Brain Canada is currently accepting appications for its Doctoral Personnel Awards for Black Scholars 2027. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Brain Canada - Doctoral Personnel Awards for Black Scholars
The BSA-PhD awards aim to dismantle systemic barriers in academia by increasing the number of highly qualified Black trainees in heart and brain research fields. The program supports studies addressing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health issues, including prevention, treatment, and recovery from heart conditions, stroke, and related mental health challenges.
Benefits of Brain Canada - Doctoral Personnel Awards for Black Scholars
- Award Value: Up to $120,000 CAD, distributed as $40,000 per year for up to three years.
- Usage: Funds are designated exclusively for recipient salary support. Additional remuneration for teaching or departmental activities is permitted if it enhances research development.
- Conditions: Recipients can retain internal non-peer-reviewed awards from their host institutions.
Brain Canada - Doctoral Personnel Awards for Black Scholars Requirements
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Self-identify as Black.
- Be Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or protected persons.
- Enrolled or applying for full-time admission to a doctoral program at an eligible Canadian institution, with admission no later than 30 September 2027.
- Have a research supervisor at an eligible Canadian institution.
- No more than five years since starting their doctoral program, with extensions possible for career interruptions.
- No current or past funding from the tobacco industry.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
28 January, 2027
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