FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Call for Research Proposals - 2009-2012 Canada-Israel Program Launched
Deadline: Feb. 16, 2009
 
The Canada-Israel Cooperation in Agricultural Research Program 2009-2012 (Canada-Israel Program) is now calling for research proposal submissions.
 
This Call for Proposal priority areas are: animal production, water management and food for health.

A proposal must include 3 principal investigators: one University professor (NSERC funded), one Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) scientist, and one Israel scientist (eligible for BARD funding).

The maximum total budget for 3 years is $300,000 Canadian.
 
The Canada-Israel Program is the result of a joint initiative between AAFC, NSERC, BARD and the Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Detailed information about this program is available in the BARD website at: www.bard-isus.com; www.bard-isus.com/CA-BARDPropGuidelines_Current.pdf.

Call for Research Proposals - MITACS ACCELERATE Internship Program
Deadline: Feb. 12, 2009

It is strongly recommended that for internships intended to commence May 1, 2009, proposals be received by MITACS by this submission date.

The MITACS ACCELERATE Ontario program is currently seeking proposals from professors, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in any Faculty or Department for research projects conducted in collaboration with Ontario companies and other organizations.  This innovative internship program funds 4-, 8-, or 12-month research projects. 

MITACS ACCELERATE is open to all University Faculties and Departments that train graduate students including Arts, Engineering, Humanities, Physical Sciences, Applied Sciences, Social Sciences and many more.

Benefits of the MITACS ACCELERATE for professors, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are:

• Leverages your existing funding from industry
• Source of funding for a grad student/postdoc
• Provides a valuable career opportunity for grad students and postdocs
• Application process has limited paperwork; quick turnaround. Proposals are accepted at any time
• Foreign grad students can participate
• Can help you to attract grad students and postdocs

The intern, under the supervision of a faculty member, spends approximately half of his/her time over a minimum four-month period onsite with an eligible Ontario partner (a company, industry association, not-for-profit or crown corporation) or in the field, developing a better understanding of a jointly-identified research problem of importance to the company. The balance of the intern’s time is spent at the University with a professor, developing a solution to the organization’s challenge. 

The company’s contribution of $7.5K per four-month internship unit is matched by MITACS, with funding support from the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada. The intern receives a minimum of $10K of the $15K in funding, with the remaining $5K supporting other costs associated with the project.

Should you have questions about this internship, please contact Claudia Krywiak at: ckrywiak@mitacs.ca or 416-650-8440. 

More information about MITACS ACCELERATE and past examples of internships across Canada are available at: www.acceleratecanada.ca. Information about MITACS is available at: www.mitacs.ca.

Call for Proposals - HP Labs Innovation Research Program 2009
Deadline: Feb. 23, 2009 to Intellectual Property & Contracts Office

HP Labs has announced the call for the HP Labs Innovation Research Program 2009. Funding in the range of $50,000 - $75,000 USD is available, primarily intended to provide financial support for a graduate student to assist the Principal Investigator conducting a collaborative research project with HP Labs. Larger or partial awards may be made, and awards may be renewed for the duration of up to three years, based on research outcomes and HP business needs. Supported projects will be expected to begin in Aug. 2009.

Detailed information regarding the process of the application, research themes, topics and awards are available at: www.hpl.hp.com/open_innovation/irp/topics_2009.html

Budgets in the proposals must include overhead calculated at 40%. Proposals should be submitted to Monique McNaughton at: monique.mcnaughton@utoronto.ca, Intellectual Property & Contracts Office for approval before submission to HP.

For successful awards, the funding agreement grants HP the non-exclusive, royalty free right to use all intellectual property generated from the project. HP will be able to commercially use all the technology developed in the course of the project without any compensation to the inventors beyond the research funding. All project participants must be aware of this condition and must agree in writing. To understand the impact of this condition on your research you should discuss your potential project with Lino DeFacendis or Cyril Gibbons at the Innovations Group at: 416-946-5942. 

2009 Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program (HIIFP)
Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Deadline: March 5, 2009, 2:30 pm (MTO)
Internal Deadline: Feb. 25, 2009 (Research Services)
 
The purpose of this program is to encourage basic and applied research in transportation infrastructure in Ontario. The program solicits innovations from institutions to assist the Ministry in meeting selected challenges, and to encourage undergraduate and graduate research in transportation and infrastructure engineering. The program challenges Ontario's academic community to contribute to transportation infrastructure solutions in a number of areas including traffic operations, intelligent transportation systems, engineering materials, highway design, environmental, geomatics, bridges, construction and maintenance.
 
The Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program guidelines and Application Forms are available at: www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/business/funding.htm

CIHR e-Approval Pilot Project Effective for the March 2009 Competition
Deadline: March 1, 2009

There is a new Submission Procedure for all applicants from the University of Toronto to the CIHR Operating Grant Competition beginning with the March 1, 2009 deadline.

Please review this important update on applying to CIHR very carefully – it affects how you will submit your application to CIHR.

What is the New Procedure? The entire application process to the CIHR Operating Grant program is now completely electronic, including University approval and final submission.

