Research Opportunities

Internal

• *NEW*Pet Trust Research Competition Winter 2019
  OVC Pet Trust provides funds for research that advances the health and quality of life of companion animals. Approximately $215,000 is available to be allocated in this competition. The equipment competition will also be open with $20,000 available. In addition, there is a new allocation of $95,000 available for the Winter 2019 competition for research specifically concerning the health and welfare of cats. See Pet Trust Research Competition for a full schedule of dates.
  Deadline for Full Proposal: March 20, 2019

External

• *NEW*Cancer Therapeutics Innovation Pipeline Call for Letters of Intent
  The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) established the Cancer Therapeutics Innovation Pipeline (CTIP) strategic initiative to capitalize on Ontario’s expertise in cancer biology and drug discovery. To stimulate collaborative research with the Ontario cancer research community in the area of cancer therapeutics discovery, OICR invites applications for early stage drug discovery. This call for Letters of Intent (LOI) is for Late Accelerator projects. LOI deadline: February 26, 2019 by 5:00 p.m. EST
  
  
• The Banting Research Foundation 2019 Discovery Award competition is now open with one-year grants of up to $25,000 for health and biomedical research projects by outstanding new investigators who are within the first three years of their first academic appointment.
  Application deadline: March 15, 2019. 
  
  
• 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.
  

Student Support

Internal

• Brock Doctoral Scholarship The Brock Doctoral Scholarship, one of the most prestigious doctoral awards available at the University of Guelph, is available for outstanding Doctoral applicants who will be starting their programs in S19, F19 or W20. The scholarship has also increased in value to $37,500 per year (up to 4 years).
  Application deadline: February 15, 2019
  

External

• Summer Opportunities for Veterinary Students at Johns Hopkins 
  The Veterinary Research Scholars Program - 12 week summer program is available to 1st and 2nd year veterinary students with an interest in biomedical research. Deadline for applications is Friday, February 1, 2019.
  The Summer Program In Laboratory Animal Medicine - 12-week summer fellowship provides mentored experiences in laboratory animal medicine and research. Deadline for applications is Friday, February 1, 2019.
  The Summer Fellowship Program in Diagnostic Pathology - 8 to 12-week summer program is available to veterinary students in their 3rd or 4th years. Deadline for applications is Friday, February 1, 2019
  
  
• CEEZAD BSL-3 Training/Transboundary Animal Disease Summer Program now accepting applications. The two-week program is designed to introduce graduate, DVM and upper-level undergraduate students to high-containment training and to provide current practical and scientific information on select high consequence transboundary and zoonotic diseases. All applications must be submitted to ceezad@ksu.edu by Monday, March 4, 2019.
  
  
• 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. Read information on how to apply. 
  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.
  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.
  

General Announcements

• 3MT (3 Minute Thesis) competition for Graduate Students - OVC Heat, Thursday, February 28, 2019, Room 1715, 1230-130 pm, Lifetime Learning Centre. Registration Forms due to ovcsas.research@uoguelph.ca by February 18, 2018.
  
  
• On campus and off campus access to research link