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Heart & Stroke is seeking applications for the 2017/2018 BrightRed Student Research Awards Program. This donor-funded investment supports students at the Masters, Doctoral, Postdoctoral, and Doctor of Medicine levels studying in Nova Scotia and pursuing research that has implications for one of the following target areas:
· Children and youth;
· Health promotion;
· Resuscitation and acute intervention; and
· Care giving, recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration  

For the 2017/2018 academic year, Heart & Stroke will offer up to five (5) awards, each valued at $5,000, as follows:
· The BrightRed Mission Award: to the highest rated candidate of any level
· The John and Judy Bragg Family Foundation Award: to the highest rated Masters level or Doctor of Medicine candidate
· The Paul and Mary O’Regan Graduate Research Award: to the highest rated Doctoral or Postdoctoral candidate
· The BrightRed Award: to the next highest rated candidate at any level
· The BrightRed Award: to the next highest rated candidate at any level

Linked are the Award Guidelines, Application Form and Supervisor Assessment Form (pdf). Please download, fill out (in type), save and return for consideration in this format.

Application deadline: 4:00 pm (AST) Friday, May 19^th 2017.

For more information, please contact Pamela Fonseca, Coordinator Health Promotion & Research at 1-800-423-4432 ext. 1112 or e-mail pamela.fonseca@heartandstroke.ca