E-newsletter - July 2009
Funding Opportunities
CIHR and its partners have announced the July 2009 Funding Opportunities and the Priority Announcements for the fall 2009 open competitions.
Details on these funding opportunities can be found using the CIHR Funding Opportunities Database.
ICRH Fall 2009 Competitions can be found online.
Operating Grant - Alternative Radiopharmaceuticals for Medical Imaging
The primary objective of this funding opportunity is to provide funds to accelerate the development of clinically useful alternatives to the 99mTc radiopharmaceuticals that are currently produced using molybdenum generators derived from nuclear reactors.
Registration: 2009-09-01
Application: 2009-09-15
Application Notice of Decision: 2009-10-25
Funding begins: 2009-10-31
Operating Grant - Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to further strengthen Canadian and international health research by supporting high-quality, novel, innovative, and inventive investigations that focus on the impacts of sleep disruption and sleep loss (due to Sleep Disruption Behaviour (SDB), insomnia, Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), circadian disorders or a combination of these conditions) on Canadian's cardiovascular, metabolic, and mental health, as well as their performance, cognition, and safety.
Registration: 2009-09-01
Application: 2009-10-01
Application Notice of Decision: 2010-03-01
Funding begins: 2010-04-01
Team Grant - Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
The objective of this funding opportunity is to strengthen Canadian and international health research by supporting teams of talented and experienced researchers conducting high-quality research and providing superior research training and mentorship in the area of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms. The program emphasis is on the production of new knowledge, and the translation of research findings into improvements in the health of populations and health care systems.
Application: 2009-10-01
Application Notice of Decision: 2010-02-01
Emerging Team Grant - Regenerative Medicine and Nanomedicine (2009-2010)
Part of CIHR's mandate is to promote research that addresses Nanotechnology Applied to Health (Nanomedicine), Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering, and Rehabilitation Sciences. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to further strengthen multi-disciplinary research approaches to regenerative medicine and nanomedicine by supporting truly innovative and leading edge multi-disciplinary research directed against key health research problems. It is expected that this targeted investment will lead to the long-term goal of developing innovative and socially-validated treatment approaches based on the science of regenerative medicine and nanomedicine that will ultimately result in improved quality of life for individuals, their families, and populations.
Application: 2009-11-02
Application Notice of Decision: 2010-02-01
Operating Grant - Fall 2009 Priority Announcement (Specific Research Areas)
Priority Announcements on CIHR Operating Grant competitions offer additional sources of funding for highly rated applications that are relevant to specific CIHR research priority areas or mandates.
Registration: 2009-08-17
Application: 2009-09-15
Application Notice of Decision: 2010-02-01
Funding begins: 2010-04-01
New Investigator Salary Award - Fall 2009 Priority Announcement (Specific Research Areas)
Priority Announcements on New Investigator Salary Award competitions offer additional sources of funding for highly rated applications that are relevant to specific CIHR research priority areas or mandates.
Application: 2009-09-15
Application Notice of Decision: 2010-04-15
Funding begins: 2010-07-01
Fellowship - Fall 2009 Priority Announcement (Specific Research Areas)
Priority Announcements on Fellowship competitions offer additional sources of funding for highly rated applications that are relevant to specific CIHR research priority areas or mandates.
Application: 2009-10-01
Application Notice of Decision: 2010-04-15
Funding begins: 2010-04-01
Other - Institute Community Support Grants and Awards (2009-2010)
The Institute Community Support Program is for community development to provide support grants and awards to individuals and organizations within their respective communities to be used for:
- Supporting organizations and activities whose goal is consistent with the Institute's and CIHR's vision, mandate and strategic directions;
- Providing grants or awards in aid of research and knowledge translation activities where the circumstances fall outside CIHR's other programs.
Canadian Anesthesiologist's Society
Research Grants, Career Scientist and Residents' Awards Program
Applications will be accepted starting September 2009 for our 2010 Award Year.
More information can be found on their Website.
Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses
Research Grant
The purpose of this grant is to provide 'seed money' for research projects pertaining to cardiovascular nursing in Canada.
For more information and application forms, please visit their Website.
Canadian Society of Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
CSATVB New Investigator GRANT-IN-AID (NIGIA)
The Society has established a CSATVB New Investigator Grants-in-Aid ($10,000), in order to promote the research of new scientists in the area of atherosclerosis, thrombosis and vascular biology. This grant is to be considered as seed money to help awardees attract new funding for their research programs, e.g., from industry, research institutes, and university departments and faculties. The selection of recipients will be made by a CSATVB committee made up of the Chair of the Grant Committee and two colleagues (appointed by the Education Committee), who will rank the applications.
For application forms, please visit the CSATVB Website.
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Approximately $28 million is provided annually through provincial Heart and Stroke Foundations to support research operating costs through Grants-in-Aid. These costs may include laboratory supplies, technicians, and some equipment.
Research is supported across the four health research themes:
- basic biomedical
- clinical
- health services and health systems
- health of populations
Applications are accepted annually on September 1.
For more information on guidelines and application forms, please visit their Website.
Jump Start Resuscitation
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the CIHR Institute Circulatory and Respiratory Health are pleased to launch a new Personnel Award program, Jump Start Resuscitation.
The aim of this strategic initiative is to build greater capacity for resuscitation research in Canada and to support the next generation of researchers who will contribute to advancing knowledge and improving the quality of patient care and patient outcomes in this important area.
Master's Studentships, Doctoral Research Awards, Research Fellowships, and Research Scholarships are available.
Applications due: November 2009
Announcement of decisions: May 2010
Anticipated start date: July 1, 2010
For more information, please visit the Heart and Stroke Foundation Website.
Personnel Support Program
The Heart and Stroke Foundation supports the development of researchers across the research career spectrum from doctoral students to career investigators.
Personnel awards are funded nationally through the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. More information on these programs can be found on their Website.
ICRH Upcoming Events
The Canadian Cardiovascular Harmonized National Guidelines Endeavour (C-CHANGE) Workshop will take place during the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC)
October 27, 2009, 9:00 – 10:30am
The Shaw Conference Centre
Edmonton, Alberta
2009 ICRH Distinguished Lecture in Cardiovascular Sciences will take place during the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) featuring Dr. Eduardo Marban, Director, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute
October 27, 2009, 11:00am – 12:30pm
The Shaw Conference Centre
Edmonton, Alberta
2009 ICRH Distinguished Lecture in Respiratory Sciences will take place during the CHEST conference featuring Dr. James Martin, Director, Montreal Chest Institute
November 2, 2009, 2:30 – 3:30pm
San Diego
Upcoming Conferences and Workshops
Canadian Cardiovascular Congress
October 24–28, 2009
The Shaw Conference Centre
Edmonton, Alberta
Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses
Annual Meeting
October 25-27, 2009
Conference being held as part of the CCC in Edmonton.
Canadian Respiratory Conference 2010
Come to Halifax for…"A Breath of Fresh Air"
April 29 – May 1, 2010
World Trade Convention Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canadian Society of Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
CSATVB Annual Meeting
October 25-27, 2009
The Shaw Conference Centre
Edmonton, Alberta
Canadian Stroke Network AGM 2009
October 14-15, 2009
Fairmont Chateau Laurier
Ottawa, ON
CHEST 2009
October 31-November 5, 2009
San Diego, California
2009 National Stroke Conference
October 17-18, 2009
Renaissance Downtown Toronto Hotel
Toronto, ON
Contact:
Caitlin Burgess
Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH)
cburgess@uhnresearch.ca