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2020 BHCRI Summer Studentship Award Competition

We are very pleased to announce the 2020 summer studentship competition with up to 6 awards offered in the amount of $5000 each for a 14-week term during the summer of 2020.

The following awards are available:

Jeremy Ingham Cancer Research Studentship - We are extremely grateful to Jeremy Ingham whose generous donation has created the Jeremy Ingham Cancer Research Trust through the IWK Foundation. The Jeremy Ingham Cancer Research Studentship award will support a top-ranked candidate with plans to pursue a career in cancer research. Applications for research into pediatric cancers are encouraged. Jeremy’s generosity will allow this new award to be offered annually.
Breast Cancer Research – through a generous gift to the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation, BHCRI will provide two summer studentships in breast cancer. This gift was made to recognize the care and treatment provided by two outstanding surgeons at the QEII Health Sciences Centre, Dr. Lucy Helyer and Dr. Jason Williams. Thank you to this team of surgeons and their staff and to the donor who made this funding possible.
Canadian Cancer Society Carol Ann Cole Comfort Heart Studentship for breast cancer research – made available through the support of the Canadian Cancer Society Nova Scotia.
GIVETOLIVE – two studentships are available to support any area of cancer research.

This competition is open to applicants at recognized institutions across Atlantic Canada. Supervisors must be a Scientist, Senior Scientist, Associate Member or Honorary Member (qualifying as a Scientist, Senior Scientist or Associate Member) of the Institute.

An Intent to Apply form is due by 4pm AST on 6 January 2020. The Intent to Apply is to provide notification of a forthcoming award application and assists BHCRI in ensuring appropriate expertise on the Scientific Review Panels. It does not determine eligibility. The Studentship Application deadline for submission is 4pm AST on 3 February 2020.

To apply, please download the Intent to Apply form, Studentship Application and Checklist.

Please Note: An Intent to Apply form must be received by the deadline of 6 January 2020 in order to apply for an award. Studentship Applications received without an Intent to Apply form will not be reviewed.

For more information on this competition, please contact admin@bhcri.ca

Congratulations to the following BHCRI and Partners Studentship Award Recipients:

Zoe Breen, Biochemistry, Memorial University
Supervisor: Dr. Mani Larijani
Funding provided by the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute through the Canadian Cancer Society Carol Ann Cole Comfort Heart Summer Studentship for Breast Cancer Research

Lauren Fowlow, Biology, Acadia University
Supervisor: Dr. Melanie Coombs
Funding provided by the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute through the GIVETOLIVE Donald MacDougall Summer Studentship

Haley Glazebrook, Microbiology & Immunology, Dalhousie University
Supervisor: Dr. Jeanette Boudreau
Funding provided by the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute through the GIVETOLIVE Marco and Christene Nottegar Summer Studentship

Razan Al-Sharkawi, Pathology, Dalhousie University
Supervisor: Dr. Graham Dellaire
Funding provided by the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute through the Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine Harvey Graham Endowment

Ceileigh Weaver, Medical Sciences, Dalhousie University
Supervisor: Dr. Francesca Di Cara
Funding provided by the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute through the GIVETOLIVE Erik Merchant Summer Studentship

Jackson Weir, Biology, University of New Brunswick - Saint John
Supervisors: Dr. Tony Reiman and Dr. Stacy Grieve
Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute through the IWK Jeremy Ingham Summer Studentship and New Brunswick Health Research Foundation

For more information on this competition, please contact admin@bhcri.ca or phone 902-494-8970.

A sample Studentship Competition Review Form is provided for your reference only and is subject to change.