Friedman Scholars Program
Deadline: September 13, 2013 4:00pm
The goal of this program is to extend the global reach of UBC graduate students and UBC Medical Resident Trainees and to enrich our scholarly community by investing in our learners in the health sciences. To increase the sources and perspectives of our future researchers and health professionals’ learning in order to expand their horizons.
The grants are open to any UBC graduate student studying health sciences or UBC Medical Resident Trainees. Health sciences will be interpreted broadly as long as the study involves the promotion and dissemination of health related education or research. To be clear, the field of study not only includes the obvious health related fields such as medicine, dentistry, audiology etc. but also includes any complementary work being done in other disciplines that relates to the promotion and dissemination of health related education or research. An example could be an economist working on a new funding model for health care or a botanist working on herbal remedies for specific ailments. Friedman Scholars are expected to travel to other areas of the world to seek new perspectives on their education or research. In order to be considered, travel must be outside of Western Canada (East of Manitoba) and beyond.
Scholarships range from $25,000 to $50,000 annually and are open to renewal for one time only. The amount of the scholarship will be at the discretion of the adjudication committee within the above stated range. Financial needs for the opportunity should be outlined in the application.
The monies received from this scholarship are to be used for expenses related to an opportunity to learn outside of British Columbia. None of the monies shall be used to pay down or reduce current or past educational debt. It is expected that these monies will be used in full to experience an educational or research opportunity in another culture or institution.
Please visit the website for more information: http://med.ubc.ca/research/grad_pdf/funding-opportunities/friedman-scholars/