• Cancer Research Training Program (CRTP) Awards

The Cancer Research Training Program has a curriculum that provides training and funding to graduate students, medical residents, postdoctoral fellows and clinical research fellows involved in cancer research at academic institutions in Atlantic Canada.  A limited number of Traineeship Awards will be offered to outstanding applicants with an interest in cancer research.

The deadline for CRTP funding applications has passed. Thank you to all those who applied. Please check back in the Fall to apply for the next CRTP competition.

Twice each year the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute holds a funding competition as part of its Cancer Research Training Program (CRTP), which is funded principally through the Terry Fox Foundation Strategic Health Research Training Program in Cancer Research at CIHR.

The BHCRI would like to congratulate the following CRTP award recipients:

Graduate Student Award Recipients:
Simon Gebremeskel, Supervisor: Dr. Brent Johnston, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Dalhousie University
Justin King, Supervisor: Dr. Mani Larijani, Biomedical Sciences Department, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Hillary Woodside, Supervisor: Dr. Melanie Keats, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University

Postdoctoral Award Recipients:
Marissa LeBlanc, Supervisors: Dr. Karen Bedard and Dr. Chris McMaster, Pathology Department, Dalhousie University
Ajaya Naidu, Supervisor: Dr. Amitabh Jha, Chemistry Department, Acadia University

A sample CRTP Competition Review Form and Lay Summary Readability information is located below. This is provided for your reference only and is subject to change.

Download the CRTP Competition Review Form

Download the determine the readability of your summary (PC) or click here for Mac.

For more information on this competition, please contact Shannon at admin@bhcri.ca or by phone at 494-8970.