1. University Lead Scholarship opportunity available to
Dr. Mary Ann McColl
Queen’s University Masters and Doctoral students in Disability Policy
Community Lead As part of the Canadian Disability Policy Alliance, a Community-University Research
William Adair Alliance (CURA), 25 scholarships will be awarded over the next five years. There is an
Canadian Paraplegic opportunity in 2012-13 for 6 scholarships for graduate studies (3 MSc and 3 PhD).
Association Ontario Masters students will be funded for $5,000 for one year, and PhD students for $10,000
for each of two years.
Team Leads
Citizenship Policy
The Canadian Disability Policy Alliance addresses five major policy areas: citizenship,
Dr. Audrey Kobayashi
education, employment, health services and federal disability policy. One of the
Queen’s University objectives of the Alliance is to prepare Masters and Doctoral candidates for future
research careers in the area of disability policy.
Dave Shannon
Nova Scotia Human Rights
Commission
Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible to receive one of these scholarships, students must:
 Be doing research on disability policy for thesis, specifically in one of our 5 areas.
Education Policy Preference will be given to students studying Canadian disability policy.
Dr. Vianne Timmons  Be in second year of Master’s or third & fourth year of PhD program.
University of Regina
 Involve at least one community partner / disability organization in their research.
Dr. Gordon Porter  Preference will be given to students with a disability, to Canadian students, and to
Inclusive Education Canada students studying at a Canadian university.
 A CURA investigator will be selected to act as a resource for scholarship
Employment Policy
Dr. Lyn Jongbloed
recipients.
University of British Columbia
TO APPLY:
Gordon Ryall
Please submit the following documents:
Canadian Hearing Society
 Official transcript
Health Services Policy  Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Alice Aiken  Statement of intent for thesis research and career objectives
Queen’s University  Other funding held and/or applied for (candidates may have other funding, but
Gillian Bone not from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
CPA Ontario  Opportunity to self-declare disability
 Thesis supervisor reference letter
Project Coordinator
Mike Schaub Successful candidates will be asked to: acknowledge the Canadian Disability Policy
Alliance and SSHRC as sources of funding, contribute to the Alliance’s knowledge
Funded by translation activities, and abide by the Alliance’s guiding principles.
Social Sciences & Humanities
Research Council of Canada
Community-University Submit applications by October 1, 2012 to:
Research Alliance (CURA) Mr. Michael Schaub,
Centre for Health Services & Policy Research, Queen's University,
Abramsky Hall Kingston, ON, Canada, K7L-3N6
Queen’s University
Kingston, ON, Canada
K7L-3N6 For inquiries: schaubm@queensu.ca or 613-533-6000 (x 79363)
Ph: 613-533-6000 (x79363)
Fax: 613-533-6353
A vision of Canada where people with disabilities enjoy full participation and citizenship, supported
by a coherent framework of legislation, regulation and programs.