AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT:
THE MATS SUNDIN
FELLOWSHIP IN
DEVELOPMENTAL HEALTH
APPLICATION GUIDELINES
...... The Mats Sundin Fellowship...... in Developmental...... Health
THE FELLOWSHIP
Beginning with a generous gift from Mats Sundin (former captain of the ...... DURATION OF AWARD Toronto Maple Leafs), the University of Toronto (U of T) and the Karolinska AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENT Institute (KI), Stockholm, Sweden have established a new fellowship program
designed to provide advanced postdoctoral training and scientific exchange in These highly competitive Awards will be order to develop future health leaders in both Canada and Sweden. This for a maximum of 2-years. Renewal for the
nd program is under the management of the Fraser Mustard Institute of Human 2 year will be recommended based on Development at the U of T and the KI. assessment of progress by the Research Supervisor and the Joint Selection The elite and highly prestigious Mats Sundin Fellowship will identify two ...... Committee. It is expected that the Sundin outstanding individuals to undertake advanced postdoctoral training; one at Fellows will present their work at the the KI (Stockholm) and one at the U of T. Each Sundin Fellow will be Annual Exchange workshop in supervised by a world-leading researcher in human development at either the Developmental and Perinatal Biology,
KI or the U of T. For example, a Canadian trainee will as a Mats Sundin Fellow which takes place annually in Toronto or be engaged in research for up to 2 years located at the KI. Stockholm.
The goal of this program is to train the brightest minds in the area of human development and health. The elite Sundin Fellows will help advance our ...... AREA OF RESEARCH understanding of the complex relationship between the environment and developing fetus / infant, as well as assist our efforts in building life-long The field of developmental health focuses on understanding how diseases of trajectories towards improved health and protection from disease. It is also ...... childhood and adulthood can be traced to expected that the Mats Sundin Fellows will act as ambassadors for research in the field, at the highest level for both U of T and KI. conditions/exposures within the first 2000 days of life. Research in this field seeks to
understand the origins of diseases such as APPLICATION GUIDELINES obesity and diabetes, cardiovascular disease, neurocognitive disorders and Applicants must: cancer. By its nature, this transdisciplinary o Have completed their Doctoral studies by Sept 1 2013. field is broad, including but not limited to o Be within 4 years of receiving their PhD (as of Sept 1 2013). developmental biology (including o Currently be a Doctoral Student or Postdoctoral Fellow at maternal-child health) neuroscience,
the University of Toronto / affiliated teaching hospitals. psychology, cardiovascular and metabolic
By January 25 (but preferably before), applicants should contact sciences, cancer biology, stem cell biology the Toronto Program Director (Professor Stephen Matthews; Chair and regenerative medicine. Physiology; [email protected]) in order to receive a list of Professors at the Karolinska Institute who are participating in the FELLOWSHIP DETAILS program.
Applicants must identify the Professor with whom they wish to ...... Applicants for the Canadian Sundin submit their application and contact them directly. The Toronto Fellows will receive a list of participating Program Director must be notified as soon as you have the professors at the KI. They will then identify agreement of your proposed supervisor to sponsor your proposal. the professor with whom they would like March 15: Submit a completed Proposal. It is important that to train, and together develop a project applicants work with their proposed supervisors in development of proposal. Proposals will be assessed by a the proposal. Joint U of T and KI Selection Committee that will select the top applicants for the
The final application must be signed by; ...... o Applicant award. The successful Sundin Fellows will o Proposed supervisor be provided with a stipend ($50,000), o Head of Department/Unit at the KI where research will be research project funds ($20,000), housing
...... undertaken supplement and travel allowance for up to 2 years. Late March: Short-listed applicants will be interviewed by the Selection Committee April 15: Notification of successful awardee May: Public announcement of the Award
The Mats Sundin Fellowship in Developmental Health ......
APPLICATION DETAILS
The following guidelines must be followed carefully. A complete proposal must include: PROGRAM TIMELINE
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...... Completed Application Form (available early January)
Project Outline (max: 2 Pages): Announcement of Program:
o Must include: 1. Rationale, 2. Objectives, 3. Hypothesis, 4. Dec 15, 2012 Specific Aims and Experimental Design, 5. Significance Lay Summary of Project (max 250 words) Training Expectations and Career Goals: (1 Page; description of how Submission Deadline:
the applicant will benefit from the program and their specific career ...... March 15, 2013 goals)
Description of Research Training Environment (max: 1 page; completed by supervisor) Notification of Current CV of applicant using Canadian Institute of Health Research successful Awardee: (CIHR) format (https://ccv-cvc.ca; i.e. Common CV); include all publications and presentations. Also, detail your extracurricular April 15, 2013 activities over the past 5 years
Biosketch (2-page maximum) of the proposed supervisor ...... Program Start: Two (2) Letters of reference: o One must be from your PhD supervisor, Sept 1, 2013 o If already in a postdoctoral position; a letter is required from your current postdoctoral supervisor. Otherwise, the
letter should come from a senior researcher familiar with your recent research progress
All text must be in 12-point font, with a minimum of 0.75inch margins. Text must be single-spaced and there should be no text compression. Applications that do not follow these guidelines and are not complete will not be considered. A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
The Sundin Fellowships will provide an invaluable scientific exchange opportunity for some of our very best young minds – giving these young researchers the chance to work with world-leading scientists and laying the foundation for a lifetime of
...... collaboration and discovery between Sweden and Canada.”
-- Catharine Whiteside, Dean, U of T Medicine and Vice-Provost, Relations with Health Care Institutions
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CRITERIA FOR DECISION ......
The following general criteria for evaluating the Sundin Fellowship ..
applications will be used: Achievements and activities of the applicant Quality and feasibility of the proposal and relevance to the field of developmental health Characteristics and abilities of the applicant. Particular emphasis will be placed on excellent communication skills Research training environment