The KRESCENT program New Investigator Award is awarded to researchers (within three years of their first faculty appointment) who have clearly demonstrated excellence during their pre-doctoral and post-doctoral training in kidney disease. This award provides salary support for up to three years of the faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor or equivalent at a Canadian University. The purpose of this award is to support the recipient in becoming established as a fully independent investigator in the field of kidney disease. Applications for this award must be supported by the university or institution where the candidate will conduct the proposed research. The university or institution is expected to guarantee the applicant appropriate academic rank and to provide adequate space and facilities for the investigator’s research, commensurate with the status of the awardee in terms of experience and level of support by the program. The institution or department will also have to confirm protected research time as stated in the guidelines.
The annual stipend is $ 70,000CAD (MD) or $65,000CAD (PhD) for three years. 50% of this stipend will be covered by the KRESCENT program, and 50% will be matched by the host institution.
The program also offers to match up to $25,000 of infrastructure support (lab start-up costs and staff) committed by the host institution. Applications to this program are through the online portal Proposal Central.
A KRESCENT program post-doctoral fellowship is an “in-training” award intended for applicants with a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree. The objective is to attract and foster late stage trainees to initiate and/or continue their training in kidney research. Candidates with more than four years of post-Ph.D. training by the competition deadline are not eligible. Applicants with a MD or equivalent degree must hold license in Canada and be enrolled in a research program leading to certification in Canada at the time of applying for this award.
Applications for this award must be supported by the university or institution where the candidate will conduct the proposed research. The annual stipend is $65,000CAD (MD) or $55,000CAD (PhD) for two to three years. 50% of this stipend will be covered by the KRESCENT program, and 50% will be matched by the host institution. Applications to this program are through the online portal Proposal Central.