General Information

Application Process

1. Applicants must contact the host research institution whose endorsement they wish to receive.
2. The application is initiated through the ResearchNet Application System with the CV data components created using the Common CV system.
3. Applicants must finalize and submit an application package via ResearchNet by the application deadline of November 2, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. (EDT). Late or incomplete submissions will not be accepted.

After You Apply

4. Applications are reviewed against the eligibility criteria. Applications that are deemed to have not met the eligibility criteria are withdrawn from the competition and an email is sent to the applicant advising them of this.

   All eligible applications will undergo an evaluation by an agency-specific selection committee. The agencies reserve the right to make the final assignment of the applications based on the mandate of the committee assigned to review applications in that area. Note that agencies are the final authority for the assignment of applications to committees.

   Applications will be reviewed in relation to the Selection Criteria which will be weighted equally by the selection committees.

5. Following approval by the Tri-agency Steering Committee of the recommendations of the selection committees, the federal granting agencies will notify applicants of the results of their application by March 30, 2012 by posting a decision letter to their ResearchNet account. The names of recipients of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships and other basic award information will be published on the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program website. For more on the posting of and access to information, please refer to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.
6. Without exception, the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships:
   • are tenable ONLY at the institution which supported the original application for the program;
   • must be taken up no earlier than April 1 and no later than October 1, of the year following the application deadline; and
   • are for two years.

Performance Measurement

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are committed to demonstrating results to Canadians for the money invested through the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program. Therefore, processes for monitoring progress and appropriate use of funds, as well as for performance measurement and program evaluation are in place. Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients will be expected to:

• contribute to the review and evaluation of the program and associated policies and processes by participating in evaluation studies, surveys, workshops, audits; and
• provide data or reports as required for the purpose of collecting information to assess progress and results.

Formatting of Documents

All attachments to your application, with the exception of the preformatted Banting CV PDF, must be prepared according to the formatting instructions provided. Applications submitted which are not prepared according to the formatting instructions provided will be deemed ineligible.

Formatting instructions to prepare your documents:

• Insert a minimum margin of 2cm (3/4 inch) around the page (top, bottom and sides)
• Use a minimum font size of 10 (Arial). No condensed type or spacing
• At the top of each page, indicate your name and the title of the document as it appears in the instructions for each
• For multi-page attachments, number the pages sequentially