BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

This fellowship was created in honor of Dr. Abel Wolman, the “Dean of Water Supply.” Wolman’s contributions to the water industry defined the development of the engineering profession, most notably in the public health aspects of engineering. He established standards for planning for the future needs of people everywhere. The Abel Wolman Fellowship is designed to support promising students in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico pursuing advanced training and research in the field of water supply and treatment. To accomplish this objective, a doctoral fellowship providing up to two years of support will be awarded annually to the most outstanding student.

The Doctoral Student Research Award promotes research that contributes to a better knowledge and understanding of Canada, its relationship with the United States, and its international affairs. The grant is designed to give doctoral students an opportunity to conduct part of their research in Canada. We welcome efforts to integrate the research findings into the applicant’s conference presentations.

The AACR‐The ASCO Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Translational Cancer Research Award provides funding to promising investigators to encourage and promote quality research in clinical oncology. The purpose of this award is to fund physician‐scientists during the transition from a fellowship program to a faculty appointment. The Award is open to physicians (M.D., D.O., or international equivalent) or physicians holding a combined M.D./Ph.D. Applicants must be working in an oncology laboratory or clinical research setting in an academic medical institution. Research projects are restricted to translational cancer research. The Award provides a 1‐year grant of $50,000 to support direct research expenses, which may include the salary and benefits of the grant recipient, postdoctoral or clinical research fellows and/or research assistants, research/laboratory supplies, and equipment.

The Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) plans and coordinates childhood cancer services. The PRU promotes and actively sustains a collegial and supportive inter-disciplinary environment that increases the quantity and quality of research in childhood cancer. These efforts improve communication and implementation of knowledge, resulting in informed policy development and enhanced delivery of care. The unit is committed to improving the care of children with cancer through research and evaluation of strategies that will diminish the morbidity and mortality associated with malignant diseases and their treatment. The PRU uses existing information and contributes to the generation of new knowledge in addressing this agenda.

Permissible research topics include clinical or basic research on the biochemical, genetic, hematologic, orthopedic, psychiatric or dental aspects of the hemophilias or von Willebrand disease. Other topics include rehabilitation, therapeutic modalities, psychosocial issues, women’s health issues, liver disease, or AIDS/HIV as they pertain to the hemophilias or von Willebrand disease.

The Governing Body of Magdalene College expects to elect two stipendiary Research Fellows with tenure for three years from 1 October 2010 (the Nevile Fellowship, endowed through the generosity of Trinity College, will be in the Sciences; the Lumley Fellowship, endowed through the generosity of H. R. L. Lumley, will be in the Humanities). Applications are invited from graduates, male or female, from any university. Candidates should normally have completed two or three years of research and may have written a Ph.D. dissertation.

Fellowships for Graduate Studies are available to students from abroad. The Fellowship includes a monthly stipend ranging from $750 (for M.Sc. students) to $1000 (for Ph.D. students) and one return ticket (tourist class) from their home town to Israel and back. Payments are made in Israeli Shekels and linked to the representative rate of exchange Graduate fellowships are granted initially for one semester or one year with the possibility of extension, for the duration of degree requirements, subject to the necessary recommendations.

The AACR Judah Folkman Fellowship for Anti‐Angiogenesis Research is open to Postdoctoral and Clinical Research Fellows with a medical degree or a combined M.D./Ph.D. working at an academic, medical, or research institution who will be in the first 5 years of their postdoctoral training at the start of the grant term. Proposed research projects are restricted to basic, clinical, translational or epidemiological projects that substantially advance the field of anti‐angiogenesis research in cancer.
The Fellowship provides a 2‐year grant of $90,000 ($45,000 per year) to support the salary and benefits of the Fellow while working on a mentored anti‐angiogenesis cancer research project. A partial amount of funds, up to 25% of the total grant, may be designated for direct research expenses.

• AACR‐Astellas USA Foundation Fellowship in Clinical/Translational Cancer Research ‐ $30,000 grant
The AACR Clinical and Translational Cancer Research Fellowships are open to Postdoctoral and Clinical Research Fellows working at an academic, medical, or research institution who will be in the first 5 years of their postdoctoral training at the start of the grant term. Proposed research projects may be in any area of clinical and/or translational cancer research.
The Fellowships provide a 1‐year grant to support the salary and benefits of the Fellow while working on a mentored clinical and/or translational cancer research project. A partial amount of funds, up to 25% of the total grant, may be designated for direct research expenses.

