Funding Opportunities

2010 Funding Competition

Applications should be submitted as word documents by email attachment to: dziemianski@ccic.net
Supporting documents or hard copies can be faxed to: 514-934-8491, or sent by mail to:
Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids
3777 Cote-des-Neiges, Suite 208
Montreal, QC, Canada, H3H 1V8

Funding announcements will be made on April 15, 2010

Graduate Student Summer Research Support

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Description:

The aim of this program is to encourage and support basic science cannabinoid research. This award is intended to support a graduate student for their summer term 2010 in pursuing basic science cannabinoid research.

General Eligibility Criteria

1. Applicants may only make one application per year per award.
2. Applicants must share in the vision, mission and purpose of the CCIC.
3. Members and Directors shall not be deemed ineligible due to their status as members or Directors to avail themselves of any program that my be offered or undertaken by the Consortium for the benefit of the general public, or any segment thereof, unless expressly excluded by a majority of the general membership (CCIC Bylaw 5.11).
4. Successful applicants will acknowledge support from the CCIC, should their research be published.

Specific Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:
1. Be a member of the CCIC (defined by their membership status having been approved by the membership committee).
2. Have a supervisor who is a member of the CCIC (defined by their membership status having been approved by the membership committee).
   The project must:
3. Be consistent with the CCIC’s mission and purpose.
4. Be in compliance with the ethical rules in the institution associated with the research.
5. Be a basic science cannabinoid or cannabinoid related project.

Required Documentation

1. Application form – Fully completed, including; a description of the proposed research and a brief description of how the money requested will be used.
2. Letter of support or reference from applicants supervisor.
3. The candidates CV.

Trainee Conference Support

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Description:

The aim of this program is to support a graduate student or post-doctoral researcher for their presentation of an abstract at a national or international conference.

General Eligibility Criteria

1. Applicants may only make one application per year per award.
2. Applicants must share in the vision, mission and purpose of the CCIC.
3. Members and Directors shall not be deemed ineligible due to their status as members or Directors to avail themselves of any program that my be offered or undertaken by the Consortium for the benefit of the general public, or any segment thereof, unless expressly excluded by a majority of the general membership (CCIC Bylaw 5.11).
4. Successful applicants will recognize support from the CCIC by including the CCIC logo on their poster

Specific Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:
1. Be a member of the CCIC (defined by their membership status having been approved by the membership committee).
2. Be a registered trainee at a University at the time of application or a post-doctoral researcher or fellow.
3. Be engaged in cannabinoid or cannabinod related basic science research.
4. Special consideration will be given to applications for attending cannabinoid focused meetings, including; Cannabinoids and Pain (Official Satellite Symposium of the 13th World Congress on Pain), International Cannabinoid Research Society Annual Meeting.

Required Documentation

1. Application form – fully completed.
2. A letter signed by the applicant and his/her supervisor confirming the relationship and that the applicant will present the abstract submitted.
3. A document confirming the acceptance of the abstract for presentation at a conference. If this is not available at the time of application, a document showing proof of submission is acceptable in lieu; however, proof of acceptance must be sent to the CCIC at least 60 days before the start of the conference.