Canada announces Fellowships

Updated on: Thursday, August 05, 2010

The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships are the latest initiative under the Government of Canada’s comprehensive, long-term National Science and Technology Strategy. The new programme will establish Canada as a global leader in higher learning, research and science and technology development.

Under the programme, 70 new fellowships will be awarded each year, with funding provided through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

Attracting talent
The Fellowships are designed to attract to Canada, the best researchers in the world. The programme will award 70 new Fellowships a year valued at $70,000 annually for two years, totalling $45 million over five years. The value of these awards is competitive internationally and represents the same international calibre and prestige offered by the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships ($50,000 annually for three years).

Open to all applicants
The Fellowships will be open to both Canadian and international applicants to support universities and research institutions in attracting and retaining top talent from within Canada and around the world. The Fellowships are in memory of Sir Frederick Banting, the Canadian physician, researcher, Nobel laureate and war hero who, together with his assistant Dr. Charles Best, is credited with the discovery of insulin.

Deadlines
The deadline for applying this year is 3 November 2010. Applicants who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada may only hold their Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship at a Canadian institution.

Important websites
For more information please visit
* http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/ funding-financement/programs-programmes/fellowships/banting-eng.aspx
* http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/students-Etudiants/PD-NP/Banting -Banting_eng.asp
* http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/ 42097.html

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