BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

These fellowships provide financial contributions that support the most promising recent doctoral graduates engaged in industrial research and development. Their objective is to:
• encourage excellent recent Ph.D. graduates in science and engineering to gain experience and seek careers in Canadian industry;
• promote awareness in Canadian industry of the capabilities of Canadian universities and university research;
• facilitate the transfer of expertise and technology; and
• provide an opportunity for Ph.D. holders seeking university careers to gain experience in industrial research and development.

No deadline date.

Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships (CDF) are open to applicants with a Ph.D. from outside the life sciences e.g. in physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering or computer sciences who have had little exposure to biology during their previous training. Applicants for the CDF should propose a significant departure from their past research by changing e.g. from material science to cell biology, from physics to cell biology, from chemistry to molecular biology, or from computer science to neuroscience.

Long – Term Fellowship (LFT) are reserved for applicants with Ph.D. in biology to embark on a new project in a different field of the life science. Preference is given to applicants who propose an original study in biology that marks a departure from their previous Ph.D. or postdoctoral work so as to learn new methods or change study system.

Every year, NSERC awards up to six Steacie Fellowships that are held for a two-year period. Successful Fellows are relieved of teaching and administrative duties, so that they can devote all their time and energy to research. The Fellowships are held at a Canadian university or affiliated research institution. The Fellowship normally includes a contribution to the university in the amount of $90,000 per year toward the Fellow’s salary. As part of the Fellowship agreement, the university is expected to fund a replacement for the Fellow’s teaching and administrative responsibilities or to enhance the research environment of the Fellow’s department. Should the recipient of the Fellowship already hold another federal award that has a salary component, such as a Canada Research Chair (CRC), University Faculty Award (UFA), or Industrial Research Chair (IRC), NSERC will reduce the contribution to the university to $30,000 per year. In recognition of the award’s prestige and the increased time available for research, Fellows who currently hold an NSERC Discovery Grant will be invited to submit a request for supplemental support during the tenure of the Fellowship.

The fellowship provides supplementary support for a one-year period to permit the fellow to complete a project in asthma education. The GlaxoWellcome Care Management Fellowship for Asthma Education is designed to foster projects that address issues of asthma education, asthma self management, and asthma awareness. This fellowship was initiated in 1993 with a grant from Allen & Hansburys division of Glaxo Pharmaceuticals, now GlaxoWellcome. May include a cash award up to $3,500.