The Colleen Elliott Award (Excellence in Research)

For applicants whose research focus relates to cancer, there is an additional opportunity for financial support. The Colleen Elliott Award, which was created to honor excellence in cancer research training, will be awarded for the first time this year (2011-12) to a research trainee who demonstrates the greatest promise and potential for excellence in cancer research. We establishedThe Colleen Elliott Award to recognize and honour Colleen Elliott’s contribution to supporting the advancement of the health research enterprise in Nova Scotia.

To be considered for this prize, you must indicate on your application form that the research activities you will be completing as part of your degree program relates to cancer and provide an additional one (1) page description of the impact your research activities may have on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment or long term management of cancer. 

The criteria that will be used by the NSHRF staff to determine the winner of The Colleen Elliott Award includes:

• the quality of writing as demonstrated through your application;
• your future plans, long-term goals, career expectations
  • Statement of Promise section of application; and
•  your prospective contribution and the potential unique impact of your research activities to the field of cancer research
  • The Colleen Elliott Award Supplemental Attachment which outlines the relevance of the research activities to knowledge creation related to cancer

The Colleen Elliott Award will be awarded annually. In addition to the prestigious recognition of this award, a one time contribution of $5,000 (non-renewable) will be made by us to help the recipient further his/her research training. The monetary value of The Colleen Elliott Award will not be factored in when calculating the winner’s total funding from all sources; this prize is exempt from the upper limit set by the NSHRF.