the transforming health with integrated care (thinc) knowledge mobilization & impact hub (herein called the thinc impact hub or hub) is a key component of the thinc initiative, which is led by cihr’s institute of health services and policy research in collaboration with multiple institutes, initiatives and partners.

operating as a single coordinating centre, the thinc impact hub will build and support a vibrant pan-canadian learning community involving all thinc grantees and knowledge user communities towards advancing evidence-informed integrated care transformation and catalyze progress towards achieving the quadruple aim and health equity (sometimes referred to as the quintuple aim).

the thinc impact hub aims to foster initiative wide coordination, learning and collaboration, capacity development, knowledge mobilization (km), and collective impact (see objectives). the impact hub will incorporate six (6) core elements in its design and approach:

1. learning community: build and support a pan-canadian transformative integrated care learning community involving all thinc grantees and knowledge user communities for shared learning, meaningful collaboration and partnerships, and coordination to advance shared goals and priorities.
2. meaningful engagement: build, maintain, and strengthen pan-canadian engagement activities with thinc grantees and knowledge user communities to advance transformative, evidence-informed integrated care towards advancing the quadruple aim and health equity.
3. capacity development: work collaboratively with thinc grantees and knowledge user communities (e.g., where it is feasible and appropriate to communicate with relevant funded entities with complementary aims and expertise such as the thinc implementation science teams (ists), strategy for patient-oriented research support units, integrated care-related health research training platforms, network environments for indigenous health research) to develop human and organizational capacity (e.g., implementation science, rapid learning and improvement, interdisciplinary collaboration, patient-oriented research) across canada using training and development opportunities and other strategies, in domain areas of critical relevance across the thinc initiative.
4. knowledge mobilization and evidence support: complement and amplify the km activities of thinc grantees by serving as an evidence support system in integrated care that aims to advance the science, application and impact of integrated care research on policy and practice, using innovative km strategies (e.g., rapid evidence response; policy dialogues; inventories of integrated care innovations; public engagement forums; support for contextualization of evidence to local context), by accumulating, synthesizing, and disseminating timely evidence appropriately tailored to a wide-ranging audience.
5. collective impact: lead the planning and implementation of initiative wide impact measurement and support thinc grantees with project-specific outcome and impact measurements related to achieving any/all of the quadruple aim and health equity.
   • measurement and evaluation of impact including (and not be limited to) use of appropriate impact frameworks (e.g. chspra¹ or cahs²) , theory of change and complex systems approaches, the anticipated pathways to impact (i.e., what might change, for whom, to what extent, and when, the engagement plan and context in which to deliver impact), a common set of indicators for impact, data collection tools (e.g., data and information systems used to assess impact), means for communicating impact (e.g., final impact report, impact narratives), and a km strategy to share impact findings.
6. governance and operations: have a clear governance plan encompassing a core leadership team with fair and equitable engagement with thinc grantees, clearly articulated roles and responsibilities, risk mitigation plans, implementation strategies to meet hub objectives, and innovative governance considerations such as regional ‘nodes’ or other strategies for geographic reach. the governance plan will reflect (a) overall management and oversight of hub related (e.g., strategic, operational and financial) activities, (b) clearly defined and adequately supported knowledge brokerage across thinc grantees and knowledge user communities, and (c) co-development of planning, implementation, and activities to meet overall hub objectives.

the purpose of this funding opportunity is to fund diverse mid-career applied public health researchers in canada who will undertake inclusive and equitable applied research programs that tackle pressing public health challenges and who will work with decision makers from various sectors and communities to help support evidence-informed decisions that improve health and health equity.

as the full application stage of funding opportunity involves a commitment from the institution ". . . to protect a minimum of 75% of the npa's time to research activities relevant to the objectives and research areas of this funding opportunity", applications are asked to contact the office of research services to indicate their interest in this program far in advance of the letter of intent deadline.

the hfsp fellowship program supports proposals for frontier, potentially transformative research in the life sciences. applications for high-risk projects are particularly encouraged. the projects should be interdisciplinary in nature and should challenge existing paradigms by using novel approaches and techniques. scientifically, they should address an important problem or a barrier to progress in the field.

hfsp postdoctoral fellowships encourage early career scientists to broaden their research skills by moving into new areas of study while working in a new country.

two different fellowships are available:

long-term fellowships (ltf) are for applicants with a phd on a biological topic who want to embark on a novel and frontier project focussing on the life sciences.

cross-disciplinary fellowships (cdf) are for applicants who hold a doctoral degree from a non-biological discipline (e.g. physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering or computer sciences) and who have not worked in the life sciences before.

there is only one competition per year for hfsp fellowships. applications for the 2024 hfsp long-term and cross-disciplinary fellowships (to start in 2024) will follow a two-step submission process via the online submission platform proposalcentral. firstly, applicants will be asked to submit a letter of intent from which the review committee will select the best proposals. in a second step, successful applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal.

for more information, please contact jill sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

eureka has launched a multilateral call for proposals for joint research and development (r&d) projects in the field of lightweighting. participating countries include canada, austria, belgium (flanders & wallonia), france, luxembourg, south korea, spain, sweden, and switzerland.

this call for proposals is open to small and medium-sized enterprises (smes) from canada who wish to form project consortia to perform collaborative projects focused on developing innovative products, processes, or technology-based services.

for more information, please contact jill sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• enable scientists in different countries to build an effective collaboration on a common interdisciplinary research project based on complementarities and sharing of expertise, with expected impact to use the results in the future for benefit of patients.
• conduct efficient, innovative and high-quality natural history studies which will facilitate the understanding of the progression of rare diseases - or group of disorders - throughout the lifespan of a patient. the goal of these studies is to collect and analyse comprehensive patient data to define targets for future therapies, taking into consideration innovation, safety, and efficacy.

please contact jill sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca for more information.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• reduce health inequity by accelerating innovative research and solutions which address stbbi risk, prevalence and treatment with a particular focus on key populations; 
• enhance inclusive and team-based research in stbbi research, which meaningfully engages people with lived and living experience and adheres to principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in research; and
• advance the co-creation and dissemination of knowledge that benefits the affected communities, decision-makers and other stakeholders focused on decreasing of stbbi impact on health of canadians.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• enable stbbi researchers to generate preliminary observations, data or knowledge necessary to pursue longer-term research funding in stbbi research;
• support original, high quality stbbi projects and provide researchers the opportunity to pursue high risk health research questions which have the potential to generate novel, innovative and high impact results; and
• stimulate innovation in stbbi research by promoting cross-disciplinary research collaborations between stbbi researchers and experts in other relevant fields in canada.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:

• catalyze community-led research planning and development activities that ensure the inclusion and meaningful representation of people living with and at risk of hiv/aids and/or stbbi;
• foster meaningful and equitable partnerships between communities most impacted by hiv/aids and/or stbbi and researchers to advance research focused on community-driven priorities;
• engage communities in strengthening capacity for knowledge mobilization; and/or
• develop applications for community-based research grants in the areas of hiv and/or other stbbi.

our grants support and encourage legal writing that is of value to canadian lawyers, notaries and judges in their day-to-day work in the law and in the administration of justice. our grants are generally in amounts greater than $5,000 and less than or equal to $15,000.