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Junior Fellow Academy

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The Junior Fellow Academy of CIFAR is an elite fellowship program designed to build research and leadership capacity in gifted young scholars at a critical early stage of career development.  By participating in both an innovative CIFAR research program and the leadership-building Junior Fellow Academy, Junior Fellows learn to embrace CIFAR’s core values:  to think broadly and imaginatively across disciplines and to collaborate on a deep level with colleagues.  These unique opportunities are intended to profoundly impact a Junior Fellow’s future career path.  To read more about the Junior Fellow Academy and how it works, click here.

This table summarizes selected key facts about the CIFAR Junior Fellowship award.  For full details, please click on the links.

Eligibility:

 CIFAR’s Junior Fellow Academy is targeted to individuals who have completed their PhD within the past three years and have demonstrated outstanding scholarship and research potential.  Additional eligibility requirements specific to Junior Fellow positions in different CIFAR research programs are stated in the advertisements for currently available positions.
Fellowship Value:

 For postdoctoral fellows (per year): 
   o    $65,000 CDN/US for salary
   o    $5,000 CDN/US for research support
   o    Up to $7,000 CDN/US for benefits, if benefits are not covered by the university where the postdoctoral fellow is based.

  For junior faculty members (per year):
    o    $50,000 CDN/US for research support

* US dollar values apply when positions are held outside of Canada.      
Fellowship Duration:                Two years.
How to Apply:

 Junior Fellowship opportunities will become available in CIFAR’s 12 research programs at different times.  CIFAR will announce upcoming opportunities twice per year, in summer and fall.  Follow this link to see the list of currently advertised positions.  Additional Junior Fellowship opportunities will be announced on this website in October/November 2010.  Follow this link to read general application instructions.
Application Deadlines:

  For positions advertised in summer 2010:  Applications must be submitted through the Junior Fellowship Online Application System no later than September 1, 2010, 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time. 

  For positions advertised in fall 2010:  Applications must be submitted through the Junior Fellowship Online Application System (to be launched November 1) no later than January 21, 2011, 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time.       
Notification:

  Following the September 1, 2010 deadline:  Candidates will be notified of results in mid-November 2010.

  Following the January 21, 2011 deadline:  Candidates will be notified of results in mid-April 2011.