global affairs canada (gac), in collaboration with the social sciences and humanities research council (sshrc), is pleased to announce the seventh edition of the international policy ideas challenge. the program offers applicants a chance to test their skills at translating academic expertise into policy language and insights. 

the international policy ideas challenge invites applications from current graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and post-doctoral fellows at a recognized canadian post-secondary educational institution. researchers affiliated with a canadian non-profit organization who are within 6 years of graduation from a graduate program will also be considered.  

applications should propose a topic that affects canadian interests in international policy (foreign policy, economic policy, international assistance policy), which applicants believe needs additional study. the policy proposal must be relevant to at least one of the four themes: 

1.  canada’s international policy in a polycrisis environment 

2.  emerging systemic challenges for canada 

3.  leveraging the international toolkit (diplomatic, trade and international assistance relationships and tools) 

4. strategic objectives and initiatives under canada’s indo-pacific engagement strategy 

winners will receive $4,000 and present their briefs at the virtual ideas symposium in late 2024. 

the application deadline is july 15, 2024. 

for more information: 

please visit the international policy ideas challenge 2024 - call for proposals website. 

• ·                 contact ipic-cipi.por@international.gc.ca

nserc invites applications for initiatives that promote natural sciences and engineering (nse) to canada’s young people, particularly to underrepresented groups in nse careers. in the context of promoscience, underrepresented groups include, but are not limited to, girls; indigenous youth (first nations, inuit, and métis); youth with disabilities, members of visible minorities/racialized groups; and members of 2slgbtqia+ communities. recognizing the need to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in the nse, nserc may support additional meritorious applications with targeted programming for underrepresented groups if sufficient funds become available. promoscience supports activities and content designed for youth in elementary school and high school (including those in the equivalent first year of college in quebec) and their educators, as well as activities that will encourage indigenous undergraduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to pursue graduate studies in the nse.

in this innovation research grant competition, the grants awarded will be $40,000 for one year. the research can include all areas of hiv prevention, treatment, testing, care, and cure.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• support planning activities, partnership development and to increase understanding of the health research landscape that will contribute to the advancement of research consistent with the mandate of cihr; and
• support dissemination events and activities that focus on the communication of health research evidence to the appropriate researcher or knowledge-user audiences, tailoring the message and medium as appropriate.

the overall aim of this funding opportunity is to support robust research to analyze, monitor, contextualize and/or evaluate how structural or “system-level” drivers (e.g. legislation and policies) can create, maintain or exacerbate health (in)equity across populations, regions, contexts and settings.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:

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