Cole Foundation Fellowships at McGill University in Canada 2016
McGill University(Canada) is offering Cole Foundation Fellowships 2016 to Clinical Fellows (holders of a medical degree), Post-Doctoral and Doctoral students to promote research in pre-leukemia, leukemia, lymphoma and other leukemia related diseases in children and young adults as well as the development of clinical care for patients affected by these diseases.
Provided by: McGill University, Canada
Courses: Postdoctoral and Doctoral Program
Also See : Scholarships 2019
Eligibility Requirements
Candidates must:
Have full-time status at the University of Montreal, McGill University or at the INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier
Be registered in a fellowship program, a postdoctoral residency, or in graduate studies
Complete a Cole Foundation Fellowship application form
Submit a letter of support from their supervisor which among other information, is to include a description of the mentorship program for the candidate
This competition is open to all Canadian and foreign citizens; the scholar’s research activities can be carried out in the Montreal area or in an establishment outside Montreal so long as the research director accepts this
Clinical researchers must dedicate a minimum of 50% of their time to research and the Supervisor in the Supervisor’s Report must substantiate this
Scholarship Award
The fellowships are offered for a two-year mandate. On a yearly basis these fellowships offer: $50,000 for Clinical Fellows; $40,000 for Post-Doctoral Fellows; and $21,000 for Doctoral Fellows
In addition, a yearly supplement of up to $2,000 for Clinical Fellows and Post-Doctoral Fellows and up to $1,000 for Doctoral Fellows will be awarded for academic
Application Procedure
Candidates are only entitled to one Cole Foundation Fellowship unless a second Fellowship is requested in a different area of research. Further more, candidates may not request a Fellowship if they have been at their level of study (Doc, Post-Doc) for more than 5 years
The Cole Foundation is no longer offering fellowships to Master’s students
The deadline for the competition is 01st February 2016; application forms for submissions and for letters of support must be submitted by Email to Nishat Shabnam at the Email address provided below
Please submit applications to [email protected]
Important Dates
The deadline for the competition is 01st February 2016
The award winners will be announced before the end of April 2016 and the fellowships will take effect 01st July 2016
Foundation Cole Foundation
(Faculty of Medicine Research and Graduate Studies Office), Cole Foundation Fellowship Competition, (in Pediatric/Young Adult Leukemia and Lymphomas), McGill University, Canada, www.mcgill.ca