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Travel Awards

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD) seeks to encourage scientific dialogue and networking among excellent researchers working in areas under our mandate and strategic priority.  Therefore, INMD is launching a competition to provide travel funds for doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows, and New Investigators* to present their work at a conference, workshop or symposium.

The maximum amount for a single award is $1,500.00 (to cover travel costs, accommodation, expenses and registration fees). Six awards will be given per competition (18 awards per year).

The competition will be held three times per year:

	Spring	Summer	Fall
Application Deadline:	March 1, 2006	June 1, 2006	October 2, 2006
Anticipated date of notification:	April 14, 2006	July 14, 2006	November 15, 2006

Application should include:

1. A cover letter with a summary of your present research, information on the event you are attending (including the title, date and location) and an explanation of how attending will benefit your career (2 page maximum).  Please ensure that you address the cover letter with the mailing address below. 
2. A copy of your Curriculum Vitae in CIHR Common CV format.
3. Proposed travel itinerary and budget justification (indicate if other travel funds are available).
4. Proof that an abstract, poster or presentation has been submitted.
5. A letter of support from your supervisor, if applicable, to include confirmation of enrolment in a Ph.D. program or confirmation of status as a Post Doctoral Fellow at a recognized Canadian Academic Institution.

Evaluation Criteria 

A committee consisting of INMD's staff will evaluate the application based on the criteria below:

• Demonstrated excellence in research (academic achievement, publications, etc);
• Demonstrated benefit in attending the conference, workshop or symposium to the candidate's career;
• Demonstrated link to INMD's mandate and/or strategic priority;
• Justification of financial need.

Please mail, fax or email completed applications by application deadline (indicated above).

INMD Travel Awards
c/o Jennifer Bouchard
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Lower Plaza, Room 97
160 Elgin Street
Ottawa ON K1A 0W9

Fax: 613 954 1800
Email: jbouchard@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

Note: Applicants are only eligible to receive one award per calendar year. Successful, awardees will be reimbursed for expenses after receipts, proof of attendance, and proof of oral or poster presentation are submitted to INMD.

INMD Background

INMD supports research to enhance health in relation to diet, digestion, excretion, and metabolism; and to address causes, prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, support system, and palliation for a wide range of conditions and problems associated with hormone, digestive system, and liver function. In 2001, INMD identified Obesity and Healthy Body Weight as our focus for strategic research funding.

For more information on this program please contact Jennifer Bouchard 613 941 3504.

* New Investigators as defined by CIHR: "investigators with less than 5 years of experience as independent investigators since their first academic appointment (e.g. appointment after September 2001), including experience outside Canada, who have never held a CIHR grant as Principal Investigator"

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