Calls for Letters of Intent

The CPRC will be calling for Letters of Intent (LOIs) for priority areas of research each April. Submissions should be made using the LOI form. After considering input from the CPRC Scientific Advisory Committee, as well as current budget limitations, the CPRC Directors have decided to announce annual Calls for Letters of Intent that pertain to 2 research priority areas at a time. Calls will be made each April with completed LOIs due back the last business day of June.

Details of the 2010 Call for Letters of Intent will be posted in April.

The priority areas called for are as follows:

Date of Call/Priority areas:

April 2007:
Avian Gut Microbiology
Novel Feedstuffs
April 2008:
Environment
Novel Feedstuffs
March 2009:
Poultry Welfare & Behaviour
Food Safety & Quality - Impact of Poultry Health & Disease
April 2010:
Avian Gut Microbiology
Environment
April 2011
Poultry Welfare & Behaviour
Food Safety & Quality - Impact of Poultry Health & Disease

With input from academe, government and industry, the CPRC will continually review its research priority list and, if necessary, adjust it to reflect existing and emerging issues of importance to its members. Provided they remain of high importance, individual priority areas will be the subject of future Calls at regular intervals so as to promote continuity in existing research programs.

The CPRC supports poultry research in Canada and the training of highly qualified people for Canada’s poultry sector. Its primary function is that of a matching fund granting agency and, as such, will work with applicants to secure matching funds from partners.

The CPRC Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) will review all LOIs. It will make recommendations to the CPRC Directors. All applicants will be informed if the CPRC will support their application.

If approved for CPRC support, NSERC-eligible applicants will be instructed to submit applications to NSERC-CRD program through their respective university Research Grants Offices, with all signatures as required by NSERC. AAFC scientists will be instructed to submit their approved applications to the MII program through the appropriate AAFC channels.

Funds for this granting program will be limited; applicants should limit their requests from CPRC to a maximum of $20,000 per year. Funds from other sources are welcome. Larger budgets should be discussed with the CPRC office before submitting an application for evaluation.

Collaboration among scientists and institutions is encouraged and will be a consideration during the review process.

Inquiries regarding the CPRC or its member’s component of this call for LOIs should be directed to Mr. Gord Speksnijder at the CPRC office. Questions regarding the NSERC component should be directed to Doris Braslins at doris.braslins@nserc.ca and copied to Mr. Speksnijder at gords@cp-rc.ca.

Please click on the appropriate year below to view previous Calls for LOIs:
2009
2008
2007

Note that the CPRC has established a mechanism by it which will receive ad hoc proposals outside the established research priority areas. For details, please click here.