REACH: Recipients of External Awards in Perinatal and Child Health

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 and a community of mentors. Learners in this 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.

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.

This opportunity is for perinatal and child health research learners receiving a salary award from a research organization (e.g. governmental or non-profit foundation) that is similar in scope to those granted by ENRICH via a local, provincial or national competition (e.g. SickKids CSTP, FRQS, Alberta Innovates, Michael Smith, CIHR, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Fellowship, etc.). Current ENRICH awardees who receive a salary award during their ENRICH tenure will be automatically switched to this pathway and their ENRICH stipend payments will stop.

Active Salary Award: You must have an active salary award with at least 2 years remaining from the ENRICH funding start date, which is May 1st of each year.

Citizenship/Residency: This award is only open to Canadian citizens/Permanent Residents at this time.

Location of Tenure: The award must be held at a Canadian institution.

Timing: Any interruption in a candidate’s research training will be considered in determining eligibility and should be addressed within the CIHR Academic Common CV.

Doctoral and Postdoctoral Awards: Applicants must have at minimum 2 active years remaining in their doctoral/postdoctoral studies from the ENRICH funding start date, which is May 1st of each year.

New Investigator Awards: Candidates should be within 5 years of their first faculty appointment.

Symposium support: At present, candidates applying to this pathway require support from their local institution to attend the annual symposium. This includes travel and accommodations. (Note: We are working to provide travel grants for the symposium in the future, stay tuned!)

Applicants may apply at each level of study (doctoral, postdoctoral, new investigator), however, success may be limited to once per phase of training.

Deadline to apply: Applications for this stream are due January 10 of each year for a May 1st start.

When you are ready to submit your application click on the “submit now” button above to complete the online form. You will be asked to upload each of the required documents below.

A complete application consists of:

Award application: Please provide a PDF or your award application and name it “CandidateLastname_Award App”
Notice of Award: Please provide a copy of your notice of award from the granting agency. This statement should include a start date, end date and/or duration. Please name it “CandidateLastname_NoticeAward”
Your CIHR Biosketch CV Module. Please name it “CandidateLastname_CV”
Your Primary Mentor or Supervisor’s CIHR Biosketch CV Module. Please name it “5 CandidateLastname_CVSup” or “7 CandidateLastname_CVMentor”
Mentorship Plan. This letter should be 1 page maximum, written and signed by your supervisor(s), and mentor(s). Prior to your application, kindly meet with your mentorship team to obtain a clear explanation of expectations and develop a path for your training. This letter will describe the plans of your mentorship discussed in that meeting. This letter should also clearly state the commitment of the learner to attend the ENRICH annual symposium, their commitment to the core curriculum, and the mentorship team’s team commitment to financially support the attendance of the candidate at the Annual Symposium if ENRICH is unable to provide travel grants.