DFRRF Summer Studentship Grant

Deadline: 

10 business days prior to the deadline for the external matching funding competition

The David Fraser Radiology Research Foundation (DFRRF) was founded with the general aim of providing seed money for new researchers and for more established researchers who are entering new areas of research.

The Foundation supports a limited number of students who wish to be involved in research under the mentorship of a faculty member with a primary appointment in the Dalhousie Department of Diagnostic Radiology.

Amount:

Maximum award amount - $5,000. External funds will be matched as required (e.g., RSNA US $3,000). 

Eligible Students:

1. The student must have been enrolled full-time in a non-graduate program immediately prior to starting the studentship and must be planning to return to full-time studies in the fall.
2. The student must be supervised by a faculty member with a primary appointment in the Dalhousie Department of Diagnostic Radiology.
3. The student must apply for funding for the summer from an external funding agency (e.g., IWK, RSNA).

How to apply:

Applicants are strongly encouraged to notify the Research Office of their intent to apply one month prior to the external application deadline.

Please send a copy of the original application submitted to the external agency as this will be considered as the student’s application. No additional application is required.

The application should be submitted no less than 10 days prior to the external application deadline; this will allow the Research Office to obtain any Departmental and/or Institutional signatures required for the external application on behalf of the applicant.

Applications must be submitted to radiology.research@dal.ca by 11:59pm on the due date.

Eligible Expenses:

Funds may only be used to directly support the student (i.e., salary support).

Review:

The applicant should forward the result of the application to the external funding agency to the Dalhousie Associate Head – Research.  In order to make a recommendation, the Associate Head will consult with members of the Radiology Research Council as necessary. The Associate Head will then forward ranked recommendations to the Board Chair of the David Fraser Radiology Research Foundation within 4-6 weeks of the application due date. The Foundation reserves the right to restrict funding to the top-ranked applications.

Release of Funds:

Flow of funds will be facilitated by the Dalhousie Department of Diagnostic Radiology Research Office as appropriate.

Report:

A final report must be submitted to the Dalhousie Radiology Research Office within 6 months of the end of the funding period. 

Funding Acknowledgment:

Funding from the Foundation must be acknowledged in all presentations and publications resulting from the project. Copies of all presentations and publications resulting from the project should be forwarded to the Dalhousie Radiology Research Office.