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The Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study provide full support for up to five years of study toward a Ph.D. for outstanding students who are from groups underrepresented in the sciences or from disadvantaged backgrounds. Gilliam fellows attend the university of their choice and work alongside distinguished scientists. Chosen for their academic excellence and scientific potential, they will become the leaders of a new generation of biomedical researchers. The fellowships honor the legacy of the late James H. Gilliam Jr., a Trustee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute who devoted his life to fostering excellence and diversity in education and science. Since the program’s inception in 2005, 17 Gilliam fellows have been named.

Postdoctoral Fellowships seek to attract pre-faculty scientists into breast cancer by providing up to $60,000 annually over three years. Fellows develop skills and expertise in one of two research tracks, basic and translational research leading to reductions in breast cancer incidence and/or mortality. Pre-applications are required prior to starting a full application.

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 specific objective of the Doctoral Research Award Priority Announcement is to offer additional sources of funding for highly rated applications that are relevant to specific CIHR research priority areas and mandates.

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (VCGS) administered by CIHR are intended to provide special recognition and support to Canadian and international students who are pursuing a PhD degree in a health-related field in Canada. These candidates are expected to have demonstrated a high calibre of scholarly achievement as well as have an exceptionally high potential for future research achievement and productivity. This funding opportunity will be administered through the CIHR Doctoral Research Award competition, with the top candidates being put forward to the Vanier Selection Board for consideration.

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. Applications are invited in all areas of health research. The specific objectives of this funding are:
• To provide recognition and funding to students early in their academic research career, providing them with an opportunity to gain research experience;
• To provide a reliable supply of highly skilled and qualified researchers.

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.

Thanks to a generous, expanded grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is able to award three (3) postdoctoral fellowship each year. Each awardee will receive two (2) years of support. Although the program will still target postdoctoral infectious diseases fellows, applicants who have completed training in other clinical specialties relevant to tropical medicine (e.g. internal medicine, paediatrics, OB/GYN) will also be considered. These postdoctoral fellowships provide support for individuals to conduct research in tropical infectious diseases (and, on occasion, other clinical conditions unique to tropical medicine). Funding is available for two twelve-month periods. The first award will be made during fellowship (generally the final year); during Year One of BWF/ASTMH support, the fellow should commit at least 80% of his/her effort to research and spend at least three months working in a tropical or developing area. The second half of the award will be made once the grantee has entered a stable, entry-level faculty position; Year Two of the BWF/ASTMH fellowship carries the same expectations as Year One, i.e. 80% research effort and at least three months’ work in a tropical or developing area.

The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities during the academic year, September 2009 through May 2010. Applicants must hold doctorate or equivalent scholarly credentials. Young scholars as well as senior scholars are encouraged to apply, but they must have a record of publication, and recent Ph.D.s should be aware that the Center does not support the revision of a doctoral dissertation. In addition to scholars from all fields of the humanities, the Center accepts individuals from the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects. The Center is also international and gladly accepts applications from scholars outside the United States.

The Postdoctoral Fellowships program supports the most promising new scholars in the social sciences and humanities and assists them in establishing a research base at an important time in their research careers. Postdoctoral Fellowships provide stipendiary support to recent PhD graduates who are: undertaking original research; publishing research findings; developing and expanding personal research networks; broadening teaching experience; and preparing to become competitive in national research grants competitions.

Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) and NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships (PGS) provide financial support to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in master’s or doctoral programs in the natural sciences or engineering. The CGS will be offered to the top-ranked applicants at each level (master’s and doctoral) and the next tier of meritorious applicants will be offered an NSERC PGS. This support allows these scholars to fully concentrate on their studies and seek out the best research mentors in their chosen fields. NSERC encourages interested and qualified Aboriginal students to apply.

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to build Canadian capacity and expertise in the area of respiratory health and to promote excellence in research through training awards. The priority for this fellowship competition will focus upon the study of airflow obstruction and the associated diseases of airflow obstruction. This funding will be aimed at improving Canadian research into the pathophysiology, cell biology, population health and health systems research focused upon diseases such as asthma and COPD.

These awards are intended to encourage joint United Kingdom-Canadian research efforts and facilitate the movement of research scientists and engineers between the two countries. To be considered for these supplements, applicants must be awarded an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF) award and taken up the award in the UK. It is expected that applicants will have established contact with a UK research establishment and have agreed on a tentative research plan.

IWH seeks to build research capacity by providing mentoring opportunities for graduate students and recent graduates to develop their research skills and research portfolio on the topics and concerns of this initiative. To this end, IWH is recruiting a new researcher to take up a post-doctoral fellowship for two years. This position begins in the fall or winter of 2008. The fellowship is affiliated with McMaster University. The activities of the initiative are across the province, with most group meetings held in Toronto. The person taking up the fellowship can be based anywhere in Canada as long as he or she is able to attend initiative meetings in Toronto and to participate in initiative activities. IWS encourages the post-doctoral researcher to be based at one of the partner organizations.

The Postdoctoral Fellowships (PDF) Program provides support to a core of the most promising researchers at a pivotal time in their careers. The fellowships are also intended to secure a supply of highly qualified Canadians with leading-edge scientific and research skills for Canadian industry, government, and universities. NSERC encourages qualified Aboriginal students who are interested in the program to apply.

The Academic Achievement Award encourages academic excellence by recognizing contributions to the field of public water supply. All Masters Theses and Doctoral dissertations that are relevant to the water supply industry are eligible. The manuscript must reflect the work of a single author and be submitted during the competition year in which it was submitted for the degree.

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. CIHR cooperates with the JSPS by nominating Canadian health researchers to participate in the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. CIHR will nominate a maximum of two postdoctoral researchers for this program per fiscal year (April 1 - March 31).

The specific objective of this initiative is to increase research capacity and research training in therapeutics areas. In addition, the intent of this initiative is to facilitate the translational objectives of CIHR, with particular interests in clinical research. Clinical research combines discoveries from the basic science laboratory incorporating the observations and insights of health professionals (a key aspect of translational research). It is the creation of new health knowledge and the translation of that knowledge from the research setting into applications where it ultimately impacts on the health of Canadians. Relevant Research Areas: Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Menopause, Contraception) Neuroscience (Depression - unipolar and bipolar, Schizophrenia) Transplantation (Improving long-term outcomes by reducing complications associated with immunosuppressive therapy) Infectious Disease (Antibiotic Resistance) Oncology (Clinical Research in Solid Tumours)

LSRF awards fellowships across the spectrum of the life sciences: biochemistry; cell, developmental, molecular, plant, structural, organismic population and evolutionary; biology; endocrinology; immunology; microbiology; neurobiology; physiology; virology. LSRF fellows must carry out their research at nonprofit institutions. Three-year fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis to graduates of medical and graduate schools in the biological sciences holding M.D., Ph.D., D.V.M. or D.D.S. degrees. Awards will be based solely on the quality of the individual applicant’s previous accomplishments and on the merit of the proposal for postdoctoral research. Foreign applicants will be eligible for study in US laboratories.

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. For this competition, applications will be accepted 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.

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 October 2008 "2008(10)" 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. In this competition, funds are available to encourage and support applications in specific areas that are aligned with CIHR’s research priority areas and mandates. Information on the research areas to be funded as well as the maximum amounts per grant that can be requested is found in the "Objectives" section.