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To be eligible for an LKSIoV Undergraduate Summer Research Award:

• Candidates must apply through the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Innovates Summer Studentships program
• Candidates must meet all eligibility requirements (refer to link above for details)
• Candidates must be supervised by a full member of the LKSIoV and select the Institute in their application
• Candidates must not be funded by another entity; the LKSIoV currently does not provide top-ups for this program

• The LKSIoV Undergraduate Summer Research Award is $1,875 per month for a maximum of four months between the months of May to August per undergraduate student
• Payment of the LKSIoV Undergraduate Summer Research Award (up to $7,500/summer) shall be only made to the award recipient upon confirmation of all eligibility requirements, as required for the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Innovates Summer Studentships.

LKSIoV Undergraduate Summer Research Award recipients must agree to certain obligations that include, but are not limited to:

• Acknowledgement of the LKSIoV financial support in their presentations (oral or poster format) throughout their undergraduate summer program
• Provision of a biographical sketch and photo to be used for publicity purposes

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To be eligible for the LKSIoV Graduate Studies Entrance Awards:

• Candidates must be supervised by a full member of the LKSIoV
• Candidates must be registered as a full-time graduate student in a Master's of Science (MSc) or Doctoral (PhD) program at the time application
• Candidates may be Canadian citizens, Permanent Residents, or International students
• Candidates must have an admission GPA of at least 3.5 (or equivalent)
• Candidates must have two letters of support sent from the referee's email account directly to lksiov@ualberta.ca
• Candidates must apply for the LKSIoV Graduate Studies Entrance Award in their first year of their respective graduate program (students who switch from a MSc to a PhD program are eligible in the first year of their PhD program, but only if they have not previously received this award)
• Graduate Studies Entrance Award applicants cannot hold an award with a value of $13,000 or greater

• The LKSIoV Graduate Studies Entrance Award is $10,000 per graduate student
• Up to five (5) Graduate Studies Entrance Awards, plus any carry-forward Graduate Studies Entrance Awards, may be administered per year
• Payment of the Graduate Studies Entrance Award ($10,000) shall be awarded for support of trainee stipend

The Graduate Studies Entrance Awards competition shall be held once per year. Application submission deadline is October 31 for graduate students with a start date of January 1 or September 1 in the same calendar year.

Successful applicants will be announced in December and the award will begin in January of the following calendar year.

Graduate Studies Entrance Award Recipients must agree to certain obligations that include, but are not limited to:

• Acknowledgement of the LKSIoV financial support in their presentations (oral or poster format) throughout their graduate studies career
• Provision of a biographical sketch to be used for publicity purposes
• Potential membership on the Graduate Studies Entrance Award Selection Committee for a future Graduate Studies Entrance Award competition

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For further information and full details, please contact us at lksiov@alberta.ca.

To apply, complete the Google form which includes four (4) attachments.  You can exit and return to the form at anytime before the deadline to edit your application and attach the required documentation.

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To be eligible for the LKSIoV Doctoral Student Awards:

• Candidates must be recipients of a FoMD Dean's Doctoral Student Award
• Candidates must be supervised by a full member of the LKSIoV

• The LKSIoV Doctoral Student Award is $12,500 per graduate student for one year
• Up to five (5) LKSIoV Doctoral Student Awards may be administered per year; the number of available awards will be contingent on available funding
• Payment of the LKSIoV Doctoral Student Award shall be made to the award recipient upon confirmation of all eligibility requirements, as required for FoMD Dean's Doctoral Award

• The LKSIoV Doctoral Student Awards competition shall be held once per year, following the announcement of the FoMD Dean's Doctoral Award recipients
• The selection and notification of successful LKSIoV Doctoral Student Award recipients will be completed by December 31
• The LKSIoV Doctoral Student Awards will begin January 1

LKSIoV Doctoral Student Award recipients must agree to certain obligations that include, but are not limited to:

• Acknowledgement of the LKSIoV financial support in their presentations (oral or poster format) throughout their graduate studies career
• Provision of a biographical sketch to be used for publicity purposes
• Potential membership on an LKSIoV Award Selection Committee for a future trainee award competition

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