With the Genomics Project Development (GPD) Workshop program the Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) seeks to support unique opportunities to strengthen international connections and increase investment in the Ontario genomics research community.  Under the GPD program, OGI will provide up to $10,000 in funding for Workshops structured to stimulate international collaborations leading to large-scale international funding or in-kind contributions in the general fields of genomics, proteomics, and associated technologies (henceforth referred to as 'genomics research').  Funded Workshops must be held in Ontario and should focus on a unique, well-defined research area relevant to large-scale genomics research.  OGI intends to be the major sponsor of these Workshops; however, if the budget warrants it, other major sponsors can be included.  Up to four Workshops will be funded per year depending on the quality and quantity of applications.

The GPD Workshop program is open to all Ontario-based investigators active in genomics research seeking to build their capacity to compete provincially, nationally, and internationally for large-scale funding.  However, it should be noted that the GPD program is not intended as funding for general scientific conferences or training workshops.

OGI will accept proposals on or before the designated due date for each quarter (i.e., January 23, April 16, July 16, and October 15). OGI will notify applicants of the funding decision within a month of the relevant deadline.

For more details and templates for preparing an application, please see the following documents:

• Program Guidelines 

• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Template

• Proposal Template

• Reimbursement Form

Previous Genomics Capacity Building Workshops

• Genome-wide analysis of Rb loss / 2nd International RB1 Symposium - 17-18 November 2011
• Personalized Medicine in the Genomics Era:  An International Symposium on Childhood Heart Disease - 17-18 October 2011
• Synthetic Antibodies: Novel Tools and Therapeutics - 16-17 May 2011
• Moving Genomics for Specialty Agriculture – 22 March 2011
• Canadian Human Proteome Project (CHPP) Meeting - 22 February 2011
• Zebrafish Functional Genomics Public Lectures - 7 February 2011
• Biomarker Discovery for Protein Folding Disease with a Focus on Cystic Fibrosis - 10 December 2010
• International Autism Genome Project Steering and Planning Meeting: Phase III - 31 August 2010
• Metagenomics and emerging molecular techniques for microbial community analysis - 17-18 June 2010
• Genomes at Large:  Prospects and Priorities - 3-4 May 2010
• International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC):  Steering Commitee Strategy Workshop - 7-9 April 2010
• Genomics in Sustainable Agriculture - 30 March 2010
• International Interactome Initiative (I³) Steering Workshop - 25 September 2009
• Emerging affinity workshop: Technologies and targets for epigenetic research - 24 October 2010
• Protein Function and Environmental Metagenomes - 26 November 2008
• Bacterial Pathogenesis and Large-Scale Protein Science - 8 September 2008

If you have further questions please contact OGI.