October 20, 2009
In this issue
1. New Funding Opportunity
a. HSFC/PFC Scholarships in Physiotherapy Research - February 19, 2010
2. Current Funding Opportunities
a. Focus on Stroke 9 - October 30, 2009
b. HSFC Doctoral Research Awards and Research Fellowships - October 30, 2009
c. Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI) - November 2, 2009
d. Jump Start Resuscitation - November 6, 2009
e. IGH Travel Awards for Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows - January 8, 2010
3. Competition Results
a. Clinical Imaging
4. Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Edmonton, October 24-28, 2009
5. 1st Canadian Stroke Congress, Québec City, June 7-8, 2010
6. Call for Abstracts - Stroke Researcher Interaction Workshop - December 15, 2009
7. Share Your Success Story with HSF!
1. New Funding Opportunity
a. HSFC/PFC Scholarships in Physiotherapy Research
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) is pleased to continue its partnership with the Canadian Physiotherapy Foundation (PFC) to offer the 2010 HSFC/PFC Scholarships in Physiotherapy Research. These Scholarships recognize highly qualified masters and doctoral candidates pursuing physiotherapy research in an area relevant to heart disease, stroke care, or stroke rehabilitation.
Application deadline: February 19, 2009.
For more details, please visit:
http://www.physiotherapyfoundation.ca/awards_2010.html.
2. Current Funding Opportunities
a. Focus on Stroke 9
The Focus on Stroke initiative aims to build stroke research capacity in Canada. The emphasis of the ninth round is to encourage research in the later themes (i.e., clinical, health services/policy, and/or population health) and support research training of heath professionals (e.g., nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, speech therapists ect.).
Funding priority will be given to highly rated applicants whose research is 60% or more in the later themes: clinical, health services/policy, or population health. A limited amount of funds is available to support proposals with a basic biomedical focus.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, the CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health, and the Canadian Stroke Network are proud to support this training initiative.
Application deadline: October 30, 2009.
For more details, please visit:
www.hsf.ca/research/en/strategic-funding-opportunities/fos9.html.
b. HSFC Doctoral Research Awards and Research Fellowships
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC)'s Junior Personnel Awards provide salary support for PhD candidates and post-doctoral fellows in cardio-cerebrovascular research.
Application deadline: October 30, 2009.
For more details, please visit:
http://www.hsf.ca/research/en/guidelines-for-applicants/guidelines-for-applicants.html.
c. Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)
The Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI) initiative is a premier funding opportunity for health services and policy research. The goal of the program is to support collaborative, policy-relevant research to strengthen Canada's health care system.
As a competition partner in the PHSI program, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is specifically interested in supporting research in obesity, stroke, or resuscitation.
Application deadline: November 2, 2009.
For more details, please visit:
http://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?prog=761&view=search&org=CIHR&type=AND&resultCount=25&next=3.
d. Jump Start Resuscitation
In partnership with the CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is offering Master’s Studentships, Doctoral Research Awards, and Research Fellowships through the Jump Start Resuscitation initiative.
This new personnel award program aims to build capacity for resuscitation research in Canada and to support the next generation of researchers who will contribute to advancing knowledge and improving the quality of patient care and outcomes in this important area.
Application deadline: November 6, 2009.
For more details, please visit:
http://www.hsf.ca/research/images/PDF/jumpstartresus%202009%20final.pdf.
e. IGH Travel Awards for Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows
The CIHR Institute of Gender and Health (IGH)’s Travel Award program continues for 2009-2010. The program offers financial support for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to present at conferences their own research that is relevant to IGH’s mandate.
Application deadline for the winter competition: January 8, 2010.
For more details, please visit:
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/36330.html.
3. Competition Results
a. Clinical Imaging
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) is pleased to fund research in the area of Clinical Imaging, in partnership with the CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health and the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation. Through this strategic initiative, the funding partners support collaborative research that explores novel, non-invasive imaging technologies with an emphasis on translation of research findings into improvements in the health of the populations. HSFC is co-funding two of the four team grants:
- CIHR team in synchrotron medical imaging, led by Drs. Helen Nichol and Graham George at the University of Saskatchewan
- A portable wireless near infrared spectroscopy system combined with electroencephalography for bedside monitoring of stroke and cardiac patients, led by Dr. Mohamad Sawan at the École polytechnique de Montréal
http://www.hsf.ca/research/en/strategic-funding-opportunities/clinical-imaging-comp-results.html.
4. Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Edmonton, October 24-28, 2009
This year, Dr. Robert Hegele will be giving the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Lecture on Nature, Nurture and Cardiometabolic Risk, following the opening ceremonies at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 25.
On-site registration opens at 12:00 p.m. on October 23 on the Assembly Level of the Shaw Conference Centre.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.cardiocongress.org/English/Home_EN.html.
5. 1st Canadian Stroke Congress, Québec City, June 7-8, 2010
Abstract submissions are now open! Submissions are welcome from national and international applicants from all disciplines.
Abstract deadline: January 15, 2010.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.strokecongress.ca/index.php/home/.
6. Call for Abstracts - Stroke Researcher Interaction Workshop
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC)’s Researcher Interaction Workshop is a forum for researchers, funding partners, and knowledge users to discuss research progress and results from a Knowledge Transfer and Exchange perspective. The goal of the Workshop’s oral presentations is to showcase the impact of Focus on Stroke research on stroke knowledge, care, prevention, rehabilitation, treatment, or diagnosis.
Travel and one-night accommodation for successful candidates will be covered by HSFC.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.hsf.ca/research/en/publications/fos-call-for-abstracts.html.
7. Share Your Success Story with HSF!
Please send your email to anguyen@hsf.ca. Your story may be featured on our website or in the next issue of our research newsletter.
Ann Nguyen
Information/Project Coordinator
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
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