Guelph, ON – November 13, 2009: The Advanced Foods and Material Network has announced a call for Letters of Intent (LOIs) for Discovery Research Grants. Proposed projects must be highly translational and focused on one of the following areas: food and health; bio-materials and nanoscience; traceability and authenticity; and policy and regulations.

The Advanced Foods and Material Network will be concluding its first, 7-year cycle of funding in March 2011. To secure a second round of 7-year NCE funding, an application will be submitted in August 2010.  This application must include potential round 2 projects that build on and add value to the research developed in the first round.  In preparation of this application (due August 2010), AFMnet is requesting Letters of Intent (LOIs) to be submitted by Monday, December 21, 2009.  Successful LOIs will be selected to submit a full proposal by February 15, 2010 for inclusion in the renewal application. Funds for successful applications would be available April, 2011.

Further application details can be found at: http://www.afmnet.ca/research/discoveryRFP.html