Key Dates
- August 31, 2023: Launch of call for applications
- October 1, 2023, 11:59 PM: Application deadline
- October 26, 2023: GHP notifies all applicants of the results
- Late November/Early December 2023: Awards paid
- Until September 2024: Student travel
- Up to 6 weeks after return or project completion: Award winners submit their report to GHP
- Early November 2024: Award winners deliver poster presentations at GHP's annual Global Health Night event.
Eligibility
- McGill undergraduate medical students and post-graduate medical residents in the McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) are eligible to apply.
- Students and residents must be in good standing.
- Awardees must remain registered as full-time or part-time McGill students or residents for the entire duration of their project.
- Applicants must be part of a global health research project and/or clinical training related to immigrant, refugee, and/or Indigenous populations, in Canada or abroad.
Eligible Costs
- Eligible costs include travel to/from the project site, accommodations, vaccinations and living expenses while travelling, and costs relating to the completion of the approved research (e.g. supplies) or clinical elective (aside from those costs defined as ineligible).
- Ineligible costs include participation fees for exchange programs or clinical elective programs run by external organizations/agencies, conference fees and travel to/from conferences.
Terms and Conditions of the Award
- Preference will be given to projects of merit, projects with cross-disciplinary perspectives, and projects with faculty support.
- Research projects and/or travel cannot be completed before the October 1 application deadline for this award.
- GHP only funds travel to countries and regions with a Government of Canada travel advisory risk level of Level-1 (“take normal security precautions”) or Level-2 (“exercise a high degree of caution”).
- Travel to countries or regions with a Government of Canada travel advisory risk level of Level-3 (“Avoid all non-essential travel”) is only possible with written approval from the Deputy Provost. Please see McGill Abroad's Travel Exemption Request page for further instructions.
- Travel to countries or regions with a Government of Canada travel advisory risk level Level-4 (“Avoid all travel”) is not eligible.
- Review the latest Government of Canada travel advisories.
- FMHS MDCM students must complete the online FMHS Pre-Departure Training if travelling outside of Canada (including the US) for a family medicine clinical rotation, elective, placement, observership or research project. The GHP office will contact awardees with instructions for enrollment. Note: Residents are not required to complete the pre-departure training.
- GHP Awards are non-transferable.
- A student or trainee is eligible for only one award from GHP for the same project.
- The project must be carried out between October 2023 to October 2024 and should be agreed upon by the student and their McGill Faculty supervisor/or an on-site supervisor.
- Any changes in travel plans (based on what was originally proposed) must be communicated to and approved by the GHP office ahead of time in order for the award to be honoured. Subject to GHP’s approval, awards may be deferred up to an additional six months, used for an elective or placement in another location, or declined.
- Awardees who are travelling must register their travel via the McGill Student Travel Registry – the official safety app for McGill students travelling outside of the Greater Montreal area on university-related travel activities.
- Awardees must submit a report within 6 weeks of completing the project.
- Awardees must present a poster on their research or project at GHP’s annual Global Health Night event, typically held in early November.
Application Instructions
Clicking the link above will open a new window. Application deadline: October 1, 2023.
Note: applications must be submitted as one PDF file, containing the following elements in the order presented below. Please title the PDF using your first name and last name e.g. “Jane Doe.pdf”)
- Essay
- Description of the project (max 1 page)
- Explanation of how the funding from this award will help improve the overall quality of the project and/or contribute to the project’s success (max ½ page)
- Description of what faculty support you have for this project (if applicable) and any aspects of this project that are interdisciplinary (if applicable) (max ½ page)
- CV
- Budget for how you spend the award. Please refer to the Eligible Costs section above.
- If travelling: Signed letter from the host organization or local supervisor (at your destination site) demonstrating the host's acceptance of your visit.
About the award
Established in 2016 by Rhona Weinstein (née Strasberg) BA 1967, MA 1969, and Harvey M. Weinstein BSc 1963, MD CM 1967, in honour of Rhona’s late father, Alex W. Strasberg, MD CM 1921 and Harvey M. Weinstein, MD CM 1967, both pioneers and advocates in clinical work and research related to vulnerable populations.
An immigrant to Canada, Dr. Strasberg was among the earliest Jewish students to graduate from McGill Medicine. He became a urologist on staff at the Jewish General Hospital and the Royal Victoria Hospital, conducted research, and taught in the Department of Urology at McGill. He devoted his practice to treating the poor and was for many years the physician of choice for many in the Montreal Chinese immigrant community.
Dr. Weinstein trained as a psychiatrist at Yale University and worked in university student health at Stanford University as well as in hospital and private practice settings. In later years he earned a public health degree from UC Berkeley and devoted his time to research and policy in refugee and immigrant health. Author of two books and numerous articles, he also became involved in human rights scholarship and advocacy about how countries respond to ethnic cleansing and genocide.
Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences upon recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs to provide support for undergraduate medical students or post-graduate residents in the Faculty who are engaged in global health research and/or clinical training related to immigrant, refugee, and aboriginal/indigenous populations, in Canada and abroad. Support may include funds for travel, housing, research, and/or clinical experiences. Preference will be given to projects of merit and projects with cross-disciplinary perspectives as well as faculty support. The value of this award will vary.
