2018-2019 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Banting Fellowship is the most prestigious postdoctoral fellowship award in Canada.
Deadline: September 19, 2018
Eligibility regulations are strict. Please ensure you refer to the Degree Completion dates and the emphasis on recruiting International and National scholars (only in exceptionally rare circumstances will a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship be awarded to an applicant who is staying at the same institution where they completed their PhD, PhD- equivalent or health professional degree).
For official information, regulations and procedures, be sure to visit the Banting Website. It is strongly advised to refer to the Guide to Applying for up-to-date information.
Any general Banting inquiries (including Common CV and ResearchNet support) should be directed to Banting contacts.
Characteristics of a successful Banting Application:
- Applicant:
- Has demonstrated leadership and impact on the field (considering career stage)
- Has a significant number of publications
- Brings new knowledge to the institution
- Proposed Research
- Should significantly advance the knowledge base
- Includes aspect of novelty: “game-changing”
- Is part of a larger research context (applicant, supervisor, institution)
- Demonstrates synergy with research environment
- Weighs risk vs. feasibility
- Considers wider impact: application of research, social impact
- Supervisor Statement
- Speaks to research excellence of applicant
- Speaks to excellence of proposed research
- Speaks to aspects of synergy (with supervisor’s research, research environment, institution)
- Explains added value of postdoc in research environment
- Demonstrates institutional commitment (professional development, funding, resources)
- Propels research leadership of applicant (supervisor biography, where are alumni now)
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