Owerko Centre Trainee Awards
The Owerko Centre is pleased to offer a number of awards to support the development and research of Owerko Centre trainees.
2022 Owerko Centre Trainee Awards
Under each of the pull down menus below, you will find information about the various awards we have available in 2022.
For example:
- If you want to work with a community agency and research related work like developing systematic reviews and evaluations, or grant writing, click on the "Awards for training and community partnership opportunities" tab
- If you want to expand your research scope, and set up a new experiment or new collaboration with another lab on campus, click on the "Small grant support" tab
- If you want to learn new research methods and techniques with stakeholders who are not on campus, click on the "Awards for training and community partnership opportunities" tab
- If you don't currently hold any other graduate scholarship funding, click on the "Graduate stipend support" tab
Owerko Centre Graduate Scholarship Award
Eligibility:
- Applicants must have an Owerko Centre investigator as one of their supervisors
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Be a registered graduate student (Masters, PhD) at the University of Calgary
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May not hold other internal or external competitive scholarships at the time of the award
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Applicants cannot have held a graduate tri-council award at any time
Number of awards available: 10
Award amount: $5,000
Deadline: 11:59 PM on May 2, 2022
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Owerko Centre Training and Education Award
Eligibility:
- Registered graduate student (Masters, PhD) at the University of Calgary
- Post-Doctoral Fellows
- All applicants must have an Owerko Centre investigator as one of their supervisors
Number of awards available: 2
Award amount: Up to $5,000 each
Deadline: 11:59 PM on March 15, 2022
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Owerko Centre Trainee and Community Partnership Award
Eligibility:
- Registered graduate student (Masters, PhD) at the University of Calgary
- Post-Doctoral Fellows
- All applicants must have an Owerko Centre investigator as one of their supervisor
Number of awards available: 1
Award amount: Up to $5,000 (a portion of the budget should include a contribution to the community partner)
Deadline: 11:59 PM on March 15, 2022
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Owerko Centre Spark Trainee Grant
Eligibility:
- Registered graduate student (Masters, PhD) at the University of Calgary
- Post-Doctoral Fellows
- All applicants must have an Owerko Centre investigator as one of their supervisor
Number of awards available: 1
Award amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: 11:59 PM on March 15, 2022
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Owerko Centre Trainee Publication Award
Deadline: Fall 2022
Application details to come.
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Owerko Centre Knowledge Dissemination and Engagement Award
Deadline: Fall 2022
Application details to come.
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Owerko Centre Early Career Investigator Grant
Eligibility:
- Completed a doctoral (PhD) or equivalent degree (e.g. MD).
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Current research associate, postdoctoral fellow, or clinical fellow at the University of Calgary.
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Applicant must be employed within the research group of grant tenure or have an identified mentor in place for clinical fellows.
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At the time of application, the fellow will have at least 9 months in the current position remaining and have 50% protected research time.
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Candidates should be maximum 6 years post-degree with proven scientific excellence and high potential for innovation, transformation, and knowledge dissemination.
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Applicants must have an on-site mentor or senior collaborator who is supportive of the project and willing to provide access to laboratory space and equipment.
Number of awards available: 4
Award amount: Up to $25,000
Deadline: 11:59 PM on October 11, 2022