Michael Smith Health Research BC is funding 23 new Scholars and 14 Health Professional-Investigators (HP-I), through the 2024 competitions.Â
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News Award Type: Scholar Program
Fueling discovery: Health Research BC funds 23 researchers to improve health outcomes
Congratulations to our 2023 Scholar award recipients!
Our Scholar Program supports early-career health researchers who are building leading-edge health research programs and expanding their potential to make significant contributions to their field.
2024 suite of funding programs: Advancing health research that improves health, saves lives, and strengthens BC’s economy
Our funding programs provide opportunities for BC health researchers across the province.
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Evaluation of Scholar and Research Trainee talent development
We’re calling for proposals to support a review of the impact of our 20-year history funding research talent.
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2023 Scholar and Research Trainee competitions: Applications now open
Applications are now open for our 2023 Scholar and Research Trainee competitions.
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Advancing BC’s world-class research talent: Health Research BC funds 71 Scholars and Research Trainees
Congratulations to our 2022 Scholar and Research Trainee award recipients.
Competition deadlines extended to support applicants impacted by ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
As a responsible and responsive funder, we are listening to our health research community. We are hearing from some of our Scholar and Research Trainee applicants that challenges posed by the COVID-19 situation are impacting their abilities to complete their applications by the deadline. In response, we are extending our current competition deadlines by four weeks for these awards:
The full application deadline is now February 28, 2022.
The full application deadline is now March 14, 2022.
We anticipate that the awards will be announced this summer, and maintain their original award start dates of July 1, 2022 for Scholar and September 1, 2022 for Research Trainee.
We are committed to supporting the research community as we continue to work through these challenging times. As the situation continues to evolve, we will make further adjustments as needed and post them on the funding page of our website. Please check it regularly and follow us on Twitter for updates.
If you have questions about any of our funding competitions or programs, we encourage you to reach out to us via our help desk.
2022 Scholar and Research Trainee competitions: Applications are now open
We are also pleased to announce our 2022 funding competition schedule.
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A 20-year journey of health research in BC: Partnering to invest in BCâs researchers, teams and networks
For over 15 years, MSFHR, Praxis Spinal Cord Institute and ICORD have partnered to support health researchers in BC who have collectively revolutionized the field of spinal cord research.
Enabling the next generation of health research talent: MSFHR funds 86 Scholars and Research Trainees
The exceptional group of 2021 Scholars and Research Trainees are building health research capacity in BC and developing health research talent for the future.