Research Admin Offices:

• ROADS

Opportunity Type:

• Grant

Value:

The total grant amount is 35,000 € (approximately $50 000 CAD).

Disciplines:

• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Health Sciences

Sponsors:

• Biocodex Microbiota Foundation

Deadlines:

Description:

Through this initiative, the Foundation aims to promote research on the microbiota and its complex interactions with human health and disease.   In keeping with this commitment, the Foundation is inviting applications for non-profit research projects and will support selected projects that demonstrate outstanding potential and innovation.

Eligibility:

Applicants for this award must hold an MD, PhD, and/or equivalent degree (e.g., MBChB, MBBS, DO).

Applicants must be full-time faculty or equivalent position at an institution in Canada by the start date of this award.

Applicants must classify as “early career” according to the following criteria:

• MD (or equivalent) applicants are considered “early career” if no more than seven years have elapsed following the completion of clinical training (GI fellowship or its equivalent) and the start date of this award
• PhD (or equivalent) applicants are considered “early career” if no more than seven years have elapsed following the conferment of the PhD degree and the start date of this award.
• An appropriately documented leave of absence, such as parental or medical leave, will not be counted toward the above seven-year eliigibility criteria.

Applicants performing any type of research (basic, translational, clinical) relevant to microbiota are strongly encouraged to apply.

We comply with EDI (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) principles and we encourage people from all ethnics, races minorities to apply.

The grant is intended as a seeding or bridging grant, to help investigators initiate a project to become independent.

Resources:

Additional details.

Contact:

For more information on how to apply, contact Claire Arabski, Senior Advisor, ROADS.