Fall 2025 Alberta Innovates Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Eligibility

Recruitment Fellowship:

• PhD at implementation
• Applicant must be an incoming postdoctoral appointee to the University of Calgary:
  • Those with an existing postdoctoral appointment at the University of Calgary  are not eligible to apply.
  • Applicants must not currently hold, or have held in the past, a postdoctoral position at the University of Calgary at the time of application.
  • Have received their PhD no more than 5 years prior to the date of application.
    • Special circumstances including maternity/parental leave, child-rearing, illness, disability, cultural or community responsibilities, socio-economic context, health-related family responsibilities, trauma and loss will be considered. Please include any interruptions as a separate section in the career goals document included in the pdf attachment.
• Not have applied more than once before for a postdoctoral fellowship from Alberta Innovates

AI Postdoctoral Fellowships in Health Innovation & Enhancement:

• Have completed a PhD at the time of award implementation;
• Have accepted or started a postdoctoral appointment at University of Calgary
• Have received their PhD no more than 5 years prior to the date of application. Be less than five years into a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Calgary.
  • Special circumstances including maternity/parental leave, child-rearing, illness, disability, cultural or community responsibilities, socio-economic context, health-related family responsibilities, trauma and loss will be considered. Please include any interruptions as a separate section in the career goals document included in the pdf attachment.
• Have applied no more than once before for a Fellowship from Alberta Innovates (i.e. can apply two times in total to the University of Calgary’s competitions);
• The Adjudication Committee will determine whether candidates will receive a PFHI or be invited to hold a one-year Enhancement Fellowship.

Summary

Alberta is taking the lead in transforming postdoctoral supports and opportunities to reflect a changing research and innovation landscape.

Through the Alberta Innovates Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, UCalgary is pleased to offer applications for the Alberta Innovates Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

Applicants must be pursuing research in alignment with one of the following priority areas:

• Lab to Market/Impact: advancing health research and technologies with high potential for commercial success and/or real-world impact.
• Clinical Research: engagement in clinical research activities, including study design, participant recruitment, data collection and analysis, or integrating research directly into care.
• Innovative Care Model Implementations: collaborating with healthcare providers to pilot and scale new care models that improve patient outcomes and system efficiency.
• Building Healthier Futures Through Cross Disciplinary Collaboration: leveraging cross-disciplinary frameworks—such as One Health—to advance more integrated and comprehensive solutions to health promotion.
• UCalgary Strategic Health Priorities, as outlined in the Research + Innovation Plan and the Ahead of Tomorrow Strategic Plan.

Restrictions:

• Must start award within 6 months of receiving notification
• Proposed project must be performed while appointed as a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Calgary

Application deadlines

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

RESOURCES

Reminder: The sooner the researcher engages with Research Services, the more help we can be!

Contact the following Research Service units for support with:

Projects Involving Indigenous Research:

Support with incorporating wise practices in Indigenous research, community engagement, and Indigenous data management is available through the Indigenous Research Support Team (IRST).

Applicants can reach out by email to IRST at IRST@ucalgary.ca in advance of the RSO internal deadline. For more information about IRST, please visit the IRST webpage.

Knowledge Mobilization, Research Impact Assessment, DORA:

Support for knowledge mobilization/engagement/translation, community partnerships, research impact, responsible research assessment (DORA), and open science, is available through the Knowledge to Impact team.

Applicants can reach out by email to the KI team at knowledge.impact@ucalgary.ca.

For more information and access to resource archives, please visit the KI team webpage.

Research Data Management:

For information on research data management plans, processes, or best practices for your research program, please contact research.data@ucalgary.ca.

EDI in Research:

RSO can provide resources and support to research teams on the integration of equitable and inclusive practices in research design and research practice.

Contact edi.rso@ucalgary.ca for more information.

Research Security:

The Research Security Division is available to ensure researchers adhere to research security guidelines and policies, including the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships (NSGRP) and the policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC).

Visit the Research Security website to learn more or contact researchsecurity@ucalgary.ca.