Personnel Awards for Indigenous Scholars
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire within unit
Memorial Deadline: Monday 28th, August 2023
External Deadline: Friday 1st, September 2023
Description
Brain Canada along with Heart & Stroke and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH), are excited to launch the Personnel Awards for Indigenous Scholars.
The objective of the competition is to increase the number of highly qualified Indigenous trainees from First Nations, Inuit or Métis communities, whose traditional and ancestral territories are in Canada, committed to working in heart and/or brain research.
The multi-year awards will provide financial support for up to eight masters students for up to two years and up to five doctoral students for up to three years.
2023 Master’s Personnel Awards for Indigenous Scholars
The stipends awarded will be up to $50,000 CAD ($25,000 per year for up to two years), enabling Indigenous trainees (including Elders and Knowledge Keepers) to focus on their Master’s research studies and engage with mentors as part of their training.
Click here to view the Request for Applications.
Deadline for receipt of Applications: Friday, September 1, 2023 at 15:00 ET
2023 Doctoral Personnel Awards for Indigenous Scholars
The stipends awarded will be up to $90,000 CAD ($30,000 per year for up to three years), enabling Indigenous trainees (including Elders and Knowledge Keepers) to focus on their Doctoral research studies and engage with mentors as part of their training.
Click here to view the Request for Applications.
Deadline for receipt of Applications: Friday, September 1, 2023 at 15:00 ET
Evidence clearly shows that increasing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in research environments enhances excellence, innovation, and creativity. Brain Canada is committed to excellence through equity, and we encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply to our funding opportunities, which will promote the expression of diverse perspectives, approaches, and experiences, including those of underrepresented groups.