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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/programs/pda/program.asp
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Sponsor/Award: |
MINISTRY OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION - PREMIER'S DISCOVERY AWARD - 2009 COMPETITION |
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Grant Amount: |
$250,000-$500,000 |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Oct 23, 2009
Internal: Jan 01, 2009
Sponsor's: Nov 06, 2009
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Subject Areas: |
Biological Sciences, Knowledge Transfer, Physical Sciences, Arts and Culture, Natural Sciences, Social Science, Life Sciences, Engineering, Humanities, Innovation, Medicine, Ecology, Arts, Technology Transfer |
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Description: |
The Premier's Discovery Awards celebrate the research excellence of Ontario's most accomplished researchers. By showcasing individual achievements, the program aims to enhance Ontario's attractiveness as a global research centre. A researcher can be nominated in only one category in a competition and may receive only one award from the program.
Posthumous nominations will not be accepted.
Individuals who have received a Premier?s Discovery Award or a Premier?s Platinum Medal for Research Excellence are not eligible to be nominated for, or receive, a Premier?s Discovery Award. |
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Application Details: |
The Discovery Award consists of five awards recognizing excellence in research for either a single discovery or a body of work on both domestic and international fronts.
* The $500,000 Life Sciences and Medicine award celebrates advances in the study of human health and/or biological/ecological systems.
* The $500,000 Natural Sciences and Engineering award celebrates achievements in the study of physical sciences and/or engineering processes.
* The $250,000 Social Sciences award celebrates achievements in the study of social interactions and/or social systems.
* The $250,000 Arts and Humanities award celebrates achievements in the study of arts and/or culture.
* The $250,000 Innovation Leadership award recognizes exceptional leadership in the transfer of knowledge and/or technology. Eligible researchers may be nominated by the Vice-President of Research (or equivalent) of an Ontario publicly funded research institution or by any other faculty member at an Ontario publicly funded research institution, provided that the nomination is also signed by the Vice-President of Research (or equivalent) of the Ontario publicly funded research institution at which the award will be administered and the research conducted.INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT LEVIED ON THIS PROGRAM |
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NOTE: Letters of Intent and Full Applications are to be processed through Research Development Services for institutional signatures, and are to be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean signatures). Requests for Institutional signatures should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. |
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Western Contacts: |
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Sponsor Contacts: |
PAULA PSYLLAKIS -AWARDS@MRI.GOV.ON.CA
7th Floor
56 Wellesley Street West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
416 314 7220
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