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If you have any questions or concerns about any of the following funding opportunities, please contact:

Peter Self
Assistant Dean, Graduate Student Life & Research Training
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 banting postdoctoral fellowship

The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships provide financial support to elite national and international postdoctoral researchers who will positively contribute to the country's economic, social and research-based growth.

For more information please visit Graduate Scholarships or go to the Banting web site.
  • September 22, 2011 – Applicants submit Letter of Intent to Graduate Studies

MICHAEL G. DEGROOTE POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AWARD
This prestigious award is designed for candidates who have an exemplary academic record and are interested in pursuing post-doctoral work in one of the numerous areas of research strengths in the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University.
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ONTARIO MINISTRY OF RESEARCH & INNOVATION (MRI) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

The Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF) program will provide outstanding scientists with two-year fellowships. The Program assists in the support of a Postdoctoral Fellow selected and appointed solely and independently by the Institution, to conduct research activities at the Institution’s premises as the PDF prepares for a full-time academic and/or research career.

The Ministry welcomes applications from all disciplines, however it encourages applications that align with priority areas outlined in the Ontario Innovation Agenda: bio-economy and clean technologies, advanced health technologies, pharmaceutical research and manufacturing, and digital media and information and communication technologies.

For more information, please visit the MRI website.
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John Charles Polanyi Award

Up to five prizes, each valued at $20,000, are awarded annually to young researchers (postdoctoral fellows or junior faculty) in the broadly defined fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Economic Science. McMaster may submit up to three nominees in each category.
  • December 15, 2011

Mitacs Elevate

Since 1999, Mitacs has played a leadership role in linking businesses, government and not-for-profits with over 50 of Canada’s universities to develop cutting-edge tools to support the growth of our knowledge-based economy. Mitacs has a proven track record of supporting leading research, while connecting Canadian businesses and organizations to the next generation of highly skilled knowledge workers.  We help businesses and organizations easily access advanced university expertise so that they can develop and commercialize the products of tomorrow today.

 

For more information, please visit the Mitacs Elevate website »
  • November 17, 2011

Food + Health Entrepreneurship Academy

The one-week intensive academy is open to science and engineering senior undergraduates, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and faculty working on research in food technology, nutrition, health and wellness. The academy combines seminars and networking sessions in an innovative format to help you learn how to evaluate your research for potential commercial opportunities and explore industry applications for your research.

Why You Should Attend:

  • Learn to communicate the broader potential impact of your research
  • Explore commercial opportunities surrounding your technology
  • Develop a network of professionals in foods and health who can help mentor and connect you as you move forward with your career or new venture.

Accepted applicants receive fellowships to cover room, board and tuition. There is a $250 registration fee upon acceptance. Open to applicants from national and international universities.

The academy is taught by venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, faculty, industry executives and angel investors from across the country that serve as mentors as well as guest faculty, providing participants with the knowledge and networks needed for taking the next steps toward commercialization.

Apply online by January 1 at http://entrepreneurship.ucdavis.edu/health_home.php

Sponsored by Innovation Center Denmark, Kraft Foods, PepsiCo, and Unilever. Presented by the UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship.
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The H.G. Thode Postdoctoral Fellowship

In commemoration of the late Dr. Harry Thode’s achievements as a nuclear scientist and as a visionary university president, McMaster University is pleased to invite applications from outstanding candidates for an endowed postdoctoral fellowship in the general areas of Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Sciences or Nuclear Engineering.

 

For more information, visit the Department of Radiology website »
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) provides opportunities in universities or other research institutions in Japan for:
  • Postdoctoral researchers to conduct, under the guidance of their hosts, cooperative research with leading research groups;
  • Senior scientists/university professors to participate in cooperative activities with researchers. NSERC cooperates with the JSPS by receiving and processing applications, and by nominating candidates to the JSPS.

For more information visit the NSERC website »
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The ACHIEVE Research Partnership

ACHIEVE is designed to equip new researchers with competencies that are typically unavailable through traditional graduate training, yet are necessary for closing the gap between measuring urban health inequities and reducing them.

For more information click here »
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CIFAR Junior Fellowship

The Junior Fellow Academy of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) offers unique opportunities for personal and professional growth through close collaboration with and mentorship from some of the best researchers in Canada and around the world. Held in conjunction with a university appointment, this fellowship is for a two year duration. Most typically, Junior Fellows work as postdoctoral fellows under the direct supervision of one or more CIFAR program members. In the social sciences and humanities disciplines, where postdoctoral fellowships are less common, Junior Fellows may hold a junior faculty position.

 

For more information visit the CIFAR website »
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The E.B. Eastburn Postdoctoral Fellowship

Under the terms of a bequest to Hamilton Community Foundation by the late Eugene B. Eastburn, a two-year Fellowship will be awarded for full-time post-doctoral studies in engineering or the sciences (Natural or Physical sciences, including Health Sciences).

 

For the 2011-2013 Fellowship term, the total award will be $80,000, out of which the Fellow will be expected to pay all related travel, equipment, research and other expenses, as well as his/her own salary. A schedule of semi-annual payments will be arranged with the sponsoring institution on behalf of the Fellow.
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CANADA-US FULBRIGHT PROGRAM

The Canada-US Fulbright Program is a bi-national program of educational exchange, with a mandate to enhance mutual understanding between the people of Canada and the people of the United States of America. Available to graduate students, faculty, professionals and independent researchers, successful applicants conduct research, lecture, or enroll in formal academic programs in the United States. Fulbright Canada offers various scholarship awards within this program, with further information on the various award opportunities made available through the Canada-US Fulbright Program website.

 

For more information, visit the fulbright website »
  • November 15, 2011

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA - POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

As part of the Government of Canada Awards (GCA), the Government of Canada offers one-year Post-Doctoral Research fellowships (PDRF) tenable at recognized public Canadian universities and affiliated research institutes.

 

For more information, visit the Government of Canada's Postdoctoral Research Fellowships website »
  • November 15, 2011

The Dan David Prize Scholarship

The Dan David Prize laureates annually donate twenty scholarships of US $15,000 each to outstanding doctoral and post-doctoral students of exceptional promise in the chosen fields.

 

For more information visit the Dan David Prize website »
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Government of Canada Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships

Experience Canada’s academic excellence and cutting edge research facilities! The Government of Canada offers one-year Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships to promising doctoral graduates in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering.

 

For more information visit the Government of Canada's International Scholarship website »
  • November 15, 2011

Michael G. DeGroote Academic Fellowship Award

This distinguished award will provide advanced training for outstanding individuals who have completed apost-doctoral fellowship and are seeking a junior faculty position at McMaster University.
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