Friday 10 August 2012

Masters and Doctoral Scholarship in Disability Policy By Canadian Disability Policy Alliance, Canada

Description
As part of the Canadian Disability Policy Alliance, a Community-University Research Alliance (CURA), 25 scholarships will be awarded over the next five years. There is an opportunity in 2012-13 for 6 scholarships for graduate studies (3 MSc and 3 PhD). Masters students will be funded for $5,000 for one year, and PhD students for $10,000 or each of two years.  

The Canadian Disability Policy Alliance addresses five major policy areas: citizenship, education, employment, health services and federal disability policy. One of the objectives of the Alliance is to prepare Masters and Doctoral candidates for future research careers in the area of disability policy.

Eligibility
In order to be considered in this scholarship awards students should meet the following requirements:
  1. Be doing research on disability policy for thesis, specifically in one of our 5 areas. Preference will be given to students studying Canadian disability policy.
  2. Be in second year of Master’s or third & fourth year of PhD program.
  3. Involve at least one community partner / disability organization in their research.
  4. Preference will be given to students with a disability, to Canadian students, and to students studying at a Canadian university.
  5. A CURA investigator will be selected to act as a resource for scholarship recipients.

Application Procedure
Interested candidates must provide the documents below:
  • Official transcript
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of intent for thesis research and career objectives
  • Other funding held and/or applied for (candidates may have other funding, but not from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
  • Opportunity to self-declare disability
  • Thesis supervisor reference letter

Your documents should be send to:
Mr. Michael Schaub, 
Centre for Health Services & Policy Research, Queen's University, 
Kingston, ON, Canada, K7L-3N6

Submission Deadline
October 1, 2012

Website Link
http://education.uregina.ca/edgradblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/cdpa-scholarship-poster-2012-13.pdf

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