Dr. James J. Wiley CHEO Research Institute Endowment Fund (OSOTF)

Award created thanks to the generosity of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute

Award Overview

Value of the award:
Variable
Number of awards:
Variable
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
Undergraduate or Graduate
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
November 3
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

The purpose of the fund is to provide financial assistance to University of Ottawa students who qualify under the terms established by the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund, and who are studying with or working for an associate or active member of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute and who is engaged in health care research.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be registered full-time at the University of Ottawa
  2. be an Ontario resident, as per OSAP (Ontario Student Assistance Program) rules
  3. demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service of the University of Ottawa
  4. be studying with or working for an associate or active member of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute and who is engaged in health care research

How to Apply

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

  1. the Financial Questionnaire
  2. a letter, no longer than 2 pages, from the associate or active member of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute by whom the applicant will be supervised or with whom the applicant will be studying,
giving information about the research and/or study which the applicant is or will be pursuing

About this Award

This fund was established by the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute. Its Coordinating Committee recommended that it be named The Dr. James J. Wiley CHEO Research Institute Endowment Fund in honour of his contribution to the CHEO Research Institute over the last 15 years.

The donor thanks the Government of Ontario who helped create this fund through its generous matching contribution.