Education

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Funding

CAM Specific opportunities for trainees

Foundation for Chiropractic Education & Research Fellowship program
The primary objective of FCER's Fellowship Program is to provide doctors of chiropractic with advanced graduate education which incorporates research training. The intent of the program is to increase the numbers of trained chiropractic researchers
 
Foundation for Chiropractic Education Residency Program
The primary objective of this program is to increase the number of qualified researchers in fields pertaining to chiropractic at accredited institutions. The residency is intended to provide a bridge to a full-time appointment. Over the coming years, growth in the quantity and quality of chiropractic research will depend in great part on the number of trained research scientists committed to conducting research.

General opportunities for trainees (national)

Canadian Diabetes Association
Includes funding for Clinician Scientist, Scholar, Post-doctoral Fellowships & Doctoral Research Awards.
 
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Funding for Masters, PhD and Postdoctoral fellowships.
 
Canadian Liver Foundation
Includes funding for Summer Studentships, Graduate Studentships and the Roche Fellwoship in Clinical Hepatology
 
Canadian Lung Association
Includes Clinician Scientist Asthma Award, Clinicial Scientist Transplantation Fellowship, Research Fellowship Program
 
International Science & Technology Cooperation
Lists funding opportunities for Fellowships
 
Kidney Foundation of Canada
Includes Biomedical & Allied health fellowships & scholarships.
 
Muscular Dystrophy Canada
PhD Studentships awards aimed at increasing the number of Canadian Ph.D. students being prepared for careers in the field of neuromuscular disorders with an emphasis on stem cell research.
 
Canadian Cancer Society
Funding competitions include: Research scientist award, Post PhD Research Fellowship, Post MD Research Fellowships, Research Studentships, & Travel Awards for Senior Level PhD students.
 
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Has funding opportunities for all levels of trainee from undergraduates through to Postdoctoral Fellows.
  
SickKids Foundation
New Investigator Grants provide important early career development support to child health researchers. It is intended that New Investigator Research Grants will enhance the grant recipient's ability to compete with more senior investigators for research grants from other funders.
 
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Funding available for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows          

Provincially                                                                                                                                 

Alberta Innovates: Health Solutions                                                                                                           
Funding available for undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
 
British Columbia: Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Funding available for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
 
Manitoba: Manitoba Health Research Council
Funding available for Graduate students, Clinical Research Fellowships and Postdoctoral Fellowships
 
Newfoundland and Labrador: Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research
Funding available for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
 
Nova ScotiaHealth Research Foundation 
Includes funding for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows