BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

The aim of this program is to encourage highly qualified graduate students enrolled in a PhD program who are undertaking research in the field of respiratory health. At the time of submission, applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program (MSc or PhD). Applicants possessing a medical degree and enrolled in a PhD program, but who do not hold a license to practice medicine in a province or territory of Canada, are eligible to apply for this award.

The award is provided to undertake training projects in asthma research, across two main strands: basic research, which includes investigations into the causes of asthma and disease mechanisms; and clinical research, into treatments and management of asthma. This includes the psychosocial aspects of asthma and non-drug approaches to managing asthma.