Friedman Scholar Awards‏

** If you intend to apply, please inform the Graduate and Postdoctoral Research Coordinator at med.research@ubc.ca

Friedman Scholars Program

Deadline: March 20, 2014

The goal of the Constance Livingstone-Friedman and Sydney Friedman Foundation Scholarships in Health Sciences is to provide funding to graduate students or medical residents so that they can pursue a learning opportunity to further their career or to bring new perspectives to the education they have already received.

Award

Between $25,000 to $50,000 annually, open to renewal for one time only.

Requirements and Eligibility

Friedman Scholars are expected to travel to other areas of the world to seek new perspectives and learn from experts in their fields. Travel must be outside of Western Canada (east of Manitoba) and beyond. Learners must engage with a leading figure or group for a minimum period of 3 months. Open to any UBC graduate student or UBC Medical Resident Trainee in the health related sciences. Health sciences will be interpreted broadly.

** If you intend to apply, please inform the Graduate and Postdoctoral Research Coordinator at med.research@ubc.ca

For more details, please visit http://med.ubc.ca/friedman-scholars-program/

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FRIEDMAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Deadline: Thursday, March 20th, 2014

Background: The Constance Livingstone-Friedman and Sydney Friedman Foundation Scholarships in Health Sciences are named after the first two faculty members in the UBC Faculty of Medicine. Drs. Constance and Sydney Friedman believed that a full well-rounded education requires students to learn from different perspectives and learn from different cultures. The goal of the Friedman Scholar program is to provide funding to graduate students or medical residents so that they can pursue a learning opportunity to further their career or to bring new perspectives to the education they have already received.

Mission: To extend the global reach of UBC graduate students and UBC Medical Resident Trainees and enrich our scholarly community by providing opportunities for our future scholars in the health sciences to learn from global experts in their respective fields.

Scholarships: 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. Each recipient of a Friedman Scholarship will be designated a “Friedman Scholar”.

Requirements and Eligibility: Friedman Scholars are expected to travel to other areas of the world to seek new perspectives and learn from experts in their fields. In order to be considered, travel must be outside of Western Canada (east of Manitoba) and beyond. The scholarships are open to any UBC graduate student or UBC Medical Resident Trainee in the health related sciences. Health sciences will be interpreted broadly; the field of study not only includes the obvious fields such as medicine, dentistry, audiology, nursing etc., but also includes any complementary work being done in other disciplines that relates to the promotion and dissemination of health related education (an example could be an economist working on a new funding model for health care or a botanist working on herbal remedies for a disease). Learners must engage with a leading figure or group for a minimum period of 3 months to gain new knowledge and perspectives in their field and absorb the scholarly culture of the host institution.

Restrictions: The award funds received from this scholarship are to be used for expenses related to an opportunity to learn outside of Western Canada (East of Manitoba) in another culture or institution. None of the scholarship funds shall be used to pay down or reduce current or past educational debt, to pay a personal stipend for the learner, or to pay UBC tuition. While funds from the scholarship may be used for a research opportunity, the emphasis is on the quality of the learning experience through mentorship of a leading scholar or institution. This is not a vehicle for funding research projects.

Please visit the website for more information: http://med.ubc.ca/research/grad_pdf/funding-opportunities/friedman-scholars/

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