Research Announcements

Grant Opportunities

Internal

• *NEW* Equine Guelph Research Competition Announcement: Winter 2019
  Equine Guelph Research Competition, for one or two year projects beginning in 2019. Proposal submission is in two stages with a Letter of Intent (LOI) and a Full-Proposal stage. The LOI is to facilitate peer-reviewer recruitment only and everyone who submits a LOI is eligible for submitting a full proposal. 
  Deadline for the LOI: Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at 8 am. 
  Deadline for the full proposal: Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at 8 am.

External

• The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance’s Knowledge Translation and Transfer (KTT) Funding Program is accepting Full Proposals in two funding streams 
  

1. KTT Research Funding: supports research projects that advance the science of knowledge translation and transfer in agri-food and rural sectors.
2. KTT Mobilization Funding: supports outreach and/or engagement activities that enhance the dissemination, uptake and/or use of existing research to benefit Ontario’s agri-food sector and rural communities.
   For further information about this call and OMAFRA research themes, please visit the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance (previously the    OMAFRA-U of G Partnership) website.
   Deadline: Full proposals are due by 12 pm (noon) on Thursday, January 17, 2019.

• Call for Applications - Bull Fellowship and the Arthur Willis Visiting Professorship in Oncology 
  Applications are due by email to ovcsas.research@uoguelph.ca on Wednesday, December 19, 2018
  Total funds available: 
  Bull Fellowship - $18,000
  Arthur Willis Visiting Professorship in Oncology - $8,500
  Find more information and application forms on theResearch Announcements page 
  
  
• Cancer Research Society 2019 Operating Grant Competition 
  Deadlines: Letter of intent December 4, 2018, 11:59 pm (EST) (Form available online on November 6, 2018). Complete Application: February 13, 2019, 11:59 pm (EST) (Form available online) on December 18, 2018)
  
  
• Mitacs Accelerate has supported research collaborations between academia and industry since 2004. Visit the Accelerate web page to learn more about how the program can support your university’s research goals.
  
  
• Winn Feline Foundation Grant Proposal 2019 
  Studies applicable to all cats and all aspects pertaining to feline health are encouraged.
  Internal Deadline: Monday, December 3, 2018 - 11:59 p.m.
  External Deadline: Monday, December 10, 2018 - 4:30 p.m.
  

Student Support

External

• *NEW* 2019 Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Scholar Graduate Research Award 
  This award is open to graduate veterinarians who will soon complete or have recently completed a PhD program in the biomedical sciences, or who are in the final 1 to 2 years of residency training in the field of veterinary pathology, medicine, surgery, radiology/imaging, or laboratory animal medicine. 
  Applications must be received by March 28, 2019
  
  
• PhD Student Assistantship – Ethology
  The Prairie Swine Centre has an opening for graduate studies in swine ethology (behaviour) at the PhD. level. This project will explore the effects of transportation on weaned piglets. Successful applicants will have a DVM or MSc degree in animal science or a related discipline. Students will be enrolled in the College of Graduate Studies and Research at the University of Saskatchewan, or alternatively may conduct studies at the University of Guelph with supervision by faculty in the Department of Animal Biosciences or the Ontario Veterinary College. The successful applicant will have strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills, and be able to lead data collection and contribute effectively as a member of the research team. Competitive financial assistance is available in the form of a stipend (Graduate Research Assistantship). Students wishing to study at the University of Guelph can contact Dr. Renee Bergeron, Dept. of Animal Biosciences [Phone (519) 824-4120 x53706; email rbergero@uoguelph.ca], or Dr. Terri O’Sullivan at OVC [Phone (519) 824-4120 x54079; email tosulliv@uoguelph.ca].
  
  
• Morris Animal Foundation Announces Call for Submissions to the Veterinary Student Scholars Program  Each institution may select and submit only one student project proposal, and submissions must be made online by the academic institution for review by Morris Animal Foundation. Deadline: Wednesday, March 6, 2019, by 11:59 p.m. EST.
  
  
• Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) The objective of the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS M) Program is to help develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies. Application Deadline: December 1, 2018

General Announcements

• Librarian in Residence Drop In Office Hours  Librarian in Residence Drop In Office Hours Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Room 2638c. Offering research and publishing support for OVC faculty and grad students.
    
• On campus and off campus access to research link