Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships, Canada
Canada is building world-class research capacity by recruiting top-tier postdoctoral researchers at an internationally competitive level of funding and positioning them for success as the research leaders of tomorrow.
These prestigious two-year fellowships, worth $70,000 per year, are open to both Canadian and international researchers who have recently completed a PhD, PhD-equivalent or health professional degree.
Seventy fellowships will be awarded each year.
Purpose of the Fellowships
Canada is building world-class research capacity by recruiting top-tier postdoctoral trainees at an internationally competitive level of funding.
The objective of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program is to attract and retain top-tier postdoctoral talent, both nationally and internationally, to develop their leadership potential and to position them for success as research leaders of tomorrow, positively contributing to Canada?s economic, social and research-based growth through a research-intensive career.
The fellowships are administered by Canada?s three research granting councils ? the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and theSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
The Banting fellowships complete a federal suite of programs that provide support to highly qualified research personnel at all stages of their careers:
Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) and the Vanier CGS program support world-class doctoral students who demonstrate a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies as well as leadership skills.
Canada Research Chairs (CRC) provide support to new and established investigators for five- and seven-year terms.
Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC), a highly prestigious program, is intended to attract world-class researchers to Canadian universities to work in priority research areas and conduct world-leading research.
The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program allows highly motivated and competitive researchers to realize their full potential and develop their careers.
Fellowship Details
This section provides an overview of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program.
Program Objective
Attract and retain top-tier postdoctoral talent, both nationally and internationally;
Develop their leadership potential; and
Position them for success as research leaders of tomorrow, positively contributing to Canada?s economic, social and research-based growth through a research-intensive career.
Unique Application Requirements
The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program will be distinguished from existing postdoctoral fellowships programs by its emphasis on:
the synergy between an applicant?s individual merit and potential to launch a successful research-intensive career; and the host institution?s commitment to the research program and environment with which the applicant is to be affiliated.
An applicant?s application to the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program must be completed in full collaboration with the proposed host institution.
Program Scope
70 new two-year awards annually with a total of 140 awards active at any one time at full program implementation (at program maturity).
The fellowships will be distributed equally across Canada?s three federal granting agencies: theCanadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Value and Duration
$70,000 per year (taxable) for two years.
Further Scholarship information:
http://banting.fellowships-bourses.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.html
Please note that even the closing date is expired the scholarship provider my still giving you the opportunity for the next years to come.
You can visit their WEBSITE for detailed information.
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