Funding for this study has been provided by:
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
SSHRC is an arm's-length federal agency that promotes and supports university-based research and training in the social sciences and humanities. Created by an act of Parliament in 1977, SSHRC is governed by a 22-member council that reports to Parliament through the Minister of Industry. SHRC-funded research fuels innovative thinking about real life issues, including the economy, education, health care, the environment, immigration, globalization, language, ethics, peace, security, human rights, law, poverty, mass communication, politics, literature, addiction, pop culture, sexuality, religion, Aboriginal rights, the past, our future.
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
CIHR has provided funding for Ambra Gullacher, 2007 Health Professional Student Research Award Recipient. CIHR is the Government of Canada's health research funding agency and annually supports the work of more than 11,000 researchers and trainees in universities, teaching hospitals, and research institutes across Canada. CIHR focuses on developing high-quality people, excellent science and training the next generation of health researchers. CIHR funds research that improves Canadians' health, health care system and quality of life. The Institutes seek to foster commercialization, moving research discoveries from academic setting to the marketplace. 94 cents of every dollar is allocated directly to fund Canadian health researchers.
The Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR)
Established by the Government of Alberta in 1980, the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research provides funding for biomedical and health related research in Alberta universities, affiliated institutions, and other medical and technology-related institutions. AHFMR supports a community of researchers who generate knowledge, the application of which improves the health and quality of life for Albertans and people throughout the world. The organization's long-term commitment is to fund health research based on international standards of excellence and carried out by new and established investigators and researchers in training.
Chinook Research Summer Awards
The intent of these awards is to stimulate interest in research and advance the training of undergraduate students from all Faculties, by providing them with a suitable research training experience with a University of Lethbridge faculty member who has an ongoing research program.