Deadline: January 17, 2020
Applications are open for the NCCPH Knowledge Translation Graduate Student Awards 2020. The purpose of the awards is to recognize the work of graduate students regarding knowledge translation in public health in Canada.
Defined by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, knowledge translation is a dynamic and iterative process that includes synthesis, dissemination, exchange and ethically-sound application of knowledge to improve the health of Canadians, provide more effective health services and products and strengthen the health care system.
Award
- Up to three awards will be given annually at the CPHA Annual Conference. Travel, accommodation and registration fees to attend Public Health 2020 will be covered up to a maximum of $1,500.
- Following the conference, the award winners will be required to give one NCCPH webinar on their topic as an opportunity to make their work known within public health networks in Canada.
Eligibility
Applications will be accepted from individual students only, not pairs or groups. While the organisers acknowledge that no student works in isolation, the focus of the award is on the individual student’s role in the project, and that role must be described in addition to the overall project.
The award is open to students from Canadian academic institutions who meet the following criteria:
- Must be the student’s own work (with input from faculty and mentors).
- Focus of the thesis or project must be knowledge translation in public health.
- Currently enrolled in a graduate program (full or part-time) or completed a graduate degree in the last 12 months.
- Enrolled (or previously enrolled) in a discipline relevant to public health (defined broadly, can include, for example, geography, planning, public policy).
Knowledge translation projects that are not eligible include:
- Knowledge translation done as part of paid employment or a research assistant position.
- Projects conducted outside of public health.
- A plan for a project (as opposed to reporting on a project that is underway or completed).
- Project that is passive dissemination (presenting at a conference, publishing in a journal).
Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed and scored according to the following criteria:
- Relevance to knowledge translation in public health
- Creativity/innovation shown in the project
- Scholarliness of the project
- Potential impact of the project
- Quality and degree of support of academic supervisor
Preference will be given to students who are implementing and evaluating the knowledge translation strategy with public health staff, managers or policy-makers.
Application
The application must include the following items:
- Completed application form
- Describe how your academic work (course work, academic papers and/or thesis) is developing, implementing and/or evaluating public health knowledge translation strategies. [2 page maximum, 1” margins, minimum 11 point font]
- Letter of support from your faculty or academic supervisor that includes confirmation of your current program of study (or program attendance within the past 12 months) and academic institution.
Return the completed application form and supporting documentation by January 17, 2020, to the NCCPH by e-mail to [email protected] or by mail to:
Stephan Hardy, Communications and KT Manager
NCCPH, University of Manitoba
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Room L332A BMSB
745 Bannatyne Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3E 0T5
For more information, visit NCCPH KT Awards.
