Student awards

Introduction

The School of Health Graduate Awards are intended to encourage and reward full-time thesis-based graduate students whose research topic is health related. The selected candidates will demonstrate evidence of a strong research impact in their field in combination with significant academic or community service in their field. The selection process will respect the concept of inclusive excellence and Concordia’s equity, diversity and inclusion strategy. The School is proud to partner with many of Concordia’s Institutional Research Centers, listed below, whose focus includes health. These centers have agreed to participate in the awards’ selection process. This will allow the SoH awards to cover the full spectrum of health research at Concordia, reinforce the partnership between the SoH and research centers, and optimize the quality and equity of the awards allocation. Many awards are available, and each one is valued at $5,000 (to be paid in one installment).

Eligibility Criteria

• Both the applicant (student) and their supervisor must be (or have applied to be) a SoH member – you can sign up here in a few minutes.
• Applicants must be studying full-time at Concordia University in a thesis-based graduate program for the Winter 2025 term. They must have their research thesis focused on a health-related topic. Applicants must have a GPA of 3.00 or higher and be in good academic standing.
• If you receive an award, you are expected to submit a poster presentation to the May 22th 2025 Annual SoH conference.
• Applications should be submitted via the most relevant participating research center (see below) before the deadline of March 3rd, 2025 at 5pm EST.

How to Apply

Eligible students who wish to be considered for this award must email the following documents as a single-file PDF file to the participating research center with which their thesis supervisor is affiliated: [see the email addresses below – if your supervisor has multiple affiliations, you may choose one as you see fit, but each student can only submit one application in total].

• A cover page with their full name, student ID, the name of their academic program and department, name(s) of their thesis supervisor(s).
• An up-to-date copy of their Concordia student record.
• An up-to-date CV featuring clearly their research accomplishments and relevant community service.

In addition the student must:

• Ensure that their supervisor submits before the deadline, a one-page pdf letter of nomination explaining the student’s research achievements and their community service. The letter should be submitted by the supervisor directly to the relevant research center.

Contact and file submission emails of the participating research centers

For SoH researchers not affiliated with one of the centers below, submit to: adapss.soh@concordia.ca

CAHD - Centre for the Arts in Human Development, cahd@concordia.ca

CASB - Centre for Applied Synthetic Biology, orly.weinberg@concordia.ca

CCRH - Centre for Clinical Research in Health, ccrh@concordia.ca

CeNSR - Centre for NanoScience Research, nooshin.movahed@concordia.ca

CERMM - Centre for Research in Molecular Modeling, concordia.cermm@concordia.ca

COHDS – Centre for Oral history and Digital Storytelling, barbara.Lorenzkowski@concordia.ca

CRDH - Centre for Research in Human Development, crdh.team@gmail.com

CSBN - Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology, csbn@concordia.ca

CSFG - Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, orly.weinberg@concordia.ca

CSLP - Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance, cslp@concordia.ca

CSS - Centre for Sensory Studies, senses@concordia.ca

EngAGE - Centre for Research on Aging, engage@concordia.ca

IFRC - Indigenous Futures Research Centre, ifrc@concordia.ca

TAG - Technoculture, Art and Games, tag.coordinator@concordia.ca

Introduction

The School of Health (SoH) is pleased to launch a call for applications for the Ed Whitlock Fellowship Graduate Student Award 2025.

Ed Whitlock was an early advocate of the Concordia University's health research mission and encouraged researchers to further investigate the benefits and risks of wellness programs for older adults. A consummate competitive marathon runner until his passing at 86 years of age, he spent the last 20 years of his life consistently breaking every long distance record in his age group. He was the first person over 70 years of age to run a marathon in less than three hours and continued to pursue record-breaking runs with his final record beating the 4-hour mark when he was eighty-five.

Eligibility Criteria

The Ed Whitlock Fellowship Award is a $5,000 annual scholarship granted to a graduate student (MSc, MA, or PhD) at Concordia University who is a member of the School of Health. The recipient’s research must be focused on enhancing seniors' well-being through active living. The fellowship will be awarded each year during the annual School of Health Research Conference.

Application deadline is Monday, April 14, 2025.

The following documents are required:

• A cover page including your name, department, status and contact information
• A one page letter describing how your research promotes quality of life through active living as well as your community involvement in the area of health and wellbeing
• Academic CV
• Two letters of reference that also attest to status as full-time student

Please submit applications by email with the subject heading: “Ed Whitlock application_2025” to executive.secretary.soh@concordia.ca