators
• a 250 word lay summary of the proposed project

the full application form will be sent to applicants once they have registered their intent to apply. the deadline for submitting the full application is january 24, 2020 by 5:00pm est. please note that applications must be received by the deadline.

view the seed grant eligibility and application guidelines»

register for the seed grant competition»

since 2007, the weston family awards in northern research (previously the w. garfield weston awards in northern research) have provided unparalleled support to young scientists in canada pursuing research in canada’s north. funded by the w. garfield weston foundation, these annual awards are some of the most prestigious in the country for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 pursuing a master’s degree, phd or postdoctoral fellowship. over 270 early-career researchers have been selected to receive an award since the program’s inception, forming a community of weston family northern scientists who are at the forefront of northern scholarship and who are helping shape a better future for canada and the world.

weston family award winners undertake research projects across a broad spectrum of fields and disciplines in the natural sciences, including studies of northern ecosystems, biodiversity, flora and fauna, meteorology, oceanography, glaciology, geography and environmental studies.

the fathom fund was developed for researchers from across canada who are motivated, energetic, and interested in connecting themselves and their work to communities.

we are looking for researchers who share our vision for a new way to fund interesting and exciting marine research in canada. we encourage applications for marine research projects from a wide range of researchers: new academics building their experience, non-traditional researchers with community support, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 with innovative ideas, and organizations with academic partners. while every fathom fund project must have an academic partner, we believe that great science can go beyond a university lab.

director general military personnel research and analysis (dgmpra) requires a literature review of academic and applied research on the experiences of persons with disabilities (pwd) in the workplace, and of service personnel in military and para-military organizational contexts in particular. this literature review is intended to be used in the development of subsequent social scientific research.

a limited number of travel awards to phd, md, or md/phd 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , and post-doctoral/medical/clinical fellows are available. the purpose of this program is to defray the travel costs associated with making a scientific presentation as a first author or presenter at a conference, symposium or other appropriate professional meeting.

we are pleased to announce a new cimvhr research opportunity (https://cimvhr.ca/cimvhr-funding-opportunities/). we are seeking a researcher or research team from our member universities to conduct the following research project:

“task 50 - literature review on “military to civilian transition: the importance of gba+ for the canadian armed forces.”

we would ask that you kindly distribute this notice to let your researchers know about this opportunity. 

new: all proposals must be submitted through the online call for proposal portal (https://funding.cimvhr.ca/login) and contain the required information as noted on the request for proposal document. proposals received outside of the portal or that do not contain the necessary required information will not be considered.

for further information, please contact the following individual(s).

heather macarthur

projects & contracts specialist

tel: 613-533-6000 ext. 79098  e: heather.macarthur@queensu.ca

jocelyne halladay
contracts and publications coordinator

tel: 613-533-6000 x 74756  e: jocelyne.halladay@queensu.ca