Trainee Partnerships

MSFHR's Trainee Partnership Program provides an opportunity for not-for-profit organizations, foundations, and other interested groups to jointly fund BC health research trainee awards in their respective areas of interest. These partnerships expand the opportunities for more BC trainees to be supported in preparing for careers as independent health researchers.

The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research currently partners with several non-profit’s and Foundations to co-fund Research Trainee Awards in the partners respective area of interest. Each partnership has an independent agreement and awards may be available at the following level:

• Junior Graduate Studentship (JGS)
• Senior Graduate Studentship (SGS)
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF)

2009 Competition - Update

The MSFHR Corporate Development & Partnerships department partnered with 8 local and national organizations for the 2009 MSFHR Trainee Award Competition.

These collaborations have provided 10 trainees with co-funding to support their research, which is relevant to each individual partner’s area of interest. These partnerships increase the Foundation’s capacity to support health research excellence in BC and fund additional trainees. 

Please see below for a list of our partners for the 2009 Trainee Award Competition. 

Congratulations to the successful recipients of these prestigious partnership awards and thank you to all our partners! ”

(in alphabetical order):

• Canadian Cancer Society – BC & Yukon Region (co-fund an MSFHR award with WorkSafeBC)
• Canadian Foundation for Women’s Health
• Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of Canada
• Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation
• Provincial Health Services Authority
• Child & Family Research Institute
• VGH &UBC Hospital Foundation
• WorkSafeBC (co-fund an MSFHR award with Canadian Cancer Society – BC & Yukon Region)

Last updated June 23, 2010