BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Please click to view the Current Board of Directors and Past Members.

Appointment Process

Applications are received by the Executive Council Office and then forwarded to the appropriate department. More information about the appointment process is available following  this link.

How to Apply

Applications for positions on the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Board of Directors (Non-Adjudicative Board) may be submitted at any time.

If you are interested in serving Nova Scotia by joining the Board of Directors of the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, please send a resume and covering letter outlining your specific interest in the position and specifying how your employment history, volunteer experience, and education relate to the requirements of the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation to:

Executive Council Office
One Government Place, 6th Floor
1700 Granville Street
P.O. Box 2125
Halifax, NS   B3J 3B7
Fax: 902-424-0667
E-mail: execounc@gov.ns.ca

For more information about how to apply please click here.

Policy Governance

The Board of Directors of the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation adopted the Carver Model of Policy Governance as its Governance Model. The Four Philosophical Foundations of Policy Governance are accountability, servant-leadership, clarity of group values and empowerment. More information on our Board of Director's Policy Governance is found here.  Background information about how the Policy Goverance  model used by our board is available following this link.

The NSHRF Policy Manual can be found here. For more information, view the description of board duties.

Highlights - Board of Directors Meetings

Click the link below to read highlights from the NSHRF's most recent Board of Director's meeting that took place on July 15, 2010:

Board Highlights: July15, 2010


Highlights from the Research Advisory Committee Meeting held on September 28, 2010 are available following this link.

Highlights from Previous Board of Directors Meetings

Board Highlights Feb.16, 2010
Board Highlights: October 23, 2009
Board Highlights: July 16,2009
Board Highlights: March 5, 2009
Board Highlights: October 20,2008
Board Highlights: July 10, 2008
Board Highlights: February 29, 2008
Board Highlights: October 26,2007
Board Highlights: July 9. 2007
Board Highlights: April 23, 2007
Board Highlights: October 6, 2006

We'd like to hear from you.

The Board of Directors guide the NSHRF to assist, collaborate with and fund individuals and organizations conducting health research within Nova Scotia. If you would like to write to the Board or an individual member the email address is board@nshrf.ca.