Application and Funding
Trainee Eligibility
This program is designed to offer focused training in the development and application of drug safety and effectiveness research across scientific domains.
DSECT accepts trainee applications for participation in the program with a program stipend or for participation in the program without stipends (ie supported independently, or by a supervisor, program, organization or institution)
To participate as a DSECT stipend-funded trainee:
Applications are welcomed from Graduate (Masters and PhD) students, Post-Doctoral fellows, and Clinical fellows registered at Canadian universities who have an interest in medication safety and effectiveness research. Students may be from a wide range of scientific domains including biosciences, clinical therapeutics, population health, epidemiology, biostatistics, health services and health policy. Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows must be registered in an academic program for the majority of the duration of the training program. Once a trainee has completed their academic program, they will no longer be eligible to receive a training program stipend.
Students must be developing or completing a thesis project or other project related to therapeutics research. This program will encourage development of trainee expertise in their primary scientific domain, but will also emphasize learning about concepts and principles from other scientific domains and how to integrate approaches from other scientific domains into a trainee’s primary area of interest. The student’s current supervisor will continue to be his or her primary mentor throughout the program. As such, all applicants will be required to have the support of their supervisor. Students will also be matched with a secondary mentor who is from another scientific domain. This secondary mentor must be from the program mentor group and will facilitate trainee learning within this program, specifically as this relates to another scientific domain.
Trainees receiving DSECT stipends will participate fully in the complete one-year program from April – March and the deadline for application is early January of each year.
Apply as a DSECT stipend funded trainee
To participate in the DSECT program with no stipend:
Applications are also welcome from individuals wishing to broaden exposure to drug safety and effectiveness research and who might not be otherwise eligible for, or in pursuit of, a DSECT stipend. This applications maybe be submitted at any time throughout the program year and any or all program components may be requested.
Apply to participate in the DSECT program without consideration for a stipend
Special Information for cNODES (DSEN) Trainees:
cNODES (DSEN) is partnering with DSECT to provide support for cNODES trainees to participate in DSECT. cNODES will provide program funding to cover the costs of DSECT participation for cNODES trainees.
Please follow the instructions on the Apply to DSECT – No Stipend section to apply