Funding & Awards

Below is a list of awards and scholarships available from the Institute for Circumpolar Health Research and similar organizations interested in health research in the North. Other funding and job opportunities can be found in our regular opportunities feed on the main page. Funding for graduate students associated with ICHR is also generously provided by the Canadian Public Health Service.

Awards for Students in Circumpolar Health Research

Objectives

The ICHR’s primary objective is to facilitate and promote community driven, northern led, health and wellness research within a model where traditional knowledge and western sciences are both recognized when promoting knowledge that will create healthy environments and improve the health of persons in the north. The Masters and/or PhD Scholarship is aimed to encourage northerners to undertake research that will contribute to knowledge and understanding of health and wellness, broadly conceived to include the health, natural, physical, and social sciences and humanities.

Program Overview

ICHR Masters or PhD scholarship enables northern residents to undertake graduate level studies which will benefit northern capacity in health research through the training and education at any university (Canadian or International).

There will be two awards each year.  Maximum graduate funding is $10,000 per student enrolled in either a PhD program or a Master’s program. Awards are one year in length with the option for renewal upon re-application after the full year of funding has been completed.  Re-applications will be treated as a new application with all other applicants; students are strongly encouraged to apply for other sources of support after the first year. This award is made possible through support of the CIHR Team in Circumpolar Chronic Disease Prevention.

Scholarship applications are reviewed by an awards committee with representation from Aurora College, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Dene Nation, and a community researcher.

Application Form

The 2009 competition ended on March 31, 2009 when all applications are due. Download the form here.

Past Award Recipients

• 2009 – Lois Edge
• 2009 – Susan Hopkins
• 2008 – Erin Ballantyne
• 2007 – Alana Kronstal