Funding & Award Opportunities

The University of Toronto Centre for the Study of Pain (UTCSP) is posting a call for the next UTCSP Scientist from the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. This opportunity aims to foster research excellence and scholarship that will further the work of UTCSP in advancing our understanding of the mechanisms of pain and its alleviation.

The successful candidate will receive one-time funding of $100,000. Funds will be administered by the Faculty and are intended to support the awardee’s research program and can also be used towards partial reimbursement for your salary and benefits (max 25% of award) to protect time for research. 

The successful candidates will be expected to be an active member of the UTCSP, contributing to and participating in the ongoing activities when possible. This includes actively serving on a UTCSP committee (e.g., Research, Education, Knowledge translation) and contributing to the Interfaculty Pain Curriculum through program development and delivery (e.g., steering committee, program development working group, pain case facilitator).
 

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must:

1. Be early career researchers (within 5 years of their first academic appointment) with a full-time Academic Appointment at the University of Toronto.
2. Be actively engaged in pain research and demonstrate a strong commitment to advancing their research program and contributing to the work of the University of Toronto Centre for the Study of Pain.

Timeline:

Call for Application: June 6, 2024
Deadline for Application: July 15, 2024
Decision to be announced: September 2024

Resources:

Download the call for applications, and application form for more information.

Hold'em for Life Oncology Fellowships

Hold’em for Life Charity Challenge has made a generous and transformative commitment to oncology research and education at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine and our partner hospitals.

The Hold’em for Life Oncology Fellowships are open to University of Toronto residents and clinical fellows pursuing cancer research, at any of the Faculty’s nine fully affiliated teaching hospitals. A multidisciplinary U of T committee will annually review and rate all proposals. Past recipients of the Hold’em for Life Oncology Fellowships are listed here.

• Award Amount: $50,000
• Funding must be applied to the trainee’s salary
• Applications will be considered for funding from July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
  (The Fellowship Review Committee will consider applications with an alternate start date within the academic year. Expected alternate start date must be included in application form.)
• Eligible candidates must fulfill the following criteria:
  • Be a medical doctor licensed to practice in Ontario
  • Commit to spending at least 2 years in residency or clinical fellowship training, during which at least 1 year has a minimum of 80% protected time committed to research
  • Be registered with the University of Toronto Post MD Program as a resident or clinical fellow
  • Have a Supervisor with a faculty appointment at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine
  • Projects must be in the field of oncology. Applicants can apply from any University of Toronto clinical department or related clinical discipline (including but not limited to: medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, psychosocial oncology, medical imaging, pathology etc.)
  • Matching funding from the supervisor is no longer required.

Renewal proposals will be considered for current Hold’em for Life Oncology Fellows with the support of the supervisor. For these applications, please only submit a one-page summary that confirms other eligibility criteria is met and includes a progress update.

Key dates for 2024 Competition:
Application opens: July 2024
Application deadline: October 4, 2024 (11:59pm EST) Late applications will not be considered.
Notification of committee review and outcome: Winter 2025
Funding begins: July 1, 2025 (or at another date within the academic year, based on application and per committee approval)

Download Application Form

Supervisors of eligible candidates must fill out the application form and submit with the required documents to Oncology.Trainee.Awards@utoronto.ca 

Hold’em for Life Charity Challenge is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization that has raised more than $47 million to fund cancer research since its inception in 2007.

With a new investment in the University of Toronto and our partner hospitals, Hold’em for Life strives to help advance cancer research and invest in the next generation of oncology clinician scientists.