AGE-WELL Grad Student & Postdoc Awards in Technology and Aging (2017)
Information and Communication Technology
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit:
Memorial Deadline: Inquire with RGCS
External Deadline: Wednesday 31st, May 2017
Description
AGE-WELL is pleased to announce that it will again offer research funding to highly qualified graduate students and postdoctoral fellows across Canada through our Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Awards in Technology and Aging.
AGE-WELL NCE is a national research network whose goal is to accelerate innovation in the field of technology and aging in order to improve the quality of life of older adults and caregivers and produce economic and social impact for the benefit of Canadians and the global community.
We expect to offer the following AGE-WELL Funded awards in this 2017 call:
- 3Master’s level award at $10,000 (1 year award)
- 4 PhD level awards at $15,000 per year (2 year award)
- 3 Postdoctoral level awards at $20,000 (1 year award)
AGE-WELL has partnered with a number of community, industry, and post-secondary groups to further expand our collective impact and to build capacity among Canada’s young researchers.
We expect to offer the following co-funded awards in this 2017 call:
AGE-WELL-NBHRF Awards
- 1Master’s level award at $17,500 (1 year award)
- 1PhD level award at $25,000 per year (2 year award)
- 1Postdoctoral level award (PhD) at $40,000 (1 year award)
- 1Postdoctoral level award (MD or Pharm. D) at $56,500 (2 year award)
AGE-WELL-WBHI Post-Doctoral Award in Women’s Brain Health, Technology and Aging
- 1Postdoctoral level award (PhD) at $20,000 (1 year award)
Successful candidates will also gain access to invaluable training and mentorship opportunities through the EPIC training program for Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP). AGE-WELL’s HQP program is designed to build and elevate the technology and aging sector in Canada. It will train the next generation of researchers and professionals in this area and will drive the development of new knowledge, services and products for healthy aging.
Applications will be accepted in either English or French.
Applications open: 1 May, 2017
Application deadline: 31 May, 2017
For more information and how to apply to this program visit: http://agewell-nce.ca/training/graduate-student-and-postdoctoral-award