FoMD Visitor Speaker Funding

Application Process

How to Apply

• Submit one typed application to the Office of Research, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, 213 HMRC via vdradmin@ualberta.ca.
• Applications must be submitted to a funding competition that is at least one month in advance of the scheduled talk for consideration of funding. Applications for talks scheduled to occur in the same month will not be considered.
• If you require assistance or additional information, please contact the Office of Research at
  • vdradmin@ualberta.ca
  •  780-492-9723

Important Considerations

• Application success rate in 2017/18 was ~60% and not all qualified Visiting Speakers received funding for their visit.
• Applicants should consider applying up to 6 months in advance of the visit to maximize their chance of funding and allow for adequate time to advertise the visit and finalize planning.
• Application adjudication typically takes 2-3 weeks to complete and applicants can expect to receive the results up to 1 month after the deadline.
• Please send one single combined PDF ensuring the application is signed.
• Please do not digitally sign the application. The PDF must be editable
• The following items must be included:
  • Application (Ensure the financials match the requested amount.)
  • Host Letter (Ensure 'other costs' & 'cost sharing' are explained.)
  • Flight information (airline quote must reflect the requested airfare amount.)
  • Include any other package information
  • CV
  • Poster and Itinerary must be provided 2 weeks from date of visit

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Walter Mackenzie Visiting Speaker Fund

The Visiting Speaker Fund is sponsored by the Walter Mackenzie Visiting Professorship Endowment and is administered by the Office of Research, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. The Visiting Speaker Fund will support costs associated with selected visits to the University of Alberta by established scientists with excellent records in biomedical and health research. Funds for this program are limited and not all qualified Visiting Speakers will receive funding for their visits. Decisions of the Visiting Speaker Committee are final. Please note that unsuccessful applicants can re-apply in subsequent months as long as the visit is not in the same month as application. Thus, applicants should consider applying up to 6 months in advance of the visit to maximize their chance of funding. The applicants hosting the visit are expected to seek other sources of support in addition to applying to this fund.