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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.prionetcanada.ca/
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Sponsor/Award: |
NETWORK CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE - PRIONET - CALL IV FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS - 2010 FALL COMPETITION - LOI |
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Grant Amount: |
$300K PA FOR 2 YEARS |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Sep 13, 2010
Sponsor's: Sep 20, 2010
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Subject Areas: |
Prion Disease, Bovine |
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Description: |
A Network of Centres of Excellence for multidisciplinary research into prions and prion diseases. Provides training, network opportunities and facilitates the transfer of research results to commercial uses. PrioNet?s goal in Call IV is to fund up to seven large scale research projects from the Integrated Themes: Prion Ecology, Prion Biology, and Prion Preparedness and Prevention that address the most pressing challenges today posed by prion and prion-like protein misfolding diseases that will derive socioeconomic benefits to Canada. |
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Application Details: |
Project funds are dependent upon the continued funding of PrioNet under the NCE program. Researcher must meet the eligibility requirements for funding by the Tri-Council and qualify for membership in PrioNet.Research projects must secure cash or in-kind support for at least 25% of the total project budget from external sources (e.g. industry, government, or non-government organizations). Applicant must submit LOI via e?mail in one Adobe PDF and one Word document including all pages
to admin@prionetcanada.ca no later than midnight September 20, 2010. Applicant must also submit an original copy of the LOI by courier posted no later than September 20, 2010. |
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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: |
Pocock,Katy
Russelo,Theresa M
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Sponsor Contacts: |
ADMIN@PRIONETCANADA.CA
MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
Micheal De Groote Centre for Learning and Discovery
1200 MAIN STREET WEST
Room 3120
HAMILTON, Ontario, Canada
905 525-9140
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