1. Summer Student Scholarship 2023 Call for Applications

For any questions, contact Rupinder Dhaliwal, CMTF Program Manager at rupinder@cns-scn.ca
 
 
Canadian Malnutrition Task Force (CMTF) is offering a Summer Student Scholarship for nutrition, medical, or allied health undergraduate students to conduct a malnutrition-related research project over a 4 month period.
 
CMTF, a standing committee of the Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS), is committed to advancing nutrition care through research, education, and interdisciplinary collaboration in Canada.  CMTF’s mandate is to reduce malnutrition by promoting nutrition care knowledge and optimal practice through research and education activities focused on preventing, detecting, and treating malnutrition in Canadians.
 
Through this opportunity, CMTF will generate capacity for the next generation of nutrition researchers and leaders across Canada, while advancing its malnutrition research agenda.
 
One award of $8000 is available for one student to conduct malnutrition-related research, under the supervision of an academic advisor, over the summer semester of 2023.
 
 
 
Deadlines:
Application deadline: March 31, 2023
Award announcement: April 15, 2023
Terms of award: May 15, 2023-September 15, 2023
Student Report due to CMTF: October 15, 2023
 
 
 
Student eligibility:
  • Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person who has been granted refugee status in Canada.
  • Enrolled fulltime in an undergrad degree program at a Canadian university at the time of application
  • Completed at least 1 year of their undergrad degree
  • Must have endorsement from proposed Supervisor
  • Supervisor’s institution MUST be able to receive grant funding from CNS
 
 
Criteria for evaluation of applications:
  1. Alignment of research with CMTF’s mandate
  2. Student’s activities related to the project
  3. Student’s capacity and academic excellence
 
Projects that advance the implementation of best nutrition practices and/or have partnerships with other health or community organizations will be given preference  
 
 
 
 
How to apply?

Please complete the application below along with supporting documents by March 31, 2023.
Before submitting your application, read THIS DOCUMENT carefully in advance and have all your materials and answers ready. The online submission must be done all at once.

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