Denyse Lajoie-Lake Fellowship in Brain Research

The Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) seeks to develop future medical research leaders by facilitating advanced training following medical specialty training. The Denyse Lajoie-Lake Fellowship in Brain Research will provide financial assistance for neurological research facilitated by the Department of Clinical Neurosciences.

Donor: Dr. David Lake

Eligibility: 

  • Applicant must be enrolled in a University of Calgary PGME-approved Fellowship Program within the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, or be within one year of completion of a Clinical Fellowship Program
  • Supervisor must be a faculty member of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences and a full member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute.

Value: HBI award $40,000; research allowance $5,000.  Required supervisor contribution $10,000.  Combined HBI-supervisor award total $50,000 (not including research allowance).

Number of awards available: One (1)

Duration: One year

Where Tenable: University of Calgary

Terms:

  • A Clinical Fellow is defined as a medical doctor who has completed their residency, and is receiving additional training to enhance specialized skills beyond residency certification. They are expected to be within five years or less of completion of residency.
  • The Fellow must spend at least 60% of their fellowship on site at the HBI. The Education Director must be informed of extended periods of absence (greater than 3 weeks) from the HBI.
  • Funding under this program is only available to full HBI members for one Fellow at a time.
  • HBI support does not include benefits.
  • Funding cannot be allocated to a Clinical Fellow remaining in the laboratory where they received a PhD.
  • The supervisor must top-up the HBI contribution through a commitment of at least $10,000.
  • Individuals obtaining external support (i.e. tri-council, AI-HS, or equivalent) or any other internal funding must immediately inform the HBI Education Director to enable re-allocation of HBI funding to other trainees.
  • Funding will be subject to budget availability.

Citizenship: Unrestricted

Selection Process: Applications will be adjudicated by a subcommittee of the HBI Education Committee.

Deadline: September 30

Applications should include:

  1. one-page description of the research project
  2. clear indication of the time allocated to research and to clinical training/service
  3. applicant’s CV
  4. supervisor's CCV (CIHR bio-sketch preferred)
  5. two letters of reference
  6. and letter from the supervisor providing: 
  • list of fellows in their associated program and the current source of their funding;
  • list of the supervisor’s currently funded grants (if not in CCV);
  • and confirmation of commitment by the supervisor to provide top-up support for the applicant ($10,000) if successful in obtaining this award.

Applications should be submitted to: 

Education Director
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
c/o hbi.education@ucalgary.ca