Application FORM

SMART Training Platform Application Form

Please complete the SMART application package and submit along with supporting documents through the online portal below. Questions to be directed to [email protected].

Key Dates

Applications open: January 2nd, 2026

Application due date: February 5th, 2026 by 11:59pm EST

Funding decision date: April 1st, 2026

**Please note the auto-save feature is NOT available on the submission form.

NOTE: For references and citations, we require only essential citations relevant to your proposal. A standard citation format is not required, applicants may choose how they wish to reference their work. All references will be included in the character count.

Smart Training Application YEAR 6

Name

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Trainee Information

Applicant Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Phone Number(Required)

Indicate Degree Program(Required)

Undergraduate

Masters

PhD

Post Doctoral

Indicate Domestic or International status(Required)

Domestic

International

Department/Division(Required)

College/Faculty(Required)

Institution(Required)

Describe Disciplinary Area(Required)

Indicate which Tri-agency your discipline most closely aligns with:

CIHR

NSERC

SSHRC

Degree Start Date(Required)

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Degree End Date (anticipated)(Required)

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Principal Investigator/Supervisor Information

Supervisor Name(Required)

First Last Title

Supervisor Email(Required)

Supervisor Department(Required)

Supervisor College/Faculty(Required)

Supervisor Institution(Required)

Is your supervisor a SMART Training platform investigator?(Required)

Yes

Are you currently funded by any of the opportunities from the Healthy Cities Research Initiative? (https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/51570.html)(Required)

Yes

Application Documents

Please complete the following.

Section 1. Statement of Interest(Required)

Please attach a statement of interest indicating why you wish to pursue training in implementation science and healthy cities. How would training in implementation science help you to achieve your personal and/or academic goals? Describe why you would be a suitable candidate for a SMART Healthy Cities Training Platform (Max 4000 characters/ 1 page)

Section 2. Proposed Project(Required)

The SMART training platform is designed to address an urgent need to build capacity in implementation science to support the development of healthy cities and focuses on solution oriented research in real-world settings. Alignment with the thematic intersts of the SMART Healthy Cities Training Platform are desirable but any project that addresses real-world healthy cities challenges are welcome. Please briefly describe the proposed project. Provide details of your objectives, proposed methodology, expected deliverables and relevance to healthy cities and implementation research. (Max 4000 characters/1 page)

Section 3. Experiential Learning(Required)

Training consists of mandatory participation in the Methods Café, annual conference and experiential learning. The project scope (section 2) must include an opportunity for community (external to institution) based experiential learning. The community or external relationship may be either established or proposed. Please describe the anticipated experiential learning activities and outcomes. (Max 2000 characters/ 1/2 page)

Section 4. Equity, diversity, and inclusivity(Required)

The training platform is committed to equity, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) training. Please describe how EDI is incorporated in the proposed scope of research, interaction with community or training by the supervisor and host institution. (Max 2000 characters/ 1/2 page)

Section 5. Funding Structure(Required)

The training platform is committed to capacity building supporting highly qualified trainees seeking to diversity and acquire new skills in healthy cities and implementation and students with financial need. To aid in the evaluation of these factors, please list all other funding supports currently held by the trainee: Funding Agency, Amount, and Funding Start and End Dates. Please note: students holding major awards are eligible to apply but students with financial need or equity deserving candidates will be prioritized.

Required Documents

Transcripts (Official)(Required)

Transcripts from most recent completed degree and current degree (in applicable).

Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 6 MB.

Letters of References(Required)

Two(2) letters of reference are required. Can be academic and/or professional.

Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 6 MB.

Trainee Curriculum Vitae(Required)

Summarize your work history, education, and skills

Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 6 MB.

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