Trainee competition launched

MSFHR has launched a new Research Trainee competition for junior graduate students, senior graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. Awards for this competition will commence in October 2009.

The competition consists of a mandatory Letter of Intent, as well as a Full Application.

MSFHR will ensure that applicants' eligibility will not be affected by the 2008 postponement of competitions.

For deadlines, guidelines, and instructions, visit the Research Trainee page.

New this year

Researchers training at the postdoctoral level can apply to the MSFHR-FRSQ Post Doctoral Exchange Program. MSFHR and Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ) will jointly fund a limited number of awards enabling BC researchers to pursue postdoctoral training in Québec, and supporting Québec researchers to do the same in BC. By encouraging young researchers to take advantage of scientific expertise in other provinces to support their research training, collaborative bridges will be built which will lead to long-term bilateral joint research.

This year also offers an MSFHR-CIHR Recognition Prize for research on aging. One prize each will be awarded to the highest ranked individual doing research on aging in the Masters, Doctorate, and Fellowship award categories in the 2009 competition.