Notices

• February 26, 2013 - Are you a co-applicant on a CIHR grant this winter?
• January 28, 2013 - Are you a co-applicant on a SSHRC grant this winter?

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Funding Opportunities

April 2013

• Manitoba Gambling Research Program: Small Grants (ORS deadline: July 3, 2013)
• Marie Curie Actions Calls for Proposals - and webinars on Marie Curie and EURAXESS© Website (ORS deadline: July 31, 2013)
• NSERC: Call for Nominations for EWR Steacie Memorial Fellowships (ORS deadline: May 23, 2013)
• Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL): Call for Proposals (ORS deadline: June 14, 2013)
  For or an in-depth overview of the requirements, process, and definitions used in this call, please refer to the attached Guidebook & Instructions.
• Reminder: The Spencer Foundation: Projects with Budgets of $50,000 or Less (and Other Various Education Funding Opportunities) (ORS deadline: May 2, 2013)
• Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Program: 2015 Competition (ORS LOI deadline: July 18, 2013)
• CIHR-NSERC Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) Program (ORS LOI deadline: May 1, 2013)
• CIHR: Café Scientifique (ORS deadline: May 10, 2013)
• Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba: Research and Workplace Innovation Program (ORS deadline: June 11, 2013)
• Reminder: Fredrik and Catherine Eaton Visitorship for Faculty & Graduate Studies Fellowship Programs (Note: MANDATORY REGISTRATION) (ORS deadline: April 29, 2013 - Deans will forward ranked applications to the Office of the Vice-President (Research). Please contact your Dean for more information.)

March 2013

• Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship Program & Globalink Undergraduate Summer Research Projects (Elevate: ORS deadline: May 29, 2013)
• SSHRC: Impact Awards (ORS deadline: May 27, 2013)
• SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Skills Development for Future Needs of the Canadian Labour Market (ORS deadline: April 26, 2013)
• Fredrik and Catherine Eaton Visitorship for Faculty & Graduate Studies Fellowship Programs (Note: MANDATORY REGISTRATION) (ORS deadline: April 29, 2013 - Deans will forward ranked applications to the Office of the Vice-President (Research). Please contact your Dean for more information.)
• Canada Council for the Arts: Killam Research Fellowships (ORS deadline: May 1, 2013)
• Québec Government Grant: Research Support Program on Intergovernmental Affairs and Québec Identity (Ongoing program - email all application components to ORS for review 2 weeks prior to delivery to the agency)
• Reminder: NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program (ORS deadline: April 3, 2013)
• Public Safety Canada: Kanishka Project Contribution Program (KPCP) (ORS deadline: April 1, 2013)
• Sustainability Development Technology Canada (SDTC): Statements of Interest for the SD Tech Fund (ORS deadline: April 3, 2013)
• Digging into Data Challenge: Round III (ORS deadline: April 30, 2013)

February 2013

• CFI Leaders Opportunity Fund Competition (See full call for proposals for details.)
• The Spencer Foundation: Projects with Budgets of $50,000 or Less (and Other Various Education Funding Opportunities) (ORS deadline: May 2, 2013)
• NSERC Herzberg, Brockhouse and Polanyi Awards: Nominations Open (Agency deadline: April 1, 2013 - please advise ORS)
• SSHRC Connection Grants (Ongoing program - email all application components to ORS for review 2 weeks prior to delivery to the agency)
• NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program (ORS deadline: April 3, 2013)
• NBHRF: Research Workshop Support (Ongoing program - email all application components to ORS for review 2 weeks prior to delivery to the agency)
• The Banting Research Foundation: Call for Proposals (ORS deadline: March 1, 2013)
• Water Economics, Policy and Governance Network Call for Proposals (ORS deadline: February 15, 2013)
• Québec/New Brunswick Cooperation in Advanced Education and Research Program (ORS deadline: February 15, 2013)

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Events

• May 6, 7 & 9 - Webinars on Marie Curie Actions Calls for Proposals and EURAXESS© Website
  
  ERA-Can will be hosting three upcoming free webinars on Marie Curie Actions and the EURAXESS website, which can be of use to those looking to respond to a call or find partners in Europe.
  
  Please click here for more information and registration details.
  
  
• April & May 2013 -Upcoming Industry Engagement Opportunities
  
  Please advise UNB’s Office of Research Services Industry-Government Services division at partner@unb.ca of your intention to attend any of the following events.
  
  
• Friday, April 26th, 2013 - Webinar: Introduction To China Law & Patent Enforcement
  
  The Office of Research Services and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering are co-hosting a professional development workshop offered by the Association of University Technology Managers entitled “Introduction to China Law & Patent Enforcement”. This webinar will be held in Room 103 of RN Scott Hall on the UNB Fredericton campus on Friday, April 26th, 2013, from 1:00 – 2:30 pm.
  
  Please click here for more information and registration details.
  
  
• Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - Intellectual Property (IP) & Commercialization Workshop
  
  The University of New Brunswick’s Office of Research Services is hosting an IP & Commercialization Workshop on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The workshop topics will cover IP ownership and management, technology transfer and commercialization processes, commercialization agreements and support programs.
  
  Where: Kent Auditorium, Wu Conference Centre, UNB Fredericton Campus, 6 Duffie Drive, Fredericton, NB
  When: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
  Time: Workshop begins at 8:30 A.M. and runs to 3:45 P.M.
  
  RSVP: Registration is required. Please register online by Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8FF5S56
  
  A detailed agenda is available with the registration.
  
  Please share this information with your colleagues or others you feel may benefit from attending the workshop.
  
  
• Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - NBHRF Hosts the First Annual NB Health Research Funders Meeting
  
  New Brunswick Health Research Funders are being invited to attend the first annual NB Funders Meeting hosted by the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation on March 19 in Fredericton. Representatives from the six groups that provide financial and other support to the health research enterprise in the province (i.e., health charities, hospital foundations, health and life science industries, federal funding agencies, the provincial government, and regional health authorities) will share information on their respective organizations, the current state of health research in New Brunswick and ideas for working together to achieve growth and success in the sector.
  
  le mardi 19 mars 2013 - La FRSNB accueille la première assemblée annuelle des bailleurs de fonds de la recherche en santé du Nouveau-Brunswick
  
  La Fondation de la recherche en santé du Nouveau-Brunswick invite les bailleurs de fonds de la recherche en santé du Nouveau-Brunswick à assister à la première assemblée annuelle des bailleurs de fonds du Nouveau-Brunswick qui se tiendra le 19 mars, à Fredericton. Des représentants des six groupes qui offrent un soutien financier et autre forme de soutien au milieu de la recherche en santé de la province, à savoir organismes de bienfaisance du domaine de la santé, fondations hospitalières, industries de la santé et des sciences de la vie, bailleurs de fonds fédéraux, gouvernement provincial et régies régionales de la santé échangeront de l’information sur leur organisation respective, sur l’état actuel de la recherche en santé au Nouveau-Brunswick et sur des façons de collaborer pour faire avancer le secteur et favoriser sa réussite.
  
  
• Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - Webinar & Workshop: Promoting population and public health research through tweets, blogs and video
  
  Learn how to get your research into mainstream media
  
  The Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Population and Public Health (CIHR-IPPH) is hosting a webinar on using social media for population and public health researchers. This is the second in a series of communications webinars hosted by the Institute.
  
  You are also encouraged to apply for a free full-day communications workshop before Friday, March 15, 2013 at 5:00pm PST. Space is limited to a maximum of 30 participants, and the notice of decision will be in April 2013. Eligible travel and accommodation expenses for successful applicants will be reimbursed by the sponsors.
  
  Please click here for more information and registration details.
  
  
• Thursday, February 21, 2013 - CIHR President Coming to New Brunswick: PREPARE TO BE HEARD; HAVE YOUR SAY!
  
  The New Brunswick Health Research foundation is welcoming CIHR President Dr. Alain Beaudet and his staff on Thursday, Feb. 21 for a meeting with NB Stakeholders. Topics include the new Open suite of programs and peer review process; the end of the Regional Partnership Program; plans for new programming, particularly the Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR); and the need for capacity building in New Brunswick. The meeting will take place in Room 53, MacLaggan Hall, UNB Fredericton from 3:30 to 5:15 p.m. All health researchers are welcome. Please click here for more information.
  
  le jeudi 21 février 2013 - Le président des IRSC en visite au Nouveau-Brunswick: PRÉPAREZ-VOUS À VOUS FAIRE ENTENDRE; LA PAROLE EST À VOUS!
  
  La Fondation de la recherche en santé du Nouveau-Brunswick accueillera le président des IRSC, Dr Alain Beaudet, et des membres de son personnel le jeudi 21 février pour une réunion avec les parties prenantes du Nouveau-Brunswick. Il sera entre autres question de la série de programmes ouverts et du processus d’évaluation par les pairs, de la disparition du Programme de partenariats régionaux, de nouveaux projets de programmes, et en particulier de la Stratégie de recherche axée sur le patient (SRAP), et de la nécessité de renforcer la capacité au Nouveau-Brunswick. La réunion se tiendra salle 53, MacLaggan Hall, UNB Fredericton, de
  15 h 30 à 17 h 15. Tous les chercheurs en santé sont les bienvenus. Veuillez cliquer ici pour de plus amples renseignements.
  
  
• Week of January 28, 2013 - Webinar: NSERC CREATE Program
  
  In preparation for the next CREATE competition (description below), NSERC will hold two information sessions, one in English and one in French, during the week of January 28th. They will use a webinar format for the presentation, and participants will be able to communicate (verbally) by teleconference. Potential applicants, as well as current CREATE grantees, are encouraged to attend.
  
  Please click here for registration details (register by January 14, 2013).
  

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