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The Cancer Research Institute of Northern ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ (CRINA) is pleased to offer a number of awards for graduate students. Please click on the links below to learn more about each award.

• CRINA Graduate Studentships
• University Hospital Foundation Graduate Studentships in Cancer Research
• Cote Cardio-Oncology Graduate Studentship
• Rachel Mandel Scholarship in Lymphoma and Other Blood Cancers
• Elaine Essien Graduate Award in Ovarian Cancer Research
• Boytzun Studentship in Colorectal Cancer

Application instructions

Please use the online to submit the following:

1. Application form
2. Unofficial ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ transcript

Application Deadline

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Review Criteria

Each application will be reviewed and ranked according to the following criteria.

Research Project

• Project is clearly defined, well written and understandable to a non-specialist.
• Clearly stated rationale, hypothesis and research aims.
• The description provides enough methodological details to evoke confidence that the goals of the project will, in all likelihood, be achieved.
• The project has the potential to contribute substantially to knowledge in the field.
• There is a clear description of the student's role and contribution to the research project and their progress is appropriate given the student's time in the program.

Lay Summary

• The summary accurately reflects the proposal, uses lay terms, and is well written.

Relevant experience and progress

• Clear description of the applicant’s education, training, and research experience and how these have set the applicant up for success. Specific examples given.
• Progress on the research project is excellent for the type of research and stage of program.

Research Environment

• Clearly written description of the research environment and how it will enable applicant's success.
• Clearly written description of the mentorship plan.
• In the reviewer's opinion, the research environment will support the applicant's success.