Award Information

Award Information

DESCRIPTION

The VISTA Entrance Award will provide financial support to high-calibre scholars doing research that is aligned with the VISTA program under the supervision of a VISTA/CVR Core Member. This support provides funds in addition to standard York University support to attract and train leading vision researchers of tomorrow.

APPLICANT

To be eligible to apply, you must:

• Have applied, or be in the process of applying for full-time admission to an eligible graduate program at Master's level at York University. You must be registered as a new Master's student in the program to hold the award.
• Be supported by a VISTA/CVR Core Member who would become your supervisor.
• Include a mandatory advisor to enhance interdisciplinary expertise for the proposed project.
• Conduct research in the vision sciences that is aligned with the VISTA program.
• You cannot hold multiple CFREF funded graduate awards/scholarships at the same time.

Award Details

Value

$20,000 for 1-year, in addition to external and/or standard York University funding.

Frequency

One competition per year.

Expectations of successful applicants

• Meet annually to discuss progress with your VISTA committee.
• Submit an annual progress report.
• Present progress annually at the VISTA research retreat.
• Apply for external funding (e.g. CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC, OGS).

How To Apply

Candidates must:

• Have applied or been accepted to a full time program in an eligible department.
• Identify and confirm a VISTA/CVR Core Member as a supervisor.
• Click here to apply.
• Click here to complete voluntary self-identification survey.
• Two recommendation letters emailed directly to applyvista@yorku.ca.

Deadlines

Details on the application process will be available soon.

Application deadline: February 3, 2025.

Acceptance and declines of offers: Applicants will have 21 days from the date of each offer of award to accept or decline. Replies can be sent to applyvista@yorku.ca. The status of offers not accepted or declined within the 21 days will automatically be considered Declined.