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February 1, 2023

This is the February edition of the Research Nova Scotia Newsletter. Follow along for updates on current funding opportunities, upcoming events, award recipients, and researcher stories that highlight the exciting research taking place right here in Nova Scotia.

Announcements

Research Nova Scotia Website Maintenance

Current Opportunities

Scotia Scholars Undergraduate Awards - Applications Due February 9
Atlantic Climate Research Collaboration (ACRC) - Applications Due February 10
Research Nova Scotia Ukrainian Emergency Research Support Fund
MSSU Trainee Support Program for Master's, Doctoral, and Postdoctoral Fellows
SSHRC Funding to Support Black Student Researchers at the Undergraduate Level

Working Together

Beyond Research Podcast

Catch up on Seasons 1 and 2

In the News

Announcements

Research Nova Scotia Website Maintenance

Please note that Research Nova Scotia's website will be undergoing maintenance until February 6, 2023.

The pages and links researchers and partners need are still available, but if you encounter any issues, please contact us.

Current Opportunities

Scotia Scholars Undergraduate Award

*APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW*

The Scotia Scholars Award provides financial support to research trainees with exceptional potential who are engaged in a health research project at participating Nova Scotia institutions. This award will support the growth, acquisition, and retention of highly skilled individuals who are advancing and translating knowledge in disease detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, strengthening health care delivery systems, caring for vulnerable populations, and promoting better opportunities for future health and wellbeing.

Funding for this award is provided by the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness.

Application deadline is February 9, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. (AST)

Participating institutions:

Cape Breton University
Mount Saint Vincent University
University of Kings College
Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC Summer Research)

Learn More

Atlantic Climate Research Collaboration (ACRC)

Research Nova Scotia and the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI) Atlantic have launched the Atlantic Climate Research Collaboration (ACRC) to fund research that will tackle complex problems related to climate change and its impacts on coastal communities.

ACRC will leverage local expertise by bringing together research, industry, and community to address and mitigate the threats of climate change to Atlantic Canadians.

The program will support the development of new statistical and inferential data science methodology and models and/or the application of existing statistical and data science methods and models in innovative ways.

Funding will be distributed over two years, across three intake periods annually. CANSSI Atlantic will oversee the program and Research Nova Scotia will manage the applications.

The deadline for the first intake is February 10, 2023.

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Ukrainian Emergency Research Support Fund

The Ukrainian Emergency Research Support Fund will provide funding to undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and researchers who are accepted by a Nova Scotian institution to continue their research work. Postsecondary research institutions and research-focused organizations are eligible hosts for the grants, which are intended to offset some of the costs of outfitting offices and labs, renting out or sharing equipment, and integrating visiting Ukrainians into a Nova Scotian education system.

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MSSU Trainee Support Program

The MSSU Trainee Support Program offers funding opportunities for individuals pursing patient-oriented health research in a Master's, Doctoral, or Postdoctoral Fellow Program at a Maritime university.

Applications are open now.

An information session is scheduled for February 23.

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SSHRC Funding to Support Black Student Researchers at the Undergraduate Level

The Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) program supports more than 3,000 students annually and is administered jointly by three of Canada’s research granting agencies: the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

At the present time, CIHR and SSHRC USRAs are exclusively for Black student researchers.

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Working Together

Over the last couple of years, RNS has pursued a mission-oriented research strategy to tackle big, complex challenges in Nova Scotia. This strategy starts with what we want to accomplish and builds a research agenda and coalition of partners to help achieve these goals. By focusing on the goal, we can support many different types of ideas all seeking to find common ground: science and social science, fundamental and applied research can each play a role.
As a province, we face many grand challenges; equally, we are rich in resources, assets and expertise that can grab hold of opportunities. But we cannot do it alone: we need creative and collaborative partners, researchers, and uptake organizations who are willing to work together to find solutions.

Have an idea about how we could work together to support achieving one or more of our missions? Contact us

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Beyond Research Podcast

Are you caught up on Season 1 and 2 of the Beyond Research Podcast? We invite you to download a few of our most popular episodes from last month.

The Beyond Research Podcast is proud to have listeners in over 50 countries and is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and where ever you get your podcasts.

Listen Now

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