Western Research

Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
https://www.heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/research/for-researchers
Sponsor/Award: HEART & STROKE FOUNDATION CANADA - PERSONNEL AWARDS FOR BLACK SCHOLARS - 2025 SPRING COMPETITION | DOCTORAL AWARDS

Grant Amount: $25,000/YEAR FOR 2 YEARS
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: May 15, 2025
Sponsor's: May 22, 2025

Subject Areas: Social Determinants Of Health, Biomedical Research Training, Health Services Research, Clinical Research
Description:

Heart & Stroke, along with Brain Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH), is excited to announce the launch of the Personnel Awards for Black Scholars. These new awards aim to promote strategic growth in heart and brain health science within Black communities by supporting Black students to pursue their post graduate studies.

Applicants must self-identify as Black and must be Canadian Citizens, permanent residents or Protected Persons under subsection 95(2). At the time of submission, applicants must either (a) be enrolled in a Doctoral program at an eligible Canadian institution, (b) have applied for full-time admission to a Doctoral program at an eligible Canadian institution, with a start date of no later than September 30, 2024, or (c) are intending to reclassify from a Master?s to a Doctoral program at eligible Canadian institution, with a start date of no later than September 30, 2024.

Application Details:

The objective of the competition is to increase the number of highly-qualified Black trainees across Canada committed to working in the fields of heart and brain research.

Applications will be completed online using Heart & Stroke?s online system, CIRCUlink.

INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE

NOTE: All research-related grant applications, letters of intent, contracts and agreements requiring an institutional or organizational signature must submit related documents to the Office of Research Services for review and approval. Requests for institutional signature should be received a minimum of five to ten business days before the posted Sponsor deadline. Please see Western Research's website regarding the institutional signatory process for more details. Specific opportunities may have their own timelines and requirements for submissions. A ROLA Proposal submitted by the PI and bearing department and faculty approvals is required.
Western Contacts: Latinovich,Cessandra
Hancock,Jennifer Anne
Mora Stock,Cindy
Patel,Pinal
Raymond,Sandrena

Sponsor Contacts:

RESEARCH@HEARTANDSTROKE.CA
1402-222 Queen Street
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada