Monthly Archives: February 2016

Panel on Responsible Conduct of Research Seeking Public Comment

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The Panel on Responsible Conduct of Research seeks public input and comments on proposed changes to the 2011 Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR Framework). The set of proposed changes is now available online.Please submit your written comments on the proposed changes via e-mail.

Comments will be accepted until April 8, 2016. All comments will be posted unless the contributor specifically indicates otherwise. Comments will be posted in the language in which they are received.

Contact information:
Secretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research
350 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 1H5 Canada
secretariat@rcr.ethics.gc.ca

Killam Program: Research Fellowships and Prizes

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From the Killam Canada Council for the Arts website:

The Canada Council Killam Prizes were inaugurated in 1981 with a donation by Mrs. Dorothy J. Killam in memory of her husband, Izaak Walton Killam. The Prizes were created to honour eminent Canadian scholars and scientists actively engaged in research, whether in industry, government agencies or universities.

The Killam Program at the Canada Council also includes the Killam Research Fellowships, which support scholars engaged in research projects of outstanding merit in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, engineering and interdisciplinary studies within these fields.

The Canada Council Killam Program is part of a larger set of Killam Trusts, which fund scholarship and research at four Canadian universities, a neurological research and clinical institute and the Canada Council. In total, the Killam Trusts are valued at approximately $425 million, of which the Canada Council portion is $55 million. For more information about the Killam Trusts, please visit www.killamlaureates.ca.

Prizes:

Five prizes of $100,000 are awarded each year in recognition of outstanding career achievements (1 prize in each of the 5 fields).

Nomination deadline for 2017 prizes: June 15, 2016
If the competition deadline falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.

Guidelines and Nomination Form [PDF, 334.1 KB]

Fellowships:

Fellowships are awarded each year, normally to full professors at Canadian universities and research institutes, who have an outstanding reputation in their area of research. The fellowship provides 2 years of release time (valued at $70,000 per year).

Application deadline for 2017 fellowships: May 15, 2016. If the competition deadline falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.

Application guidelines [PDF, 202.5 KB]

Online application system

If you are interested in applying for, or nominating someone for a Killam Prize Fellowship, please contact the Brescia Research Officer.

Subscribe to Dialogue, SSHRC’s e-newsletter

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Dialogue, SSHRC’s eNewsletter, brings you the latest news about SSHRC, its funding programs, and social sciences and humanities research in Canada.

To view previous editions and to subscribe to Dialogue,  go to: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/about-au_sujet/publications/dialogue-eng.aspx 

MITACS Elevate Now Accepting Applications

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The MITACS Elevate program is now accepting applications for two-year post-doctoral funding:

  • $55,000 annual award (plus $7,500 per year non-cash value in training)
  • Customized training exclusive to Elevate fellows
  • Long-term collaborative research project with a non-academic partner

Deadlines:

  • Letter of Intent: March 23, 2016, 5:00pm (PDT)
  • Application: April 6, 2016, 1:00pm (PDT)
  • Results announced: June 2016
  • Projects must start by September 15, 2016

Applicants from all disciplines are encouraged to apply, but the majority of grants will be targeted towards priority areas, set provincially. In Ontario these priorities are:

  • Health science and advanced health technologies
  • Clean and sustainable technologies
  • Digital media, information and communications technologies
  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Finance
  • Automotive

For more information on this opportunity, visit the MITACS Elevate page:

http://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/elevate

How to Apply: http://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/elevate/how-apply

The London, Ontario MITACS representatives are as follows:

Western University
Zach Armstrong | 226.378.3162 | zarmstrong(at)mitacs.ca
Katie Facecchia  | 519.560.1582 | kfacecchiaat)mitacs.ca

They can be contacted directly for more information. In addition, please contact the Brescia Research Officer for more information, elizabeth.minda[at]uwo.ca

Recruiting CIHR College Chairs

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Recruitment of College Chairs for the College of Reviewers

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is launching a call for Expressions of Interest to fill up to fourteen College Chair positions – the most prestigious leadership opportunity within the College of Reviewers.

The role of the College Chairs is to ensure that the College of Reviewers membership base succeeds in selecting the most innovative and cutting-edge health research proposals, while being fair, well-managed, and transparent. College Chairs will work in collaboration with the CIHR Chief Scientific Officer to recruit and oversee the peer reviewer membership base and to provide the strategic guidance needed to build the College of Reviewers into an internationally recognized resource. They will also advise on frameworks, policies, and processes to ensure they are optimally designed to achieve the highest peer review quality.

College Chairs will be recognized in Canada and throughout the world as leaders in their field, and collectively possess research and knowledge translation expertise that spans the breadth of the Canadian health research enterprise. As well, they will bring extensive experience in peer review that they have gained in organizations in Canada and abroad, and a demonstrated commitment to advancing peer review excellence.

The deadline to submit an Expression of Interest is March 7, 2016. For more information, please contact college@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.