Make An Impact On Rehab Science - $20,000 Scholarships Available
$20,000 Scholarships - Now Accepting Applications
Toronto Rehab is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for its
Scholarship in Rehabilitation-related Research for Graduate Students with Disabilities.
This innovative scholarship is believed to be the first-of-its-kind in Canada.
Who is Eligible?
- Masters and Ph.D. students with disabilities planning to attend
McMaster, Ryerson, U of T, Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier, or York may apply.
- Many fields of study may be eligible, including but not limited
to: Architecture, Biology, Biomedical Communications, Chemistry, Computer Science,
Disability
Studies, Engineering, Health Policy, Kinesiology, Labour Studies, Medicine,
Music Therapy, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacology, Physics, Psychology, Recreation
Therapy, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics, Women's Studies, etc.
- Final year undergrads and international students are encouraged
to apply.
Visit our Q&A page at
http://www.torontorehab.com/research/disabilityscholarshipfacts.htm
for full eligibility criteria, including many possible fields of study.
Why Apply?
- Pursue a career in rehabilitation science and make an impact on
rehab research
- $20,000 award
- This unique scholarship also provides an educational disability
expense supplement which funds special educational expenses such as assistive
software
and devices, attendant services, sign interpretation, and tutoring.
- The scholarship committee actively works with our scholars to support
their academic and research success and their future career goals.
- Our current scholars have benefited from appropriately configured
office space at Toronto Rehab and mentoring.
How to Apply?
The application and guidelines are available at
http://www.torontorehab.com/research/disabilityscholarship.htm.
The application and supporting documentation are due May 1, 2008.
For More Information
"We believe this exciting scholarship will open doors to careers in
rehabilitation research for top graduate students."
Dr. Geoff Fernie, Vice President, Research, Toronto Rehab
Made possible by the financial generosity of the TD Bank Financial Group
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