Details
| Opportunity Name | Strategic Master’s Award |
| Agency | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) |
| Value | Up to $17,500 |
| Indirect Costs | Ineligible |
| Duration | 1 year |
Deadlines
| Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review | TBD |
| Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review | TBD |
| Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review | TBD |
| Application due at agency | TBD (Mid-December 2023) |
Objective
The purpose of the CIHR Strategic Master's Award program is to provide financial support to scholars who are engaged in an eligible master's program in Canada and that are relevant to specific CIHR priority research areas. This support allows these scholars to concentrate on their studies in their chosen fields.
The program will help develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel (HQP) by supporting students who demonstrate potential in undergraduate and early graduate studies whose applications are relevant to any of the research areas.
This funding opportunity will support projects relevant to the following research areas:
- Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies – Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology and Health Data Science in genetics and genomics– Institute of Genetics
- Sex, Gender and Intersectionality in Health Research– Institute of Gender and Health
- First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Health, and Indigenous Health – Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health
Eligibility
Open to scholars who are engaged in an eligible master's program in Canada that are relevant to specific CIHR priority research areas.
How to Apply
York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Checklist, which requires the Dean’s signature. Please send the complete application, with the finalized budget and a completed ORS checklist to sciapps@yorku.ca, five days prior to agency deadline.
ORS is accepting electronic applications – the process is outlined here.