The Social Impact Funding Program SHARE stream is designed for any learner at the Faculty of Medicine.

Successful applicants may use the funds to increase the social impact of an ongoing research project at any stage of the research cycle, such as:

• Establishing or strengthening a partnership with a relevant community or stakeholder
• Mobilizing knowledge to impact the community-ies or stakeholders most affected by their work

Who can apply?

Any undergraduate student, graduate student/postdoctoral fellow, or resident/clinical fellow at the Faculty of Medicine.

Application requirements

1. Brief overview of underlying research project
2. Description of the impact initiative
3. Statement reflecting how SGBA+ considerations apply to the initiative
4. Letter from the project supervisor confirming good academic standing and support for conducting the proposed initiative activities
5. Justified budget proposal

Available funding

Each applicant may request up to $2,000 for their project with a total of $20,000 available for this competition.

Submission deadline: May 31^st, 2024

The competitive Summer Studentship Award Program offered by the Research Office of the Faculty of Medicine provides adjudicated summer research positions for approximately 50 first- and second-year medical students every year.

In 2022, eight of these studentships were allocated to Social Accountability priority areas, four to faculty members working in collaboration with community stakeholders, and four directly to community stakeholders themselves.

These awards provide postgraduate trainees the opportunity to incorporate community engagement into resident scholarships and promote the development of “change agents” – graduates who prioritize the community context in the execution of their role as physicians. The program also serves as an accessible introduction to the grants experience from application to completion. 

These awards provide graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to bring the social accountability perspective to their research. MED8166 students have the opportunity to earn course credits for the TOGETHER application process. The program also serves as an accessible introduction to the grants experience from application to completion.