Charbonneau Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

Purpose of Award

The Charbonneau Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are competitive internal awards that recognize exceptional postdoctoral fellows at Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, University of Calgary, who are conducting innovative and impactful research in cancer. By providing financial support and encouraging pursuit of external funding, the award aims to foster the development of future research leaders and strengthen the Institute’s training environment in Cancer Research.

Funding per Award

Charbonneau Postdoctoral Research Fellowship recipients will receive an annual compensation of a minimum of $60,000 plus benefits through a partnered funding mechanism. The Charbonneau Cancer Institute (via the Phillips Emerging Cancer Scholarship Fund or one of the institute's Centres/Programs) will contribute between $15,000-$35,000 per year of the scholarship. If the applicant is also successful at the related CSM Postdoctoral Scholars competition, the CSM program will contribute $15,000 per year. The supervisor is responsible for providing the remainder of the salary plus full benefits each year. By submitting an application for a Charbonneau Postdoctoral Fellowship award the supervisor agrees to this financial partnership.

Duration of Award: 2 years

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates are eligible to apply for the Charbonneau Postdoctoral Research Fellowship if:

• The applicant is being recruited for, or currently holds, a position as a postdoctoral fellow with primary supervision by a member of the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute.
• The applicant holds total scholarship funding less than $60,000 at the time of award announcement.
• The proposed research fits the mandate of Charbonneau research priorities.

Selection process

Adjudication criteria include:

• Applicant's academic background and research experience.
• Excellence and feasibility of the applicant's research proposal.
• The significance and/or impact of the scientific discoveries that will potentially arise from the proposed research on basic scientific knowledge or translatable health knowledge.
• The quality of the research and training environment provided by the applicant’s supervisor, and cosupervisor if applicable

The top-ranked applicants will be nominated for the CSM Postdoctoral Scholars' Program if they are eligible. To qualify for the CSM award, applicants must have completed a PhD (or equivalent) within the past five years, or an MD, DDS, or DVM (or equivalent) within the past ten years, with allowances made for parental leave or other special circumstances and only 1 postdoctoral researcher per faculty member can be supported in each calendar year. All nominations are subject to final approval by the CSM Office of the Associate Dean (Research).

Terms of Support

The term of the Charbonneau Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is 24 months. Please note that Charbonneau may request a written confirmation from the UCalgary postdoc office that all the eligibility requirements have been met by the awardee and their supervisor prior to release of funds. Awardees must submit salary applications to external agencies (e.g. AIHS, CIHR, NSERC) for each year they are eligible. Applicants receiving additional postdoctoral awards during this scholarship, may have this award adjusted accordingly.

Reporting Requirements

A final report must be submitted detailing knowledge translation outputs, external scholarship applications, and awards received.