Fellowships provide support for highly qualified applicants in all areas of health research at the post-PhD degree or post-health professional degree stages to add to their experience by engaging in health research either in Canada or abroad.
Stipend
The annual stipend level for:
- Trainees with a PhD degree is $40,000 per annum.
- Health Professionals who hold licensure (full or educational) in Canada and have less than 2 years of research or clinical training experience is $40,000 per annum. Upon completion of two years of postgraduate research training, the awardee may be eligible to receive a stipend increase to the higher level.
- Health Professionals who hold licensure (full or educational) in Canada and have two or more years of research or clinical training experience is $50,000 per annum.
- Health professionals who do not hold licensure in Canada is $21,000 per annum. Upon completion of two years of postgraduate research training, the stipend may increase to $40,000 per annum.
For awards physically held outside Canada, $5,000 is added to the annual stipend.
Research allowance: $5,000 per annum.
Duration of Support
The maximum duration of support, taking into account all federal funding held, will depend on the degree(s) held by the applicant. For holders of a:
- PhD degree, or PhD and health professional degrees, the maximum period of support is three (3) years.
- Health professional degree who are not requesting support to pursue a graduate degree, the maximum period of support is four (4) years.
- Health professional degree who are requesting support to pursue a graduate degree, the maximum period of support to complete the degree is five (5) years.
Note: Health Professionals who receive funding through this program to pursue a graduate degree must terminate their award upon completion of the degree. Applicants must submit a new application to be considered under this program as PhD holders.