Issue 254
Contents
1) Funding opportunities
a) Funding opportunities posted between August 30 and September 20, 2017 by CIHR and its partners
2) Application and funding policies
a) CIHR funding policy updates
3) Upcoming webinars
a) CLSA webinar series
b) CLSA upcoming events and conferences
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1) Funding opportunities
a) Funding opportunities posted between August 30 and September 20, 2017 by CIHR and its partners
The following is a list of funding opportunities which CIHR and its partners posted between August 30 and September 20, 2017.
· Catalyst Grant: Sex as a Variable in Biomedical Research
· Operating Grant: Economic Forecasting
· Operating Grant: Opioid Crisis Knowledge Synthesis
· Operating Grant: SPOR iCT Rewarding Success
· Other: Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS ME/CFS
To view these opportunities, consult the CIHR Funding Opportunity Database.
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2) Application and funding policies
a) CIHR funding policy updates
CIHR would like to announce the following funding policy updates:
1) Nominated Principal Applicant eligibility
The current stipulation that requires a Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) living abroad to physically spend 6 months per year in Canada, for the duration of their grant, has been revised. Effective immediately, the new stipulation is as follows:
A Nominated Principal Applicant living abroad (trainees excepted) must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the grant. Substantive role generally refers to the individual’s primary place of employment or primary appointment.
This new requirement shares the same aim as the previous stipulation: to ensure that Agency funds benefit Canadian-based research. The new requirement is more responsive to those who carry out their research abroad, however, and is easier for administrators to monitor. This change is reflected in the Grants and Awards Guide (section 1-D1.1 Nominated Principal Applicant).
2) Independent Researcher definition
CIHR has updated its definition of Independent Researcher, as indicated below. These updates allow CIHR to be more inclusive of Independent Researchers who work at research organizations that are outside of academia (e.g. NGOs, research hospitals, research institutes) and are therefore not necessarily in positions that involve the supervision of students. The amended definition is found in the Glossary of Funding Related Terms.
Researcher (Independent) refers to an individual who is:
· autonomous regarding their research activities; and
· has an academic or a research appointment which:
o must commence by the effective date of funding; and
o allows the individual to pursue the proposed research project, to engage in independent research activities for the entire duration of the funding, to supervise trainees (if applicable, as per their institution’s policy), and to publish the research results; and
o obliges the individual to conform to institutional regulations concerning the conduct of research, the supervision of trainees (if applicable), and the employment conditions of staff paid with CIHR funding.
If you have any questions about these updates, please contact FundingPolicy@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
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3) Upcoming webinars
a) CLSA webinar series
Please join us September 26 at 12 P.M. (ET) for "The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: A National Platform and Infrastructure for Researchers and Trainees." This webinar, jointly organized with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), will provide an overview of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) for researchers and trainees. Read more
b) CLSA upcoming events and conferences
Conference: CAG 2017: Evidence for Action in an Aging World
Date: October 19-21, 2017
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Host: Canadian Association on Gerontology
Conference: IFA 14th Global Conference on Ageing
Date: August 8-10, 2018
Location: Toronto, ON
Host: International Federation on Ageing
Events are shared on behalf of the host organizations. Please contact the organizer with questions. If you wish to share an event related to aging with the CLSA network, please contact the CLSA Communications Manager.
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CIHR wants to hear from you
Absence does not make the heart grow fonder – CIHR wants to hear from you as much as possible. There is a wonderful story to tell about the results and benefits of health research in Canada, but we need your help to truly make this a page turner. And, we need to keep telling this story. So, we encourage you to let us know when you have or, better still, are close to publishing the results of research funded by CIHR. Please drop us a line at mediarelations@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
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Useful CIHR contacts
Contact Centre:
613-954-1968 or toll free 1-888-603-4178
Media Relations: 613-941-4563
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Subscription information
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Zainab Karouni
A/ Advisor-Research Documentation / Operations Support
Canadian Institutes of Health Research / Government of Canada
research.news@cihr-irsc.gc.ca / Tel: 613-941-0057
I/ Conseillère-Documentation liée à la recherche / Soutien opérationnel
Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
nouvellesdelarecherche@cihr-irsc.gc.ca / Tél: 613-941-0057