Keenan Research Centre - Students & Trainees
Research Training Centre - Funding Opportunities
You should discuss funding clearly with your supervisor. You are strongly encouraged to apply to external sources for funding. Your supervisor will appreciate it, and obtaining external funding is also an acknowledged prestigious achievement, as these awards are competitive.
In general, funding can be obtained from the following sources:
- Funding from an external granting agency (e.g. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Heart & Stroke Foundation)
- Partial support from your own graduate program (e.g. Institute of Medical Sciences , Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program)
- Salary from a departmental program (e.g. Surgeon Scientist Program)
- Support from the research grant of your supervisor
External Sources of Funding
Here are some examples of external sources of funding:
- University of Toronto School of Graduate Studies
- University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
- University of Toronto Research
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- National Research Council of Canada
- Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Health Canada
- Canada Council for the Arts
Internal Sources of Funding
Here are some examples of potential funding from St. Michael's Hospital:
Scholarships from the Li Ka Shing Knowlege Institute of St. Michael's
Internal funding from the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (72 KB pdf file).
Travel Criteria 2010 only (37 KB pdf file)
CRICH Survey Research Unit
Providing high-quality and efficient research services to the health and social sciences research community.
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute
Bringing together leading edge research and education to shape the future of healthcare.
