Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.afmnet.ca/research/discoveryRFP.html
Sponsor/Award: NETWORK CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE - ADVANCED FOOD AND MATERIALS NETWORK - STAR/COMMERCIALIZATION PRGRM - 2010 WINTER COMP - LOI

Grant Amount: $150K FOR ONE YEAR.
Deadline: Dean's: Jan 15, 2010
Internal: Jan 22, 2010
Sponsor's: Jan 29, 2010

Subject Areas: Commercialization, Food Sciences, Biomaterials, Health
Description:

AFMNet is one of Canada's Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE). The NCE Program is jointly administered by three granting councils: the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), in partnership with Industry Canada.

The AFMNet STAR/Commercialization Program is in place to: 1. Exploit intellectual property (IP) developed from foods and biomaterials research 2. Fund proof of principle research to lead to the development of a product or service 3.Develop Canadian technologies which are of benefit and relevance to the social and economic health of Canada 4. Lead to technology transfer and knowledge mobilization Projects should address the core areas of AFMNet which have been developed and include: food and health; bio-materials and nanoscience; traceability and authenticity; and policy and regulations.

Application Details: **Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the guidelines for "Instructions for Completing a Renewal Application for an NCE Second Funding Cycle" prior to completing the template as this document outlines the requirements for a successful application. In addition, terms such as Knowledge Translation are defined.We are requesting Letters of Intent (LOIs) to be submitted by Friday, January 29, 2010. These LOIs will be evaluated by the AFMNet Research Management Committee by February 5, 2010 and successful LOIs will be selected to submit a full proposal (5 page maximum) by March 19, 2010. Full proposals will require a budget and justification, as well as milestones for a maximum one year. If your application is successful, funds will become available in April 2010. Proposals must be submitted to Tom Dowler (tom.dowler@afmnet.ca) no later than 11:59 pm EST on January 29, 2010 .
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.
Western Contacts:

Sponsor Contacts:

KELLY.KRASHINSKY@AFMNET.CA
MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
Micheal De Groote Centre for Learning and Discovery
1200 MAIN STREET WEST
Room 3120
HAMILTON, Ontario, Canada
905 525-9140