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Smart Training Application

Student/Post-Doctoral Fellow Information

Applicant Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Host University(Required)

Program Enrollment(Required)

Masters

PhD

Post Doctoral

Are you a domestic or international student?(Required)

Domestic

International

Program of Study(Required)

Degree Start Date(Required)

Current Year in Program(Required)

Time Left in Program(Required)

Principal Investigator/Supervisor Information

Supervisor Name(Required)

First Last

Supervisor Email(Required)

Supervisor Department(Required)

Supervisor Institution(Required)

Are you a CIHR Healthy Cities Grant Principal or Co-Investigator?(Required)

Yes

Unsure

Funding Structure

Financial Support available: $10,000 for a one-year commitment.

If applicable, list other student funding (awards, scholarships and bursaries) currently held:(Required)

Statement of Interest: Please indicating why you wish to pursue training in implementation science and healthy and smart 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. How will this award benefit the student/fellow? (Max 1 page)(Required)

Proposed Project: 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 solutions to real-world problems. We are currently inviting proposed project ideas that align with the overall objectives of the SMART Healthy Cities Training Platform. Please briefly describe the proposed project and how it aligns with the goal of SMART training platform. Provide details of your objectives, proposed methodology, expected deliverables and relevance to the SMART training platform. (Max 1 page)(Required)

Potential Impact: Please describe the potential impact of your proposed implementation project (1/2 page max)(Required)

Other Complementary Training: Experiences To further reinforce the training acquired, please describe any other independent and relevant activities that would undertaken by the trainee, i.e. departmental seminar presentations, journal club, attending webinars, writing for Conversation Canada, podcast, blog (1/2 page max)(Required)

IMPORTANT cover letter notes

Applicants should indicate their home institution and department and may indicate a potential supervisor.
Applicants should identify specific activities and accomplishments in courses (or other academic pursuits) that demonstrate academic strengths. If relevant, applicants may describe life circumstances that have been barriers to pursuing extracurricular activities in the cover letter.
Applicants are expected to demonstrate potential to excel in the training program by providing evidence of relevant work, volunteer and lived experience.

Cover letter(Required)

Describe your research interests and why you would like to pursue training as part of the SMART Training Platform (see notes above)