Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Doctoral Foreign Study Award

The Doctoral Foreign Study Award (DFSA) provides special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a doctoral degree in a health-related field abroad.

  • Funding: CA$35,000
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Open to: Students from Canada
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research
  • Number available: ~10
Applications for 2025/26 are closed.

You can explore this scholarship and more on the Canadian Institutes of Health Research website

Eligibility

Open to students from Canada only.

The DFSA is available to prospective PhD candidates, and current PhD students in the first few years of their degree.

Find out if you're eligible

How to apply

Application deadline: Friday 18 October 2024, 4.59am BST

Find out how to apply

Contact details

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