Student Traineeships

Funding Opportunities

Health Sciences Traineeship - Rolling Intake

SCPOR and University of Saskatchewan (USask) Health Sciences are pleased to announce the opportunity to apply for matched POR trainee funding. The purpose of the SCPOR and Health Sciences Matched Trainee Funding is to support academic and research excellence among graduate students who demonstrate a passion for POR. The Health Sciences Traineeship Rolling Call is administered by SCPOR and USask Health Sciences.

HS Application Guide
Trainee Application Form

University of Regina Traineeship - Rolling Intake

The University of Regina and SCPOR are pleased to announce the opportunity for students to apply for matched trainee funding. The purpose of this matched funding opportunity is to provide support for academic and research excellence among undergraduate, Master's, and PhD students from the University of Regina conducting patient-oriented research (POR). The number of traineeships available is dependent on the number of applications received and funding availability.

U of R Application Guide
Trainee Application Form

SCPOR Trainee Knowledge Translation Award
First Come - First Served

SCPOR is now offering SCPOR Trainee Knowledge Translation (KT) funding to SCPOR trainees who have completed their POR project and have findings, recommendations or products they would like to share with a broad and relevant audience to advance health care impact.

KT Application Guide
Trainee Application Form

Trainee Terms of Reference

Current Trainees

Congratulations to our 2025 College of Medicine Research Awards (CoMRAD) Recipients:

  • Dr. Scott Adams, Medical Imaging - AI-Assisted Detection and Reporting of Line and Tube Placement

  • Dr. Ghita Wiebe, Pediatrics - From Waitlists to What Matters; Redesigning Autism Systems of Care with Families in Saskatchewan

  • Dr. Hope Jervis-Rademeyer, Rehabilitation Science - Understanding perspectives about SCI healthcare and access: Relationship building with Indigenous Peoples in Saskatchewan

  • Dr. Erika Penz, Medicine - Understanding Perinatal Mental Health in Complex Life Circumstances: A Population-Based Study in Saskatchewan

Current SCPOR Trainees:

  • Grace Akinjobi, College of Medicine, Community Health and Epidemiology

  • Ava Bayat, Post-Graduate Medical Education

  • Ana Beatriz Cavalho de Souza Cantao, College of Dentistry

  • AG Ahmed, College of Medicine, Psychiatry (CoMRAD )

  • Vivian Ramsden, College of Medicine, Family Medicine (CoMRAD)

  • Sabira Valiani, College of Medicine, Internal Medicine (CoMRAD)

  • Amanda Dupperon, College of Medicine, Clinician Investigator Program

  • Nigel Hey, Post-Graduate Medical Education

  • Nolan Hunka, College of Medicine, Clinician Investigator Program

  • Rafique Khan, College of Kinesiology

  • David Kim, Post-Graduate Medical Education

  • James Macaskill, Post-Graduate Medical Education

  • Neel Mistry, Post-Graduate Medical Education

  • Adrienne Nagy, College of Pharmacy

  • Mohamed Saber Omar, Post-Graduate Medical Education

  • Lacey Nairn-Pederson, College of Medicine, Rehabilitation Science

  • Rachel Vanneste, College of Medicine, Family Medicine (TUTOR)

  • Ali Razaei, College of Kinesiology

  • Rebecca Sawatsky, Rehabilitation Science (CoMRAD)

  • Rishi Thakkar, Post-Graduate Medical Education

  • Santosh Yadav, College of Medicine (CoMRAD)

  • Dan Zhang, Post-Graduate Medical Education

Trainee Opportunities

Check back for other upcoming trainee opportunities!