Sharing IMPaCT

Written by Barbara Brown

October 20, 2023

We invite you to share our salary awards exciting opportunity with your networks! The IMPaCT salary awards offer a 1-year immersive learning experience with dedicated mentors and deliverables. This program equips participants with the skills and network needed to lead and communicate about clinical trials involving pregnant individuals and children, from neonates to adolescents. For the 2023 trainees the application is due on November 1, 2023.

There are 15 awards available, including 3 Ph.D. awards ($35,000), 3 Postdoctoral awards ($50,000), and 9 Early Career Researcher (ECR) awards ($70,000) per year. Notably, there are dedicated awards for Black and Indigenous scholars (2 awards). Eligibility criteria include being affiliated with a Canadian Academic Institution or child health research institute, being at the doctoral, postdoctoral, or Early Career Researcher stage, and holding Canadian citizenship or permanent residency. Candidates must have an interest in designing perinatal and child health clinical trials, with clinical trial questions in the idea/protocol development phase and a focus on pregnant individuals or children up to 18 years old, spanning various intervention types and trial phases. Adaptive and innovative approaches are encouraged, and any questions about eligibility can be directed to Linda (linda.pires@sickkids.ca). Please help us spread the word about this valuable opportunity! We also attached our promotional flyer to this email for you to share.

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