2025 StrokeGoRed National Post-Doctoral Fellowship Awards

Eligibility

The fellowship is open to full-time post-doctoral fellows (MD/PhD) training at a Canadian academic institution under the supervision of a Canadian investigator, provided they meet all eligibility criteria.

• Applicants must have been accepted into a recognized Canadian Stroke Fellowship Program, Canadian Stroke Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Fellowship program, or a research Post-Doctoral Fellowship position in a Canadian institution, with a start date before December 31, 2025.
• Must not simultaneously receive another full salary award from a national or provincial funding agency or a non-profit organization.
• Must have at least 30% protected research time with a written commitment by their supervisor/institution.
• Must be a Canadian resident or permanent resident or hold a valid Canadian work permit or student visa.
• Must be engaged in scholarly work focused on sex-and gender-based analysis (SGBA) in stroke diagnosis, treatment, or rehabilitation during their training. This may take the form of a research project (clinical, epidemiological, or basic science), a robust quality improvement project, or the development of educational tools and platforms.

Summary

In order to support the training of future experts in neurovascular medicine in Canada whose scholarly work focuses on sex- and gender- based-analysis (SGBA) in stroke diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation, StrokeGoRed is pleased to announce TWO national research awards. The award is open to full-time post-doctoral fellows (MD/PhD) training at an academic institution in Canada under the supervision of a Canadian investigator/supervisor, and meeting all Eligibility criteria.

StrokeGoRed is a national Research Network of Excellence aiming to create critical new knowledge in women’s neurovascular health, improve representation of women in research, build capacity in research and clinical practice through training of researchers and clinicians, and rapidly translate findings into practice through integrated knowledge mobilization.

Award

Salary support of $30 000 (CDN) for one year. Two awards are available. For clinical fellows, the host institution must commit to providing additional salary support to meet local institutional salary requirements for fellows. Benefits are the responsibility of the host institution.
 

Please email your application documents by 2:00 pm MT on April 23, 2025 in one PDF collated in the order listed in the Application Checklist Table.

Title your document “LAST NAME, first name – SGR yyyymmdd” to karen.truong@sunnybrook.ca

Application deadlines

RSO detailed review deadline

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Postdocs, students, and trainees: For fellowships and externally-sponsored research training awards or opportunities, you must complete the Research Funding Application Approval (RFAA) Trainee PDF form, and submit it, along with a complete copy of the application, to Research Services at fellowships@ucalgary.ca. Trainees should not use RMS at this time.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process.

Please email your application documents by 2:00 pm MT on April 23, 2025 in one PDF collated in the order listed in the Application Checklist Table.

Title your document “LAST NAME, first name – SGR yyyymmdd” to karen.truong@sunnybrook.ca

Results will be announced in June 2025.

Read the application guidelines HERE.

For more information, contact: Farrell Leibovitch, StrokeGoRed Management Team, at farrell.leibovitch@sunnybrook.ca