We are pleased to announce the 2020-21 PHS Student Conference Awards.

The PHS Student Conference Award provides support to Master’s or PhD students in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, who are attending academic conferences where they are a presenting author on a paper or poster. The award is designed to help cover a portion of expenses incurred in conference registration and material preparation. For the 2020-21 year we recognize that conference attendance will be largely virtual due to travel restrictions related to COVID -19 and we expect our students to follow the travel advisories issued by the Government of Canada (see below).

Up to 6 awards are available this year, with each valued up to $500.

Deadline to apply is May 26, 2021 for conferences occurring between September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2021. Late applications will not be accepted.

IMPORTANT: The Government of Canada advises against all non-essential travel outside of Canada. Accordingly, the University is also advising all members of its community to avoid all non-essential international travel at this time. Please consult the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 travel advisory website for more information on international travel. As of September 28, 2020, the University of Toronto has extended the cancellation of future University activity to international locations for all students until April 30, 2021. For current information on this and other travel related information, please refer to the U of T COVID-19 Information for Students webpage.

Students are required to consult with the University Safety Abroad Office before pursuing any travel – please refer to the Safety Abroad website for more information.

Eligibility to Apply:

Applicants must:

  • Be registered full time in a graduate degree program (master’s or doctoral) in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the time of each of the following:
    • Conference application
    • Conference presentation:

NOTE: *Students are typically not registered during the session in which convocation occurs (e.g. not registered in May for June convocation). Students will remain eligible to receive payment of the award up to their date of convocation;

  • Be actively presenting at a conference that occurs between September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2021.
  • Have not previously presented the abstract at another conference.
  • Not be awarded another conference grant for the same conference.
  • PhD students are eligible for up to two PHS Conference awards and Master’s students are eligible for a single award per degree program.
  • Be delivering a poster or oral presentation in Canada or an oral presentation at an international conference.

Application Process:

A complete application package will include:

  • Cover letter (complete with applicant contact information). The applicant should sufficiently indicate in the cover letter how participation at the proposed conference will contribute to public health research and practice and further the applicant’s academic goals.
  • Supporting documentation, including:
    • A copy of the submitted abstract;
    • Conference details, including date and time. Abstract/poster submissions must be peer reviewed before acceptance is granted; Conference must be sponsored by a scholarly association/society, university or institution;
    • Official written confirmation of abstract acceptance (including the type of presentation that has been accepted e.g. poster or oral).
  • Proposed budget and expenses. Include a summary of costs incurred such as registration fees. The applicant must demonstrate attempts to secure additional funding to supplement their travel and other related expenses (e.g., via supervisors, employers, and other student travel awards). The type and amount of such funding sought or received from other sources should be clearly indicated in the application.

Send your completed application as a single pdf file to awards.dlsph@utoronto.ca no later than May 26, 2021.

All applicants will be notified of the results in June, 2021.

Contact awards.dlsph@utoronto.ca if you have questions.