Program Link: https://healthresearchbc.ca/fundingprogram/research-trainee-program/
Sponsor: Michael Smith Health Research BC
Value: 60,000/annum for up to 3 years and travel allowance of $4,500/annum.
Description: These awards provide salary support for talented post-doctoral or health professional researchers and develops their health research careers. They help post-doctoral researchers increase their, and their labs’, research productivity. In addition, these awards prepare post-doctoral researchers for successful careers in research, biotech, health policy and more.
New for 2026: Top-up funding of up to $10,000 is available for 2026 Research Trainee recipients whose research involves meaningfully engaging Indigenous communities. Applicants will need to complete an activity plan and a brief budget in their Full Application form. Applicants are only required to submit one mandatory reference letter with their application.
Letter of intent Deadline: 4:30 PM November 27, 2025
Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE: 10:00 AM Wednesday, January 21, 2026
ORE internal signature deadline for RPIFs. Applicants please email Nandini Maharaj your signed (applicant and department head) RPIF + a pdf of your application. OSE applicants please contact UBC-O’s Office of Research Services for internal deadlines
Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS: 8:30 AM Thursday, January 22, 2026
Please email signed (applicant, department head, and ADR) RPIF along with a pdf of your application to ORS (ors@ors.ubc.ca). You may continue to work on the narrative sections of the application until the deadline to hit “Submit” online. However, please note that budget totals must not be changed from the submitted RPIF.
SSHRC Deadline: Thursday, January 29, 2026 (4:30 pm PT)
Contact: Nandini Maharaj at nandini.maharaj@ubc.ca
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