The deadline for completed applications will be August 31st, 2008. There will be no exceptions for incomplete applications. Students previously funded by the Molecular Medicine Training Program are eligible to apply.
Applications will be reviewed by a panel of members of the Molecular Medicine Training Program and awardees will be announced by September 15th, 2008. Awardees will be required to provide progress reports following the end of the funding period.

Please forward complete applications to the address below

TRAVEL AWARD COMPETITION IS NOW OPEN!!

Fall/Winter 2008 Travel Awards of the
CIHR Collaborative Graduate Training Program in Molecular Medicine at the University of Toronto  

As part of the CIHR Collaborative Graduate Training Program in Molecular Medicine, we are pleased to announce travel awards for doctoral students to attend scientific meetings. Applicants should be enrolled in a full-time graduate training program at the University of Toronto and be directly supervised by a faculty member of the Collaborative Program. The current competition will consist of awards valued in Can$800(for Canada), $1000(for US) and $1,400 (for overseas conferences). The funds can be used for costs associated with travel, accommodation, and/or conference registration fees. Awardees must be a PhD candidate at the time of the conference and the presenting author of a work of original research.

The travel awards are available for scientific meetings held between July 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009.
The deadline for this series of awards will be Monday December 15, 2008. Applications will be reviewed by a panel of members of the Molecular Medicine Training Program and awardees will be announced by January 12, 2008.

Application will require:

• a copy of the student's abstract, and evidence that it has been accepted for presentation at a national or international meeting that relates to the field of Molecular Medicine.
• a short statement of travel, accommodations and conference costs (actual or estimated)
• a short statement from the supervisor indicating commitment to support the applicant's additional travel costs (not covered by the award)
• a letter from the University department indicating 1) the start date of the PhD program or 2) the start date of the MSc program for students that have successfully transferred to a PhD program
• a confidential letter of reference from one faculty member (not the supervisor) that can comment on the applicant's interests in scientific endeavour and future potential as a researcher - in a sealed envelope (signed across seal)
• complete contact information and a CV (no longer than five pages) including education, relevant earlier experiences, achievements, publications and statement of interest in the field of Molecular Medicine

Please submit completed applications (hard copy only) to:

CIHR Molecular Medicine Graduate Travel Award Competition
c/o Ms Rosa Freire
Room 15-316
SickKids Research Institute
101 College Street, East Tower
Toronto, ON
M5G 1L7
Telephone: 416-813-6384
Email: rosa.freire@sickkids.ca