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Program at a Glance

Program Status: Inactive
Business Area: Health Innovation
Priority Area(s): Enhances the recruitment and development of talent that will strengthen Alberta’s digital health ecosystem and accelerate the conversion of research and technology into sustainable human-centered care.

Eligibility

Program Status: Inactive
Alberta-based: No

Overview

The Postdoctoral Fellowships Program is a collaborative effort with three Alberta universities encouraging postdoctoral fellows to explore exciting and impactful career opportunities in Alberta’s health research and innovation (R&I) ecosystem. Participating institutions offer multiple competitions every year. A range of one- and two-year fellowships may be offered through the program, including recruitment fellowships worth up to $140,000 over two years.

 

Program Priority Areas:

  • Digital & data-enabled health research
  • Digital and data-enabled tools and methods
  • Health technology acceleration
  • Data-enabled health system transformation

Program Objectives:

  • Cultivate a world-class research and innovation system.
  • Drive the discovery, development, and use of innovations that have high potential to improve the health of citizens while creating opportunities for economic diversification in Alberta.
  • Increase the competitiveness of Alberta as a destination for training in digital and data-enabled health innovation.

Open Intakes

Postdoctoral Fellowships Program - Intake

Due date: Continuous

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Program Guide

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Eligibility

To qualify for an Alberta Innovates Recruitment Fellowship, all fellows must:

  • Have completed a PhD at the time of award implementation;
  • Be an incoming postdoctoral appointee to one of the applicant institutions (i.e., the award term for a recruitment fellowship must start within the first six months of Fellows’ postdoctoral appointment);
  • Have applied no more than once before for a fellowship from Alberta Innovates; and
  • Have been shortlisted for funding consideration through any one of the following ways:

To qualify for an Alberta Innovates Postdoctoral Fellowship, all fellows must:

  • Have completed a PhD at the time of award implementation;
  • Have accepted or started a postdoctoral appointment at one of the Applicant institutions;
  • Be less than five years into a postdoctoral appointment at one of the Applicant institutions;
  • Have applied no more than once before for a fellowship from Alberta Innovates; and
  • Have been shortlisted for project relevancy review through any one of the following ways:
    • Scored among the top 25 per cent of Fellows in a Fellowship competition run by a member of the Tri-Agency.
    • Ranked excellent to outstanding in a university-based fellowship competition or triaging process.

To qualify for an Alberta Innovates Enhancement Fellowship, all fellows must:

  • Have completed a PhD at the time of award implementation;
  • Have accepted or started a postdoctoral appointment at one of the Applicant institutions;
  • Be less than five years into a postdoctoral appointment at one of the Applicant institutions;
  • Have applied no more than once before for a Fellowship from Alberta Innovates; and
  • Have been shortlisted for project relevancy review through any one of the following ways:
    • Scored among the top 35 per cent of fellows in a fellowship competition run by a member of the Tri-Agency.
    • Ranked good to very good in a university-based fellowship competition.

How To Apply

Under the guidance of Alberta Innovates, the host post-secondary institutions run fellowship competitions and administer the program. Exact competition details will be found on individual post-secondary institution websites.

Please visit the respective post-secondary institution competition pages for information specific to their institution:

Evaluation Process

All fellowship applications are assessed for scientific excellence through a competitive process. This may consist of:

  • A university-run fellowship competition; or
  • A university-run triaging process for a Tri-Agency competition; or
  • A Tri-Agency-run competition.

The results from the review of scientific excellence will be used to triage fellowship applications for an assessment of relevancy by Alberta Innovates. Only those fellowship applications deemed relevant to program priority areas and approved by Alberta Innovates can be supported. Alberta Innovates retains the sole right to determine the evaluation process and does not disclose the names of any external reviewers used to ensure their objectivity and impartiality. All external parties are subject to both confidentiality and conflict of interest policies set by Alberta Innovates.

Nicole Mardis

Director, Health Innovation Talent

780-429-7652

Open and Upcoming Intakes

Postdoctoral Fellowships Program - Intake

The Postdoctoral Fellowships Program enhances the recruitment and development of talent that will strengthen Alberta’s digital health ecosystem and accelerate the conversion of research and technology into sustainable human-centered care.

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