The New Brunswick Health Research Foundation (NBHRF) and the Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) are pleased to offer the following opportunities:
THE TERRY FOX GRADUATE STUDENTSHIP SUPPORTED BY THE NBHRF AND TFRI
One studentship of $17,850 per year for two years is offered to qualified graduate students who are undertaking full time Master's or Doctoral programs in the Province of New Brunswick. Eligibility To be eligible, the applicant:
Eligibility
- Must be undertaking biomedical or clinical research to advance understanding of cancer biology, or cancer diagnosis and treatment;
- Must be undertaking a full time Master's or Doctoral program in the Province of New Brunswick;
- Must not simultaneously hold a university faculty appointment or equivalent, or any major award for salary purposes; and
- Must apply with a supervisor who is a university faculty member.
Application Process
The New Brunswick Health Research Foundation (NBHRF) and the Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) are working with the Manitoba Health Research Council (MHRC) to offer these Terry Fox Graduate Studentships supported by NBHRF and TFRI. The MHRC has kindly agreed to accept applications via its electronic Grant Management System, and will provide peer review of applications. The NBHRF/TFRI will make awards to the top-ranked applicant and will work with institutions in New Brunswick to administer these two year awards.
Application Instructions At-A-Glance
The checklist below outlines the steps that must be completed for your electronic application to be accepted for consideration for a 2012 Terry Fox Graduate Master's or PhD Studentship Award:
| √ | Complete Online Common CV form |
| √ | Complete & Submit online eGMS Application (Manitoba) |
| √ | Submit Common CV as part of online Electronic Grants Management System (eGMS) Application |
| √ | Ensure Hard Copy of Transcripts are sent to MHRC Office |
| √ | Arrange for 3 supporting letters to be sent to MHRC office |
| | Application documentation can be accepted in English only. |
| For the 2012 Terry Fox Graduate Master's or PhD Studentship Award applicants are to advise NBHRF by email at: grants@nbhrf.com of submission of their application, and attach to the email the documentation submitted with the eGMS application. 1. Before You Begin Before beginning an application, NBHRF and TFRI strongly advise applicants to download and review the following document and have it on-hand while completing the application eForm: 2012 MHRC eGMS User Guide for Trainees 2. Other Preparations - Create an eGMS system account (Manitoba). Follow link below.
- Acquire Supervisor and Department Head MHRC eGMS system accounts.
- Create a Common CV. Visit the Canadian Common CV web site.
You must first create your MHRC eGMS Account.
You are required to enter your Agency PIN on your CCV in order to link your CCV to MHRC eGMS. Your Agency PIN for the CCV is the same as your MHRC eGMS Account Email (the email address you use to login to the MHRC Electronic Grants Management System). For further information please consult section 2 "The Common CV" of the 2012 MHRC eGMS User Guide for Trainees.
- Acquire your Grade Point Average (GPA): this information is required on the online application form; you will need this information before your application can be submitted.
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| Please also ensure that you have: |
| √ | IE 6.0 (or higher) or FireFox 1.5 (or higher) installed on your computer (Safari is not supported) |
| √ | PDF conversion software, to create all requested attachments. |
3. Allow Sufficient Time for Approvals
The Electronic Grants Management System requires applications to have both Supervisor and Department Head sign off. Therefore, IT IS VITAL THAT APPLICANTS COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS OF YOUR APPLICATION AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR SUPERVISOR(S) AND DEPARTMENT HEAD TO REVIEW AND CONSENT TO YOUR APPLICATION, BEFORE YOU ARE ABLE TO SUBMIT IT TO THE MHRC.
The following deadlines apply to the 2012 competition:
- February 1 - Submitted Application (eForm, attachments & applicant Common CV) with Supervisor Common CV/Approval and Department Head Approval. Email advice and submitted documentation to NBHRF.
- February 15 - Transcripts and Letters of Support (courier or mail to the MHRC office).
Application documentation can be accepted in English only.
NBHRF, TFRI and MHRC are not responsible for applications that are not received at MHRC by the application deadline due to delays.
Please note that the notification letters will be issued by the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation.
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE MHRC ELECTRONIC GRANTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
For additional information or questions please contact:
New Brunswick Health Research Foundation
30 Knowledge Park Drive
Suite 100
Fredericton, NB
E3C 2R2
506-455-8886
info@nbhrf.com
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