Research Funding for All Biochemistry Faculty

External Funding

Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award
International Research Awards
Academic Development Fund – New Research and Scholarly Initiative Awards (MAJOR GRANTS)
Academic Development Fund – New Research and Scholarly Initiative Awards (SMALL GRANTS)
Western Innovation Fund (WIF)
Western Applied Research and Commercialization Awards (ARC)
Visiting University Scholar Program
University Research Grants (URG) - Sabbaticants
University Research Grants (URG) - Non-Sabbaticants

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Gap Funding

open to all Schulich faculty members, including affiliated Institute Scientists, who:

submitted an application to latest CIHR Operating Grant competition;
were ranked within the top 40% of submitted proposals by the relevant review committee; and
did not receive funding from CIHR

priorities for funding:
- junior faculty (assistant professor level or equivalent; i.e., non-tenured, if in tenure track stream; in initial 5 year, appointment if not)
- current graduate students at risk with no alternate sources of support
- other faculty (i.e., non-junior faculty)
amount: $10,000 to $15,000
deadline: Mar, Aug

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Operating Support for Core Facilities Grant

provides support for operations of core research and education facilities that serve Schulich faculty and students/trainees
funds for use in operation and maintenance of existing core facilities
core facility = a facility accessible by all Schulich faculty members and provides a needed service for faculty from more than one department, institute, or research group, thereby enabling faculty to conduct their research or educational activities more efficiently and/or more effectively
funds may be requested for 1, 2, or 3 years
amount: no limit, but dependent on available funds
deadline: May
forms available through Schulich Research Office

principal applicant must be a member of CHRI and have a university appointment
research activity, clinical or basic, must be performed in a London-based institution or its affiliated institutions
amount: $7500
deadline: Apr

for LHRI members
applicants must have primary appointments in clinical departments at either the London Health Sciences Centre or St. Joseph’s Health Care London, or have laboratories based at one of these institutions
for start-up funds (researchers within first 5 years of academic appointment) and other research funding types
priority is given to scientists just starting their career or those to whom an internal grant can provide a means to get their research back on track
applications to fund graduate students are considered high priority
deadlines: spring, fall

for cancer research projects requiring < $25,000/yr
all applications must be dedicated to enhancing the capacity of the LRCP to be a premier cancer program provincially, nationally, and internationally
applicants must be primary or cross-appointees to the UWO Dept. of Oncology
applicants must hold academic appointments at Western and/or the Lawson Health Research Institute that allow application to major provincial, national, and international agencies for peer-reviewed funding
supports new research ideas with potential to attract external, peer-reviewed funding (other research types also eligible); projects with external peer-reviewed funding, but with demonstrably insufficient budgets
for 1 year only, with potential for competitive renewal only where specifically noted on the application form
deadlines: spring, fall

Last updated by Judy Penchuk, May 2012.