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

The 2009 Research Trainee Award competition is for junior graduate students, senior graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows with awards to commence in October 2009.

The deadline for the 2009 competition has passed. View the competition schedule.

The following organizations have partnered with MSFHR:

• BC Cancer Foundation
• BC Epilepsy Society
• BC Medical Services Foundation
• BC Sports Medicine Research Foundation
• Canadian Cancer Society - BC & Yukon Division
• Canadian Foundation for Women's Health
• Child & Family Research Institute
• Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada
• Down Syndrome Research Foundation
• Genome BC
• Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation
• Pacific Parkinson's Research Institute
• Provincial Health Services Authority
• Rick Hansen Foundation
• St. Paul's Hospital Foundation
• VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation
• WorkSafeBC

BC Cancer Foundation

The BC Cancer Foundation (BCCF) supports research and care through the BC Cancer Agency. The BC Cancer Agency (BCCA) provides a cancer care program for the people of British Columbia, including prevention, screening and early detection, diagnosis and treatment services, support programs, community programs, research and education.

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BC Epilepsy Society

As a provincial, not-for-profit organization, the mission of BC Epilepsy Society (BCES) is to empower, educate, and support British Columbians living with epilepsy and their families, and fund research to find a cure. BCES pursues this mission through a variety of programs and services.

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BC Medical Services Foundation

Administered through the Vancouver Foundation, the BC Medical Services Foundation (BCMSF) supports health related research, in both academic and community settings, which will have a direct impact on health and health care in British Columbia. It encourages interdisciplinary and collaborative research, actively promotes the increase of research capacity, explores solutions to health care issues and advances study in the health sciences. BCMSF has a particular interest in rural and remote health issues.

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BC Sports Medicine Research Foundation

The BC Sports Medicine Research Foundation (BCSMRI) was created to promote research and increase knowledge in the field of sport and exercise medicine. The awareness and funds raised foster research in the field of sports medicine and exercise science.

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Canadian Cancer Society - BC & Yukon Division

As a national, not-for-profit organization, the mission of the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer. The Canadian Cancer Society achieves its mission through five ends: the incidence of preventable cancers in Canadians steadily decreases, Canadians have the best possible cancer control system in the world, the results of research along the cancer continuum, from prevention to end of life are used to benefit Canadians, Canadians have timely, reliable, relevant and understandable cancer control information to reduce the burden of cancer, there is enhanced quality of life for people living with cancer, and Canadians living with cancer have timely access to appropriate support services to enhance their quality of life.

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Canadian Foundation for Women's Health (CFWH)

The Canadian Foundation for Women’s Health provides research grants and fellowships in the area of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The goal is to encourage those seeking cures, new treatments and a better understanding of the illnesses related to the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology that afflict women.

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Child & Family Research Institute

The Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI), formerly the BC Research Institute for Children’s & Women’s Health, is dedicated to world-class research spanning a wide range of children’s and women’s health concerns. The Institute works in close partnership with the University of British Columbia, the Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia, and the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation.

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Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada

Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC) is a national not-for-profit voluntary medical research foundation. Its mission is to find the cure for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). To achieve its mission, CCFC is committed to raising funds for medical research. CCFC is one of the world’s leaders in non-governmental, per capita funding of IBD research. Education is also a part of CCFC’s mandate. CCFC was started in 1974 by a group of concerned parents who saw the need to raise funds for research into inflammatory bowel disease and to educate patients and their families about these diseases.

CCFC will partner with MSFHR for the first time in the 2009 Research Trainee competition.

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Down Syndrome Research Foundation

The Down Syndrome Research Foundation (DSRF) has a mandate to empower people with Down syndrome to achieve their potential, lead independent and fulfilled lives, and participate fully in the communities in which they live. The DSRF conducts basic and applied research on developmental disabilities with a focus on Down syndrome.

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Genome BC

Genome British Columbia is a research organization that invests in and manages large-scale genomics and proteomics research projects and science and technology platforms focused on areas of strategic importance such as human health, forestry, fisheries, ethics, agriculture and the environment. By working collaboratively with all levels of government, universities and industry, Genome BC is the catalyst for a vibrant, genomics-driven life sciences cluster with far reaching social and economic benefits for the province and Canada.

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Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation

The Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation has two major objectives:

• investigation and support of complementary and alternative medicine, particularly in the treatment of cancer, and;
• economic education that promotes the principles of a free market.

The Foundation also supplies support to organizations that help people who fall through the social safety net of government programs for the needy. Most of these groups operate around the area of Main and Hastings in Vancouver and care for that very needy population. Some support is also given to existing charitable organizations that come to the Board's attention.

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Pacific Parkinson's Research Institute

The Pacific Parkinson's Research Institute (PPRI) is a registered charity that exists for the sole purpose of raising funds for research into Parkinson's Disease. It is committed to discovering the causes of, and the cure for Parkinson's, building an environment that attracts, supports and retains world class scientists and clinicians, and advancing research that results in an improved quality of life for people with Parkinson's and their families.

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Provincial Health Services Authority

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) is one of six BC health authorities, whose primary role is to ensure that BC residents have access to a coordinated network of high-quality specialized health care services. The first organization of its kind in the country, the PHSA has a mandate to use their unique expertise and provincial role to work in collaboration with the Ministry of Health Services and the regional health authorities to improve the health of the population through system wide improvements.

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Rick Hansen Foundation

The Rick Hansen Foundation is a registered charitable organization founded by Rick Hansen in 1988. An international leader in the field of spinal cord injury, the Foundation brings together diverse communities comprised of researchers, service providers, and people with spinal cord injury (SCI) to accelerate improvements to the quality of life of people with SCI. To date, the Foundation has made an impact on the field of $158 million.

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St. Paul's Hospital Foundation

St. Paul's Hospital Foundation is a registered charity that raises funds for medical equipment, research and enhanced patient care at St. Paul's Hospital. St. Paul's Hospital, a major teaching hospital located in downtown Vancouver, is part of Providence Health Care. Some of the specialized health care services provided at St. Paul's are heart, kidney and HIV/AIDS, emergency, surgery, critical care (ICU) gastro-intestinal, diabetes, psychiatry, eating disorders, maternity and palliative care. Many of these serve patients from across the province.

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VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation

The Vancouver General Hospital & University of British Columbia Hospital Foundation (VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation) is a registered charity established to raise funds for VGH, UBC Hospital and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. Over the past 24 years, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation has raised over $163 million, providing critical support for British Columbia's leading adult acute care facility.

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WorkSafe BC (Workers' Compensation Board of BC)

The mission of WorkSafeBC’s Research Secretariat is to support scientific research and knowledge transfer that will contribute to improving health and safety in B.C. workplaces, fostering successful rehabilitation and return to work of injured workers, and ensuring fair compensation for workers who suffer an injury or illness on the job.

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Last updated September 28, 2009