Scholarships and Fellowships
Beverley Phillips Rising Star Program and Paul Kubes Trainee Award of Excellence
Beverley Phillips Rising Star Program
Terms of Reference and Instructions for Applicants
This fund was established at the Snyder Institute in 2014 through a generous donation from Gordon and Beverley Phillips with the intention of recruiting outstanding PhD students and post-doctoral fellows to undertake research in autoimmune, inflammatory, immunological and infectious disorders.
Objective. The award aims to recruit outstanding PhD students and postdoctoral fellows to innovative basic science and translational research training within the Snyder Institute through the offer of highly competitive scholarships/fellowships.
Eligibility. Applications are solicited from interested trainees that have applied to a graduate or postdoctoral program at the University of Calgary. Applications are also welcome from trainees that are within one year of their starting date at the University of Calgary. For graduate scholarships, the award is contingent on acceptance into a full-time PhD program at the University of Calgary under the supervision of a full member of the Snyder Institute.
Students who hold a BSc, MSc and/or PhD (or equivalent) from the University of Calgary are ineligible to apply for a Beverley Phillips award.
Graduate award applicants must have the following qualifications:
- Acceptance into a full-time PhD program at the University of Calgary under the supervision of a full member of the Snyder Institute;
- Students recruited from outside the University of Calgary into a masters’ program must first transfer, within the first year, to the PhD stream to become eligible to apply for a Beverley Phillips award;
Postdoctoral fellow applicants must have the following qualifications:
- Earned their PhD, MD or equivalent degree less than 3 years before January 1st of the competition year;
- PhD, MD or equivalent degree must be from an institution external to the University of Calgary;
- If the degree is still pending, it must be awarded before 31st May of the competition year;
- Supervised by a full member of the Snyder Institute.
Terms and Conditions. The purpose of this award is to attract students who will be highly competitive for external awards on the basis of academic performance and research excellence. Students holding a Beverley Phillips award are required to apply for all internal and external funding for which they are eligible, including those from provincial and national agencies. The Snyder component of the award will be pro-rated by the amount obtained from other sources.
Renewal of a Beverley Phillips award is contingent upon internal review of applications for internal and external scholarships, annual review of progress (including participation in Snyder academic activities) and a letter of support from the supervisor.
Citizenship Unrestricted
Number of Awards. Up to 2 per year, subject to available funding
Where Tenable. Snyder Institute, University of Calgary
Value. The award guarantees an annual stipend of:
- $40,000 plus a research allowance of up to $1,500/year for a PhD student; and
- $60,000 plus a research allowance of up to $2,500/year for a PDF.
Applicants must provide a letter of support from their research supervisors committing to provide a component of the award ($20,000 for PhD and $30,000 for PDF) per year.
Duration. Three years maximum, subject to annual review prior to renewal
Award Process. The Snyder Institute's Education Committee will administer the selection process. The Education Committee will be responsible for maintaining meeting minutes, circulating calls for applications and notifying successful and unsuccessful applicants. It is expected that supervisors of current award holders will serve as reviewers in the 2024 and/or future competitions.
The Education Committee Chair will be responsible for reporting to the Snyder Advisory Board on an annual basis regarding awardees, external funding awarded and finances.
The following criteria will be considered during the selection process:
- Focus on chronic disease research;
- Quality of candidate, academic excellence, research experience, awards;
- Supervisor’s research and training environment: publications, grant support, experience in trainee supervision.
Please note that priority will be given to trainees from laboratories not currently hosting a Beverly Phillips Rising Star Fellowship.
Application Deadline. The deadline for the next competition is Friday, 13th December 2024 at 4 pm. Completed applications (excluding references) must be submitted as a single .pdf file to snydered@ucalgary.ca .
Application forms:
Paul Kubes Trainee Award of Excellence
Terms of Reference and Instructions for Applicants
The Paul Kubes award was created through philanthropic donations with the intention of supporting the success and careers of emerging infectious disease and chronic disease researchers. The award is supported by both a spend down fund and an endowed fund. Both the spend down and endowment funds will remain open to contributions from other sources.
Eligibility: Applications are solicited from trainees who have been accepted into a full-time graduate program at the University of Calgary under the supervision of a full member of the Snyder Institute. The award can be used as an incentive to attract International Trainees or to promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusiveness within the trainee body of the Snyder Institute. Only one student in a given laboratory may hold a Beverley Phillips or Paul Kubes award at any one time. Students supervised by Dr. Kubes are ineligible to apply.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Purpose of fund: The fund will be used to provide salary support for graduate students (MSc and PhD) studying any aspect of infectious or chronic diseases. Specifically, this award is designed to encourage a multidisciplinary approach involving PIs (other than the supervisor) from within or outside the Snyder Institute who bring complementary but distinct perspectives and methodological approaches to interrogate the proposed research project.
In addition to salary support, successful applicants will receive a $2,500 research allowance that can be used to attend research conferences or enroll in training workshops (on-line or in-person). This can include reasonable expenses related to travel, accommodation, meals (at the University of Calgary stipulated rate) and childcare (if applicable).
Where tenable: Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary.
Adjudication: The following criteria will be considered in the selection process:
- Focus on chronic disease research
- Quality of applicant, academic excellence, research experience, awards
- Supervisor’s multidisciplinary training plan and confirmation that funds are available to support the proposed research (these do not have to be tri-council)
- Project’s fit with the mandate of the Snyder Institute
Value of training awards: The award guarantees an annual stipend of $10,000/year plus a research allowance of $2,500/year.
Number of graduate training awards: Two (2) awards per year, subject to available funding.
Duration of training awards: Two (2) years. Renewal of a Paul Kubes award is contingent upon an annual review of progress, evidence the trainee has sought additional support from other studentships/fellowships/awards, and a letter of support from the supervisor.
Applicants must provide a letter of support from their supervisor that commits to provide the balance of the minimum annual stipend mandated by the Graduate Science Education office (currently $25,000 and $27,000 for domestic MSc and PhD trainees, respectively, and $26,000 and $28,000 for international MSc and PhD trainees, respectively).
Administration of awards: The Education Committee of the Snyder Institute will administer the selection process. The Education Committee will be responsible for maintaining meeting minutes, circulating calls for applications, and notifying successful and unsuccessful applicants. It is expected that PIs who supervise students holding an active Beverley Phillips or Paul Kubes award will serve as reviewers in the 2024 and/or future competitions.
The Education Committee Chair will be responsible for reporting to the Snyder Advisory Board on an annual basis regarding awardees and finances.
Applications deadline: The deadline for the next competition is Friday, 23rd February 2024 at 4:00 pm. Completed applications (excluding references) must be submitted as a single .pdf file to snydered@ucalgary.ca.
Application form: