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Travel and/or Conference stipends are available to KT Canada students

• who have their own funding;
• who are linked with either KT Canada funded projects or other KT research projects; and/or
• whose training is supported by the Training Fellowship

Disbursement of Travel and Conference Funds

Interested students may apply for 50% of conference registration and travel costs up to a maximum of $2000. Priority will be given to requests from students.

Applying for Travel and/or Conference stipends

Students applying for Travel/conference fees should provide the following documentation to the Executive Committee:

• 1-page abstract of their presentation topic
• Conference name, location, dates and a program or agenda
• Letter of support from KT Canada member
• Breakdown of associated costs:
  • Conference attendance
  • Travel to and from the Conference
  • Accommodation costs

For more information or to submit a completed Travel and Conference Stipends application, contact:

Vanessa Lybanon Daigle
Research Program Manager
Knowledge Translation Canada
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus
ASB 2-014, 1053 Carling Ave.
Ottawa, On. K1C 4X4
Fax: 613-761-540
Email: vlybanondaigle@ohri.ca

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Description of KT Canada STIHR Training Program

The training program focuses on 4 core competencies, exploiting technology to ensure national accessibility and including modular distance learning courses, a national e-seminar series, yearly research meetings, and a research practicum. Participating institutions have graduate courses in systematic reviews, clinical trials and qualitative research methods but they are not yet tailored to KT trainees. Trainees will be expected to complete the available courses at their home institution and to complete linked courses that are tailored to KT. These courses include: Theories and Models of KT and Targeting KT to various Stakeholder Groups, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Syntheses in KT, Qualitative Research Methods in KT, and Evaluating KT Interventions. Trainees will also secure a mentor from the KT Canada network, develop and revise an annual learning and objectives profile, and participate in the annual KT Canada Summer Institute and monthly research methodology e-seminars.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

1. Be Canadian citizens, have landed immigrant status, or be an international student enrolled at a Canadian university
2. Be enrolled in a graduate program or hold a post-doctoral fellowship at a Canadian university or be in the process of applying to a graduate program or post-doctoral fellowship at a Canadian university.

Deadline for application for KT Canada Training Fellowships:

• Masters and PhD: April 30th
• Postdoctoral fellows (PDF): July 30th

Notification of Results:

2 months after deadline

Funding Available

• Masters and PhD : $17,850
• Postdoctoral fellows (PDF): $36,750

Funds will be given in installments: 30% will be given when the trainee is notified of receiving the fellowship, 40% upon review of 6 month progress report and 30% once all expectations are met.

Expectations

Accepted trainees will be expected to complete progress reports every 6 months, participate in the annual summer institute and in the monthly seminars. They will also be expected to hold national or provincial funding or be in the process of applying for external funding. If trainees do not meet these expectations, they will not be able to renew funding for a second year.

Duration of funding

• Masters students are eligible for one year of funding
• PhD trainees are eligible for two years of funding
• Post doctoral fellows are eligible for one year of funding

Application procedures:

Interested students must provide the following documentation:

• Application Form
• A description of interest in the science of Knowledge Translation research and describe how this KT Canada research stipend would facilitate career goals.
• CIHR common CV
• Postsecondary institution transcripts
• 2 references in support of your application; one reference can include their current graduate supervisor and/or KT Canada member

Please note: applications with missing documentation will not be reviewed.

For more information or to submit a completed application for the Training Fellowship, please contact:

Gail Klein
KT Canada Research Manager (Toronto site)
& Training Program Coordinator
Email: kleing@smh.ca
Fax: 416-864-6057

Mailing address:
Gail Klein
St Michael's Hospital
30 Bond Street
Location: 193 Yonge St, 6th Floor
Toronto, ON M5B 1W8

Courier address:
Gail Klein
193 Yonge Street, 6th Floor
Knowledge Translation Program
Toronto, ON M5B 1M8