Studentship Awards
The 2023 summer studentship competition is now closed. Thank you to those who applied. The 2024 competition is expected to be announced in December 2023.
Up to 5 awards will be offered in the amount of $5000 each for a 14-week term during the summer of 2023. The following awards are available:
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- IWK Foundation Jeremy Ingham Cancer Research Studentship – One studentship is available. Priority will be given to applications for research into pediatric cancers. Jeremy’s generosity will allow this award to be offered annually – no geographic restrictions.
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- Canadian Cancer Society Carol Ann Cole Comfort Heart Summer Studentship for breast cancer research – one studentship to support a project in breast cancer – no geographic restrictions.
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- D.W. Hoskin Summer Studentship for Cancer Research – one studentship is available. Preference will be given to prostate or breast cancer projects – no geographic restrictions.
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- Badner Family Fund Summer Studentship for Lung Cancer Research – through a generous donation to Lung Cancer Canada – one studentship is available. Priority will be given to support a project in early detection of lung cancer – no geographic restrictions
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- GIVETOLIVE Summer Studentship – one studentship available - unrestricted
NEW: Supervisors are required to provide a top up of $2500 (min) to ensure trainees receive funding above their provincial minimum wage (please view the application form for details)
For more information on this competition, please contact admin@bhcri.ca
Students from New Brunswick are also encouraged to apply to the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation: https://nbhrf.smapply.ca/prog/undergraduatemedical_school_summer_studentships
Dalhousie Medical Students may be eligible for the Research in Medicine Studentship: https://medicine.dal.ca/departments/core-units/undergraduate/program/researchinmedicine.html
All BHCRI award applicants are invited to complete the optional self-identification form.
BHCRI encourages completion of the voluntary self-identification form to help determine whether our programs are reaching a broad range of applicants in an effort to create an inclusive environment and sense of belonging with a diverse community of contributors. Information provided is confidential and will only be used for statistical reporting on the representation of equity groups within the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute and will not be used for any aspect of the peer-review process.
Congratulations to the following 2023 BHCRI and Partners Studentship Award Recipients:
- Lily Coates, Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University
Supervisor: Dr. Paola Marcato
This project was funded by the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute through the Canadian Cancer Society Carol Ann Cole Comfort Heart Summer Studentship for Breast Cancer Research
- Chloe Cyr, Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University
Supervisors: Dr. Jeanette Boudreau, Dr. Brendan Leung
(Declined by the applicant)
- Tyler Herod, Medicine, Dalhousie University
Supervisor: Dr. David Conrad
This project was funded by the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute through GIVETOLIVE
- Holly Philpott, Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, QEII HSC
Supervisor: Dr. Alison Wallace
This project was funded by the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute through Lung Cancer Canada’s Badner Family Summer Studentship for Lung Cancer Research
- Ali Salman, Biology for Health Professions, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Supervisors: Dr. Michiru Hirasawa, Dr. Kensuke Hirasawa
This project was funded by the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute through the D.W. Hoskin Summer Studentship for Cancer Research
- Hailey Stack, Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University
Supervisors: Dr. Kerry Goralski, Dr. Lee Ellis
This project was funded by the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute through the IWK Foundation’s Jeremy Ingham Summer Studentship
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