the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:

• to develop clinically applicable personalized pharmacotherapy approaches to medicine for immune mediated inflammatory musculoskeletal diseases
• to develop novel approaches to patient identification, classification, and stratification in immune mediated inflammatory musculoskeletal disorders
• to accelerate the translation of basic research discoveries into daily clinical practice
• to evaluate outcomes of interventions based on novel personalized medicine paradigms to demonstrate impact
• to generate country specific economic analyses based on novel personalized medicine approaches

to achieve the objectives and to add value to the research enterprise, the network will:

• possess world-class capacity to address the identified research problem(s), challenge(s), or opportunity(ies)
• build a critical mass of technical and scientific expertise on a national and international scale to provide research leadership and enhance impact by bringing together a unified group of investigators and other stakeholders
• identify key knowledge gaps and promote/create national and international collaborations among researchers from multiple research pillars (i.e., biomedical, clinical, health systems and services, population and public health) and with knowledge users to address those gaps in a coherent fashion
• integrate research and knowledge translation projects into a coherent program which will generate solutions that will be implemented to produce social and economic benefits for both countries
• promote and facilitate the sharing of ideas, tools, methods, and resources and the dissemination of research outcomes
• incorporate a training and career development component

relevant research areas

the network must strive to harness the potential from multiple population-based patient cohorts and registries; and use state of the art platforms and technologies in order to develop personalized medicine approaches for immune mediated inflammatory musculoskeletal diseases.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:

• to provide salary support for up to four years to clinician researchers working in a health system setting enabling them to conduct original research that is relevant and responsive to the health system where they are embedded.
• contribute to generating a strong cadre of clinician researchers across the country that will play a role in transformative change and act as role models and mentors for a cadre of new health professional scientists.

the cihr-ipph trailblazer award in population health solutions is a career achievement award that recognizes exceptional contributions in the area of population health intervention research. applicants must have made substantial impacts on the field of population health and its use in policy and/or practice in canada and/or internationally. the award also recognizes the leadership, mentorship, and innovative contributions of the recipients. up to two awards will be given, for exceptional researchers at different career stages.

2016/17 call for notice of intent and full application submissions
launch date: september 1, 2015
notice of intent deadline: october 5, 2015
full application deadline: november 4, 2015

the ministry of health and long-term care (mohltc) is pleased to announce the call for notice of intent and full applications for the 2016/17 hsrf calls for targeted research competition. the purpose of the hsrf calls for targeted research is to solicit and fund focused research applications within the following three (3) mohltc priority areas: nursing, problem gambling and tobacco control.

for each of the three (3) priority areas, key knowledge gaps related to current/anticipated policy development and program development were identified as targeted research areas of interest for policy makers and knowledge users through a consultative process.

please refer to the detailed hsrf calls for targeted research full application instructions for definitions of targeted research priority areas and areas of focus.

as in the 2013/14 hsrf calls for targeted research, applicants will be assessed on the extent to which sex and gender have been considered in their proposed research (i.e., rationale, methods and knowledge translation and exchange (kte) plan). four additional cross-cutting components have also been identified for hsrf awards and applicants are encouraged to incorporate any/all of these components into their projects where applicable and/or feasible. these cross-cutting components are:

• equity
• aboriginal health
• patient-centred care
• implementation science

please refer to the hsrf guidelines for definitions and selected examples of government initiatives and commitments related to each cross-cutting component.

ontario is calling on community groups to help protect, restore and enhance the great lakes by applying for a great lakes guardian community fund grant.

now in its fourth year, the fund provides a grant of up to $25,000 to not-for-profit organizations, schools, first nations and métis communities and other local groups for projects that have a direct environmental benefit to the great lakes. past projects and activities supported by the fund have included:

• planting trees
• creating rain gardens
• restoring wetland habitat
• controlling invasive species
• cleaning up beaches or shorelines
• naturalizing stream banks and shorelines.

applications will be accepted until october 23, 2015.

the mitacs globalink research award provides funding to support senior undergraduate and graduate student research projects abroad.

• up to $5,000 in research award to the canadian supervisor for student travel expenses
• open to all disciplines
• for joint projects with academic collaborators over 12-24 weeks abroad
• partner countries: brazil, mainland china, india, mexico, and vietnam
• applications accepted any time.

mitacs recommends applicants submit applications by september 28, 2015, for projects starting in winter 2016. if you would like to travel in fall 2015, please submit your application tointsubmission(at)mitacs.caas soon as possible.

human resources research institute (hrri)

call for research proposal

hrri is an organization with a mandate to advance the hr body of knowledge and thought leadership by supporting new, evidence-based research in the field of human resources (hr) that has practical application to the hr profession.

hrri is affiliated with the human resources professional association (hrpa), the largest hr association in canada and the third largest in the world.

as part of its mandate, hrri funds research pertaining to a topic that is pressing and of interest to hrpa members, and to business leaders and their companies. the last research topic selected was, “how can high potential employees be identified in a reliable manner?”

this year, the research topic is:

”the hr needs of aboriginal people in northern ontario – barriers and   solutions”

canadians are becoming more aware of the social, cultural and economic challenges facing aboriginal people. in northern ontario, many aboriginal people are seeking employment in the new mineral resources, environmental and service industry sectors, yet they face serious barriers in obtaining these jobs. these barriers in turn present challenges for companies and organizations seeking to recruit and retain employees in geographic regions which are remote and have a limited labour pool to draw on.

hrri is calling for proposals for empirical research to answer this research question.

“what are these barriers and what actions

  can be taken to overcome them?”

eligibility

proposals are invited from ontario-based researchers, including those who are members of hrpa. proposals from research teams headed by an ontario-based principal investigator are also invited (other team members may be based outside of ontario).

proposal format

the applications will be reviewed by the research and awards committee of the hrri.

applicants are required to include the following information in their submissions:

1)  a brief summary of the issue to be investigated

2)  a brief literature review

3)  an outline of methodology

4)  a description of the applicant’s experiences with aboriginal issues

5)  proposed outcomes of the research indicating how the challenges  facing aboriginal people in northern ontario will be addressed  through the research and identifying options as to how the barriers  will be alleviated

6)  a preliminary budget

7)  a proposed timeline for the project (to be completed within 12 months of the funding being awarded to the successful applicant)

this summary proposal should be between 5 and 7 pages.  it must be submitted by monday, august 31^st, 2015.

researchers must submit their proposals to:

john o’leary

director of development

human resources research institute

150 bloor street west, suite 200

toronto, on  m5s 2x9

joleary@hrri.ca

the hrri research and awards committee will review the applications and select up to three applicants to submit a full proposal for the project. specific guidelines will be provided at that time. all applicants will be notified of the committee decision by september 15, 2015.

questions

questions about this call for proposals should be directed to the chair of the hrri research and awards committee, dr. parbudyal singh (singhp@yorku.ca) or to john o’leary, director of development of hrri

(joleary@hrri.ca)

program and policy interventions are unfolding and evolving constantly across the country both within and outside the health sector (such as education, transportation, social services, and the arts) and are often planned and funded by community, not-for-profit, private, and/or public organizations. these “natural experiments” often lack the embedded mechanisms for assessing processes and outcomes, sharing lessons learned, and applying this knowledge to new program and policy decisions. as a result, they represent a rich but untapped collection of potential interventions that could benefit from researcher expertise and study.

the purpose of this funding opportunity (fo) is to support research on timely interventions (e.g. programs, policies, social enterprises and resource distribution approaches) that have been initiated by others (e.g., policy makers, practitioners, communities) and have the potential to impact health and health equity at the population level. population health intervention research involves the use of scientific methods to produce knowledge that attempts to capture the value, cost and differential effects of these interventions, the processes by which they bring about change and the contexts within which they work best.  researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers are encouraged to work together to build the evidence base to support policy and program development and decision-making in health and other sectors.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• generate evidence about interventions in health and other sectors that have the potential to promote health and health equity at a population level;
• catalyze new and existing collaborations with community, not-for-profit, private and/or public sectors within and outside of health;
• facilitate consideration and application of new evidence about population health interventions in decision-making.