Funding Opportunities

The Department of Pediatrics offers bursary awards for postgraduate training in pediatric subspecialty residency programs and fellowship programs.

Alan Ross Academic Bursary Award

The Alan Ross Academic Bursary Award is available each year to successful applicants pursuing postgraduate training in a pediatric specialty after having completed three years of core training in pediatrics, or equivalent. Successful candidates will intend to pursue an academic career in pediatrics upon completion of training. This award is for physicians who will be training mostly in research and who might have a varying degree of clinical contact.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Alan Ross Academic Bursary Award requires 70% research time throughout a two-year training period. Candidates seeking subspecialty certification will not be eligible for this bursary as the clinical time throughout a program may not satisfy the minimum requirements of an accrediting body. For example, for the Adolescent Medicine program the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Canada requires the equivalent of 15 months (out of a total 24 months) of direct clinical experience.

Bursary Award: $60,000/year, no benefits, and covers tuition fees.
Length of funding: Maximum 2 years

Eligibility

Applicants must qualify for and have submitted an application for a Department of Pediatrics residency or fellowship program.

Applicants should refer to the Postgraduate Medical Education website for complete eligibility criteria, application processes and requirements for:

APPLICANT - Required Documents

Upon recommendation from the Program Director(s), applicants must submit the following documents to peds.admin [at] muhc.mcgill.ca (subject: Alan%20Ross%20Academic%20Bursary%20Award%20Application) .

  1. Alan Ross Application Form A
  2. Personal Statement (see Application Form A for instructions)
  3. Research Project Description (see Application Form A for instructions)

Deadline for applicants: September 30, 2023

PROGRAM DIRECTOR - Required Documents

  1. Alan Ross Application Form B
  2. Program Director Recommendation Letter (see Application Form B for instructions)
  3. Research Supervisor Recommendation Letter (see Application Form B for instructions)
  4. Research Supervisor Abbreviated CV (instructions)
  5. Eligibility Checklist

Deadline for program directors: September 30, 2023

Selection Committee

2023 Selection Committee
Dr. Meranda Nakhla, Chair
Dr. Marc Beltempo
Dr. Indra Gupta
Dr. Aimee Ryan

Evaluation Criteria

Recipients

2022-2023 Start (selected in 2021) - Dr. Tilmann Schober, Infectious Diseases
2021-2022 Start (selected in 2019) - Dr. Yulia Vaisbourd, Pediatric Nephrology
2020-2021 Start (selected in 2019) - Dr. Yulia Vaisbourd, Pediatric Nephrology
2019-2020 Start (selected in 2018) - Dr. Angeliki Makri, Pediatric Endocrinology
2018-2019 Start (selected in 2017) - Dr. Kayur Mehta, Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Clinical Bursary Award in Pediatrics

The Clinical Bursary Award in Pediatrics is available each year to successful applicants who wish to pursue postgraduate training in a pediatric specialty after having completed 3 years of core training in pediatrics or its equivalent. The successful candidates will intend to pursue an academic career in pediatrics, upon completion of their training. A majority of the training will consist of clinical work.

Bursary Award: $60,000/year, no benefits, and covers tuition fees.
Length of funding: Maximum 2 years

Eligibility

Applicants must qualify for and have submitted an application for a Department of Pediatrics residency or fellowship program.

Applicants should refer to the Postgraduate Medical Education website for complete eligibility criteria, application processes and requirements for:

APPLICANT - Required Documents

Upon recommendation from the Program Director(s), applicants must submit the following documents to peds.admin [at] muhc.mcgill.ca (subject: Alan%20Ross%20Academic%20Bursary%20Award%20Application) .

  1. Clinical Application Form A
  2. Personal Statement (see Applicant Instructions)

Applicant Instructions

Deadline for applicants: SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

PROGRAM DIRECTOR - Required Documents

  1. Program Director Instructions
  2. Clinical Application Form B
  3. Program Director Recommendation Letter (see Program Director Instructions)

Deadline for program directors: SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Evaluation Criteria

Recipients

2021-2022 Start (selected in 2020)

Dr. Joshua Feder, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Edith Apondi Ogalo, Adolescent Medicine

2020-2021 Start (selected in 2019)

Dr. Maya Heled Akiva, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Dr. Tilmann Schober, Pediatric Infectious Diseases

2019-2020 Start (selected in 2018)

Dr. Marina Mir-Parramon, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Dr. Lona Mwenda, Pediatric Critical Care

2018-2019 Start (selected in 2017)

Dr. Keren Nathan, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Dr. Monica Quiros, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Additional Sources of Funding

The Department of Pediatrics offers additional funding opportunities for a limited number of residency/fellowship positions per Division through the Medical Service Staff Association's Pediatric Trainee Contribution Fund.

For more information on funding availability please contact the Program Director for the program of interest.

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