Strategic Training Fellow Travel Awards:

• STFs are eligible for annual funding up to $1000;
• Requests for funding are made annually and are restricted to one application per STF per year;
• Funding is available to all current STFs in the CPHR Training Program and to alumni STFs up to six months post-completion of the CPHR Training Program;
• Eligible expenses include conference travel and registration costs not covered by a STF's home academic unit;
• STFs must be presenting a paper or poster at a national or international conference or scientific workshop. Funding will not be provided to STFs for travel expenses to only attend a conference;
• The application must be supported by the STF's supervisor/CPHR Mentor; and
• The application is to be submitted prior to the date of the conference. Retroactive applications will not be considered.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Applications will be accepted throughout the year.

 

Currently, we are not offering any Internship, Graduate, Post-Doctoral, or Work-Sabbatical Awards.

Internship Awards:

• Applicant must be a STF within the CPHR Training Program;
• Proposal must not be in process or completed; and
• Applicant must be working with a community-based organization that can receive a direct benefit from the research.

Graduate Awards (Masters and Doctoral Candidates):

• Applicants can be currently applying to graduate studies, currently enrolled within their first year of graduate studies as of the application deadline, or newly accepted in a full-time Masters or Doctoral program through the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina or the College of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Saskatchewan;
• Applicants must have a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) ≥ 80% in the last two years of study or an equivalent cumulative grade from the applicant’s home institution;
• Applicants must agree, in writing, to participate in CPHR course work, seminars and retreats;
• Applicants must have developed a research proposal based on population health research programs in existence or being developed as defined by SPHERU. Information about SPHERU’s research programs can be found at www.spheru.ca. Applicants uncertain about the eligibility of their proposed research should consult with the CPHR Coordinator or CPHR Mentors prior to submitting an application; and
• Applicants must have the support of a CPHR Mentor who has agreed to act as a supervisor or co-supervisor.

Post-Doctoral Awards:

• Applicants must hold a PhD or will hold such a degree prior to the deadline for taking up a CPHR Post-Doctoral Award;
• Applicants must have no more than three years of post-doctoral experience as of the application deadline (i.e., all time spent in a research capacity, including as a post-doctoral fellow, a research associate, a junior faculty member, or equivalent);
• Applicants must have developed a 3-year research proposal based on population health as defined by SPHERU. Applicants uncertain about the eligibility of their proposed research should consult with the CPHR Coordinator or CPHR Mentors prior to submitting an application;
• Applicants may not simultaneously hold a university faculty appointment or equivalent, or any major award for salary purposes;
• Applicants must have Canadian immigration approval to live and work in Canada for the term of the fellowship, which must be in place before the award commences;
• Applicants must undertake the fellowship on a full-time basis in Saskatchewan;
• Applicants must undertake the fellowship in a department and with a supervisor different from his/her PhD work;
• Applicants must agree, in writing, to participate in CPHR course work, seminars and retreats; and
• Applicants must have the support of a CPHR Mentor who has agreed to act as a supervisor or co-supervisor.

Work-Sabbatical Awards:

• Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years experience working in a government or community-based organization;
• Applicants must occupy a position in program or policy development and/or implementation;
• Applicants must have experience in working in an interdisciplinary context; and
• Applicants must agree, in writing, to participate in CPHR course work, seminars and retreats.