Research on Genomics and Diseases
FRSQ – GQ – NSFC Collaboration

Contacts:

QUÉBEC
Annie Villeneuve
FRSQ
514-873-2114
Ext. 365

Catalina Lopez Correa
Genome Québec
514-398-0668
Ext. 203
clopez@genomequebec.com

CHINA
Natural National Foundation of China (NSFC)
- Qin Wei
  + 8610.62325544
  weiqin@nsfc.gov.cn
- Huai Chen
  chenhuai@nsfc.gov.cn

Objectives

The strategic objective of this bi-national call for proposals is to promote synergy and added value by establishing high quality, interdisciplinary research and highly innovative collaborations between researchers in China and Quebec.

The aim of the research projects is to generate knowledge leading to better understanding the role that genomics plays in human diseases.

Proposed projects must:

-Bring together researchers from a variety of disciplines, areas of expertise and research settings and with an array of cutting edge approaches, and

-Cover fields where the interests and strengths of the researchers are already proven.

The projects will have to be structured so as to contribute a key added value that the researchers, funded solely by their research funding agency, could not achieve on their own.

Priority themes

In this call for proposals, the emphasis is on, but not restricted to, the following five major research themes:

-To determine the functions of non-coding DNA/RNA including alternative splicing mechanisms by genomic/proteomic approaches

-To understand the role of the host and the pathogen in infectious diseases by genomic/proteomic approaches

-To improve disease gene identification and functional validation by genomic/proteomic approaches

-Mapping of the Human interactome

-To develop new approaches in the use of next generation sequencing in Genomics/proteomics

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Conditions 

Research teams applying to this call for proposals must consist of researchers working in eligible institutions under the conditions and requirements of the relevant research funding agency.

Multiple applications

An investigator may participate in only one application under this call for proposals.

Research team structure

The project research team is to be structured as follows:

-Two Principal Investigators (one from Quebec and one from China) who will represent the project and be responsible for management of the application and for the project’s internal scientific management;

-Each Principal Investigator will be responsible for managing the project as well as reporting on the scientific and financial aspects with regards to the specific agency in question and co-investigators.

Each project research team must comprise:

-At least one researcher from China and one researcher from Québec

-And no more than eight investigators in total including the two (2) Principal Investigators.

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e-documents

Submitted to the FRSQ : follow instructions here

Submitted to the NSFC : follow instructions here

NOTE: the identical application forms must be submitted to both agencies.

Applicants

-Application form:

-Names and complete affiliation of all the researchers participating in the project

-Summary of the proposed research project

-Detailed scientific description

-Investigator participation

-Timeline and expected results

-Outreach and knowledge transfer activities

-Budget summarizing the overall cost of the project and its justification

-CVs from all the researchers (in the format prescribed by the research funding agencies).

-For Quebec researchers: Canadian Common CV, full version, fully completed, and including detailed contributions

-For Chinese researchers: Biographical Sketches

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Procedure

Applications will be evaluated by a joint peer review panel of scientists selected jointly by the three research funding agencies.

Evaluation criteria

-Scientific excellence and use of cutting edge technologies in the field of genomics/proteomics

-Originality and innovative aspects of the project

-Alignment with the priority themes

-Track record of the researchers relevance and rigour of research hypotheses and experimental protocols

-Added value of the collaboration involving researchers from China and Québec

-Québec – China research team interdisciplinarity and complementary expertise

-Projects of an interinstitutional and interthematic nature, and where applicable, clinical collaboration

-Feasibility of anticipated outputs and realistic view of their significance

-Proposed strategy for knowledge translation (towards the scientific community and the general public)

-Budget feasibility and justification

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3 years maximum, not renewable.

The partners wish to fund up to 3 projects in this call for proposals.

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Up to 50 000 $CAN/per year for three years per Quebec team for a maximum of 150 000 $CAN.

Up to 150 000 CNY/per year for three years per Chinese team.

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Source

Awardees from Québec will be funded jointly by FRSQ and Genome Quebec.

Awardees from China will be funded by NSFC.

Funding and management rules

Grants will be administered in accordance with the research funding agencies’ respective general rules and regulations. Applicants are subject to the rules and regulations of the research funding agency that will provide funding.

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Eligible expenses, such as salaries, equipment, other project-related expenditures, as well as travel expenses, are subject to the rules and regulations of the research funding agency that will provide funding. A detailed list is available here for FRSQ. A detailed list is available here for NSFC.

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In accepting this grant, the applicants agree to comply with the conditions and requirements stipulated in this call for proposals as well as with the rules and regulations of the research funding agency that will provide funding.

Applicants are responsible for learning and knowing these rules and regulations, and are strongly advised to carefully read the annex that applies to their research funding agency and/or contact the appropriate research funding agency representative.

Failure to comply will result in cancellation of the grant.

Report and presentation

In accepting this grant, the Co-Principal Investigators agree to:

-Send an annual scientific progress report to both FRSQ and NSFC. This report should not exceed 5 pages in length and should recap the key messages of their research work. An annual financial report is also required.

-Send a final scientific report to both FRSQ and NSFC within 6 months of completion of the grant period. The report should recap the key messages of their research work. A financial report is also required. The investigators are encouraged to use Reader-Friendly Writing 1:3:25 prescribed by Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF).

-Present at least one oral presentation of the key messages of the research work at an event such as a symposium organized by the research funding agencies, if requested.

Knowledge transfer

The applicants agree to authorize the three research funding agencies to use the final report and published research outputs (scientific publications, conferences, symposia, conventions or e-publication) for reproduction, translation, execution or public extension purposes through whatever means or for any other non-commercial purposes, provided there is no infringement of copyright law.

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Sharing of intellectual property rights and user rights must comply with the rules of each research funding agencies (FRSQ and NSFC).

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Québec

Genome Québec

Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ)

China

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)