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The Vanier CGS program aims to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health; as well as leadership skills. Both Canadian and international students are eligible to be nominated for a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) provides graduate students in health research with an eight-week research experience in Japan, an introduction to the science and science policy infrastructure in Japan, and an orientation to the culture and language. CIHR is one of the nominating Canadian authorities for this program.
JSPS representatives will meet with the recipients upon their arrival in Japan. The first week of the program will be dedicated to an orientation session, including an introduction to the language, culture and research systems of the host country, as well as activities. The following seven weeks (approximately) will be spent working on research activities at the host institution.

The HIV/AIDS Community-based Research (CBR) Program assists community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations and institutions in developing the knowledge necessary to carry out their HIV/AIDS work in the most effective manner, and in creating the expertise within these communities to conduct their own research.

MD/PhD Program Grants are offered to MD/PhD Program Directors for support of students pursuing a combined MD/PhD degree at a Canadian institution.

This training program is aimed at students and their supervisors from Canadian Universities who are interested in interdisciplinary primary health care research regardless of their home discipline. Students could include: mid-career clinicians; post-doctoral fellows; residents doing research fellowships; graduate students; outstanding undergraduate students.

The Priority Announcements on Doctoral Research Award competitions offer additional sources of funding for highly rated applications that are relevant to specific CIHR research priority areas or mandates. Applications are submitted through the "200910MDR" competition of the Doctoral Research Award: 2009-2010 funding opportunity.
Doctoral Research Awards are intended to provide special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a PhD degree in a health-related field in Canada or abroad. These candidates are expected to have an exceptionally high potential for future research achievement and productivity.

The Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) Doctoral Awards administered by CIHR are intended to provide special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a doctoral degree in a health related field in Canada. These candidates are expected to have an exceptionally high potential for future research achievement and productivity. This funding program will be administered through the CIHR Doctoral Research Award competition, with the top candidates meeting the eligibility criteria below receiving a CGS award.

Doctoral Research Awards are intended to provide special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a PhD degree in a health-related field in Canada or abroad. These candidates are expected to have an exceptionally high potential for future research achievement and productivity. The top ranked Doctoral Research Award (DRA) applicants pursuing doctoral research training in Canada may be eligible for a Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) Doctoral Research Award. (For more information, please refer to the Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships program description). Candidates interested in a CGS Doctoral Award must apply for a DRA; all DRA candidates will be automatically considered for a CGS based on CGS eligibility requirements and ranking in the DRA competition. If you already hold, or have held, any federally-funded doctoral award, you are not eligible for a CGS Doctoral Award, unless the term of the doctoral award awarded was less than the maximum allowed and you continue to meet the eligibility requirements for a DRA described below.

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowships Program provides opportunities for postdoctoral researchers to conduct, under the guidance of their hosts, cooperative research with leading research groups in Japanese universities and other institutions. The program aims to help such researchers advance their own research while contributing to the advancement of research in Japan and in Canada.

The goal of the Program is to increase research capacity and research training in therapeutic areas where both Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (Wyeth) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have a scientific interest by supporting Fellowships at various selected sites across Canada.

Applications are invited in all areas of health research. The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:
• To provide recognition and funding to academic researchers early in their career.
• To provide a reliable supply of highly skilled and qualified researchers.

The goal of the Program is to encourage post-doctoral fellows (Ph.D. and M.D.) to train in the field of gastroenterology or nutrition and to pursue research projects. The maximum amount awarded for a single award is $50,000 per annum for Ph.D.’s, and $60,000 for M.D.’s, for up to 2 years. This includes an annual research allowance of $5,000, and an out-of-country supplement of $5,000 per annum which will be paid in addition to the regular award should the Fellowship be held outside Canada.

Priority Announcements on Fellowship competitions offer additional sources of funding for highly rated applications that are relevant to specific CIHR research priority areas or mandates. Applications are submitted through the "200910MFE" competition of the Fellowship: 2009-2010 funding opportunity. Fellowships provide support for highly qualified candidates at the post-PhD or post-health professional degree stages to add to their experience by engaging in health research either in Canada or abroad.

