CSEP Scholarship for Persons from Underrepresented Groups

• The applicant must submit a proposal. The proposal must be written by the student applicant with only editorial assistance from the Advisor/PI. The proposed research must align with the advancement of CSEP’s goals. Include the following subheadings: 
  •  Background and Purpose.
  • Specific Aims & Hypothesis.
  • Research Design & Methods.
  • Significance of Expected Outcomes.
• The proposal must include the applicant’s Personal Information:
  • Contact Information.
  • Does the applicant identify with one of the underrepresented groups identified in the Tri-Agency Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan (i.e. women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minority/racialized groups, and members of the LGBTQ2+ communities).
  • Month/Year began/beginning graduate school.
  • CSEP Member Number.
• The proposal must include the applicant’s Educational Background:
  • A copy of the acceptance formal letter to the graduate training program ONLY if coursework has not yet begun.
  • A current curriculum vitae.
• The proposal must include the applicant’s Biographical Sketch:
  • Include previous career development opportunities and research experiences.
  • Statement regarding your specific interest in studying exercise physiology and career aspirations.
  • Statement describing the value of the proposed graduate training experience and research training program.
  • Statement describing how this award will help overcome barriers to entering into or progressing in a CSEP-related graduate program.
• Applications must include Advisor/PI contact information (i.e. Advisor’s/PI’s name, title, department, institution, email address, and CSEP Member number).

• The Advisor’s/PI must submit a Research Training Proposal, to be completed by Advisor/PI. The proposal must include:
  • Advisor’s/PI’s training/mentorship plan.
  • Research and Training Environment.

• The student must also provide an Affirmation of Student Written Proposal. This is a statement certifying that the information provided in the application is accurate to the best of the advisor’s knowledge and that the research plan was written by the student and approved by the advisor. This affirmation must be signed and dated by both the student applicant and Advisor/PI.
• A recommendation formal letter from the Advisor/PI must also be submitted. The formal letter should include how the funds will assist the student to achieve their goals. The formal letter should be submitted directly by the Advisor/PI, independent of the remaining application.

• All written materials submitted with this application submissions must be in accordance with the CIHR guidelines. 

• All applications will be reviewed by the CSEP Member Services Committee. 
• The application will be scored on past track record of the student applicant’s research and academic accomplishments (40%), the applicant’s biographical sketch (40%), the applicant’s research proposal (10%), the advisor’s/PI’s Research Training Proposal (10%).
• A score of 0-100 will be used.
• An in-depth review, along with feedback comments for unsuccessful applicants will not be provided.
• Please note that incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
• The successful applicants will be notified via email

• The successful applicants will be honoured at the CSEP Annual Conference during the Gala. 
• The successful applicants will receive a non-renewable $2,500 (CAD) scholarship for one year.
• The successful applicant will also be paired with a CSEP Academic Member to receive mentorship during their graduate studies.
• Underrepresented groups are defined according to the Tri-Agency Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan as ‘including but not limited to: women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minority/racialized groups, and members of the LGBTQ2+ communities’.
• It is expected that successful applicants will assist in the peer review of similar scholarships in subsequent competitions.
• Awardees cannot hold an award worth $10,000 (CAD)or more annually concurrently with this scholarship.

*At the discretion of the review committee, one award of up to $5,000 (CAD) may be granted, should need and budget permit.

2022

• Jou-Chung (Victoria) Chang, CSEP-CEP, University of Waterloo