You will obtain University approval of your proposal by submitting it electronically through ResearchNET to the University. Either Research Services (UTRS) or the Faculty of Medicine Research Office (FMRO) will approve and submit your proposal, or return it to you should adjustments be required. When your proposal is approved electronically by the University, UTRS or FMRO then submits your proposal to CIHR directly on-line.

New Internal Deadline Date: With this new process, you must submit your completed application through the ResearchNET system for University approval no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thurs., Feb. 26, 2009.

Applications cannot be accepted after the specified time on the internal deadline.

You still must complete an RIS Application form, and bring a signed, hard-copy of your Application to UTRS or FMRO once you have submitted your Application for University Approval electronically. You must also provide signed pages for your co-applicants.

Please take note that this new process means that you will no longer obtain University approval and then have the opportunity to make any changes to the proposal before it is submitted to CIHR. Once the University approves your application, it can no longer be changed. It also cannot be retrieved once it has been submitted to CIHR. This means you must have made all of your final changes, and submitted for University approval by the Internal Deadline date and time noted above.

If you have questions about the new process or the CIHR Operating Grant program, please contact:
Bill Maurice, 416-946-5926, william.maurice@utoronto.ca
Deanna Pong, 416-946-5607, deanna.pong@utoronto.ca

Industry Requests for Research Assistance
Deadline Date: February 22, 2009

The content for an Expression of Interest should include the researcher's contact information and webpage outlining expertise. If a webpage is unavailable, a brief resume outlining relevant research and background can be substituted. Please forward your EOI to: karen.zavitz@iscm.ca for the following projects. The company will provide detail information at an introductory teleconference if your EOI is selected.

Project # 200801 - Environment - Semiconductor Industry
A large international corporation is interested in the research and development of biotechnology for the removal of metals, organic compounds and other contaminants from wastewater in the semiconductor industry. This includes the research of microbes to isolate water contaminants and the development of closed loop bioreactors and associated technologies for a complete industrial-scale system.

Project # 200802 - Evaluation and Application of Surface Electromyography (EMG)
Mapping System
An early stage company is developing a modular medium-scale, non-invasive, surface EMG (sEMG) mapping system for neuromuscular diagnostic and treatment planning applications. They are seeking to meet researchers who are evaluating patients with movement disorders or pain. The company seeks the input of such researchers on the format, features, and applications of their system, and seeks participants in future evaluation studies.

University of Toronto – Membership in NineSigma

NineSigma is a clearinghouse for private sector companies seeking research solutions and collaborations on specific topics. Below is a listing of the latest opportunities. For more information about each of these opportunities please click on the relevant link. If you are interested in applying for any of these opportunities follow the directions in the link or contact the IPC office.

New RFPs*:

Custom Design, Build & Supply of High Throughput Processing Equipment
www.ninesigma.com/mx/50874-1-aff
A global agricultural company invites preliminary proposals for the development and eventual supply of equipment that will make precise cuts in plant material and sort the cut parts.

Materials for Simultaneous Absorption and Evaporation of Water
www.ninesigma.com/mx/50848-1-aff
A Global 500 company invites proposals for new materials that can absorb water and simultaneously evaporate it to control water flow and avoid accumulation.

Reducing Urogenital Itching and Irritation
www.ninesigma.com/mx/50871-1-aff
A Global Consumer Products Company invites proposals for chemical formulations for reducing urogenital itching and irritation and for mechanisms for delivering relief via a feminine care consumer product.

Open RFPs*:

Accelerated Test Method for Al-Fe Nodular Corrosion Products
www.ninesigma.com/mx/11306-1-aff
A multi-billion dollar global automotive manufacture seeks material science and corrosion experts for understanding and reproducing a specific corrosion mechanism between aluminum alloy and iron.

Automatic Detection of Film Defects for Packaged Food Products
www.ninesigma.com/mx/11288-1-aff
A billion dollar food products manufacturer invites proposals for technology for automatically detecting Film Packaging Defects such as poor sealing of food products.

Coating Technology That Makes Sensor Device Implantable
www.ninesigma.com/mx/11327-1-aff
A multi-billion dollar global high-tech manufacturer invites proposals for (ultra) thin film coating technology that makes it possible to implant, within the human body, ultra-small sensor device for measuring blood sugar.

Ethanol / Mixed Alcohols Production from Paper-based Waste Cellulosic Biomass www.ninesigma.com/mx/50866-1-aff
A Global Company invites proposals for expertise or production capability to produce ethanol (EtOH) or mixed alcohols (MA) from paper-based waste cellulosic biomass.

Heat Resistant Chocolate Coating
www.ninesigma.com/mx/50858-1-aff
A global food company invites proposals for a heat resistant chocolate or confectionery cocoa coating.

High-Fidelity Stress Measurement of Bolt Thread
www.ninesigma.com/mx/11309-1-aff
A multi-billion dollar global automotive manufacture invites proposals for high-fidelity stress measurement for automotive transmission components.

