Sponsor: CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
Value & Duration: up to $2500 | Travel must occur within 9 months of application deadline
Objectives: To provide travel awards in aid of research and knowledge translation activities where the circumstances fall outside CIHR’s current suite of funding programs. To support individuals whose goals are consistent with CIHR Institutes’ vision, mandate and strategic directions.
Eligibility:
- Trainees: must be registered in a master’s or doctoral program OR be at the post-doctoral or post-health professional degree stage.
- Independent researchers (New Investigators): must have held a research appointment (e.g., faculty appointment providing eligibility to apply for grants and/or supervise trainees) for a period of no longer than 60 months. Time spent in research appointments in a non-academic setting (e.g., industry, government) count towards the 60-month limit if the candidate has been actively engaged in research, as demonstrated by the candidate’s publication record, and the candidate was not considered to be in training (e.g., as a student or postdoctoral fellow).
Deadlines:
• OGPR for Faculty-level signature: please contact Rita Jekabsons (rita.jekabsons@ubc.ca) to arrange.
• ORS for institutional signature: May 23
• Sponsor: May 27 by 5:00pm PST
Application Notes: Applications must be submitted through ResearchNet. Students applying must have an eligible “sponsor” or supervisor.
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