• AACR Anna D. Barker Fellowship in Basic Cancer Research ‐ $40,000 grant
• AACR‐Astellas USA Foundation Fellowships in Basic Cancer Research ‐ $30,000 grant
The AACR Basic Cancer Research Fellowships are open to Postdoctoral and Clinical Research Fellows working at an academic, medical, or research institution who will be in the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year of their postdoctoral training at the start of the grant term. Proposed research projects may be in any area of basic cancer research.
The Fellowships provide a 1‐year grant to support the salary and benefits of the Fellow while working on a mentored basic cancer research project. A partial amount of funds, up to 25% of the total grant, may be designated for direct research expenses.
It is anticipated that one AACR Anna D. Barker and two AACR‐Astellas USA Foundation Fellowships will be funded.

The AACR‐AstraZeneca Fellowship for Translational Lung Cancer Research is open to Postdoctoral and Clinical Research Fellows working at an academic, medical, or research institution who will be in the first 5 years of their postdoctoral training at the start of the grant term. Proposed research projects must relate directly to translational lung cancer research.
The Fellowship provides a 2‐year grant of $90,000 ($45,000 per year) to support the salary and benefits of the Fellow while working on a mentored translational lung cancer research project. A partial amount of funds, up to 25% of the total grant, may be designated for direct research expenses.

Support is provided to carry out short-term research projects in the tropics in areas of STRI research, under the supervision of STRI Staff Scientists. STRI research associates, STRI postdoctoral fellows and STRI Senior Lab Managers may also serve as consultants, in collaboration with a staff scientist.

Outstanding researchers who have recently completed a PhD are invited to apply for
Postdoctoral Fellowships at one of the Institute’s four collaborating universities: University of British Columbia, University of Northern British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and the University of Victoria. Fellowships are valued at up to $50,000 per year.
Fellowship holders will conduct research in an area related to one of the following four general themes, all of which overlap to varying degrees, and all of which are of key importance to British Columbia:
• establishing a low-carbon-emissions economy;
• enhancing ecosystem resilience;
• enhancing social mobilization within the framework of adapting to and mitigating climate change;
• establishing sustainable communities

The clinical research fellowship program, therefore, is a strategic initiative to encourage promising young scientists possessing a doctoral qualification (MD) in medicine to enter the field of Parkinson’s clinical research and to invest in research training that offers promise for future work in the area of Parkinson’s disease. Funds awarded under the Program are to be used to cover salary, benefits and expenses for clinical research fellowships in Parkinson’s-related areas.

DAAD offers grants for one to three months in all academic disciplines to scholars at US and Canadian institutions of higher education to pursue research at universities, libraries, archives, institutes or laboratories in Germany. Grants are awarded for specific research projects and cannot be used for travel only, attendance at conferences or conventions, editorial meetings, lecture tours or extended guest professorships.

The Lung Association offers PhD Graduate Studentship awards to the medical and scientific community in the field of respiratory health. Studentship applicants - should be enrolled or accepted in a graduate (thesis based) program at the Doctoral level at a Canadian academic institution. Individuals who have applied to a graduate program but have not received acceptance may apply for a Studentship award. The award, however, will be conditional on acceptance into the program.

The Lung Association offers Post – Doctoral Fellowship awards to the medical and scientific community in the field of respiratory health. Fellowship applicants - should be working under supervision of a faculty member at an accredited Canadian academic institution. Under special circumstances, an applicant may pursue a fellowship in another country; however, the applicant must justify why he/she could not find the same kind of training in Canada and he/she must have plans to pursue a career in research in Canada.

Funding is to support the work of students in any healthcare profession, as well as other disciplines (including but not limited to social sciences, human kinetics, psychology and human factors engineering) interested in patient safety. The goal is to create new collaborative learning opportunities aligned with the mandate of CPSI. Students are required to be the major resource in carrying out the tasks involved in each patient safety project.

The Chaim Roifman Scholar award is specifically for residents or young investigators who are studying in allergy and clinical immunology (preference will be given to Canadian based researchers).The research project must have clinical relevance.

CIP will award the following five scholarships in 2010:
• One Dillon Consulting Limited Scholarship of $5,000 for the overall best submission from a graduate student.
• One CIP President’s Scholarship of $4,000 for the most outstanding research submission as determined by the jury’s highest score on fulfilling the criteria.
• Three Past President Scholarships of $2,000 each for the next top three research submissions as determined by the jury’s score on fulfilling the criteria