The newly funded, six-year CIHR Training Grant in Population Intervention for Chronic Disease Prevention: A Pan-Canadian program is a collaborative initiative of four institutions - University of Waterloo; Ontario Tobacco Research Unit/University of Toronto; University of Alberta; and The University of British Columbia - with 65 mentors from 17 institutions in nine provinces. The Training Secretariat is housed at the Centre for Behavioural Research and Program Evaluation (CBRPE) at the University of Waterloo.
The program builds on the success of the Strategic Training Program in Tobacco Research (STPTR) and offers a specialized, interdisciplinary training experience that supplements mainstream graduate and post-doctoral programs.

Part of CIHR’s mandate is to promote the study of health determinants and specific needs of the Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC). The purpose of this funding opportunity is to increase the number of researchers interested in these issues and to ensure that newly created knowledge is transmitted to researchers and clinicians with the view of improving health of Canadian populations. It is expected that this targeted investment will increase research capacity in this area and increase our knowledge of OLMC health determinants, of the relationships among health service governance, management and delivery in OLMCs, as well as the interactions between language, culture and health of OLMCs.

The purpose of the training grant in genetic epidemiology is to build research capacity in genetic epidemiology by training a community of scientist skilled to bridge laboratory-based research and population-based research. The overall goal is to improve our ability to prevent and manage chronic diseases through genetic epidemiologic research. This will be achieved by better understanding of underlying disease mechanisms and in some instances, by better risk-profiling tools based on genetic epidemiologic research. This initiative will support the training program of researchers in settings that foster cross-disciplinary and collaborative "hands-on" teamwork within a structured learning environment. In many cases, trainees will work and study in areas complementary to their primary background. Joint supervision by mentors from different disciplines is encouraged. The focus of the program is to train researchers to have the analytical expertise to design and conduct studies that will allow them to i) identify and characterize genetic determinants for chronic diseases, ii) measure the public health impact of knowing these genetic determinants; iii) develop the analytic tools necessary to achieve these goals and iv) integrate the use of genetic determinants into studies of the molecular basis of chronic diseases.

The Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada is pleased to continue its partnership with the CIHR Institute of Aging through which the CIHR Institute of Aging offers a Scholarship aimed at encouraging research training at the Doctoral level in the field of physiotherapy-related research in mobility in aging by recognizing the most meritorious candidate. The recipient will be the Doctoral candidate receiving the highest rating among scholarship applications under the 2009 PFC Awards competition.

The Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada is pleased to continue its partnership with the CIHR Institute of Aging through which the CIHR Institute of Aging offers a Scholarship aimed at encouraging research training at the Master’s level in the field of physiotherapy-related research in mobility in aging by recognizing the most meritorious candidate. The recipient will be the Master’s candidate receiving the highest rating among scholarship applications under the 2009 PFC Awards competition.

Priority Announcements on Fellowship competitions offer additional sources of funding for highly rated applications that are relevant to specific CIHR research priority areas or mandates. Applications are submitted through the February 2009 (2009-02) competition of the Fellowship: 2008-2009 funding opportunity. Fellowships provide support for highly qualified candidates at the post-PhD or post-health professional degree stages to add to their experience by engaging in health research either in Canada or abroad.

The CIHR/Rx&D Collaborative Research Program Fellowships provide support for highly qualified candidates at the postdoctoral (post-PhD) or post health professional degree stages to add to their experience by engaging in health research either in Canada or abroad. Candidates must have secured partnered funding (ratio 1:1) from an Rx&D member company at the time that the application is submitted.
Applications are invited in all areas of health research.
The maximum amount awarded for a single award is $60,000 for up to 5 years. The value and duration of each fellowship is related to the major degree held, licensure (where applicable), location of tenure and experience of the applicant.