Deadline: April 11, 2025
Applications are open for the Huntington Society of Canada – Brain Canada Undergraduate Student Summer Fellowship 2025. The purpose of this fellowship program is two-fold: first, to attract the brightest young scientists into the field of Huntington disease (HD) research and secondly, to facilitate meaningful HD research to clarify the biological mechanisms underlying HD pathology.
The eight (8) Fellowships offer undergraduate university students across Canada the opportunity to pursue an HD research project that can be conducted over a 12-week period, between May and September. Fellowship recipients, working under the supervision of senior HD scientists, will undertake a project that is focused and achievable in a short timeframe, yet helpful in guiding future HD research.
Grant
- The Undergraduate Summer Fellowship will provide funds, in the amount of $5,000, as stipend for a student(s) who completes a 12-week summer fellowship and submits to HSC a report of their activities and findings.
- Awards will be paid by HSC directly to the student in two installments: the first (75%) payment shall be made upon written acceptance of the award; the second (25%) installment shall be made upon successful completion and fulfillment of the terms and conditions of the award.
- Any and all published papers, posters and abstracts resulting from research performed as an awardee must acknowledge the Huntington Society of Canada and be provided to HSC when in-press.
Eligibility
- Open to enrolled undergraduate life sciences students who are currently attending accredited institutions in Canada.
- Applications will also be accepted for the summer after graduating from university, the summer after the first year of medical school, or the summer after spending a year as a laboratory technician. The students will conduct full-time research, under the direction of a mentor, investigating a subject relevant to Huntington disease.
- Applications must be accompanied by a letter of support from the mentor who oversees the laboratory where the research will be performed.
Application
Complete the following application and send it to Alexander Maxan ([email protected]) no later than April 11, 2025 (5:00 PM ET).
For more information, visit Student Summer Fellowship.
