Nov 14, 2015

Call for applications for the 2015 Jennifer Dorrington Award

The 2015 Jennifer Dorrington Award will be awarded to one or more graduate students enrolled in a Master’s or Ph.D. program in the Faculty of Medicine doing research in a lab located in the Donnelly Centre. Awards will be provided by the Faculty of Medicine on the recommendation of the Jennifer Dorrington Award committee, selection will be based on research excellence.

Award Value:

$2,000

Application Requirements:

  • Completed and signed Dorrington-GSEF Application Form-2015-2016.pdf
  • Curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages) detailing:
  • Research project and interests (100 – 250 words)
  • Publications
  • Presentations
  • Awards
  • Research experience
  • Letter of recommendation from faculty supervisor ​

Award Conditions:

  • There are no restrictions with respect to citizenship or year of study. However, the award holder must be registered in the eligible graduate program for at least 14 weeks of any term during which they hold the award. Return of funds will be required if an awardee is registered for less than, or withdraws from the eligible program prior to the minimum 14 week period.
  • Support is for one academic year and non‐renewable. The deadline for applications is in December annually. However, new applications can be submitted to subsequent competitions.

The deadline for applications is Friday, December 11, 2015.

Forward completed application package to:

ccbr.info@utoronto.ca or 160 College St, Room 230. Include "Jennifer Dorrington Award" in the e-mail title. The award was established in 2006 as a tribute to Dr. Jennifer Dorrington, who was a professor in the Banting and Best Department of Medical Research. Dorrington’s pioneering research greatly advanced our understanding of reproductive biology and ovarian cancer.

*A list of eligible graduate departments and institutes in the Faculty of Medicine may be found at: http://medicine.utoronto.ca/education/departments-institutes-and-centres