The Department of Pediatrics offers聽bursary awards for postgraduate training in pediatric subspecialty residency programs and聽fellowship programs.
Alan Ross Academic Bursary Award
The Alan Ross Academic Bursary Award聽is聽available each year聽to successful applicants pursuing聽postgraduate聽training in a pediatric specialty after having completed three聽years of core training in pediatrics, or聽equivalent. Successful candidates will intend to pursue an academic career in pediatrics聽upon completion of聽training. This award is for physicians who will be training mostly in research and who might have a varying degree of clinical contact.
IMPORTANT NOTE:聽The Alan Ross Academic Bursary Award requires 70% research time throughout a聽two-year training period.聽Candidates seeking subspecialty certification will not be eligible for this bursary as the clinical time throughout a program聽may not satisfy the minimum requirements of an accrediting body.聽For example, for the聽Adolescent Medicine program the聽Royal College of Surgeons and聽Physicians聽of Canada requires the equivalent of 15聽months (out of a total 24 months) of direct clinical experience.
Bursary Award:聽$61,000/year,聽no benefits, and covers tuition fees.
Length of funding:聽Maximum 2 years
Eligibility
Applicants must qualify for and have submitted an application for a Department of Pediatrics聽residency or fellowship program.
Applicants should refer to the Postgraduate Medical Education website for complete eligibility criteria, application processes and requirements for:
APPLICANT - Required Documents
Upon recommendation from the Program Director(s), applicants must submit the following documents to peds.admin [at] muhc.mcgill.ca (subject: Alan%20Ross%20Academic%20Bursary%20Award%20Application) .
- Alan Ross Application Form A
- Personal Statement聽(see Application Form A for instructions)
- Research Project Description聽(see Application Form A for instructions)
Deadline for applicants: September 30, 2024
PROGRAM DIRECTOR - Required Documents
- Alan Ross Application Form B
- Program Director Recommendation Letter聽(see Application Form B聽for instructions)
- Research Supervisor Recommendation Letter聽(see Application Form B聽for instructions)
- Research Supervisor Abbreviated CV聽(instructions)
- Eligibility Checklist
Deadline for program directors: September 30, 2024
Selection Committee
2023 Selection Committee
Dr. Meranda Nakhla, Chair
Dr. Marc Beltempo
Dr. Indra Gupta
Dr.聽Aimee Ryan
Evaluation Criteria
Recipients
2023-2024 Start (selected in 2022) - Dr. Pasinee Kanaprach, Neonatology
2022-2023 Start (selected in 2021) - Dr. Tilmann Schober,聽Infectious Diseases
2021-2022 Start (selected in 2019) - Dr. Yulia Vaisbourd, Pediatric Nephrology
2020-2021 Start (selected in 2019) - Dr. Yulia Vaisbourd, Pediatric Nephrology
2019-2020 Start (selected in 2018) - Dr. Angeliki Makri, Pediatric Endocrinology
2018-2019 Start (selected in 2017) - Dr. Kayur Mehta, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Clinical Bursary Award in Pediatrics
The Clinical Bursary Award聽in Pediatrics is聽available each year to successful applicants who wish to pursue postgraduate聽training in a pediatric specialty after having completed 3 years of core training in pediatrics or its equivalent. The successful candidates will intend to pursue an academic career in pediatrics, upon completion of their training. A majority of the training聽will consist of clinical work.
Bursary Award:聽$61,000/year, no benefits,聽and covers tuition fees.
Length of funding:聽Maximum 2 years
Eligibility
Applicants must qualify for and have submitted an application for a Department of Pediatrics residency or fellowship program.
Applicants should refer to the Postgraduate Medical Education website for complete eligibility criteria, application processes and requirements for:
APPLICANT - Required Documents
Upon recommendation from the Program Director(s), applicants must submit the following documents to peds.admin [at] muhc.mcgill.ca (subject: Alan%20Ross%20Academic%20Bursary%20Award%20Application) .
- Clinical聽Application Form A
- Personal Statement (see Applicant Instructions)
Deadline for applicants: SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
PROGRAM DIRECTOR - Required Documents
- Program Director Instructions
- Clinical聽Application Form B
- Program Director Recommendation Letter聽(see Program Director Instructions)
Deadline for program directors: SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Evaluation Criteria
Recipients
2024-2025 Start (selected in 2023)
Dr. OGALO, Edith Apondi Ogalo, Adolescent Medicine
Dr.聽Benjamin Harkin, Gender Variance Fellowship
2023-2024 Start (selected in 2022)
Dr. Regina Duperval, Endocrinology
Dr. Ida Whiteman, Cardiology
2022-2023 Start (selected in 2021)
Dr. Madhan Kumar Palani, Respiratory Medicine
Dr.聽Catherine Sanon, Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2021-2022 Start (selected in 2020)
Dr. Joshua Feder, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Edith Apondi Ogalo, Adolescent Medicine
2020-2021 Start (selected in 2019)
Dr. Maya Heled Akiva, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Dr. Tilmann Schober, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
2019-2020 Start (selected in 2018)
Dr. Marina Mir-Parramon, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Dr. Lona Mwenda, Pediatric Critical Care
2018-2019 Start (selected in 2017)
Dr. Keren Nathan, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Dr. Monica Quiros, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Additional Sources of Funding
The Department of Pediatrics offers additional funding opportunities for a limited number of residency/fellowship positions per Division through the Medical Service Staff Association's Pediatric Trainee Contribution Fund.
For more information on funding availability聽please contact the Program Director for the program of interest.