Trainees working in the laboratories of Medicine by Design-funded principal investigators may apply for funding to attend national and international conferences that are directly related to Medicine by Design-funded research.

To qualify, trainees must have had an abstract accepted for presentation at the conference (poster or oral). Funds of up to $2,000 (travel, accommodation, registration and meals) per trainee per year are available. Reimbursement guidelines are in compliance with University of Toronto and Canada First Research Excellence Fund policies. There is a limit of one candidate submission per principal investigator for the same conference.

Please complete and submit the following form, and e-mail the required documents to info.mbd@utoronto.ca. Applications will be reviewed and decisions communicated within two weeks of submission. The conference must take place before March 31, 2024.