NEWS AT A GLANCE
IMSSA ANNOUNCEMENTS Congratulations to the newly elected 2011-2012 IMSSA council! Thank you to all students who submitted nominations and participated so eagerly in this year’s election. We look forward to an enjoyable and productive year ahead.
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS CIHR Research Awards Master’s Award: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships The Canada Graduate Scholarships Master’s Awards administered by CIHR are intended to provide special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a Master’s degree in a health related field in Canada. These candidates are expected to have an exceptionally high potential for future research achievement and productivity. Applications are completed through the CIHR website and submitted to the IMS office. Students may only apply to one council (CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC) in a given year. CIHR Doctoral Research Award Doctoral Research Awards are intended to provide special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a PhD degree in a health-related field in Canada or abroad. These candidates are expected to have an exceptionally high potential for future research achievement and productivity. Applications for the CIHR Doctoral Research Award are submitted directly to CIHR. The full program description, application form and instructions are now available on the CIHR website.
Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) The Ontario Graduate Scholarship program is designed to encourage excellence in graduate studies at the master and doctoral levels. An OGS is awarded for one academic year, which may consist of two or three consecutive terms. The current value of OGS is $5,000 per term. Students may receive a total of $10,000 for two consecutive terms or a total of $15,000, for three consecutive terms. The 2012-2013 application form and program details can be found on the OGS website.
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships Through its Doctoral Awards funding opportunity, SSHRC offers two types of funding for doctoral students, which applicants apply for by completing one application form: 1. SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships; and 2. Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS): Doctoral Scholarships. The SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships and Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarships aim to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of scholarly achievement in undergraduate and graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities. Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarships are valued at $35,000 per annum for 36 months. SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships are valued at $20,000 per annum for 12, 24, 36 or 48 months. SSHRC determines the value and duration of an award based on the number of months of full-time study (or equivalent) the applicant will have completed at the proposed start date of the award. The full program description, application form and instructions are now available on the SSHRC website and in SSHRC’s new Resource Centre.
IMSSA Executive Council 2011-2012 The elections for the 2011-2012 IMSSA Executive Council took place on October 3, 2011. IMSSA is proud to announce the names of the newly elected council members. President: Ilyse Darwish Vice-Presidents: Melanie Guenette Vanessa Zannella Treasurer: Nicholas Howell Secretary: Laura Park Director of Academic Affairs: Leanne De Souza Director of Social Affairs: Ilya Mukovozov Director of Sporting Events: Yi-an Chen Director of Communications: Richie Jeremian GSU Representative: Laura Finkelberg Arash Ghashghai Katarina Lakovic CIP Representative: George Ibrahim IMS Magazine Representative: Amanda Ali Toronto General Hospital Site Director: Priyanka Patel MSB/CCBR/Tanz Site Directors: Joana Dida Amy Oh Mount Sinai Hospital Site Director: Tetyana Pekar MaRS Site Directors: Wilfred Ip Anna Podnos Toronto Western Hospital Site Directors: Eric Monsalves Allison Rosen Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Site Directors: Yekta Dowlati Brett Jones Hospital for Sick Children Site Directors: Anathavalli Kumarappah Vivian Szeto Princess Margaret Hospital Site Director: Ryan Rumantir Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Site Directors: Otilia Cristina Nasui Natalie Venier St. Michael’s Hospital Site Directors: Josephine D’Abbondanza Tony Lin You can stay up to date on IMSSA events and workshops by checking out the IMSSA website at http://imssa.sa.utoronto.ca, or you can join their Facebook group at Institute of Medical Science (U of T).
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