this funding opportunity is meant to encourage innovative, unorthodox, and exploratory research that may be in the early and conceptual stages of project development but has potential for significant impact on our understanding of the brain.

open to early-career investigators within five years of starting their first independent research position, the 2022 competition has an overall funding envelope of $2,500,000 to support up to 25 grants of $100,000 over two years.

evidence clearly shows that increasing equity, diversity, and inclusion (edi) in research environments enhances excellence, innovation, and creativity. brain canada is committed to excellence through equity, and we encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply to our funding opportunities, which will promote the expression of diverse perspectives, approaches, and experiences, including those of underrepresented groups.

click here to view the request for applications.

deadline for receipt of letter of intent: january 16, 2023 at 5 p.m. et

deadline for receipt of full applications: april 6, 2023 at 5 p.m. et

for more information, or if you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact brain canada at futureleaders@braincanada.ca.

global affairs canada (gac) is issuing a call to organizations in canada entitled “international youth internship program (iyip) 2023-2028.” the iyip is funded by the youth employment and skills strategy (yess), which is implemented by 12 federal departments to help young canadians gain the skills and work experience they need to make a successful transition to the labour market. iyip participants will complete international development internships aligned with canada’s feminist international assistance policy and the sustainable development goals (sdg).

the program is valued at $29.76 million over a 5-year period.

gac expects to fund project proposals of at least $2 million and up to $4.9 million. submitting the project proposal is the only stage in this call. gac may fund several proposals or none, up to the maximum funding available.

this call aims to provide canadians aged 18 to 30, especially youth facing barriers to employment*, with an opportunity to acquire:

• professional experience abroad (or, in some cases, virtually) in the field of international development
• skills to prepare them for future employment or further education

*definition of “youth facing barriers to employment” for the purposes of this call for proposals: persons between the ages of 18 and 30 who belong to or identify themselves as members of a group that faces discrimination, such as people living with disabilities, indigenous peoples, racialized youth and members of the 2slgbtqi+ community.

as an organization can only submit one application to this competition, interested applicants are asked to contact the office of research services (ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca) to indicate their interest in this program no later than january 5, 2022.  for more information, please contact jill sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• empower and support communities and researchers to collaboratively adapt, implement and evaluate healthy cities interventions with the ultimate goals of maximizing the success, long-term sustainability, health and equity-promoting potential of interventions
• build capacity among knowledge users and implementers to continually monitor and improve urban environments to meet the needs of people of all ages, abilities, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds

stage i: registration
the registration stage is the first opportunity for applicants to describe their ideas that will enhance early detection, warning, and response to infectious diseases. the ideas should address the vision of ai4pep: deepen the understanding of how responsible ai solutions can improve public health preparedness and response. for example, the ideas could address one or more of the themes and or pillars described below. the ideas should be ambitious enough to sustain the active engagement of outstanding researchers for at least five years and should also have a longer-term vision. the applicants are required to have at least one knowledge user (either from industry, civil society or policy maker) as a partner (preferably co-applicant). we expect the knowledge users to be identified at this stage so as to encourage meaningful and authentic collaboration. after a review of registrations by a selected international panel of reviewers, all eligible registrations will be invited to submit a letter of intent (loi).

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

n response to the truth and reconciliation commission of canada (trc) call to action 65, the reconciliation network in response to call to action 65 is a joint initiative between the national centre for truth and reconciliation (nctr) and sshrc. this unique opportunity supports establishment of a national research program with multiyear funding to advance collective understanding of reconciliation.

the trc defines “reconciliation” as an ongoing process of establishing and maintaining respectful relationships. the trc explained:

“[r]econciliation must support aboriginal peoples as they heal from the destructive legacies of colonization that have wreaked such havoc in their lives. but it must do even more. reconciliation must inspire aboriginal and non-aboriginal peoples to transform canadian society so that our children and grandchildren can live together in dignity, peace, and prosperity on these lands we now share.”

one of the nctr’s goals is to provide educational and employment opportunities to indigenous peoples. in alignment with this, and in keeping with the principles and strategic directions in sshrc’s indigenous research statement of principles and in the federal research funding agencies’ strategic plan, setting new directions to support indigenous research and research training in canada 2019-2022, this joint initiative is designated for research projects led by first nations, métis nation or inuit researchers as applicant / project director.

sshrc and the nctr invite teams led by first nations, métis nation or inuit researchers to submit proposals for new or existing formal partnerships that contribute to our collective understanding of truth and reconciliation. proposals could, for example, address residential schools’ history, or the ongoing legacy of residential schools and canada’s policies of assimilation in one or more areas, including child welfare, education, language and culture, health, and justice.

the trc noted closing residential schools did not end their impacts on indigenous peoples; indigenous peoples continue to experience systemic discrimination across sectors, which persists as part of government policies of assimilation and undermines reconciliation.

applicants interested in this funding opportunity are asked to contact the office of research (sshrc.research@lakeheadu.ca) far in advance of the sshrc deadline to indicate their interest in this program.

cqdm’s quantum leap pharma-led funding program for drug discovery research helps smes or canadian universities achieve innovative translational biopharmaceutical research projects. projects selected as part of the quantum leap program focus on developing cutting-edge technologies with the potential to significantly advance the r&d activities of cqdm’s pharmaceutical members. quantum leap projects are executed in close collaboration and with the expert support and funds of pharmaceutical members.

the enabling technologies, innovative platforms and/or innovative therapies derived from the quantum leap pharma-led funding program for drug discovery research are selected for their potential to significantly improve, facilitate and/or accelerate the drug discovery process and the development of safer and more effective drugs. the technologies of interest can be at any stage of the drug development process and involve a wide range of therapeutic indications.

projects are associated with specific deliverables and must be ready for use by cqdm pharmaceutical members upon completion. for scientists, the funded research opens new collaboration opportunities with world-class stakeholders in the industry.