The Royal Canadian Legion Doctoral Scholarship in Military and Veteran Health Research

Established by the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) and the Royal Canadian Legion to create a Canadian scholarship that will ensure a lasting legacy for Veteran research in Canada by training a future generation of military, Veteran and family researchers. The scholarships are awarded to doctoral (PhD) students who demonstrate excellence in their proposed research and exhibit significant potential for a high impact research career in a relevant area. Preference is given to students studying at one of CIMVHR's partner universities and to Canadian students. The student receives funding for two years to fund their doctorate degree and research related to Veterans and their families. Applications are evaluated by members of CIMVHR's College of Peer Reviewers according to predetermined evaluation criteria and ranked so the top candidate can be selected. Knowledge translation and exchange is strongly encouraged, like publishing research results from the doctoral dissertation in peer review journals. The successful candidate will be expected to seek out opportunities to collaborate with other CIMVHR researchers on at least one publication related to their research area.