CANTRAIN Postdoctoral Fellowship

CANTRAIN​ (CANadian Consortium of Clinical Trial TRAINing platform) Awards in Clinical Trials for Postdoctoral Fellowships

CANTRAIN is the result of a national consultation across Canada in response to the CIHR – Clinical Trials Training Platforms call in the summer of 2022, a necessity in response to shortcomings we experienced facing COVID, and an integral component of “Canada’s Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Strategy”.

What is CANTRAIN and what makes it unique

What is unique to CANTRAIN, is combining existing clinical trial training platforms by engaging Mentors that will increase competency beyond e-Learning, e-Training modules and webinars. CANTRAIN is targeting Postgraduate Students, Clinical Research Professionals, Trialists and Community Partners distinctiveness.

Training platforms co-created from multi-jurisdictional and multi- institutional collaborations

CANTRAIN define end-user needs and customize training activities to fit those needs through modular learning. It focuses on standardized competency building (not only on capacity building) with transferability career paths across institutions and organizations. Finally, it makes training accessible and innovative (in-person and e-Learning/virtual learning) and adaptable/flexible (through modular learning) and ensure sustainability.

Accredited training programs & hands-on practice

The overarching goals are to enhance national clinical research capability and quality into CRE (clinical research education) and GCP (good clinical practice weblink) though accredited training programs and hand-on practice with interactive activities. CANTRAIN integrates 21st century clinical & regulatory affairs (C&RA) experience relative to gender-balanced patients, people with disabilities, their families, policy-makers, communicators, communities and real-world operations.

fellowship opportunities

CANTRAIN are offering six trainee awards in British Columbia, consisting of the following categories: 

• 2 Masters student awards: Each award amounts to $17,500 for a duration of one year.
• 2 Doctoral awards: Each award amounts to $35,000 for a duration of one year.
• 2 PDF/MD awards: Each award amounts to $42,500 for a duration of one year. 

To be eligible, the trainee's research program should be directly or closely related to clinical trials. For more detailed information and to access the submission portal, please visit the website: https://wecantrain.ca/home/studentships-fellowships-and-internships/ 

This funding competition is applicable for one year, but there will be another competition next year as well. Applicants are not required to be CANTRAIN investigators or have a CANTRAIN supervisor, and this opportunity is open to researchers from all institutions and universities in British Columbia.