2024 VPR Postdoctoral Match-Funding Program

Eligibility

By the proposed award start date, applicants must be eligible to hold an appointment as a new Postdoctoral Associate under the identified supervisor. Individuals must not hold a postdoctoral appointment on the application deadline and should not have held a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Calgary in the past.  

Applicants must have completed all requirements of their doctoral degree no more than 3 years before the date of the application deadline. For MD and Vet Med holders, applications must have completed all requirements of their terminal degree no more than 5 years before the date of the application deadline.

Applications from individuals who have already started their appointment as a University of Calgary postdoctoral scholar at the time of the application deadline will not be accepted; however, individuals who have received an offer letter with a start date after the application deadline will be eligible to receive the award.

Please note: Funding will not be allocated to a postdoctoral scholar who received their PhD from the University of Calgary, except in cases where personal circumstances require the PDS to remain in Calgary, and where there is a proposed change in research context (new supervisor, Institute, or Department/Faculty, etc)

Summary

The Postdoctoral Match-Funding Program is designed to support UCalgary faculty to recruit and support outstanding postdoctoral scholars. 

This program will award partial salary support for postdoctoral associates who will be highly competitive for external awards and will help advance the University of Calgary’s strategic research and innovation plan. Funding will be awarded on a competitive basis.

This funding is intended for individuals who will be new postdoctoral scholars at UCalgary at the start of their appointment.

Applications are to be written and submitted by the individual applying to be a VPR Match Funding Postdoctoral Fellowship holder, and not by their faculty supervisor.

Terms

The purpose of this award is to attract new Postdoctoral Associates to the University of Calgary who will be highly competitive for extramural awards on the basis of their scholarly contributions, research leadership, and proposed research program. Supporting postdoctoral researchers in these efforts advances the University of Calgary’s strategic research aims. Individuals holding this award must apply for all fellowship awards for which they are eligible, with a priority focus on extramural awards including those from provincial or national agencies. Renewal of the Postdoctoral Match-Funding award for the second year is contingent on the award holder having met this requirement. The Postdoctoral Match-Funding award cannot be combined with any award of equal or greater value (extramural or intramural), and any new funding awarded during the tenure of the Postdoctoral Match-Funding Award must be activated on the earliest possible date allowed under the terms of the new funding.  

Applicants must provide a letter of support from their proposed supervisor committing to provide a $25,000.00 annual component of the award plus employer-paid benefits (Plan C), CPP, EI, and WCB for the entire award period including the renewal year (i.e. a total of two years). The letter must acknowledge that the supervisor has reviewed and is familiar with the award terms stated here including the incentive funding should the awardee successfully secure other fellowship funding. Supervisors of international postdocs are also responsible for the $230 Compliance Fee Payment to support the work permit application.   

Incentive funding  

When a Postdoctoral Match-Funding award holder receives additional stipend-based fellowship funding (extramural or intramural), under the following conditions they will be eligible for an annual incentive of $5,000.00 from their supervisor’s project, pro-rated for the remaining period of the Postdoctoral Match-Funding award (see Terms of Reference for more details).

Application deadlines

Program application deadline

Apply for funding using the online application form. Attach your document PDF to your application form. Your PDF file name must contain your first and last name.

The applicant's 2 references must submit their letters of reference (signed and on official letterhead) to fellowships@ucalgary.ca by the deadline. 

November 18, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. MDT

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