Faculty of Health Research Support Office - Funding Opportunities Bulletin #42 Dear Researchers, Fall is fast approaching and it is not too early to start thinking about funding opportunities. This year both CIHR and SSHRC require applicants to submit a registration or notice of intent. Registration for CIHR Operating grants is August 15 and Notice of Intent for SSHRC Standard Research Grants is also due August 15. Please note that although researches were requested to submit a NOI (form 180) for the NSERC Discovery Grant, a notice of intent is NOT required for submission for the NSERC Research Tool and Instrument Grant. Let me know early if you plan to submit an application to CIHR, SSHRC or NSERC competitions kmoscou@yorku.ca. Another NEW change is both NSERC Collaborative Health Research Projects and SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships Program are piloting online application systems. The SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships Program Application modules concerning the institutional nomination, research appraisal and letters of appraisal will be activated on September 2, 2008. The SSHRC postdoctoral fellowship application deadline has been adjusted to October 15, 2008 to permit sufficient time for applicants to submit these modules with their applications. The NSERC Collaborative Health Research Projects application will be available on the NSERC Web site on August 15, 2008. The institutional portal for CHRP application hosting organizations will follow on August 20th. York University Office of Research Services will again be offering $200 incentive grants for entice early submissions of SSHRC Standard Research Grants, NSERC Discovery Grants, CIHR Operating Grants and SSHRC Research Creation Grants this fall. To qualify ORS must receive a complete application 10 business days before the due date at the agency. Incentive grants will be deposited into the researcher's generic research account sometime late December (target date). The Faculty of Health Research Office would like to see your proposal at least 7 days prior to the ORS deadline to be able to provide comprehensive feedback. Dr. Gordon Flett, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education has offered to meet with anyone planning to submit a SSHRC Standard Research Grant. Dr. Flett has served on SSHRC peer review committees for 2 years and is willing to share his insight. Please note that in order to reduce the size of this current funding bulletin, I have opted not to merge it with the previously distributed CIHR supplement. Please refer to Research Funding Bulletin #40_CIHR supplement for summaries and deadlines for most CIHR fall 2008 competitions. Have a wonderful summer! Kathy

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New funding opportunities• Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Fellowships • Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative Research Planning Grants • CPSI Request for Proposals: "Patient Safety in Emergency Medical Services Research

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• SSHRC Image, Text, Sound and Technology Program (Research Grants, Summer Institute Grant and Workshop grants)

• NIH Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01) • National Library of Medicine Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health

(G13) • NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Program • SickKids Foundation Conference/Workshop/Symposia Funding • American Psychological Foundation: Visionary Funds Grant Program • William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement-Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society • Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada - Biomedical and Clinical and Population Health

Research Grants • NIH Chronic Illness Self-Management in Children and Adolescents (R01) • NIH Research on Co-Morbid Mental and Other Physical Disorders (R01) • NIH Research on Mind-Body Interactions and Health - (R01) • NIH Symptom Interactions in Cancer and Immune Disorders (R01) • NIH Chronic Illness Self-Management in Children and Adolescents (R03) • NIH Chronic Illness Self-Management in Children and Adolescents (R21) • NIH Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health (R03) • NIH Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health (R21) • NIH Symptom Interactions in Cancer and Immune Disorders (R21) • NIH Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R03) • NIH Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R21) • Heart & Stroke Foundation - Focus on Stroke VIII • Ontario Mental Health Foundation Fellowships (New Investigator Fellowships;

Intermediate Research Fellowships, Senior Research Fellowship, Post Doctoral Fellowship)

• Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) External Research Program • Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) Fellowship in Preventive Cardiology • J. P. Bickell Foundation Medical Research Program • NIH Neural and Behavioral Profiles of Cognitive Aging (R01) - RFA-AG-09-010 • NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grant • The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer RFA- Team Networks in Surveillance and

Epidemiology Awards• The Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Young Investigator Award • Sanofi Pasteur Healthcare and Biotechnology Venture Challenge (HBVC) • Feminist Review Trust Award • Ministry of Research and Innovation Premier’s Catalyst Award • American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Collaborative Research Awards

Internal funding opportunities• See Archive

International funding opportunities• Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellowships

Continuous • See Archive

Workshops• Applying for SSHRC Funding: “Science, Art, Alchemy or Self-Abuse?": An Information

Session Mentoring Opportunities • See Archive

Archived Opportunities DEADLINES AT A GLANCE Aug 15- Stem Cell Network Catalyst Research Program Aug 15- SSHRC Standard Research Grants (NOI) Aug 15- Manitoba Medical Service Foundation Aug 18- The Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Young Investigator Award Aug 19- Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) Aug 19- Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF) Aug 25- NIH Department of Health and Human Services: Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01) Aug 28- Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Fellowships Aug 28- Applying for SSHRC Funding: “Science, Art, Alchemy or Self-Abuse?": An Information Session Aug 29- NSERC RFP for the Inter-American Collaboration in Materials Research (CIAM) initiative Research Projects Aug 29- NSERC Collaborative Mobility Grants Aug 31- Titular Fellowships Aug 31- Drummond Foundation RFA Aug 31- Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative Research Planning Grants Aug 31- Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative Research Planning Grants Aug 31- CPSI Request for Proposals: "Patient Safety in Emergency Medical Services Research Paper" Sept (TBA)- Sanofi Pasteur Healthcare and Biotechnology Venture Challenge (HBVC) Sept 1- Michael Smith Awards for Science Promotion Sept 1- Heart and Stroke Foundation Grant in Aid Sept 1- Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSFC) New Investigator and Distinguished Clinician Scientist Awards Sept 1- Heart and Stroke Foundation McDonald Scholarship Sept 1- Heart and Stroke Foundation Henry J.M. Barnett Scholarship Sept 1- Heart and Stroke Foundation Career Investigator Award Sept 1- Experimental Psychology Society (EPS) Grants for Study Visits Sept 2- Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Spinal Cord Research Foundation- Conferences and Symposia Grant Sept 2- PVA Spinal Cord Research Foundation- Basic Science Proposals Sept 2- PVA Spinal Cord Research Foundation- Design and Development Grants Sept 2- PVA Spinal Cord Research Foundation- Clinical Applications Grants Sept 2- PVA Spinal Cord Research Foundation- Post-doctoral Fellowships Sept 3- Leiv Eiriksson Mobility Programme Sept 3- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Pilot and Feasibility Grants and Research Grants Sept 4- AHRC/EPSRC Research Clusters Sept 8- The Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health at CHEO Research Grants

Sept 10- NORFACE Transnational Research Program Call for proposals Sept 12- International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Internship Awards Sept 12- Psychology Beyond Borders Mission Awards Sept 15- AMS Hannah Development Grants Sept 15- CIHR Catalyst Grant: Circulatory and Respiratory Health Sept 15- York Ad Hoc Conference Travel Grants Sept 15- SSHRC Image, Text, Sound and Technology Program (Research Grants, Summer Institute Grant and Workshop grants) Sept 15- Canadian Partnership Against Cancer RFA- Team Networks in Surveillance and Epidemiology Sept 21- Ontario Mental Health Foundation (OMHF) Type A Research Project Grants Sept 21- Ontario Mental Health Foundation (OMHF) Type B Research Project Grants Sept 22- Faculty of Health Conference Travel Funds Sept 24- NIH Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01) Sept 25- National Library of Medicine (NLM): NLM Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health (G13) - PAR-07-237 Sept 25- Fondation Jerome Lejeune - Jerome Lejeune Foundation Sept 26- NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Program Sept 28- Dance, Medicine and Science Symposium Sept 30- Metropolis National Research Competition Sept 30- Borchard Foundation Center on Law Academic Research Grant Program Sept 30- Feminist Review Trust Award Sept 30- SickKids Foundation Conference/Workshop/Symposia Funding Oct 1- CIHR Catalyst Grant: Accessibility to health services in official language minority communities Oct 1- CIHR Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: International Oct 1- Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative (CTCRI) Policy Research Grant Oct 1- Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative (CTCRI) Idea Grant Oct 1- CCFF Fellowships and awards (Senior Scientist Research Training Award, Clinical fellowships, Research Fellowships) Oct 1- Danone Institute Grant-in-Aid Oct 1- 2009 ONS Foundation Small Grant Funding (RE01) Oct 1- ONS Neuro-oncology nursing research grant Oct 1- ONS Trish Greene Research Grant Oct 1- Sigma Theta Tau International Grant/ American Association of Diabetes Educators Foundation Grant Oct 1- CIHR- IHDCYH Travel Awards for Students and Postdoctoral Fellows Oct 1- Lizette Peterson Homer Memorial Injury Research Grant Oct 1- AACN Edwards Life Sciences Nurse-Driven Clinical Practice Outcomes Grant Oct 1- AACN Clinical Practice Grant Oct 1- Sigma Theta Tau Critical Care Grant Oct 1- AACN Phillips Medical Systems Clinical Outcomes Grant Oct 1- Homelessness – Solutions from Lived Experiences through Arts-Informed Research Workshop Oct 1- American Psychological Foundation: Visionary Funds Grant Program Oct 1- William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement-Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society Oct 1- Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada - Biomedical and Clinical and Population Health Research Grants Oct 3- Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation Early Researcher Award program Oct 3- Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)-2009 Leading Edge (LEF) and New Initiatives Funds (NIF) competition (invited applications)

