Research Admin Offices:

• HRS

Opportunity Type:

• Grant

Value:

AGE-WELL awards: $10,000 master’s; $15,000 PhD; $20,000 postdoctoral over one year
AGE-WELL/MIRA awards: $15,000 master’s; $20,000 PhD; $50,000 postdoctoral over one year
AGE-WELL/MIRA EPIC-AT Fellowships: $16,000 for all trainee levels over one year

Disciplines:

• Health Sciences

Sponsors:

• AGE-WELL
• McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA)

Deadlines:

Description:

MIRA is partnering with AGE-WELL to co-fund selected McMaster trainees who apply to AGE-WELL’s 2023 trainee funding program, which funds trainees working to create, implement and evaluate technologies and services that benefit older adults and caregivers, and EPIC-AT Fellowships, which will support trainees exploring digital health solutions for older adults with complex health needs, and provide experience in transdisciplinary working, stakeholder engagement and co-creation, the research-policy dynamic and the innovation and implementation process. These one year awards will commence on September 1, 2023, and end on August 31, 2024.

Application/Nomination Process:

To apply, candidates must submit applications through the AGE-WELL portal which will be administered and adjudicated by AGE-WELL.

All applicants will be considered for AGE-WELL awards; McMaster applicants may indicate their wish to be considered for enhanced funding through the AGE-WELL/MIRA co-funded awards by ticking the appropriate box in the AGE-WELL application portal. MIRA will consider co-funding trainees whose applications are aligned with its mandate; special consideration may be given to those that address mobility in aging. Interested applicants may direct inquiries to training@agewell-nce.ca and mirafund@mcmaster.ca.

Resources:

Additional Details.

Contact:

Interested applicants may direct inquires to training@agewell-nce.ca and mirafund@mcmaster.ca.