Intercenter Internships of the CMDO Network
Created in April 2012 by the Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS), the Research Network on CardioMetabolic health, Diabetes and Obesity aims to Pursue the development of research in cardiometabolic health, diabetes and obesity, translate and mobilize knowledge to promote sustainable health among Quebecers.
The network is launching its Intercenter Internship competition for the year 2024 – 2025. The competition invites regular CMDO members to propose collaborative projects in the areas of cardiometabolic health, diabetes and obesity and for which a master student/doctoral student/postdoctoral fellow/resident/research professional will complete his training in another laboratory (in another center situated in Quebec, Canada or internationally) than the original one. The amount of the grant is $5,000 or $10,000 depending on the length of the internship. The project must involve a regular member of the CMDO Network with one or more collaborators from another research center. Any Quebec collaborator must be a member of the CMDO Network. Collaborators in Canada (eg. a member of Diabetes Action Canada) or abroad are also accepted. Multidisciplinary, cross-sectoral applications or translational aspects oriented towards the patient will be favored. Each year, a minimum of 5 internships corresponding to these criteria will be funded for their excellence.
The eligibility criteria and the method of evaluation are described in the guide. The selected project showing excellent scientific quality and demonstrating a structuring effect for the involved laboratories and for research within the CMDO Network will be funded up to $5,000 or $10,000 for one year to allow the establishment of the trainee in the research center of the collaborator or collaborators.
Deadlines for submitting applications are as follows:
- June 27, 2024, for internships beginning between September 1, 2024 and August 31, 2025.
- November 11, 2024, for internships beginning between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025
Women, Aboriginal people, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and people from the 2SLBGTQIA+ community are encouraged to apply for funding. For evaluation purposes, we strive to recruit a diverse committee that reflects the profiles of the applicants and ensure an evaluation process that takes into account the particular situations of the applicants, including atypical trajectories.
Applications submitted late, incomplete or not meeting the eligibility criteria will not be evaluated.
All researchers and trainee from Quebec in connection with the application shall become a member of the CMDO network before applying. A monitoring report will be requested at the end of the internship (at the end of the funding period) and one year post funding period to document the impact of this internship.
It is always important to take the rules and criteria before completing the Form (Open PDF file (top of page) to see the details in the questionnaire).
FORM MUST BE COMPLETED ONLINE (SEE ABOVE LINK). IT CAN BE RECORDED TO BE COMPLETED LATER.
Any request for additional information may be sent to the Research Network on CardioMetabolic health, Diabetes and Obesity (CMDO), Université Laval, École de Nutrition, email: info@rrcmdo.ca.