CATAPULT: Canadian Oral Health Academy Program for Student Virtual Training

CATAPULT is a virtual research academy training program. This free cohort is designed to enhance research-training experience, expose students and faculty members to the latest research developments.

Each cohort will consist of twelve, one-hour virtual sessions and take place during three sessions (Fall, Winter, and Summer).

Please stay tuned for more details!

Short Training Internship Awards: Supporting Research Training

NCOHR sponsors training internships to offer hands-on experience and opportunities to apply knowledge gained from the classroom to a real-world setting. Post-doctoral fellows, doctoral candidates, and master’s students are eligible to apply.

Ten $1,000 Short Training Internship Awards will be offered per year.

The program is being delivered with the support of the Association for Canadian Faculties of Dentistry (ACFD).

Student Research Awards: Mobilizing Knowledge to Advance Oral Health

The CADR-NCOHR student research awards allow trainees to participate in the American/Canadian Association of Dental Research annual meeting and scientific session (held alternate years with the international meeting). Since 2015, CADR and NCOHR have collaborated to jointly sponsor the CADR-NCOHR Student Research Awards.

Announcements of CADR-NCOHR Student Research Awards

2022-2023; 2023-2024; 2024-2025

2019-2020; 2020-2021; 2021-2022

2016-2017; 2017-2018; 2018-2019

2014-2015; 2015-2016

 

 

 

Student Research Groups: Fostering Talent Development

NCOHR and the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR) support the development of a Student Research Group (SRG) at each of the ten Canadian dental schools.

Annual funds are available ($1,000 per for SRG) to hold activities that showcase excellence in oral health research among undergraduates, graduate, and post-graduate trainees at one of the 10 Canadian dental schools.

For information on each local Student Research Group, visit:

School of Dentistry, University of Alberta

Summer Research Institutes: Building Research Capacity

The Summer Research Institute (SRI) program supports a team of researchers and trainees to organize and host a summer institute focused on providing research methodology and skills training to junior and mid-career dental/oral health researchers.

NCOHR is pleased to announce the successful applicant of our 2024 Summer Institute Program. Dr. Hollis Lai, School of Dentistry, University of Alberta will lead the organization and hosting of the Applied AI in Oral Health Summer Institute. See link to announcement.

 

2025 SRI Program (Launched 25/02/2025) Proposal Call.  Deadline – 11:59 pm AST, Wednesday April 23, 2025. (closed)

 

New Frontiers Seed Grants: Supporting Research Collaborations

NCOHR supports collaborative research and knowledge translation activities in oral health research with emphasis placed on novel, innovative and interdisciplinary approaches.

We are pleased to announce the successful applicants of the New Frontiers Seed Grant Program!

2022-2023 ; 2023-2024

2024-2025 Funding Opportunity – Proposal Call. Deadline – 11:59 pm AST, Thursday, November 28, 2024 (closed)

Team Connect Development

NCOHR supports new, collaborative, interdisciplinary research teams to organize and host a team-building workshop to investigate oral health priorities.

2024-2025 Funding Opportunity – Proposal Call. Deadline – 11:59 pm AST, Thursday, December 12, 2024 (closed)

Oral Health Innovations: Translating Discoveries to Health and Better Oral Health Care

NCOHR has formed a strategic partnership with MEDTEQ+ to accelerate the development of oral health innovations and bring ideas to market within dentistry. MEDTEQ+ is a national centre of excellence with a mission to accelerate the innovation and position of products and services developed by the Canadian medical technologies industry.

Please stay tuned for more details!