Our Work
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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected].
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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected].
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)
Our Students
Graduate Scholarship Recipients
- Breanne Kearney(2023,2024)
- Alaa El-Cheikh Mohamad(2023,2024)
- Hannah Martin (2024)
- Katherine Quesnel(2023)
- Hayley Shanks(2023)
- Neil Donison (2022)
- Hayley Shanks (2022)
- Alice Zheng (2022)
- Esmin Unaran (2022)
- Matthew Demmings (2021)
- Peter Jeon (2021)
- Aja Hogan-Cann (2021)
- Michael MacKinley (2020,2021)
- Salonee Patel (2020)
- Faraj Haddad (2018, 2019, 2020)
- Braeden Terpou (2019, 2020)
- Krystyna Wieczerzak (2018, 2019)
- Ornela Kljakic (2018, 2019)
- Megan Roussy (2018)
- Christopher Norris (2017)
- Renee Tamming (2017)
- Niveen Fulcher (2017)
- Tamara Tavares (2015, 2016)
- Andrew Nicholson (2016)
- Nole Hiebert (2015)
- Henry Dunn (2012, 2013)
Graduate Travel Scholarship
- Tyler Dexter (2021)
- Kaela Scott (2020)
- Alex Major (2017)
- Amy Lynn Schranz (2016)
- Aaron Regis (2015)
- Matthew Edwards (2014)