Heart & Stroke: Women's Personnel Awards (Doctoral and Postdoctoral) 2025-2026
Sponsor
Heart & Stroke Foundation
For More Information
Please see the Heart and Stroke Foundation guidelines with application details such as eligibility, form requirements, and deadlines as well as some award conditions:
- Doctoral Personnel Awards for Women's Heart and/or Brain Health [1]
- Postdoctoral Fellowship Award for Women's Heart and/or Brain Health [2]
Description
As part of the commitment to transform women’s heart and brain health, Heart & Stroke is launching the 2025/26 Heart & Stroke Personnel Awards for Women’s Heart and/or Brain Health at the Doctoral and Postdoctoral levels. The objective of the competition is to increase the number of researchers and clinician-scientists in Canadian universities and research institutions devoted specifically to women’s heart and/or brain health and, in so doing, expand research initiatives in this field. In the context of this award, heart and/or brain health research refers to research addressing heart conditions, stroke, and vascular cognitive impairment. The stipends awarded will enable recipients to pursue their program of research and engage with mentors as part of their training.
Eligibility
See the relevant guidelines for eligibility criteria of each award.
Funding Availability
Doctoral: $15,000/year for a maximum of 3 years (Total: $45,000)
Postdoctoral: $30,000/year for a maximum of 2 years (Total: $60,000)
Indirect Costs
0%
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Internal Deadline | Applicant to submit a copy of the application (incl. signature page) and a complete OR-5 form to research.services@uoguelph.ca [3]. | |
External Deadline | Applicants to complete submission of full application using the Heart & Stroke electronic grant management system (CIRCUlink [4]). Once applicants login to CIRCUlink, they will see the components of the application laid out on a left-side menu. For some components applicants will type their responses directly into the web fields supplied. For other components, applicants will use the ATTACHMENT LIST option to upload the required PDF attachments. |