Essential resources for students in the Collaborative Graduate Program in Cancer Research. Find information on funding opportunities, course requirements, and program events to support your graduate studies.
Course Offerings
Students in the Collaborative Program complete one or more designated Cancer Research courses, either as required courses or electives in their home department.
| Cancer Research Graduate Courses | |
|---|---|
| Biomedical & Molecular Sciences (BMED) | |
| BMED 809 | Principles of Drug Discovery & Development |
| BMED 811 | Advanced Molecular Biology- concurrent with BMED 411 (may not be appropriate for all graduate students/programs) |
| BMED 823 | Hot Topics in Cell Biology |
| BMED 832 | Molecular Basis of Cellular Function (may not be appropriate for all graduate students/programs) |
| Public Health Sciences (EPID) | |
| EPID 810 | Controlled Clinical Trials |
| EPID 819 | Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology |
| EPID 831 | Chronic Disease Epidemiology |
| Pathology & Molecular Medicine (PATH) | |
| PATH 822 | Experimental Cancer Therapeutics |
| PATH 823 | Cancer Biology |
| PATH 828 | Bioinformatics for Cancer Research |
| Psychology (PSYC) | |
| PSYC 968 | Health Psychology |
Funding and Financial Support
All students in the program will be considered for funding support in accordance with their respective home program's funding policy.
External Scholarships
Students are encouraged to apply for external scholarships:
- Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
- ACCELERATE Ontario- Research Internship Program.
Travel Awards
Students can apply for the Weaver Trust Fund Travel Award to support conference travel and research presentations.