Doctoral Clinician Researcher Salary Award

These awards are intended for candidates who wish to pursue a career conducting research in the field of  perinatal/child health and wellbeing. Successful candidates will receive an annual stipend, plus access to a scientist development curriculum and network of mentors. Learners will enhance their skills ranging from research methods, to managing multi-site teams, to personal wellness, and other relevant topics for researchers. For a complete overview of the curriculum, please visit the curriculum tab of our website.   

These awards are intended for candidates who (1) wish to pursue a career as a perinatal and/or child health researcher, (2) are conducting research in perinatal and/or child health and wellbeing and (3) have already attained salary support at a local, provincial or national level but are still seeking advanced training. Successful candidates will gain complete access to the Enrichment Program. Through an individualized research development plan, learners in the Enrichment Program will enhance their skills ranging from research methods, to managing multi-site teams, to personal wellness, and other relevant topics for researchers. For a complete overview of the curriculum, please visit the curriculum tab of our website. For further information regarding the various training pathways please see the Training Path Summary Table.

Location of Tenure: The award must be held at a Canadian Academic Institution, and/or child health research institute affiliated with a Canadian University.

Timing: Applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral degree that will be active as of the award start date, or have at minimum 2 active years remaining in their doctoral studies from the ENRICH funding start date, which is May 1st of each year. Any interruption in a candidate’s clinical and/or research training will be considered in determining eligibility and should be addressed within the CIHR Biosketch Common CV.

Active Salary Awards: Applicants who already have a multi-year salary/stipend award from a local, provincial, or national organization/institution are ineligible for this award. Please apply to the REACH Award

Protected time: Candidates must have 50% protected research time.

Citizenship: This program is open to Canadians and permanent residents of Canada.

Licensure: Applicants must (a) have a license to practice their clinical specialty in Canada and/or within the Province from which they are applying, or (b) be registered in a combined clinical and research program, in which their license will be attained upon graduation.

Degrees: Candidates may apply from any health profession and/or discipline that meets the requirements of an appropriate licensing body to practice as a child health professional in Canada. These professions include but are not limited to: medicine, surgery, pharmacy, nursing, psychology, nutrition, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, audiology, speech language pathology, sports medicine rehabilitation, respiratory therapy, optometry, and midwifery.

Regional Leaders are available to help you: Sixteen Canadian Pediatric Academic Centres have a Regional Leader. Please contact the Regional Leader closest to your academic institution. They are knowledgeable about the ENRICH program and competition processes.  You do not need their sign-off to submit an application.  Please contact them well in advance of the application deadlines (45-60 days) to make sure that they have enough time to help you.  A list of our Regional leaders can be found HERE