Oct 5- NIH/DHHS- Prevention Research with HIV Positive Individuals (R01) Oct 5- NIH Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R01) Oct 5- NIH Research on Mind-Body Interactions and Health - (R01) Oct 5- NIH Basic and Translational Research in Emotion (R01) Oct 5- NIH Improving Heart Failure Disease Management (R01) Oct 5- NIH/DHHS - Health Behavior Change in People with Mental Disorders (R01) Oct 5- NIH Mechanisms of Functional Recovery After Stroke (R01) Oct 5- NIH The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination/Bias on Health Care Delivery (R01) Oct 5- NIH HIV Treatment Adherence Research (R01) Oct 5- NIH Integrating Biobehavioral and Sociocultural Research to Prevent HIV Transmission and Infection (R01) Oct 5- NIH Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R01) Oct 5- NIH Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R01) National Institutes of Health & Department of Health and Human Services Oct 5- NIH Chronic Illness Self-Management in Children and Adolescents (R01) Oct 5- NIH Research on Co-Morbid Mental and Other Physical Disorders (R01) Oct 5- NIH Symptom Interactions in Cancer and Immune Disorders (R01) Oct 6- CIHR Catalyst Grant: Population and Public Health Oct 9- Ministry of Research and Innovation Premier’s Catalyst Award Oct 15- Complementary and Alternative Health Care and Paediatrics Research Grants Competition Request For Proposal- invited applications (LOI May 2008) Oct 16- NIH/DHHS- Prevention Research with HIV Positive Individuals (R21) Oct 16- NIH Symptom Interactions in Cancer and Immune Disorders (R21) Oct 16- NIH/DHHS- Prevention Research with HIV Positive Individuals (R03) Oct 16- NIH/NCI- The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination/Bias on Health Care Delivery (R21) Oct 16- NIH/NCI- The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination/Bias on Health Care Delivery (R03) Oct 16- NIH Mechanisms of Functional Recovery After Stroke (R21) Oct 16- NIOSH Exploratory and/or Developmental Grant Program (R21) Oct 16- NIH Secondary Analyses in Obesity, Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R21) Oct 16- NIH/DHHS Nutrition and Diet in the Causation, Prevention, and Management of Heart Failure (R21) Oct 16- NIH HIV Treatment Adherence Research (R21) Oct 16- Psychosocial/Behavioral Interventions and Services Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders (R34) Oct 16- NIH/DHHS Ancillary Studies to the AD Neuroimaging Initiative (R03) Oct 16- NIH/DHHS Ancillary Studies to the AD Neuroimaging Initiative (R21) Oct 16- NIH Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R21) Oct 16- NIH Integrating Biobehavioral and Sociocultural Research to Prevent HIV Transmission and Infection (R21) Oct 16- NIH Parenting Capacities and Health Outcomes in Youths and Adolescents (R21) Oct 16- NIH Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R21) Oct 16- NIH: Health promotion among racial and ethnic minority males (R21) Oct 16- NIH Chronic Illness Self-Management in Children and Adolescents (R03) Oct 16- NIH Chronic Illness Self-Management in Children and Adolescents (R21) Oct 16- NIH Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health (R03) Oct 16- NIH Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health (R21) Oct 16- NIH Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R03)

Oct 16- NIH Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R21) Oct 17- Ontario HIV Treatment Network Research Operating Grant Oct 17- Ontario HIV Treatment Network Major Equipment Grant Oct 17- Ontario HIV Treatment Network Career Investigator Transition Awards Oct 17- Ontario HIV Treatment Network Career Scientist Award Oct 17- Ontario HIV Treatment Network Junior Investigator Development Award Oct 17- Ontario HIV Treatment Network Scholarship Award Oct 22- NIH Research on Causal Factors and Interventions that Promote and Support the Careers of Women in Biomedical and Behavioral Science and Engineering (R01) Oct 25- NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grant Oct 31- SSHRC Small Grants (York) Oct 31- Heart & Stroke Foundaton - Focus on Stroke VIII Oct 31- Ontario Mental Health Foundation Fellowships (New Investigator Fellowships; Intermediate Research Fellowships, Senior Research Fellowship, Post Doctoral Fellowship) Oct 31-Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) External Research Program Nov 1- NSERC Discovery Grant (LOI Aug 1) Nov 1- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) Fellowship in Preventive Cardiology Nov 1- J. P. Bickell Foundation Medical Research Program Nov 3- NIH Neural and Behavioral Profiles of Cognitive Aging (R01) - RFA-AG-09-010 Nov 12- American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Collaborative Research Awards Continuous Deadline • United Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation • Wellcome Trust Programme Grants: Biomedical Science; Health Consequences of

Population Change • Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellowships • Fulbright Senior Specialists Program Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program • Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative (CTCRI) Researcher Travel Grants • NSERC Special Research Opportunity (SRO) Program • CHEO Individual Professional Development Awards • CHEO Group Professional Development Awards • Special Emphasis Notice (SEN): AHRQ Research on Diagnostic Errors in Ambulatory Care

Settings • Human Frontier Science Program Short-term Fellowships • Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative (CTCRI) – Workshop and Learning

Opportunities Grants • Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) • NSERC- Strategic Workshops Program • Hunter’s Hope Foundation Major and Pilot Research Grants • Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada- Pilot Grants • Canada/China Scholars Exchange Program • International Strategic Opportunities Program • DFAIT Going Global Science and Technology Fund 2008-2009 • CIHR President’s Fund • Scottish Office Department of Health Visiting Fellowships • ACCELERATE Ontario – Ontario’s Graduate Research Internship Program • Max Bell Foundation Project Grants • Alberta Gaming and Research Institute (AGRI) Institute Small Research Grants • Canadian Heritage Multiculturalism Program Community Action Projects • Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CCFF) Visiting Clinician Awards

• CCFF Visiting Scientist Awards • CCFF Visiting Allied Health Professional Awards • Max Bell Foundation's internship grants • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Conference Grant

TRI-COUNCIL DEADLINES Aug 15- CIHR Operating Grant Registration (See Research Funding Bulletin #40_CIHR Supplement for additional CIHR deadlines) Aug 15- SSHRC Standard Research Grants (NOI) Aug 29- NSERC RFP for the Inter-American Collaboration in Materials Research (CIAM) initiative Research Projects Aug 29- NSERC Collaborative Mobility Grants Sept 10- SSHRC- NORFACE Transnational Research Program Call for proposals Sept 15- CIHR Catalyst Grant: Circulatory and Respiratory Health Sept 15- SSHRC Image, Text, Sound and Technology Program (Research Grants, Summer Institute Grant and Workshop grants) Sept 26- NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Program Oct 1- CIHR Catalyst Grant: Accessibility to health services in official language minority communities Oct 1- CIHR Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: International Oct 1- CIHR- IHDCYH Travel Awards for Students and Postdoctoral Fellows Oct 6- CIHR Catalyst Grant: Population and Public Health Oct 25- NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grant Nov 1- NSERC Discovery Grant (LOI Aug 1)

NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES NEW!

Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Fellowships The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is actively promoting increased participation of Canadian natural sciences and engineering (NSE) researchers in HFSP programs. The HFSP supports international collaborations in basic research with an emphasis placed on novel, innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to fundamental investigations in the life sciences, focused on the complex mechanisms of living organisms. The HFSP is focusing on interdisciplinary research and wishes to involve scientists from outside the life sciences in research collaborations. The HFSP Fellowships and upcoming deadlines are as follows: • Long-Term Fellowships – For applicants with a Ph.D. in the life sciences who are expected to

broaden their horizons by moving into a new research area that is different from their doctoral studies or previous postdoctoral training

• Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships – For applicants with a Ph.D. in physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, material sciences or computer sciences who wish to gain research experience in the life sciences, proposing a significant change in discipline

AMOUNT: fellowships provide a living allowance, a research/travel allowance, plus other allowances as requested by the fellow or depending on the fellow’s family situation. Allowances vary according to country of destination. DEADLINE: Mandatory Pre-registration Aug 28, 2008, September 11, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.hfsp.org/how/appl_form.php and *Find HFSP members countries at: http://www.hfsp.org/about/AboutCountries.php Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative Research Planning Grants Objective:

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• To form solid, interdisciplinary teams in order to continue to advance scientific knowledge related to tobacco control and nicotine addiction.

Research priorities: 1. Aboriginal Peoples 2. Determinants of Tobacco Use 3. Economics of Tobacco Control 4. Harm Reduction: Cessation, Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Product Modification 5. Integrated Interventions 6. Methodology and Surveillance 7. New Paradigm for Tobacco Control Intervention Research 8. Nicotine Addiction 9. Science of the Dissemination of Tobacco Control Policy and Program Interventions 10. Sex Differences and Gender Influences 11. Tobacco Industry Practices

AMOUNT: Up to $15,000 for one year DEADLINE: August 31, 2008 WEBSITE: http://ctcri.ca/~ctcri/en/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=209&Itemid=88 CPSI Request for Proposals: "Patient Safety in Emergency Medical Services Research Paper" The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) and the Emergency Medical Services Chiefs of Canada (EMSCC), together with the Calgary EMS Foundation, have jointly identified the need to better understand the patient safety issues unique to the delivery of patient care in emergency medical services. A coordinated and collaborative approach to exploring and addressing the need for new knowledge in this field has therefore been undertaken. CPSI, EMSCC and Calgary EMS Foundation are pleased to announce the following Request for Proposals: "Patient Safety in Emergency Medical Services Research Paper". The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to invite interested researchers to submit a detailed proposal that will enable the EMSCC, CPSI and Calgary EMS to select the researchers that it determines are best suited to complete the project. It is intended that the research findings will help to inform system practices, policies and care delivery. AMOUNT: Up to $35,000 DEADLINE: Aug 31, 2008. WEBSITE: http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/uploadedFiles/Research/RFP%20(Final)%20-%20EMS%20Research%20Paper%2001Aug08.pdf SSHRC Image, Text, Sound and Technology (ITST) Program (Research Grants, Summer Institute Grant and Workshops Grant) This program aims at increasing researchers’ familiarity with, and effective use of digital information: images, text and sound. Program objectives include: • To enable researchers to learn about and apply advanced technologies to the analysis of

social statistics at university-based Research Data Centres across the country. • To help researchers refine their ability to apply digital multimedia technologies to their

research on image, text and sound. Research Grants The specific objectives of the SSHRC ITST Research Grants is to support projects that: • employ innovative technological tools in image, text and sound to make social sciences and

humanities research more efficient, effective and comprehensive; • devise new and creative applications for technology that offer valuable models that can be

applied specifically to research in the social sciences and humanities.

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SSHRC strongly encourages proposals from multidisciplinary teams that will offer the necessary range of intellectual, technical and practical expertise. Partners and collaborators may be drawn from the private and public sectors as well as from academia. Applicants may also wish to include on the team appropriate specialists from outside Canada. Possible topics and areas to be addressed include: 1) electronic editing and publishing; 2) e-literature; 3) Web programming; 4) immersive and virtual environments in multimedia research; 5) textual analysis; 6) 3 -D imaging technology; 7) creativity, culture, and computing; 8) digital image design; 9) information aesthetics; 10) computer gaming; 11) knowledge transfer of research results to fellow researchers, decision makers and the public at large. Summer Institute Grant and Workshop GrantsEnable postsecondary institutions to offer seminars and workshops on cutting-edge ITST technologies and skills. Conference Grants help institutions bring scholars together to present research methods and results to users and potential users. AMOUNT: Up to $50, 000 for 12 months DEADLINE: September 15, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/itst/research_e.asp and http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/itst/workshops_e.asp The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Canadian Partnership Against Cancer is seeking applications for a new program initiative – Team Networks in Surveillance and Epidemiology – which is being established to support the work of Canada’s national cancer control strategy. The objective is to stimulate the creation of high quality information products that can be used to inform and monitor cancer control interventions for the Partnership. Information products will be created by drawing on existing cancer surveillance data sources and by tapping into the expertise of national and provincial partnerships. The main focus of the project is to use existing data to generate information that will improve the frequency, range, and quality of surveillance products across the cancer continuum. A maximum of four team Networks will be selected to:

1. Generate information products and provide analytic support to the Partnership; 2. Foster increased analytic capacity; and 3. Create tools and training materials

AMOUNT: Up to $500K per year for each Network over 2-year period from November 2008 to October 2010 DEADLINE: September 15, 2008, 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time WEBSITE: http://www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca NIH Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01) The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR), the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) are inviting grant applications for research that will identify, develop, and refine effective and efficient methods, structures, and strategies that test models to disseminate and implement research-tested health behavior change interventions and evidence-based prevention, early detection, diagnostic, treatment, and quality of life improvement services into public health and clinical practice settings. The purpose of this dissemination and implementation research program announcement is to support innovative approaches to identifying, understanding, and overcoming barriers to the

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adoption of evidence-based interventions that previous efficacy or effectiveness research has shown to be effective, but where adoption to date has been limited or significantly delayed. AMOUNT: varies DEADLINE: September 24, 2008; May 22, 2009 (Receipt dates for non-required letters of intent are: August 25, 2008; and April 22, 2009) Receipt dates for AIDS-related applications are: January 2, 2009; and September 1, 2009. WEBSITE: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-086.html National Library of Medicine Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health (G13) - PAR-07-237 The National Library of Medicine (NLM) awards small grants for the preparation of book-length manuscripts and other scholarly works of value to U.S. health professionals, public health officials, biomedical researchers, and historians of the health sciences. Grants are awarded for major critical reviews, state-of-the-art summaries, historical studies, and other useful organizations of knowledge in clinical medicine, public health, biomedical research, and the informatics and information sciences relating to them. The scholarly work may be prepared for publication in print or non-print media, or both. AMOUNT: up to $150,000 DEADLINE: Sep 25, 2008, Jan 25, 2009 WEBSITE: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-237.html NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Program The objective of the Idea to Innovation (I2I) Program is to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology and promote its transfer to Canadian companies. Two distinct funding phases are proposed. In the first phase, the direct costs of research will be entirely supported by NSERC; in the second phase, they will be shared with a private partner. The technology development may begin with a Phase I (Reduction-to-Practice Stage – i.e., demonstrating that the innovation is sufficiently tested and will work for its intended purpose) project followed by a Phase II (Technology Enhancement) project or, if the development is at a later stage, it can start directly with a Phase II project. In any case, a maximum of three years' funding will be available for any given project. Eligible research and development activities include (but are not limited to): • refining and implementing designs; • verifying application; • conducting field studies; • preparing demonstrations; • building engineering prototypes; and • performing beta trials

AMOUNT: Funding is available for up to 12 months, at a maximum of $125,000. DEADLINE: Sept. 26, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.nserc.ca/professors_e.asp?nav=profnav&lbi=b4 SickKids Foundation Conference/Workshop/Symposia Funding Grants of up to $5,000 are available for events related to child and youth health in Canada. Events must take place in Canada. The purpose of the conference grants program is to support events which are organized by and/or for families with children with health challenges, including but not limited to children with acute illness, chronic illness, and disabilities. Eligible events will have a focus on information sharing between health professionals, community organizations, and families. AMOUNT: up to $5,000 DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2008 and Jan 31, 2009

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WEBSITE: http://sickkidsfoundation.com/Grants/howtoapply.asp American Psychological Foundation: Visionary Funds Grant Program The Visionary Funds provide grants to support projects and programs that fall within APF’s grant-making priorities of:

• Finding connections between mental and physical health to ensure well-being; • Understanding and preventing violence and prejudice to create a safer, more humane

world; and • Supporting the sustained rebuilding of communities in the aftermath of disaster.

AMOUNT: Up to $5,000 for one year. DEADLINES: October 1, and December 1. WEBSITE: http://www.apa.org/apf/grants.html William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement- Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society Since 1950, the William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement has been awarded annually to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to scientific research and has demonstrated an ability to communicate the significance of this research to scientists in other disciplines. AMOUNT: $5,000. In addition, each recipient is asked to designate a younger scholar, usually working in the same field, to receive a $5,000 Grant-in-Aid of Research award from the Procter Prize Fund. DEADLINE: October 1, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/prizes/procter.shtml Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada - Biomedical and Clinical and Population Health Research Grants MSSC offers Research Grants for biomedical research and clinical population health research. Biomedical research grants are available to encourage studies into the biomedical aspects of multiple sclerosis, its cause, prevention, and cure. Health research grants are available to encourage research studies into the population health aspects of multiple sclerosis, such as studies of epidemiology, outcomes research, health economics, etc. The Clinical and Population Health Research Review Committee reviews grant applications related to broader health issues that impact people living with MS. By researching psychosocial and behavioural aspects of the disease, investigators gain information that can help people live well with MS. Overall determinants of health and economics are also studied. The funding is intended to cover personnel, equipment, materials and supplies, and travel. The request for funding can be made for a period of one, two, or three years. AMOUNT: not specified DEADLINES: October 1 of each year WEBSITE: http://www.mssociety.ca/en/research/researchfunding.htm#fundapp and http://www.mssociety.ca/en/research/pdf/Section_I_Gen_Info_GrantApp-06-01.pdf NIH Chronic Illness Self-Management in Children and Adolescents (R01) The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to solicit research to improve self-management and quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic illnesses. Biobehavioral studies of children in the context of family and family-community dynamics are encouraged. Children diagnosed with a chronic illness and their families have a long-term responsibility for self-management. The child with the chronic illness will have a life-long responsibility to maintain and promote health and prevent complications. Research related to biological/ technological factors, as well as, sociocultural, environmental, and behavioral mechanisms that contribute to successful and ongoing self-management of chronic illnesses in children is also encouraged. This

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program is restricted to studies of chronic illnesses in children and adolescents ages 8 to 21 grouped by developmental stages according to the discretion of the investigator. Studies of chronic mental illness or serious cognitive disability are beyond the scope of this program. AMOUNT: varies DEADLINE: Oct. 5, 2008 WEBSITE: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-097.html NIH Research on Co-Morbid Mental and Other Physical Disorders (R01) The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) solicit grant applications that propose studies on the co-occurrence and co-morbidity of mental disorders with other physical disorders. The goal is to identify potent, modifiable risk and protective factors amenable to intervention, and to translate the results of such studies into initial tests of theory-driven prevention and early intervention strategies. Risk and protective factors include biological, psychosocial, behavioral, and environmental contributors to co-morbid disorders. This FOA encourages research on the efficacy, effectiveness, long-term outcome and safety of preventive, treatment, and rehabilitative interventions across the lifespan; clinical trials and intervention studies targeting functional and symptomatic outcomes adapting pharmacological, psychosocial, behavioral, or environmental approaches individually or in combination; studies to improve the recruitment and retention of individuals with co-morbid disorders in real-world practice settings; and research on the impact of separate organizational systems and different financing mechanism for mental and other physical disorders. Major emphasis is placed on the identification of principles motivating and sustaining behavior changes critical to reducing the risk for co-occurring disorders. Studies are particularly encouraged of mental disorders that are co-morbid with other physical disorders that are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States, including heart disease, cancer, strokes, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, and diabetes, for example. The NIMH and NINR will, however, consider applications that focus on any combination of co-morbid mental and other physical disorder across the lifespan; it is incumbent upon the applicant to demonstrate the public health significance of the study by describing the severity and/or prevalence of the disorders studied. AMOUNT: not specified DEADLINE: Oct. 5, 2008 WEBSITE: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-029.html NIH Research on Mind-Body Interactions and Health - (R01) The National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the participating institutes, centers, and offices, invites applications in support of research on mind-body interactions and health. "Mind-body interactions and health" refers to the relationships among cognitions, emotions, personality, social relationships, and health. A central goal of this program is to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation toward understanding the processes underlying mind-body interactions and health as well as toward the application of such basic knowledge to interventions and clinical practice in the promotion of health and the prevention or treatment of disease and disabilities. Three areas of research are emphasized. In addition, special importance is given to mind-body research in diverse racial/ethnic and socioeconomic status populations (e.g., cultural beliefs regarding health and choice of treatments, such standard care vs. alternative or "folk" treatments; perceived racism and health; and distrust of health care systems and health care utilization). The formation of multidisciplinary teams to perform the research of this initiative is viewed as essential.

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1. The effect of cognitions or personality (e.g., beliefs, attitudes, and values; modes of thinking) and of emotions on physical health. 2. Determinants or antecedents of health-related cognitions (beliefs, attitudes, or values; modes of thinking; decision-making styles). 3. How stress influences health, including basic research investigating how affect, attitudes, beliefs, and values influence perceived stress, individual differences in the biology of stress, and interactions between stress and behavioral risk factors for disease; behavioral, affective, and biological mediators of the relationship between stress and health or disease; the evaluation of mind-body interventions (e.g., relaxation-based, cognitive therapy, or support group) for physical illness or biological functioning; and the translation of successful interventions into programs deliverable in clinical settings. These interventions may be examined alone or in conjunction with other stress management techniques. AMOUNT: varies DEADLINE: Oct. 5, 2008 WEBSITE: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-046.html NIH Symptom Interactions in Cancer and Immune Disorders (R01) This FOA is issued with the propose to:

• identify and assess biological or biobehavioral interactions among two or more related and co-occurring symptoms;

• characterize mechanisms and pathways underlying the symptom interactions; elucidate the level of interaction necessary for categorization as a symptom cluster; or

• design and test interventions targeted to interacting or clustered symptoms that are • hypothesized to lead to beneficial patient outcomes.

A rationale for the choice of symptoms is needed, not just co-occurrence of two or more symptoms. The symptoms must be associated with a target disease or syndrome, or the treatment of this disease or syndrome. Studies at any point in the disease trajectory, or during the survivorship period, are encouraged. Further, this FOA seeks to stimulate research on the impact that interacting symptoms have on patient experience and quality of life. Interacting symptoms may or may not be characterized as true symptom clusters. The FOA particularly encourages the design and testing of interventions addressing symptoms that have demonstrated interactions or common pathways. For situations where the knowledge base remains insufficient for intervention design, mechanistic and methodological studies are encouraged. In this way, knowledge can be developed and applied to the management of multiple interacting symptoms or symptom clusters in relation to a variety of physiological, psychosocial, and demographic factors. This FOA requires that the investigator will be concerned with more than one symptom of cancer or of an immune disorder. Many potential subjects will likely suffer from comorbid conditions (e.g., older cancer patients with pre-existing osteoarthritis). The intent of this FOA is to build a body of research concerned with interacting symptoms associated with the primary condition; in this case, cancer or an immune disorder. Subjects with comorbid conditions should be included when appropriate. In such studies, the presence of comorbidity should be addressed as a sampling and data analysis concern. The focus of the research will be on symptoms associated with the primary condition that is identified (i.e., a type of cancer or an immune disorder). AMOUNT: varies DEADLINE: Oct 05, 2008, and Feb 05, 2009 WEBSITE: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-121.html NIH Chronic Illness Self-Management in Children and Adolescents (R03)

