Call for Projects: Biocodex Microbiota Foundation National Grant Program (Canada)

• The microbiome in human health and diseases.

Funding Information

• The total grant amount is 25,000 € (approximately 36 000 CAD).

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants for this award must hold an MD, PhD, and/or equivalent degree (e.g., MBChB, MBBS, DO).
• Applicants must be full-time faculty or equivalent position at an institution in Canada by the start date of this award.
• Applicants must classify as “early career” according to the following criteria:
• MD (or equivalent) applicants are considered “early career” if no more than seven years have elapsed following the completion of clinical training (GI fellowship or its equivalent) and the start date of this award:
  • PhD (or equivalent) applicants are considered “early career” if no more than seven years have elapsed following the conferment of the PhD degree and the start date of this award.
  • An appropriately documented leave of absence, such as parental or medical leave, will not be counted toward the above seven-year eligibility criteria.
• Applicants performing any type of research (basic, translational, clinical) relevant to microbiota are strongly encouraged to apply.
• They comply with EDI (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) principles and we encourage people from all ethnics, races minorities to apply.
• The grant is intended as a seeding or bridging grant, to help investigators initiate a project to become independent.

Application Requirements

• The Applicant agrees to inform the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation of any financing that has already been received for this project, or a request for funding to another structure.
• The Applicant agrees to submit a 1-year interim report of research work to the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation. The final report is due at 18 months of initiating the project. He/she also agrees to send the final report of the study to the Foundation within six months of the close of the project.
• The Applicant will mention the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation’s support in any communication or publication of their work with the following sentence: “This work was (partially) supported by the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation.” The Applicant will send copies of these communications or publications to the Foundation.
• The Applicant authorizes the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation to publicize its support for their proposal and grants both on the Foundation website and through other means by uploading the non-confidential summary of the proposal.
• If for any reason the winning study needs to be discontinued, the Applicant agrees to promptly (within 3 days of the decision) communicate this to the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation.

For more information, visit Biocodex Microbiota Foundation.