July 28, 2021 – Today Research Manitoba and partners announced $1.37M in research funding and the recipients of the 2021 Grants and Awards competition. Funding will support 32 Master’s Studentships, seven PhD Studentships, two Postdoctoral Fellowships, and eight New Investigator Operating Grants in Manitoba in health, social sciences and humanities, and natural sciences and engineering. Research Manitoba invested $993,905 and our partners provided an additional $373,100 for the Trainee Awards.
Our partners for the 2021 Awards Competition:
– CancerCare Manitoba Foundation
– Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM)
– George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI)
– Health Sciences Centre Foundation
– Lung Association, Manitoba
– University of Manitoba, Regenerative Medicine Program, WM Ross Scholarship
The recipients of the 2021 Grants and Awards Competition are highly qualified Trainees and New Investigators in Manitoba. These awards enable recipients to prepare and train for their careers as independent researchers in industry or within the provincial research enterprise, establish independent research programs, and achieve the skills necessary to compete on a national level.