1. School of Graduate Studies
  2. endMS Scholar Program for Researchers in Training (SPRINT)

endMS Scholar Program for Researchers in Training (SPRINT)

NOTE: The deadline for this award has passed (February 15, 2024)

Award Quick Look

Deadline: Thursday, February 15, 2024

Amount: $2,500

Student Status: Full Time

Type: External

Citizenship:

  • Canadian
  • International
  • Permanent Resident

Programs:

  • Doctor of Philosophy
  • Master of Science

Program(s):

  • School of Graduate Studies
The endMS Scholar Program for Researchers IN Training (SPRINT) is a national training program aimed to enhance knowledge and skills related to MS research among trainees and increase opportunities to conduct MS research in Canada.
endMS SPRINT is targeted to multiple sclerosis trainees at the graduate, postdoctoral or clinical fellowship level with an interest in:
  • enhancing knowledge and skill in MS research,
  • taking part in interdisciplinary, collaborative research, and
  • establishing valuable connections among peers in the field.
 
Benefits of the Program
  • SPRINT is designed for the elite MS trainee with an interest in enhancing knowledge and skill in MS research, taking part in interdisciplinary, collaborative research and establishing valuable connections among peers in the field. SPRINT is intended to be pursued as a supplement to the research conducted by the trainees at their institutions.
  • Trainees accepted in the program participate in two consecutive annual endMS Summer Schools and career development sessions as well as in active learning components that are pursued throughout the academic year (such as an interdisciplinary learning project, and mentorship.
  • The goal of the interdisciplinary learning projects is to provide trainees with the unique opportunity to expand their areas of research interest in a structured program under the supervision of a SPRINT mentor and in collaboration with two co-trainees from different disciplines.
Trainees enrolled in endMS SPRINT will:
  • Participate in the next two consecutive endMS Summer Schools.
  • Receive travel awards to attend (if able) endMS Summer School and small group mentored meeting.
  • Participate in an interdisciplinary learning project.
  • Be assigned an endMS SPRINT mentor and participate in team mentored learning.
  • Receive an endMS SPRINT stipend of $2,500.
  • Duration of the program: 13 months - Beginning with the 2024 Summer School and ending with the 2025 Summer School.
 
Eligibility
Applicants must be in one of the following situations:
  • enrolled in a graduate program at a Canadian university
  • must be a postdoctoral/clinical fellow (must have completed their PhD in the last 4 years or less at the time of the application) at a Canadian university
  • completed graduate training and currently enrolled in an undergraduate program (e.g. M.D. program) at a Canadian university
  • Applicants who are accepted into SPRINT must be enrolled in a program with full time status during their participation in SPRINT (June 2024 to June 2025).
Important Dates
  • Competition Opens: December 12, 2023
  • Application Deadline: February 15, 2024 at 4pm EST
  • Anticipated Notice of Decision: Mid April 2024
  • Program Start Date: June 2024
For more information and application guidelines, visit MS Canada website.