Alberta Innovates Postdoctoral Fellowships Program

Alberta Innovates’ Postdoctoral Fellowship program represents a collaborative effort to:

  • Cultivate a world-class research and innovation system;
  • Drive the discovery, development, and use of innovations that have high potential to improve the health of citizens while creating opportunity for economic diversification in Alberta; and
  • Increase the competitiveness of Alberta as a destination for training in digital and data-enabled health innovation.

AI’s investment in the AI PDF Program enhances Alberta’s knowledge workforce in areas with high potential to diversify the economy and improve the health and well-being of citizens. To ensure the Program builds capacity in areas of strategic importance to the province, the following areas are prioritized:

Priorities
  • Lab to Market/Impact: advancing health research and technologies with high potential for commercial success and/or real-world impact.
  • Clinical Research: engagement in clinical research activities, including study design, participant recruitment, data collection and analysis, or integrating research directly into care.
  • Innovative Care Model Implementations: collaborating with healthcare providers to pilot and scale new care models that improve patient outcomes and system efficiency.
  • Building Healthier Futures Through Cross Disciplinary Collaboration: leveraging cross-disciplinary frameworks—such as One Health—to advance more integrated and comprehensive solutions to health promotion.

Apply for the fellowships here: