Fellowship
2027 Postdoctoral Fellowship Personnel Awards for Women’s Heart and/or Brain Health
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada and Brain Canada Foundation
- Up to CA$140,000
- Postdoc
- Canada
- Apply directly
About
Stipend support for women’s heart and/or brain health research at eligible Canadian institutions. The award provides up to CAD 70,000 per year for up to 2 years, totalling CAD 140,000. The funders contribute half of the annual stipend; the host institution must provide at least the same amount. The scheduled funding start is 1 July 2027.
Eligibility
Covers: Up to CAD 70,000/year for 2 years (CAD 140,000 total). Half from the funders, with at least an equal host-institution contribution.
Research, degree or fellowship and supervisor must be based at an eligible Canadian institution.
Nationality or residence: Canadian citizens, permanent residents or Protected Persons under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
Hold or be completing a PhD or regulated health-professional degree; have or have applied for a full-time Canadian postdoctoral or research-stream clinical fellowship starting by 31 December 2027. Normally within five years of degree completion, with eligible interruptions; no independent research position. An identified Canadian supervisor is required. Applicant/supervisor tobacco-industry funding exclusions apply. Register by noon ET on 26 January; applications and reference letters are due at 3 pm ET that day.
Source: braincanada.ca