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The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to solicit research to improve self-management and quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic illnesses. Biobehavioral studies of children in the context of family and family-community dynamics are encouraged. Children diagnosed with a chronic illness and their families have a long-term responsibility for self-management. The child with the chronic illness will have a life-long responsibility to maintain and promote health and prevent complications. Research related to biological/ technological factors, as well as, sociocultural, environmental, and behavioral mechanisms that contribute to successful and ongoing self-management of chronic illnesses in children is also encouraged. This program is restricted to studies of chronic illnesses in children and adolescents ages 8 to 21 grouped by developmental stages according to the discretion of the investigator. Studies of chronic mental illness or serious cognitive disability are beyond the scope of this program. NOTE: The NIH R03 small grant is a mechanism for supporting discrete, well-defined projects that realistically can be completed in two years and that require limited levels of funding.AMOUNT: $100,000 DEADLINE: October 16, 2008 WEBSITE: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-098.html NIH Chronic Illness Self-Management in Children and Adolescents (R21) The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to solicit research to improve self-management and quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic illnesses. Biobehavioral studies of children in the context of family and family-community dynamics are encouraged. Children diagnosed with a chronic illness and their families have a long-term responsibility for self-management. The child with the chronic illness will have a life-long responsibility to maintain and promote health and prevent complications. Research related to biological/ technological factors, as well as, sociocultural, environmental, and behavioral mechanisms that contribute to successful and ongoing self-management of chronic illnesses in children is also encouraged. This program is restricted to studies of chronic illnesses in children and adolescents ages 8 to 21 grouped by developmental stages according to the discretion of the investigator. Studies of chronic mental illness or serious cognitive disability are beyond the scope of this program. NOTE: The R21 mechanism is intended to encourage new exploratory and developmental research projects.AMOUNT: $275,000 over 2 years DEADLINE: October 16, 2008 WEBSITE: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-099.html NIH Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health (R03) The National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), and Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR) are soliciting proposals to stimulate research in the behavioral and social sciences on the consequences of natural and man-made disasters for the health of children, the elderly, and vulnerable groups, with an ultimate goal of preventing or mitigating harmful consequences. Examples of disasters include severe weather-related events, earthquakes, large-scale attacks on civilian populations, technological catastrophes or perceived catastrophes, and influenza pandemics. The National Institute on Aging is interested in research on the elderly in disasters, especially elderly residents of institutions and frail elderly in the community. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is interested in research on children and other vulnerable populations in disasters. The National Institute of Nursing Research is interested in research that will develop interventions to improve outcomes for persons affected by natural and man-made disasters. NOTE: The NIH R03 small grant is a mechanism for supporting discrete, well-

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defined projects that realistically can be completed in two years and that require limited levels of funding.AMOUNT: up to $100,000 DEADLINE: Oct 16, 2008 WEBSITE: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-453.html NIH Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health (R21) The National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), and Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR) are soliciting proposals to stimulate research in the behavioral and social sciences on the consequences of natural and man-made disasters for the health of children, the elderly, and vulnerable groups, with an ultimate goal of preventing or mitigating harmful consequences. Examples of disasters include severe weather-related events, earthquakes, large-scale attacks on civilian populations, technological catastrophes or perceived catastrophes, and influenza pandemics. The National Institute on Aging is interested in research on the elderly in disasters, especially elderly residents of institutions and frail elderly in the community. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is interested in research on children and other vulnerable populations in disasters. The National Institute of Nursing Research is interested in research that will develop interventions to improve outcomes for persons affected by natural and man-made disasters. NOTE: The R21 mechanism is intended to encourage new exploratory and developmental research projects.AMOUNT: up to $275,000 DEADLINE: Oct 16, 2008 WEBSITE: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-452.html NIH Symptom Interactions in Cancer and Immune Disorders (R21) This FOA is issued with the propose to:

• identify and assess biological or biobehavioral interactions among two or more related and co-occurring symptoms;

• characterize mechanisms and pathways underlying the symptom interactions; elucidate the level of interaction necessary for categorization as a symptom cluster; or

• design and test interventions targeted to interacting or clustered symptoms that are • hypothesized to lead to beneficial patient outcomes.

A rationale for the choice of symptoms is needed, not just co-occurrence of two or more symptoms. The symptoms must be associated with a target disease or syndrome, or the treatment of this disease or syndrome. Studies at any point in the disease trajectory, or during the survivorship period, are encouraged. Further, this FOA seeks to stimulate research on the impact that interacting symptoms have on patient experience and quality of life. Interacting symptoms may or may not be characterized as true symptom clusters. The FOA particularly encourages the design and testing of interventions addressing symptoms that have demonstrated interactions or common pathways. For situations where the knowledge base remains insufficient for intervention design, mechanistic and methodological studies are encouraged. In this way, knowledge can be developed and applied to the management of multiple interacting symptoms or symptom clusters in relation to a variety of physiological, psychosocial, and demographic factors. This FOA requires that the investigator will be concerned with more than one symptom of cancer or of an immune disorder. Many potential subjects will likely suffer from comorbid conditions (e.g., older cancer patients with pre-existing osteoarthritis). The intent of this FOA is to build a body of research concerned with interacting symptoms associated with the primary condition; in this case, cancer

or an immune disorder. Subjects with comorbid conditions should be included when appropriate. In such studies, the presence of comorbidity should be addressed as a sampling and data analysis concern. The focus of the research will be on symptoms associated with the primary condition that is identified (i.e., a type of cancer or an immune disorder). NOTE: The R21 mechanism is intended to encourage new exploratory and developmental research projects.AMOUNT: $275,000 DEADLINE: next Oct 16, 2008, Feb 16, 2009 WEBSITE: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-122.html NIH Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R03) This FOA encourages applications addressing four general areas of methodology and measurement research in the social and behavioral sciences. These areas include research design, data collection techniques, measurement, and data analysis. Applicants are particularly encouraged (but are not required) to consider studies that address one or more of the following key methodology and measurement issues: • developing innovative interdisciplinary, multi-method, and multilevel research designs for use

in behavioral and social science research, with special emphasis on both developing new technologies and addressing the analytical complexities associated with the integration of behavioral, social, and biological data

• research relating to diverse populations, for example, populations that are distinctive by virtue of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, culture, including culture-specific medical systems, socio-economic status, literacy, language, or disability

• studying how dramatic changes in economic, social, environmental, physical, or political context affect human health and well-being, including developing new methods if older ones are no longer valid in the face of significant changes in populations and societies over the last several decades

• studying potentially sensitive behaviors, such as sexual behavior and abortion, and covert or illegal behaviors such as drug use, abuse, and violence incorporating measures of social environment with genetic data or enhance bringing genetic measures into studies of social epidemiology

• concerning ethics in research, with emphasis on the topics of informed consent, assessment of risk and benefit, and selection and retention of subjects, and ensuring subjects' confidentiality

Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches are strongly encouraged. Potential applicants are urged to explore the ideas and methods developed in social science and behavioral fields other than their own and to consider the development and integration of behavioral and social science measures with those of the biomedical, physical, or computational sciences or engineering. NOTE: The NIH R03 small grant is a mechanism for supporting discrete, well-defined projects that realistically can be completed in two years and that require limited levels of funding.AMOUNT: $100,000 over 2 years DEADLINE: next Oct 16, 2008, Feb 16, 2009, June 16, 2009 WEBSITE: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-214.html NIH Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R21) This FOA encourages applications addressing four general areas of methodology and measurement research in the social and behavioral sciences. These areas include research design, data collection techniques, measurement, and data analysis. Applicants are particularly encouraged (but are not required) to consider studies that address one or more of the following key methodology and measurement issues:

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• developing innovative interdisciplinary, multi-method, and multilevel research designs for use in behavioral and social science research, with special emphasis on both developing new technologies and addressing the analytical complexities associated with the integration of behavioral, social, and biological data

• research relating to diverse populations, for example, populations that are distinctive by virtue of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, culture, including culture-specific medical systems, socio-economic status, literacy, language, or disability

• studying how dramatic changes in economic, social, environmental, physical, or political context affect human health and well-being, including developing new methods if older ones are no longer valid in the face of significant changes in populations and societies over the last several decades

• studying potentially sensitive behaviors, such as sexual behavior and abortion, and covert or illegal behaviors such as drug use, abuse, and violence incorporating measures of social environment with genetic data or enhance bringing genetic measures into studies of social epidemiology

• concerning ethics in research, with emphasis on the topics of informed consent, assessment of risk and benefit, and selection and retention of subjects, and ensuring subjects' confidentiality

Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches are strongly encouraged. Potential applicants are urged to explore the ideas and methods developed in social science and behavioral fields other than their own and to consider the development and integration of behavioral and social science measures with those of the biomedical, physical, or computational sciences or engineering. NOTE: The R21 mechanism is intended to encourage new exploratory and developmental research projects.AMOUNT: $275,000 over 2 years DEADLINE: next Oct 16, 2008, Feb 16, 2009, June 16, 2009 WEBSITE: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-213.html NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grant Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Grants are one-year awards that assist in buying or developing research equipment that costs more than $7,000. In exceptional cases, multiple-year requests will be accepted. The onus is on the applicant to clearly explain the rationale. Items costing less than $7,000 each can be purchased with Discovery Grant funds or be included as a complement to a main piece of equipment being requested. RTI grants are divided into three categories according to the total net cost of the equipment, i.e., excluding taxes, shipping, and handling. These categories are: RTI – Category 1: $7,001 to $150,000; RTI – Category 2: $150,001 to $325,000; and RTI – Category 3: more than $325,000. NOTE: A moratorium on Categories 2 and 3 is in effect. During this moratorium, NSERC will accept applications under Category 1 for equipment whose total net cost, i.e., excluding taxes, shipping, and handling, is up to $250,000, provided that the applicant is able to secure funding from other sources to bring the amount requested from NSERC to $150,000 or less. AMOUNT: $7,001- $150,000 DEADLINE: Oct 25, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.nserc.gc.ca/professors_e.asp?nav=profnav&lbi=d1 Heart & Stroke Foundaton - Focus on Stroke VIII The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is pleased to announce the launch of a Request for Applications for Focus on Stroke VIII. The aim of this initiative is to build greater capacity for stroke research in Canada and to encourage more research by health professionals such as

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those in nursing, social work, pharmacology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nutrition, pathology, and medicine. The aim of this year’s program is:

1. To build stroke research capacity in the later pillars: clinical, health services/systems, or population health;

2. To support stroke research by health professionals including, but not limited to, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, nutritionists, pathologists, pharmacologists, and medical doctors.

Relevant research areas: While any research area relating to stroke is eligible for this competition, the CIHR’s IA will provide its funds for meritorious applications meeting their particular area of interest. Under its Mobility in Aging Initiative (http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/29994.html), the IA is interested specifically in research that deals with the functional limitations of individuals as a consequence of stroke rather than the disease itself. As well, the research and research design must include aging and/or the aged (generally above the age of 65) as essential elements of the objectives, hypotheses and analyses (e.g. dynamics of aging, age-relevant models and/or aged subjects, uniqueness of aging or aged population). Eligibility • Applicants to the Doctoral Research Awards program - please note the CIHR requirement that at the time of application, candidates must have completed at least 12 months of graduate study at the Masters or PhD level, is NOT required for this stroke training initiative. • Applicants to the Fellowship Programs – please note that as indicated in the HSFC guidelines, as of July 1 of the award year, applicants must not have completed more than four years of post-PhD research experience. Undergraduate medical school and residency training is not considered research experience. AMOUNT: Post doctoral fellowship- PhD $40,000 stipend/MD $50,000 stipend + $5,000 research allowance per annum. For up to 3 years. Research Scholarship- $45,000 stipend + $5,000 research allowance per annum. For up to 2 years. DEADLINE: Oct 31, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.hsf.ca/research/images/PDF/fos8%20rfa%20v05.pdf. Ontario Mental Health Foundation Fellowships (New Investigator, Intermediate Research, Senior Research, and Post Doctoral) Ontario Mental Health Foundation (OMHF) New Investigator Fellowships The OMHF will support research that deals with any of the biological, psychological, or social factors that either foster mental health or lead to mental disorder. The foundation aims to improve knowledge about the prevention of mental disorder, and the rational and efficient diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the mentally ill. The awards may be held in Ontario. The foundation will accept applications for projects dealing with any period of the life span and with any of the factors thought to promote mental health or to cause mental disorder, and from any of the relevant scientific specialties. The purpose of the New Investigator Fellowships is to enable flexible options for a newly independent investigator to develop a line of research and to consolidate a research career. The award may be used to arrange for relief from clinical, teaching, or administrative duties in order to secure time for research; or may be applied directly to the costs of research; or may be used to provide the individual with a stipend.

All applicants for this award must have a mentor or senior collaborator who is an established investigator in a field relevant to mental health, and there must be a close working relationship between the mentor and the award recipient. Eligibility: New Investigator Fellowships are intended for candidates who at the time of application are in the first five years of their career since obtaining the most recent professional research qualification. AMOUNT: $35,000 in each year for 3 years (max $105, 000) DEADLINE: Oct 31, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.omhf.on.ca/ Intermediate Research Fellowships The Ontario Mental Health Foundation (OMHF) will support research that deals with any of the biological, psychological, or social factors that either foster mental health or lead to mental disorder. The foundation aims to improve knowledge about the prevention of mental disorder, and the rational and efficient diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the mentally ill. The awards are tenable in Ontario. The foundation will accept applications for projects dealing with any period of the life span and with any of the factors thought to promote mental health or to cause mental disorder, and from any of the relevant scientific specialties. Intermediate Research Fellowships are intended to help individuals to continue a career in research once they are established members of the mental health research community. The awards enable the investigator to secure time for research that would not otherwise be available, by covering the costs to the recipient's institution of providing a substitute who will take over part of the fellow's teaching, clinical, or administrative duties. The amount of time released to do research may vary but in no instance will the foundation support a full-time substitution. Eligibility: To be eligible, at the time of application candidates must be a minimum of five years but not more than ten years beyond the most recent professional research qualification (the five-year minimum does not apply to individuals who are completing three years as an OMHF New Investigator Fellow). AMOUNT: covering the costs of the substitute, the foundation may also make a one-time award of $2,500 to the fellow to meet incidental costs of research, other than the purchase of computer hardware. DEADLINE: Oct 31, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.omhf.on.ca/ Ontario Mental Health Foundation (OMHF) Senior Research Fellowships The OMHF will support research that deals with any of the biological, psychological, or social factors that either foster mental health or lead to mental disorder. The foundation aims to improve knowledge about the prevention of mental disorder, and the rational and efficient diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the mentally ill. The awards are tenable in Ontario. The foundation will accept applications for projects dealing with any period of the life span and with any of the factors thought to promote mental health or to cause mental disorder, and from any of the relevant scientific specialties. The purpose of the Senior Research Fellowships is to enable the investigator to secure time for research that would not otherwise be available, by covering the costs to the recipient's institution of providing a substitute who will take over part of the fellow's teaching, clinical, or administrative

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duties. The amount of time released to do research may vary but in no instance will the foundation support a full-time substitution. Eligibility: Senior Research Fellowships are open to experienced investigators who have a strong record of publication and success in obtaining competitive grant funding; at the time of application, applicants for this award must be a minimum of nine years beyond the most recent professional research qualification. AMOUNT: Covers the costs of a substitute. The foundation may also make a one-time award of $2,500 to the fellow to meet incidental costs of research, other than the purchase of computer hardware. DEADLINE: Oct 31, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.omhf.on.ca/ Ontario Mental Health Foundation (OMHF) Post Doctoral Fellowship The Postdoctoral Fellowship is intended to provide an opportunity for a person with qualifications in basic research, i.e., the Ph.D., to obtain greater expertise. Each applicant must arrange for supervision by a senior scientist, and admission to a research facility acceptable to the foundation. Each applicant must arrange for:

1. Supervision by a senior scientist; and, 2. Admission to a research facility acceptable to the Foundation.

Eligibility: Applicant must hold a professional qualification in a field relevant to mental health. Preference will be given to candidates who have not previously held a Postdoctoral position. AMOUNT: varies- determined annually DEADLINE: Oct 31, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.omhf.on.ca/pdf07ter.htm Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) External Research Program This program offers funding assistance to help Canadian researchers carry out research investigations on topics related to housing. The objective of the External Research Program is: • To encourage and enable researchers in the private and non-profit sectors to put forward and

carry out relevant, innovative and high-quality housing research. Under the ERP, financial contributions are made annually to support research investigations into important questions, problems and issues affecting Canadian housing. Previous CMHC funded research has included: Healthy Housing; Homeless; Housing and Women; Housing for Older Canadians; Housing for Persons with Disabilities; Newcomers, Immigration and Settlement; Self-Help Housing; Social Housing and more. AMOUNT: Up to $25,000 (duration is not limited, most projects take between 1-2 years to complete) DEADLINE: October 31, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/graw/graw_001.cfm Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) Fellowship in Preventive Cardiology The ICPC/HSFC/CCS Fellowship in Preventive Cardiology will be awarded to an individual who wishes to undertake postgraduate training in preventive cardiology in a recognized institution in Canada or abroad. Preventive cardiology includes the study of the individual and population causes of cardiovascular (CVD), cerebrovascular (CBD) and peripheral vascular disease (PVD); the epidemiology of CVD, CBD, and PVD; and the development and evaluation of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention measures for CVD, CBD, and PVD at the individual or population level. Primary prevention refers to measures taken to prevent the appearance of disease; secondary prevention refers to the prevention of recurrences; and tertiary prevention deals with the prevention of complications of disease, the limitations of severity and includes

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rehabilitation. Economic analyses of preventive practices, studies of public policy, clinical epidemiology, and studies of the social and behavioural determinants of risk factors and disease are also eligible. The object of study must be individual humans or human populations. Eligibility: Canadian citizen or landed immigrant with a degree in health-related discipline and appropriate discipline e.g. epidemiology, public health, behavioural science, CV specialty. AMOUNT: up to $150,000 DEADLINE: Nov 1, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.hsf.ca/research/en/open-competitions/fellowship-in-preventive-cardiology.html J. P. Bickell Foundation Medical Research Program Grants are made to assist biomedical scientists of various departments and faculties in Ontario universities, hospitals and scientific institutions concerned with medical research. These grants may be distributed among medical research institutions and universities in Ontario. Priority is given to new researchers seeking start up grants and new, innovative projects. Project must have scientific merit and supplemental grants are awarded ONLY for essential equipment. Grants do not cover deficits, or supplement another granting agency’s award (except equipment) Note: Only ONE grant can be submitted by a York University researcher annually. AMOUNT: Grants are usually within the $50,000 to $65,000 range DEADLINE: Nov 1, 2008 (annual competition) WEBSITE: Contact the Faculty of Health research office for an application NIH Neural and Behavioral Profiles of Cognitive Aging (R01) - RFA-AG-09-010 NIH and National Institute for Aging This FOA invites applications for research examining the neural and behavioral signatures of age-related changes in cognition, with particular emphasis on the determination of characteristics that distinguish healthy age-related cognitive change from pathological cognitive change. The purpose of this FOA is to stimulate basic research to identify neural and behavioral profiles of cognitive aging, particularly applications that explore these areas at multiple levels of analysis. Applications that advance the interpretation and understanding of whether and how the brain or behavior changes and adapts with age for maintenance of good cognitive function are encouraged. Both human and animal studies are appropriate for this FOA. AMOUNT: The NIA anticipates awarding up to $3,165,000 in FY2009 to fund five to six applications. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed five years. Direct costs should not exceed $500,000 in any year of the project. DEADLINE: Nov 3, 2008 WEBSITE: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-09-010.html

AWARDS The Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Young Investigator Award The Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT) has recently announced Request for Applications for its 2008 Young Investigator Award program. The Young Investigator Award program funds research aimed at furthering the development of gene therapy approaches to the treatment of cancer. The ACGT offers its Young Investigator Award to qualified scientists at the Tenure Track Assistant Professor level and above. ACGT funds Young Investigator research into the following:

• Tumor-specific replicating viruses and bacteria • Anti-angiogenesis therapy • Immune-medicated gene therapy and cancer vaccines • Oncogenes/Suppressor oncogenes/Apoptosis Directed Therapy • Tumor-targeted and Vector development • Other Cancer Gene Therapy Research

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AMOUNT: Up to $500,000 over 3 years (inclusive of a maximum of 10% indirect costs) DEADLINE: Abstract Deadline: August 18, 2008 at 4pm E.S.T.; Invitation to Submit Application: September 5, 2008; Formal Application: October 8, 2008 at 4pm E.S.TWEBSITE: http://www.acgtfoundation.org/grants.html Sanofi Pasteur Healthcare and Biotechnology Venture Challenge (HBVC) Scientists/researchers/inventors from any Ontario college, university or hospital (including graduate students, technicians, healthcare providers, or post-doctoral fellows) as well as independent entrepreneurs who own an invention or innovation that is potentially commercially relevant to the healthcare industry (e.g.: healthcare IT, nutraceuticals, diagnostics, therapeutics, medical devices, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence etc.) team up with one or more MBA students from the Schulich School of Business (teams will be facilitated by YORKbiotech if needed) to assess the commercial feasibility of an innovation, develop a commercialization plan and win over $15,000 in cash prizes. To facilitate team formation between scientists and MBA students, a "speed dating" session will be held at the end of August 2008. This competition has been uniquely positioned to fulfill the following objectives:

• Offer MBA students the opportunity to work on real-world technology commercialization cases

• Foster an entrepreneurial culture • Enable scientists to assess the feasibility of their inventions from a commercial

perspective • Encourage collaborations to strengthen relations between the scientific and business

communities • Enable business/scientific teams to gain direct exposure to industry and the investment

community • Help scientists improve their chances of accessing CIHR, NSERC and other funding

opportunities AMOUNT: up to $15,000 DEADLINE: Early Sept 2008 (date to be determined) WEBSITE: http://www.yorkbiotech.ca/hbvc2008 Feminist Review Trust Award Applications are open to men and women of any nationality. All applications must be in English. The Trust has four objectives:

• To advance the education of the public in the subject of gender by carrying out research and/or assisting the research and study into the social, economic and legal position of women in society and to disseminate the results of such research and study;

• To alleviate poverty and hardship by promoting and advancing good health and education among women in any part of the world;

• To promote equality of opportunity between women and men in any part of the world; • To undertake other charitable purposes.

We welcome applications in keeping with our aims and objectives. Examples of the types of project we might support are:

• Conferences or workshops. For example we would fund a conference on a health issues of particular concern to women;

• Preparation of relevant teaching materials. For example we would fund the preparation of material for a course which sought to explore issues of particular relevance to the experience of women;

• Community projects such as videos; • Oral history projects;

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• Original research intended to extend understanding about women's position in society. This can be from any disciplinary perspective provided that it is intellectually rigorous and relevant to the aims of the Trust.

AMOUNT: Up to £10,000.00 DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2008 and Feb. 28, 2009 WEBSITE: http://www.feminist-review-trust.com/guidelines.htm Ministry of Research and Innovation Premier’s Catalyst Award The Premier's Catalyst Awards help build a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in Ontario by recognizing excellence and leadership in innovation. The Catalyst Awards provide five awards for developing a commercially successful new, or significantly improved, product or service based on a breakthrough technology including: The Best Young Innovator Award, The Innovator of the Year Award, The Lifetime Achievement in Innovation Award, The Start-up Company and The Company with the Best Innovation Award. AMOUNT: up to $200,000 DEADLINE: Oct 9, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/programs/pca/program.asp#deadline American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Collaborative Research Awards The aim of this program is to offer teams of two or more scholars the opportunity to collaborate intensively on a single, substantive project. Each project should provide release time to pursue collaborative research; and yield tangible research outcomes, such as joint publications, web projects, or other collaboratively produced projects. Appropriate fields of specialization include, but are not limited to, American studies; anthropology; archaeology; art and architectural history; classics; economics; film; geography; history; languages and literatures; legal studies; linguistics; musicology; philosophy; political science; psychology; religious studies; rhetoric, communication, and media studies; science, technology, and medicine studies; sociology; and theater, dance, and performance studies. Proposals in the social science fields listed above are eligible only if they employ predominantly humanistic approaches (e.g., economic history, law and literature, political theory). Proposals in interdisciplinary and crossdisciplinary studies are welcome, as are proposals focused on any geographic region or on any cultural or linguistic group. Collaborations need not be interdisciplinary or interinstitutional. It is hoped that projects of successful applicants will help demonstrate the range and value of both collaborative research and inquiry in the humanities, and model how such collaboration may be carried out successfully. AMOUNT: Awards range between $60,000- $140,000. The award includes stipends to allow up to an academic year’s leave from teaching for participant (Salary-replacement stipends are based on academic rank: up to $35,000 for Assistant Professor and career equivalent; up to $40,000 for Associate Professor and career equivalent; and up to $60,000 for full Professor and career equivalent), as well as up to $20,000 in collaboration costs over 24 months. DEADLINE: Nov 12, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=3154

INTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES See archive

INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellowships Principal Research Fellowships are the most prestigious of the Wellcome Trust's personal awards and provide long-term support for researchers of international standing. The fellowships are particularly suitable for senior researchers currently based overseas who wish to work in the

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United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Candidates will have an established track record in research at the highest level. The Wellcome Trust's funding streams are as follows: • Immunology and infectious disease • Populations and public health • Neuroscience and mental health • Physiological sciences • Molecules, genes and cells

AMOUNT: Awards provide personal salary and research programme funding in full for 7 years and Wellcome Trust may supplement a fellow's basic salary with a Principal Research Fellowship 'distinction' award of up to £50,000. DEADLINE: Continuous WEBSITE: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Biomedical-science/Grants/Fellowships-and-personal-awards/WTD004406.htm CONTINUOUS See archive

WORKSHOPS Applying for SSHRC Funding: “Science, Art, Alchemy or Self-Abuse?": An Information Session The session, sponsored by the Faculty of Arts, will provide tips for applicants to the SSHRC Standard Research Grant, as well as insights on the adjudication of this grant program.

Date: Thurs, Aug 28, 2008 Time: 10am -12pm

Location: 1156 Vari Hall Speaker: Doug Peers, Dean of Graduate Studies If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Carolyn Hood: chood@yorku.ca or ext. 30236 MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES See archive

ARCHIVE: Deadlines- Previous bulletins Aug 8- Stem Cell Network Catalyst Research Program In this call for catalyst research grant proposals, the SCN anticipates funding projects that have a high impact clinical, commercial, public policy or training outcome; OR should generate preliminary data or seed fund an initiative that will be the basis for future funding applications to (a) SCN core projects, or (b) industry, charities, or other “eligible” Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) sources of partner funding. For example, a catalyst project may provide a key deliverable such as monoclonal antibodies. Furthermore, all catalyst projects must clearly fall within at least one of the four SCN research Strategic Programs, AMOUNT: $50,000 DEADLINE: 2nd Friday of April, August, November (Catalyst Research Program) WEBSITE: http://www.stemcellnetwork.ca/public/uploads/media/SCNCatalystGrant_CallforProposals_Feb2008.pdf Aug 15- Manitoba Medical Service Foundation (MMSF) The Manitoba Medical Service Foundation (MMSF) will consider providing funds for the establishment or furtherance of projects promoting scientific, educational, and other activities in the maintenance and improvement of the health and welfare of the residents of Manitoba. Research applications are welcomed from medical researchers, social workers, nurses,

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epidemiologists, and all other health workers who concern themselves with preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative care for the improved health and welfare of residents of Manitoba. NOTE: Research must be conducted in Manitoba and first priority of funding will be for meritorious projects of researchers who are beginning their research careers in Manitoba. Established researchers will be given a lower priority AMOUNT: up to $45,000 WEBSITE: http://www.mmsf.ca/application.htm Aug 15- SSHRC Standard Research Grants The broad purpose of the Standard Research Grants program is to support research and develop excellence in research activities in the social sciences and humanities. The specific objectives of the program are to: • support high quality independent programs of research, as proposed by scholars and judged

by their peers; • provide opportunities for the training of future researchers; • contribute to the development or elaboration of new theoretical or methodological approaches

to research; • maintain and develop vigorous disciplinary research activities; • foster and develop vigorous collaborative, multidisciplinary research activities among

researchers in the social sciences and humanities; and • assist the communication of research results both within and beyond the academic community. A program of research may include the creation of a research tool. Adjudication committees may recommend support for research tools to the extent that they are judged to be a priority for advancing research in the field and that they will be widely accessible to the research community. Eligible research tools may include: • bibliographies, indices, and catalogues of research collections; • concordances and dictionaries (refer to SSHRC Research Data Archiving Policy); • materials that facilitate access to archival holdings or collections such as repository guides,

inventories of a group of manuscripts or of a body of archives, inventories or documentary materials, thematic guides to archival materials, records surveys and special indices; and

• scholarly editions. Successful applicants may submit only one application as a principal investigator within any three-year period. AMOUNT: Up to $100,000 per year, but not more than $250,000 over 3-years DEADLINE: NOI Aug 15, 2008; full application due Oct 15, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/standard_e.asp Aug 29- NSERC RFP for the Inter-American Collaboration in Materials Research (CIAM) initiative Research Projects This funding opportunity is for collaborative activities in materials research among investigators from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago and the United States. NSERC is responsible for Canada’s participation in this program. Objective:

• To support new and ongoing collaborative research projects in materials science and engineering between groups of researchers or centres;

• To enhance cooperation and interaction between groups of researchers, research centres and organizations.

Proposed activities could include, but are not restricted to, the international mobility of students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty for the integration of research and training activities between collaborating groups, centres and organizations.

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AMOUNT: maximum allowable requested amount from NSERC for a single project is $60,000 per year for up to 3 years DEADLINE: August 29, 2008 – Letter of Intent for Research Projects August 29, 2008 Full application due November 28, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.nserc.ca/professors_e.asp?nav=profnav&lbi=a4_ciam Aug 29- NSERC Collaborative Mobility Grants Collaborative Mobility Grants aim to establish new inter-American collaborations, support international mobility and/or support networking efforts between scientists who wish to use their respective existing grants to support their collaborative research work. Objective:

• To support the planning and design activities of new collaborative research projects and programs among groups of investigators or centres and/or to support the international mobility of scientists and students who wish to use their existing grants to support their collaborative research work.

• To provide support for the pre-research stages of international collaborative research projects and programs as well as the ongoing mobility/travel costs of international research collaborations.

Funding under this category of the CIAM Request for Proposals can be used to cover the eligible costs associated with organizing workshops, or symposia, and/or travel for meetings and for exchanges required for collaborative research projects. AMOUNT: maximum allowable requested amount from NSERC for a single project is $60,000 per year for up to 3 years DEADLINE: August 29, 2008 – free form Letter of Intent for Collaborative Mobility Grants; Full application due November 28, 2008 WEBSITE: http://www.nserc.ca/professors_e.asp?nav=profnav&lbi=a4_ciam Aug 31- The Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative (CTCRI) Research Planning Grants The purpose of Research Planning Grants is to bring together new, multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary research teams to construct research proposals for submission to traditional open funding competitions. Specific objectives are:

• To facilitate the development of excellent research proposals which are relevant to the priorities of the CTCRI’s research agenda.

• To support the formation of strong, interdisciplinary teams that can compete for research funding through traditional sources.

AMOUNT: Up to $15,000 for 1 year DEADLINE(S): next November 30th, February 28th, and May 30thWEBSITE: http://www.ctcri.ca/~ctcri/en/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=209&Itemid=88 August 31- Drummond Foundation Request for Applications The Drummond Foundation invites applications from clinical investigators working in Canada and interested in improving the quality of life of socially, mentally, or physically disadvantaged elderly individuals and their families. Studies concerning community dwelling seniors with compromised autonomy will be favored. The applicant should be a relatively new investigator not yet ready to seek CIHR funding, or an investigator making a bridge to a new field, and is new to the Drummond Foundation. Eligible research includes any research in the area outlined above that may be quantitative or qualitative, and may address questions on all areas of health care within this domain including diagnosis, prognosis, etiology and therapy. AMOUNT: Up to $50,000 for a 1 year period

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