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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://hrf-frs.com/en/programs/hrf-artificial-intelligence-health-research-fellowships
Sponsor/Award: HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION - AI HEALTH RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP - 2019 COMPETITION

Grant Amount: $100,000
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Sep 20, 2019
Sponsor's: Sep 27, 2019

Subject Areas:
Description:

In 2019, the Health Research Foundation (HRF) of Innovative Medicines Canada will award two (2) research Fellowships in the area of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Health Research in its impact on health care in Canada. One of the Fellowships will focus on AI?s impact on health system sustainability, while the second Fellowship will focus on AI?s impact on patient outcomes.

The objectives of these HRF Fellowships is to support outstanding MD and/or PhD researchers to become our future scientists and health care leaders with the tools to contribute to the innovative health care system of tomorrow, and to facilitate collaboration, teamwork, and trust between academic research centers and the pharmaceutical industry to find better ways to transfer knowledge from research to the health system. Each fellowship will have an award of $100,000 and is available to one person per fellowship. The Prize is awarded with the expectation that the recipient will continue to demonstrate excellence in their field of work.

Application Details:

Candidates shall be outstanding researchers who are Canadian citizens or have landed immigrant status in Canada, with the intention to work professionally in Canada. Candidates must hold an M.D. (or equivalent) and/or a Ph.D.

Please review the information on the sponsor's website for application requirements. Please scan the final application package to PDF format and submit by September 27, 2019 to hscott@imc-mnc.ca. Please title and submit the package as indicated: Last Name_First Name HRF Fellowship Application.pdf

INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE EXPENSES

NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
Western Contacts:

Sponsor Contacts:

HSCOTT@IMC-MNC.CA.
55 Metcalfe Street, suite 1220
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada