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Learn about the The Royal's awards and conferences through which we highlight research excellence and innovation annually.
The prestigious Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research is awarded to an outstanding rising star researcher in the field of mental health, to recognize, encourage and support them as they pursue their research interests and goals.
The annual national prize provides $100,000 in funding to early-career researchers in Canada with a demonstrated track record in research; excellence in scientific rigor, innovative thinking, imagination and originality; and a clear ability to work in partnership with other disciplines and/or research teams external to the institution with which they are affiliated.
The award was jointly established in 2015 by The Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research and the Mach-Gaensslen Foundation of Canada.
The Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research is funded by a generous donation from the Mach-Gaensslen Foundation, building upon the wishes of its founders, Mr. Vaclav Mach and Dr. Hanni Gaensslen, to support mental health research.
The award of $100,000 is be available annually to one person (or a research team of up to three persons) per competition. The Prize is awarded with the expectation that the recipient(s) will continue to demonstrate excellence in their field of work. If no appropriate candidate is found, the Prize will be deferred for one year.
Eligible candidates are outstanding researchers who are 45 years of age or younger at the application date and are Canadian citizens living in Canada, or residing abroad but committed to return to Canada within six months from the date of the Prize. Non-Canadian citizens who are currently residing in Canada and who intend on living in Canada for the 12 months following award of the prize are also eligible. In addition, candidates must have a primary affiliation with a Canadian academic/research institution and their research shall be in a mental health discipline.
Please refer to the Prize Guidelines for full eligibility requirements and additional application details.
They’re seven young scientists with the potential to revolutionize mental health research and care.
They’re the Emerging Research Innovators in Mental Health (eRIMh), part of an innovative incubator program designed by The Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR) to accelerate discovery in mental health.
This program formed in 2017 thanks to a $6 million gift from an anonymous donor. Since then, the IMHR conducted a worldwide search for the best and brightest young scientists to join its team, and recruited seven early-career researchers who are working to transform our understanding of the brain and develop new ways to predict, prevent and treat mental illness.
Over the years, the network comprising junior researchers at The Royal has continued to evolve. Now called the Neuroscience and Mental Health Trainee Network (NeuMe-TN), their objective remains the same: to create a centralized and collaborative network dedicated to enhancing opportunities for mental health research, education, and training for trainees and early-career researchers affiliated with The Royal.
Following several years of fantastic leadership by Ana Santos (PhD candidate, Carleton University), Rami Hamati (PhD candidate, University of Ottawa) and Caroline Wallace (Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Ottawa), the network is now led by Co-Chairs Jessica Drodge (Interventional Psychiatry Program Coordinator, IMHR) and Zacharie Saint-Georges (MD/PhD candidate, University of Ottawa).
This year, through increasing their reputation, presence, and reach via social media NeuMe-TN hopes to expand their mandate by helping to provide opportunities for trainees’ to highlight their research on the local stage and beyond. You can follow them on X and Bluesky.
For information, please contact neume-tn@theroyal.ca
More details, including abstract submission and registration deadlines, coming soon.
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