Graduate Grant
A matched salary-stipend award for graduate students conducting NeuroCAM studies.
Overview
*APPLICATION DEADLINE NOW EXTENDED TO MARCH 17*
Our graduate grant is a matched salary-stipend award for graduate students conducting NeuroCAM studies at partnering universities. Students selected for funding will be awarded a $22,000 salary for the September – August academic year. The student’s academic supervisor will contribute 40% of the salary value (i.e. $8,800). This grant is for a one-year duration, with the possibility of a second-year renewal pending approval from the Scientific Review Panel in a non-competitive review process.
Thanks to a generous donor, the academic supervisor contribution is waived for students applying from the University of Toronto.
Questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page to see if your answer is listed there.
You can also email us at any time about our grants or the application process.
- research@branchoutfoundation.com
Important Information
- Application Deadline: March 17, 2023, 11:59 PM MST
- Award Announcement: July 1, 2023
- Funding Start Date: September 1, 2023
- Project Duration: 1 year
- Value: $22,000
Eligibility and Conditions
- Research must be in the area of NeuroCAM.
- Applicants are required to identify a supervisor/mentor (an Assistant, Associate or Full Professor) from an accredited university for the project who will guide and review the student’s activities.
- Applicants can be Canadian or international students working on their project at one of the following universities:
- University of Alberta
- University of Calgary
- University of Lethbridge
- University of Northern British Columbia
- University of Toronto
- University of Saskatchewan
- University of Victoria
- MacEwan University
- Mount Royal University
- Applicants must be registered in a graduate degree program. If the applicant is not already in a graduate program, funding is contingent on their acceptance to the specific lab and program.
- PhD students applying for this grant must be pre-candidacy at the time of application.
- The supervisor contribution can be supplied by broader departmental funding or directly from the supervisor.
- If the research work requires either human or animal ethics clearance, evidence of that clearance must be sent to Branch Out before studentship funds will be released.
- Applicants must supply copies of unofficial transcripts (graduate and undergraduate) and have two academic references submit a reference survey on his or her behalf by the grant application deadline. The project supervisor must be one of the references.
- If the student holds multiple awards, the combined funds for personal salary between Branch Out and other awards cannot exceed $40,000. If the personal salary for the applicant exceeds $40,000, Branch Out will adjust funding such that the student will receive a combined total of $40,000 from all sources.
- Application Deadline: March 17, 2023, 11:59 PM MST
- Funding Start Date: September 1, 2023
- Each applicant must have their academic supervisor submit a reference on their behalf by the grant deadline. An optional second reference may also be submitted. Please share this link with your references.