In Vitro Methods to Evaluate Biofluid Flow Reducing Materials
www.ninesigma.com/mx/50847-1-aff
A global consumer products company invites proposals for a new in vitro method to assess the efficiency of materials that reduce the flow of biofluids.

Label-Free Spectroscopic Assay to Detect a Specific Protein
www.ninesigma.com/mx/11300-1-aff
A multi-billion dollar optical equipment manufacturer invites proposals for technology that can easily and quickly detect the presence of a specific protein or peptide within a biological specimen (high-throughput detection) by using absorption spectroscopy while leaving the specimen in its original state as much as possible (label-free).

Lignin of Acceptable Color which is Stable for Formulation in Consumer Products www.ninesigma.com/mx/50861-1-aff
A Global Consumer Products Company invites proposals for lignin decolorizing or new techniques for lignin with acceptable color that is stable for formulation into consumer products.

Machining of Micro 3D Features
www.ninesigma.com/mx/50761-1-aff
A Global 500 Company seeks proposals to develop new and better methods of machining micro three-dimensional (3D) features in stainless steel materials.

Manufacturing Functional Textile-like Components to a Net
www.ninesigma.com/mx/50857-1-aff
A wearable consumer products company invites proposals for technology to permit the manufacturing of functional textile-like components to a net perimeter shape without cutting.

Pharmaceutical Prior Art Challenge - Montelukast Sodium
www.ninesigma.com/mx/30680-S1-01-aff
Article One Partners seeks public literature about montelukast sodium, the active ingredient in Singulair™. Public literature for this project can be dated no later than Oct. 11, 1989.

Research to Understand the Sensory Experience of Food and Drink in the Throat www.ninesigma.com/mx/11321-1-aff
A multi-billion dollar beverage manufacturer invites proposals for researching the connections between the sensory experience of drinking and eating and the physical properties of the food and drink.

Seeking Melt Processable Negatively Birefringent Polymers
www.ninesigma.com/mx/50835-1-aff
3M, a leader in optical film products, invites proposals for the development and/or supply of melt processable, negatively birefringent polymers.

Seeking Technology that Eliminates Pathogenic Organisms in Beef
www.ninesigma.com/mx/50856-1-aff
An industry leading, worldwide beef processor invites proposals for technologies that eliminate pathogenic organisms in ground beef. Specific pathogens of concern are Verotoxin producing E. coli and Salmonella.

Semiconductor Prior Art Challenge - Double-Edged Clocking in a DRAM/Memory Chip
www.ninesigma.com/mx/30680-S1-02-aff
Article One Partners seeks public literature related to creating a DRAM or memory chip with double edged clocking. Public literature for this project can be dated no later than April 17, 1989.

Sensor Products Using Carbon Nanotubes
www.ninesigma.com/mx/11303-1-aff
A multi-billion dollar electronic parts manufacturer seeks partners to develop sensor products using carbon nanotubes.

Skin Cooling - Formulation and Delivery in a Consumer Product
www.ninesigma.com/mx/50865-1-aff
A Fortune 500 company seeks solutions for skin cooling formulations and corresponding methods of
application of formulations into a dry, disposable substrate.

Substances that Control the Freezing of Starchy Foods
www.ninesigma.com/mx/11285-1-aff
A multi-billion dollar manufacturer invites proposals for substances that control the freezing of starch food substances by either (i) lowering the freezing point or (ii) controlling the growth of ice crystals.

Supplier of Bag Filters That Avoid Clogging for a Long Time
www.ninesigma.com/mx/11282-1-aff
A multi-billion dollar manufacturer, is searching for a bag material or a supplier for bag filters that avoid clogging for a long time.

Technology for Improving the Endurance of Grinding Rollers
www.ninesigma.com/mx/11279-1-aff
A multi-billion dollar manufacturer invites proposals for technology for improving the endurance of grinding rollers which can reduce the frequency of maintenance (re-corrugation of roller's surface).

Technology to Orient Fillers in Composites Using a Magnetic Field
www.ninesigma.com/mx/11294-1-aff
A multi-billion dollar materials manufacturer invites proposals to develop technology for orienting micron-sized fillers in a resin film using a magnetic field.

Thermally Conductive Flexible Materials with High Heat Stability
www.ninesigma.com/mx/11315-1-aff
A major precision machinery manufacturer invites proposals for a novel thermal interface material (TIM).

Thickness Measurement Technology for a Particle Layer With a Thickness
of Several Tens of Microns
www.ninesigma.com/mx/11318-1-aff
A multi-billion dollar printer manufacturer invites proposals for thickness measurement technology for the toner particle layers on developer rollers (cylindrical rubber substrate) and photoconductive drums (cylindrical metal substrate).

Weight / Volume Measuring Technology of Micron-Sized Powders in a Container www.ninesigma.com/mx/11312-1-aff
A major precision machine manufacturer invites proposals for technology for precisely measuring the weight or volume of powders with a diameter of 5 µm, with the aim of physically measuring the remaining amount of toner within a toner cartridge.

*The open projects related to Chemistry, Materials Science, Electronics, Consumer Products, are located in the following website: files.ninesigma.com/newsletter-aff.html

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