Canada contributes funds to early-career neuroscience training programmes.
A six-year, Can$100-million (US$99-million) commitment from the Canadian federal government to fund neuroscience research will include training awards for early-career neuroscientists. The Canada Brain Research Fund will award a number of postdoctoral fellowships at $50,000 per year and PhD studentships at $25,000 per year, which will also be open to international students who are accepted at a Canadian university. The Brain Canada Foundation in Montreal, a national charity, will administer the awards. The foundation will aim to match the government funding through private donors and organizations. The number of postdoc fellowships and studentships will be determined once matching funds are tallied.
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Brain research boost. Nature 485, 537 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7399-537d
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