brain canada and cqdm are joining forces once again to support interprovincial collaborative biopharmaceutical research and development (r&d) projects on the brain. this partnership creates a unique funding opportunity that brings together experts from academia and industry to support the development of platforms, tools and biopharmaceuticals that will pave the way for new advances in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of brain disorders. 

this award is intended for research teams with a minimum of two independent researchers, a principal investigator from a research institution in quebec and an independent researcher from a research institution in another canadian province. they must work in close collaboration with at least one quebec small and medium-sized enterprise (sme).   

the project’s budget must be between $500,000 and $2 million.

idrc international doctoral research awards (idra) are intended to build capacity and develop research skills in canada and the global south to improve the lives of people in the global south.

the objective of the project is to strengthen the capacities of emerging researchers at canadian universities, growing the cohort of researchers able to design, lead and carry out high quality research that contributes to the sustainable development goals and specific development outcome areas of particular interest to idrc.

this call is open to canadian citizens and permanent residents and citizens of developing countries pursuing doctoral studies at a canadian university. awards will cover the costs of field research conducted for a doctoral dissertation in one or more countries in the global south.

for more information, please contact jill sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

the ship time program allows those holding an nserc discovery grant (dg) to apply for additional funds to access vessels in support of their research programs.

working together, the governments of canada and the united kingdom (uk) aim to foster and support collaborative industrial research and development (r&d) projects with a high potential for commercialization.

this call for proposals is open to organizations from canada and the uk who wish to form project consortia to perform collaborative projects focused on developing innovative products, processes or technology‑based services in the area of biomanufacturing of biologics and advanced therapeutics technologies.

for more information, please contact jill sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

the specific objective of this funding opportunity is:

• to improve the efficacy of personalized treatment of cancer patients through the development of new combinatorial treatment strategies, based on a better understanding of drug mechanistic functions and of their impact on the disease course.

the specific objective of this funding opportunity is to:

• create new knowledge through the analysis of existing canadian-based cohorts, data platforms and/or administrative datasets specific to human development, child, and/or youth health and in turn improve health outcomes and inform population and public health decision-making.

the critical minerals innovation fund (cmif) provides funding to projects that help strengthen ontario’s critical minerals sector.

the cmif supports projects that involve research, development and commercialization of innovative technologies, techniques, processes and solutions for critical minerals and relate to ontario’s key priority areas. objectives of the cmif include:

• increasing critical minerals exploration, mining, development, production and processing
• stimulating investment in ontario’s critical minerals supply chain
• enhancing collaboration between industry, academia, start-ups, and research and development firms to encourage innovation in the critical minerals sector

eligible recipients can receive up to $500,000 per project to cover 50% of eligible costs.