Founding Chairs Fellowship Competition

Application Requirements:

1. Original or copies of official transcripts for all University study undertaken.
2. Curriculum vitae (completed PHARE CV module)
3. Names, addresses, telephone, fax and E-mail addresses of three people (preferably academics or employers) who you have contacted to provide references using PHARE Reviewer’s Report form and a copy of their PHARE Reviewer’s Report form provided in sealed envelops with reviewer’s signature across the seal.
4. A letter indicating admission to a graduate college
5. Letter describing the proposed research project or applicant's research interests and how the proposed research project supports the Mission Statement of the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture. The description of the research should be one page in length.

Application Deadline:

Regular application deadline for Masters' and PhD students is May 15th of each year. Post-doctoral fellow applications are accepted at any time.

Conditions of Award:

The awards are granted for one year with the possibility of renewal given evidence of satisfactory performance. The awards are limited to two years for Masters students, and three years for PhD and postdoctoral fellows.

Recipients of the Masters and PhD fellowships are expected:

1. to be full time students as defined by the College of Graduate Studies
2. to provide 7.5 hrs per week of service as research assistants to the Institute without additional remuneration;
3. to participate actively in the CCHSA seminars.
4. to attend staff meetings when appropriate
5. to present in the seminar series each academic year (once per year for Masters and twice for PhD students)
6. to apply for external financial support to supplant the Founding Chairs Fellowship Program thereby permitting us to offer initial support to as many students as possible. All applicants must also apply to PHARE. The simultaneous holding of two principal awards is not permitted.
7. monies to support the research are generated and managed by the supervisor and student.
8. Enroll in the PHARE course (3 credit web-based class, offered at the University of Saskatchewan, web-based)
9. to provide a bound copy of the thesis for our library.

Recipients of the Postdoctoral Research and Clinical Fellowships are expected:

1. to apply for external financial support to supplant the Founding Chairs fellowship; all applicants must also apply to PHARE
2. to organize and participate actively in the CCHSA seminars on Tuesday afternoon;
3. to present in the seminar series twice each academic year;
4. to develop new ideas for research projects including participating in the design and writing of research grants in conjunction with their supervisors.
5. to present their research findings at appropriate peer-reviewed conferences;
6. to publish in peer-reviewed journals
7. to take a scholarly approach to all of their endeavours.

Post-doctoral fellows are permitted to earn additional funds equivalent to one workday per week during term of appointment.

Financial Aspects:

The number of awards is limited and the availability of funds varies each academic year.

Current Yearly Stipends:

Send application to:
Post-Graduate Coordinator
Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture
103 Hospital Drive, PO Box 120, RUH
Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W8
Phone: (306) 966-7886
Fax: (306) 966-8799

Recommendations for Travel Subsidies for Master's and PhD Students
which have been approved by faculty and
by the Founding Chairs Fellowship Committee

Philosophy:

The provision of subsidies for trainees to travel to present their research at national and international conferences should be viewed by the trainees as a privilege and not a right.

Faculty recognizes the importance for trainees of attending conferences, of presenting and defending their research and interacting with other scientists.

Proposed Regulations:

1. Trainees are encouraged to apply for external travel allowances before approaching the Founding Chairs Committee.  Sources include:

   1. their supervisor (particularly important source if the research project is externally funded);
   2. the department and/or college in which the trainee will receive his/her degree;
   3. the College of Graduate Studies;
   4. the conference organizers who may be able to provide in-kind financing by reducing or waiving the registration fees or providing meals as well as cash travel allowances.

2. Any approved subsidy will be paid only after trainee provides acceptable receipts including meal receipts.  We will not have a per diem structure.

3. Trainees are encouraged to be frugal by for example, traveling on lower cost days, booking in advance, taking advantage of seat sales and/or sharing accommodation.

4. Funds set aside by the Founding Chairs Committee to subsidize travel by trainees cannot be used for any other purpose.  If the trainee does not present at a conference in one academic year, the trainee has missed an opportunity as the travel subsidy will not be cumulative.

5. Funds will be available to trainees only in the event that he/she is the presenting author.

6. Limit: one Founding Chairs subsided conference per year per trainee may be approved.

Financial support* will be limited to maximums of (a) $ 500/year for Master's students and, (b) $ 750/year for PhD students.