Our Work
Fighting Brain Disease through Knowledge
Our Mission is to aid the battle against brain disease and mental health by raising funds in order to fund research, promoting mental health related events, and raising awareness and informing people on how to cope with mental illness or brain disease.
PHD and Postdoctoral Scholarship Awards
The Jonathan & Joshua Memorial Graduate Scholarships generously provides funding for a PhD Scholarship in the area of Mental Health research in the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. This scholarship will be awarded annually to a full-time PhD graduate student who is specializing in the neuroscience of mental health disorders and is not already funded by an external award.
Value
Set annually: maximum $25,000 / scholarship
Criteria
Specialization in the neuroscience of mental health disorders.
Eligibility
Full-time Doctoral student registered in a Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry graduate program may apply. Candidates must have at least one year remaining for the completion of their degree to be eligible.
Application Procedure
Graduate Chairs in each program may nominate one candidate. Nominated trainees may now apply online: Online Awards Application
Send all transcripts to gradstudies@schulich.uwo.ca. All documents must be attached and saved using your last name and name of document ie: SMITH_TRANSCRIPT_J&J
Referees are encouraged to send in their letters of reference to gradstudies@schulich.uwo.ca.
Adjudication Procedure
A committee will consist of up to three graduate program Chairs. The committee will be chaired by the Associate Dean, Research (Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). This committee will select the recipient(s).
Graduate Scholarship
Awarded to a full-time graduate student in a Masters or PhD program at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry who is specializing in mental health research. This scholarship was established by Mr. Robert McKinnon (as well as many other family and friends) in memory of his sons Jonathan and Joshua.
Criteria
Specialization of mental health research.
Eligibility
Graduate students at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
Application Procedure
Graduate Chairs in each program may nominate one candidate. Nominated trainees may now apply online: Online Awards Application
Send all transcripts to gradstudies@schulich.uwo.ca. All documents must be attached and saved using your last name and name of document ie:
SMITH_TRANSCRIPT_J&J
Referees are encouraged to send in their letters of reference to gradstudies@schulich.uwo.ca.
Adjudication Procedure
A committee will consist of up to three graduate program Chairs. The committee will be chaired by the Associate Dean, Research (Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). This committee will select the recipient(s)
Graduate Scholarship Recipients
Graduate Travel Scholarship Recipients
Thank You Letters
I am writing to thank you for your generous support through the Jonathan & Joshua MemorialGraduate Travel Scholarship. I am very happy and appreciative to receive this scholarship.
I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation for the incredible support that you haveprovided to graduate students through this scholarship. Graduate school is tricky to navigate,especially financially, and receiving this support has given me the time and opportunity to focus onmy research and truly excel in it.
The support from thisscholarship is instrumental in advancing our understanding of the various mental health disordersthat burden our communities. This field is of prominent interest to myself.
Receiving an award like this asa Graduate Student allows me to put more time into my workand eases the financial burden that many of us students face.This truly has made a difference in my final year here at Westernand I know your work will continue to benefit many students tocome.
I studied Psychology in Turkey and then started Neuroscience graduate program at WesternUniversity. My research focuses on using ultra-high field MRI to image rodent brains andunderstanding rodent cognition. We are investigating functional brain networks in AlzheimerDisease to find early biomarkers for the prevention and treatment of the disease.
Neil Donison is a senior PhD candidate in Dr. Michael Strong’s Lab at Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario. Neil’s research investigates the cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration associated with traumatic brain injury and other related diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and Alzheimer’s disease.
I am Tom Drysdale, and I am here as the Associate Dean for the Graduate & PostdoctoralStudies for the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western. It is my great honour tobe at the Jonathan and Joshua Annual Golf Tournament to both honour the memory ofJonathan and Joshua, and to thank the participants for their support of mental health research.The funds raised by the Jonathan and Joshua tournament are used to fund scholarships forgraduate student studying mental health as part of their thesis. Two of the students, Neil andEsmin, have come along with me to personally thank Bob and the tournament participants fortheir amazing efforts.
I would like to thank everyone who made today possible. Thank you, Mr. McKinnon and allthe donors, for graciously supporting Western graduate students in our aim to making a difference inthe field of mental health and neurodegenerative research. Words truly cannot express how gratefuland touched I am to have received the Jonathan and Joshua Memorial Graduate Scholarship.
My name is Aya Arrar, I am a fourth year PhD student in the neuroscience department at WesternUniversity. I would first like to say thank you for your support that allows me to work on researchthat I am truly passionate about.
Hello everyone! I am honoured to be a recipient of the Jonathan and Joshua graduate scholarshipand to be able to join you tonight. I would like to start by thanking Bob, his family, and all of you foryour invaluable support. As graduate students it is incredibly motivating to meet individualsinterested in our work.