Dr. Francis Vaillancourt Summer Research Studentship

Award created thanks to the generosity of Dr. Francis Vaillancourt and Ms. Madeleine Vaillancourt

Award Overview

Value of the award:
Minimum $5,000
Number of awards:
Variable
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
Undergraduate
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
April 1
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

Offer a studentship to students conducting research during the summer in degenerative eye diseases at the Department of Ophthalmology of the Faculty of Medicine.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, a person with the protected/refugee status or an international student
  2. be registered as a full-time student in the MD program at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa
  3. conduct research during the summer in degenerative eye diseases
For example, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, retinitis pigmentosa, hereditary optic neuropathies and chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO), at the Department of Ophthalmology of the Faculty of Medicine
Note: This studentship cannot be combined with another summer research scholarship or studentship.

How to Apply

Submitted in the Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone, and must include:

  1. an unofficial copy of the applicant’s transcript
  2. the Curriculum Vitae on Online Scholarships and Bursaries
  3. a letter of support from his/her supervisor
  4. a confirmation from the applicant that should he/she be the recipient of another summer research scholarship or studentship, he/she will have to decline this studentship

About this Award

This studentship was generously created by Dr. Francis Vaillancourt and Ms. Madeleine Vaillancourt. Francis Vaillancourt was born in Espanola, Ontario, in 1927. He grew up in Sudbury and graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa in 1953. After graduation he joined the city of Hamilton as a public health officer, where he was active in the roll-out of the polio vaccine program. He returned to Ottawa in 1959 to begin a residency program in radiology at the Civic Hospital. He provided radiology diagnostic services at the Civic for the next four decades, as well as at hospitals throughout the Ottawa Valley. Throughout his medical career, he sought to improve others’ quality of life. This studentship in ophthalmology is provided in the same spirit, to contribute towards eye health research and treatment.