Opportunities for Network participants
Poster and Abstract Deadlines
December 21, 2017: Canadian Nurses Association Biennial Conference.
January 15, 2018: BC Care Providers 41st Annual Conference.
January 31, 2018: Choosing Widely Canada 3rd Annual National Conference.
February 9, 2018. Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Conference .
February 15, 2018: Family Medicine Forum.
Call for Papers
Canadian Journal on Aging special issue: Issues of Aging in Indigenous Populations. Deadline: December 29, 2017. Submission details: http://www.ohpe.ca/node/18717
The Lancet special issue: Women in Science, Medicine, and Global Health. Deadline: March 1, 2018. Click here for submission details.
Funding Opportunities
CIFAR Global Call for Ideas: Research leaders from around the world are invited to identify important research challenges for new programs that address global, complex questions and identify an interdisciplinary research approach. Ideas must be novel, bold, and potentially transformative to warrant the creation of a sustained, interdisciplinary, and collaborative research program. Proposals will be accepted from all areas of research. Letters of intent are due January 21, 2018. Details: https://www.cifar.ca/assets/cifar-global-call-for-ideas/
CIHR Institute of Aging Competitions:
- CLSA Data Access Application 2018 Deadlines: January 29, June 11, September 24, 2018
- Project Grant: Spring 2018: Register by February 2, 2018; Applications due March 6, 2018
- Operating Grant: SPOR PIHCI Network – Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Application deadline March 6, 2018.
(Pan-Canadian SPOR Network in Primary & Integrated Health Care Innovations – Knowledge Synthesis) - Operating Grant: SPOR PIHCI Network – Comparative Program and Policy Analysis: Application deadline March 6, 2018 (Pan-Canadian SPOR Network in PIHCI – Provincial/Territorial Comparative Program and Policy Analysis)
Active and Assisted Living (AAL) Programme: Call 2018 on “Smart Solutions for Ageing Well” will be launched in February 2018. Read more.
Trainee Opportunities
CIHR’s Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR) 2018 Health System Impact Fellowships: The Health System Impact (HSI) Fellowship provides highly-qualified doctoral trainees and post-doctoral fellows in health services and policy research or related fields a unique opportunity to apply their research and analytic talents to critical challenges in healthcare being addressed by health system and related organizations (e.g., public, private for-profit, not-for-profit, and Indigenous health organizations) outside of the traditional scholarly setting, and to develop professional experience, new skills, and networks. Click here for details.
SAVE THE DATE: CIHR Institute in Aging Summer Program in Aging: The 12th iteration of this unique, interactive training program will run from May 28 – June 1, 2018 in Harrison Hot Springs, BC. Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows working in, or interested in learning about, research related to the area of eHealth and aging are encouraged to apply. The program will be launched in December 2017 on the CIHR ResearchNet.Mitacs Opportunities
MITACS Interns wanted: Proposed projects that have yet to be funded are referred to as “open projects.” If you are interested in participating as an intern for an open project, visit the Mitacs website posting