Reminder: OTF Seed Grants Deadlines

Stay up to date with Ontario Trillium Foundation Seed Grants schedule for the year. Remember: the Centre for Research on Health Equity and Social Inclusion is interested in supporting community organizations who are making an application.

  1. Organization registration deadline: June 8, 2016, 5 p.m. EST.
    Application deadline: July 6, 2016, 5 p.m. EST.
  2. Organization registration deadline: August 17, 2016, 5 p.m. EST.
    Application deadline: September 14, 2016, 5 p.m. EST.
  3. Organization registration deadline: December 7, 2016, 5 p.m. EST.
    Application deadline: January 4, 2017, 5 p.m. EST.

If CRHESI can support your organization in the process of an OTF application, please let us know. We are here to support community-university partnerships, strengthen the scholarly research aspects of your application, and provide a community-academic research lens to initiatives that promote health equity and social inclusion. Email us at info@chresi.ca to start the conversation.

Event Calendar

Upcoming learning opportunities related to health equity and social inclusion:

Inaugural Forum on Population Health Equity (October 18-19, 2016; Boston, MA)
“The 2016 Forum on Population Health Equity will focus on innovative, community-based, public health practice.”

Health Equity in Action Professional Learning Event (October 18-19, 2016; Toronto, ON)
“Sharing Leading Practices; Business Intelligence Reporting Tool For Quality Improvement; Population Needs-Based Planning; Health Equity Charter; Health Equity Impact Assessment Tool and more”

National Conference on Ending Homelessness (November 2-4, 2016; London, ON)
“The National Conference on Ending Homelessness arms policy makers, funders, researchers, advocates, community leaders and front line workers with the inspiration, information, tools and training they need to end homelessness.”

OPHA Fall Forum: Health For All – Closing the Health Equity Divide (November 8, 2016; Toronto, ON)
“Vibrant health should be achievable by all. Yet, this is not true for far too many Ontarians who may be unfairly and unjustly disadvantaged due to their income, education, race, or other markers of social status. At this year’s Forum, you will join leaders and professionals from across the health system to explore how together we can effectively address these health inequities and pursue a vision of health for all Ontarians.”

Long Range (Looking to 2017)A conference for policy makers, youth advocates, educators, mental health, youth justice and social service professionals involved in the prevention of relationship violence and promotion of youth well-being in families, schools and communities.

Canadian Conference on Promoting Healthy Relationships for Youth (February 15-17, 2017; London, ON)
“A conference for policy makers, youth advocates, educators, mental health, youth justice and social service professionals involved in the prevention of relationship violence and promotion of youth well-being in families, schools and communities.”

Organizing Equality (March 24-26, 2017; London, ON)
“Organizing Equality is a major international conference hosted by members of the Faculty of Information & Media Studies at Western University, and will take place at Museum London between the 24th and 26th of March 2017.”
Submission deadline: August 1, 2016

Gender Summit (Nov 6-8, 2017; Montreal, QC)
“Close to 600 advocates of gender equality policy from science, innovation and development fields will participate in the Gender Summit North America 2017, to be held in Montréal, Canada.”

Are we missing something from this list? Let us know!