Our Priority
Osteoporosis Canada's Research Priority is to support clinical, translational and health outcomes research that focuses on the high fracture risk population, especially on preventing fractures and their negative consequences.
Research Competition
The Osteoporosis Research Program provides
training awards to support Canadian investigators conducting research
that promises to yield new insights into the prevention and treatment
of osteoporosis and improving the lives of individuals with this
disease. Awards are offered to individuals through annual research
competitions, which involves an extensive peer review process.
Osteoporosis Canada is currently involved in
two partnerships, which collaborate in funding research awards. These
programs include:
The Osteoporosis Canada-CaMos Fellowship
Award
A collaborative award, by the Canadian
Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos) and Osteoporosis
Canada. This program will fund a graduate student or postdoctoral
fellow for one year in the amount of $20,000 and will provide that
individual with an opportunity to engage in research training with
investigators at CaMos. Awardees will gain new insight into the field
of osteoporosis and will be presented with the basis for a career in
clinical/epidemiological research related to osteoporosis. This program
strives to improve the lives of individuals with osteoporosis while
seeking optimal prevention and treatment of the disease.
The application process will be administered
by OC.
Application Forms:
OC/CIHR Fellowship Award – Post Doc Trainee
A jointly supported award by Osteoporosis Canada and CIHR is offered under the mandate of the Small Health Organizations Partnership Program (SHOPP). SHOPP fosters partnership opportunities with small health charities and not-for-profit organizations with modest health research funding capacity by co-funding training and salary awards. The benefit of this program is that CIHR offers partnership opportunities for small health organizations to increase their health research capacity while becoming more in line with the strategic directions of the Institutes. This program also meets CIHR's strategic objective of outstanding research through effective partnerships in specific areas of research.
This award under CIHR and Osteoporosis Canada will fund applications that reflect the research priorities identified by Osteoporosis Canada. Refer to:
http://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/srch.do?all=1&search=true&org=CIHR&sort=program&masterList=true&view=currentOpps&fodAgency=CIHR&fodLanguage=E
“Osteoporosis Canada’s research priority is to support clinical, translational and health outcomes research that focuses on the high fracture risk population, especially on preventing fractures and their negative consequences.”
The application process will be administered
by CIHR
The Osteoporosis Canada Tim Murray Short-Term Training Award
This award (maximum $5000) will give an individual the opportunity to learn more about osteoporosis and/or advance existing research skills in osteoporosis. It is open to undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate trainees, health care professionals and junior faculty members (where junior is defined as less than 5 years in their first academic appointment).
The award aims to build on Dr. Timothy Murray's impressive legacy of teaching, research and patient care by recognizing, supporting and encouraging future leaders in bone health. The application process will be administered by Osteoporosis Canada's research committee.
The proposed training or project must occur between May 2012 and April 2013.
Timelines
Application deadline – March 30, 2012
Decision of successful candidate – April 15, 2012
Award may start no earlier than – May 1, 2012
Application Forms:
For more information, please contact:
Kerry Grady MHSc, RD
Senior Manager
Scientific and Clinical Programs
kgrady@osteoporosis.ca
