Issue 253
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1) Funding opportunities
a) Funding opportunities posted between July 27 and August 29, 2017 by CIHR and its partners
b) Stem Cell Network to Provide $4 Million through 2017 National Research Funding Competition
2) Upcoming webinars
a) SPOR Rewarding Success Initiative - Webinars
3) College of Reviewers
a) Opportunity for Early Career Investigators: Call for expressions of interest
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1) Funding opportunities
a) Funding opportunities posted between July 27 and August 29, 2017 by CIHR and its partners
The following is a list of funding opportunities which CIHR and its partners posted between July 27 and August 29, 2017.
- Catalyst Grant: HPV Screening & Vaccination in Underserved Populations
- Catalyst Grant: Indigenous Approaches to Wellness Research
- Other: Human Frontier Science Program (2017)
- Other: Patient-Oriented Research Collaboration Grants (2017)
To view these opportunities, consult the CIHR Funding Opportunity Database.
b) Stem Cell Network to Provide $4 Million through 2017 National Research Funding Competition
The Stem Cell Network (SCN) is pleased to launch a new funding competition to support high-quality translational research and clinical trials in stem cell and regenerative medicine research. The competition opened August 8, and will run through to October 16, 2017. SCN anticipates awarding approximately $4 million through this peer-reviewed competition. The funding will support novel research that will ultimately realize both health and economic benefits for Canadians.
Call for Proposals for all funding programs will be open until October 16, 2017. All proposals will be peer reviewed and results of the competitions will be announced in early 2018, upon approval by SCN�s Board of Directors.
Please note, funding is dependent on the completion of SCN�s federal contribution agreement with the Government of Canada.
For full details visit, www.stemcellnetwork.ca/funding/.
Contact:
Cate Murray
Executive Director
Stem Cell Network
catemurray@stemcellnetwork.ca
Mobile: 613-979-6174
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2) Upcoming webinars
a) SPOR Rewarding Success Initiative - Webinars
The SPOR Rewarding Success Initiative is designed to produce interventions that will result in cost savings and/or improved efficiencies in Canada�s health care system. Learn more about this initiative by participating in one of the following bilingual webinars:
These webinars will provide an overview of the concept and details about each phase of the SPOR Rewarding Success Initiative:
This webinar will provide an overview of the concept and details about each phase of the SPOR Rewarding Success Initiative as well as information about the application process:
- September 28 from 2:00pm � 3:00pm ET � REGISTER
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3) College of Reviewers
a) Opportunity for Early Career Investigators: Call for expressions of interest
CIHR is pleased to announce the launch of an Observer program for early career investigators (ECIs) to participate as an observer in the peer review process of the Project Grant: Fall 2017 competition.
Selected ECIs will be invited to observe one of the 53 committee meetings taking place in Ottawa between November 15 and December 14 as part of the review process for the Project Grant competition. Expressions of interest must be received by Tuesday, September 19, 2017.
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/50206.html
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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
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support@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
613-954-1968 or toll free 1-888-603-4178
Media Relations: 613-941-4563
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Zainab Karouni
A/ Advisor-Research Documentation / Operations SupportCanadian Institutes of Health Research / Government of Canada
research.news@cihr-irsc.gc.ca / Tel: 613-941-0057
I/ Conseill�re-Documentation li�e � la recherche / Soutien op�rationnel
Instituts de recherche en sant� du Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
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