Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP)
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council announce their joint participation in the next competition of the Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP). The objectives of the CHRP program are to translate research results to end users/stakeholders; encourage the NSERC and CIHR communities to collaborate and integrate their expertise and research activities; advance interdisciplinary research leading to knowledge and technologies useful for improving the health of Canadians; and train highly qualified people in collaborative and interdisciplinary research of relevance to health. A letter of intent must be submitted by May 2, 2005.
Post-Doctoral Fellowships Governor Program
A number of research fellowships will be awarded by the Fondation Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, for a one year period, starting July 1st 2005, to a candidate who has recently completed M.D. or Ph.D. training and whose research interests are related to those of the Research Center of the Institute, and for whom a research director has agreed to supervise the project. Applications must be submitted before 4:00 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2005.
Strategic Funding Opportunities - Priority Announcements
CIHR announced the Spring 2005 Priority Announcements, which are additional opportunities for funding support through CIHR's Open Competitions.
The CIHR Knowledge Translation Award
This award honors and supports teams or organizations that make an outstanding contribution to the health of Canadians or to the health system through exemplary knowledge translation. CIHR invites nominations in two categories, (1) those with an impact at national or international level; (2) those with an impact at local or regional level. Nominated teams or organizations will be assessed on innovative and significant achievements in knowledge translation activities relevant to any area of health research (e.g., biomedical, clinical, health services and policy, and population and public health). Deadline for applications: May 18, 2005.
Overview of the January 2005 Decisions on Grants Competitions - Revised March 1, 2005
Operating Grants - Open Competition
CIHR Governing Council has determined that, based on updated financial information, it is able to fund 73 operating grants in addition to the 406 grants that had been previously approved in January. In approving the results of the operating grants competition, the Governing Council took into account:
The Regional Seniors' Workshop on Research for the BC Province
The Regional Seniors' Workshop on Research for the BC Province was held on March 30-31 in Vancouver. Invited speakers included Dr. Holly Tuokko (Research Supported by IA: the CanDRIVE Project), Dr. Patrick McGowan (From Concepts to Results) Dr. Max Cynader (The Aging Brain), Dr. Lynne Beattie (Research Issues, Themes and Projects in BC), Dr. Parminder Raina (CLSA), and Flora Dell (The Knowledge Exchange Task Force, IMHA). The IA wishes to thank the members of the Regional Implementation Committee: Phyllis Bentley (Chair), Lillian Baaske (Health Canada), Susan Crawford (IA), Lois Edgar (University of Victoria), Tessa Graham (Ministry of Health Planning), Joan Reichardt, Ruth Schiller (NACA), Margaret Reilly, Donelda Eve (BC Ministry of Health Services), and Sophie Rosa (IA).
New IA Staff
Tasleen Adatia has joined the Institute of Aging staff as a CIHR based Project Officer in Ottawa.
Involving the Canadian public in CIHR peer review committees
CIHR, in aiming to enhance public and stakeholder engagement in health research in Canada, is seeking applications from members of the public who are interested in serving as community reviewers (lay reviewers) on its peer review committees. This involvement enhances accountability and transparency of the peer review process, and provides an additional mechanism for addressing the relevance of applications to CIHR's mandate. Community reviewers can include decision-makers, program administrators, care givers, policy makers, practitioners and volunteers who work in various organizations.
Contacts for CIHR-IA Programs: Applications and Peer Review
For information on CIHR IA Pilot Project Grants Program and the Priority Announcement funding for the CIHR Operating Grants Open Competition, contact Dr. Louise Robert, Deputy Director, Program Delivery Division, Knowledge Creation Branch at: lrobert@cihr-irsc.gc.ca or (613) 954-0582.
For information on CIHR IA Mid-Career Awards Program, the Priority Announcement funding for the CIHR Fellowships, CIHR Doctoral Awards, or CIHR New Investigators, contact Krista Gorham, Head, Program Delivery Division, Research Capacity Development Branch at: kgorham@cihr-irsc.gc.ca or (613) 954-1961.
Enhancements to CIHR Web Forms, PDF Forms and Guidelines for Completion
CIHR announces the launch of revised CIHR Web forms, PDF forms, and Guidelines for Completion, in support of basic continuous improvement and of the ResearchNet e-submission pilot project that is planned for the March 2005 operating grants competition.
With great sadness, the research community in aging in Canada received news of the death of Dr. Betty Havens, on March 1, 2005. For more than 30 years, Betty Havens has been a leader in social gerontology and in health services research on aging and elderly persons. More...
The Festival of International Conferences on Disability, Aging and Technology
The Festival of International Conferences on Disability, Aging and Technology includes four important conferences that will run concurrently and will share special events. The four major themes of the Festival include: Growing Older with a Disability; Technology and Aging; Advances in neurorehabilitation; and Caregiver: Essential Partner in Care. Plan on being in Toronto from June 16 - 19, 2007!
Canadian Public Health Association 96th Annual Conference "Mapping the future of public health: people, places and policies."
The Canadian Public Health Association 96th Annual Conference will be held in Ottawa, from September 18-21, 2005, and the Call for Abstracts - Student Awards deadline is May 1, 2005. The purpose of this award program is to recognize excellence in the next generation of population and public health researchers, policy-makers and practitioners. Up to five awards (two at the Masters level and three at the PhD level) will be presented to successful student applicant(s) at the September 2005 CPHA Conference in Ottawa.
"Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty"
This guide was compiled by the Burroughs-Wellcome Fund and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and is now available online.
