Scholarship in Rehabilitation-Related Research for Graduate Students with Disabilities

The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute announces the TD Bank Financial Group Scholarship in Rehabilitation-Related Research for Graduate Students with Disabilities

At Toronto Rehab, our goal is to advance rehabilitation and enhance quality of life by pushing the frontiers of rehabilitation science. As a fully affiliated teaching and research hospital of the University of Toronto, we advance rehabilitation knowledge and practice through research. Research is an investment in the future. Scholarships are also an investment in the future. As researchers, we embrace the concept of consumer participation; we believe that people with disabilities should be active participants in planning and conducting research. Thus, with the generous support of TD Bank Financial Group, Toronto Rehab has established this award to further the active involvement of people with disabilities in rehabilitation-related research. The TD Bank Financial Group Scholarship in Rehabilitation-Related Research for Graduate Students with Disabilities will be awarded to full-time or part-time student(s) in good standing to support their education and training. Applicants must have a disability. Candidates must plan to be enrolled in a graduate program leading to a master's or doctoral degree at the University of Toronto. Fields of study must relate to rehabilitation but are not limited to any particular discipline and, for example, may include but are not limited to rehabilitation sciences, health administration, and engineering. The scholarship will be for the period from September 2006 to April 2007, and will be renewable for an additional year depending on satisfactory performance. The scholarship will be for $20,000; an individual supplement will be provided to help meet special costs of attending graduate school that are incurred as a result of disability. The application and additional information will be available at a later date in the Research section of the Toronto Rehab website at www.torontorehab.com. In the meantime, please forward your contact information to Research Administration and you will be informed when the application is available: Research Administration Toronto Rehabilitation Institute 550 University Avenue, #1202 Toronto ON M5G 2A2 Canada Tel: 416-597-3422, ext. 3081 Fax: 416-597-3031 Email: ward.lois@torontorehab.on.ca