Canadian Institutes of Health Research is currently accepting applications for its Institute of Human Development Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) Youth Advisory Council 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Canadian Institutes of Health Research - IHDCYH Youth Advisory Council
The Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH)'s Youth Advisory Council is a group of diverse young Canadians who are passionate about health and health research. The council brings the youth voice directly into conversations about priority development, policies and issues that impact Canadian communities from coast to coast to coast.
Benefits of Canadian Institutes of Health Research - IHDCYH Youth Advisory Council
- Council members are provided an annual honorarium for their time. Members are additionally provided the choice to depend their participation on the council as volunteer time if most popular over an honorarium, and all members obtain a certificates of participation on the finish of their time period. When invited to journey to characterize IHDCYH at occasions, journey prices are coated for council members.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research - IHDCYH Youth Advisory Council Requirements
- To be thought-about for the Youth Advisory Council (YAC), you should be between the ages of 12 and 25;
- Live in Canada
- Be capable of decide to collaborating about 3-5 hours per thirty days (for instance, in common digital conferences from September to June, some on-line engagement in between conferences, and in digital working teams with different members). There could also be occasional alternatives for Council members to characterize the YAC at in-particular person occasions, relying on location, occasion focus, and obtainable finances.
- Council members are invited to serve a two-12 months time period. You must be obtainable to serve for the interval.
- If you might be underneath the authorized age in your home province or territory and you might be invited to be a member of the council, they are going to require consent out of your mother or father or guardian for you to participate.
Application Date and Process
The application comprises a number of demographic questions (about your age, the place you reside, and so forth.) There are additionally 4 brief writing prompts, every with a most response size of about 150 phrases. You may need to consider and write these upfront and then copy and paste your response into the application type when you’re prepared. These prompts are:
- Please inform us about your self.
- What abilities, strengths and/or experiences would you prefer to contribute to the council, and why?
- What teams or communities would you have the ability to characterize on the council, and why are they essential?
- Please share with us your experiences or ideas on fairness, variety, and/or inclusion.
Application Deadline
19 May, 2026
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