Trainee Funding Opportunities

The Riddell Centre is committed attracting and developing exceptional trainees with outstanding academic and research achievements. The Centre will do this in part by offering the following funding opportunities. 


BME Summer Studentships

For undergraduate students

The Riddell Centre has partnered with Biomedical Engineering to support Summer Research Studentships.

Funds Available: $7,500 for 16 weeks

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Riddell Centre Emerging Cancer Scholar Award for Cancer Immunotherapy

For graduate students

Funds Available: 

  • PhD Students: $17,000 from the Riddell Centre with the supervisor and/or co-supervisor providing additional funds to meet at least the minimum stipend.
  • MSc Students: $15,000 from the Riddell Centre with the supervisor and/or co-supervisor providing additional funds to meet at least the minimum stipend.

This award is administered in partnership with the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute.

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Charbonneau Postdoctoral Scholarships

For postdoctoral fellows

Funds Available:

  • $35,000 from the Riddell Centre, with the potential for partnered funding from the Cumming School of Medicine, with the supervisor and/or co-supervisor providing additional funds to meet a minimum stipend of $60,000. 

This award is administered in partnership with the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute. 

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