The Disability Policy Research Program (DiPo) and Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) invite you to apply to the 2025-2026 ADVANCE Network Fellowship competition.
This fellowship is an opportunity to support the work of the Alliance for Disability Voices, Advocacy, and National Community Empowerment (ADVANCE) Network, a newly formed network comprised of researchers, community partners, and persons with lived and living experience (PWLLE) with a shared goal to improve access to provincial and territorial disability programs for Canadian neurodiverse youth and their families through participatory action research and community-led knowledge mobilization.
The 2025-2026 ADVANCE Fellowship provides a unique opportunity for trainees (graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, or research associates) to contribute to the early stages of the ADVANCE Network while also developing a firm understanding of disability policy and program design across Canadian provinces and territories.
Specific information about the fellowship is as follows:
- Stipend Amount: $15,000 per fellow
- Allocation: Four fellowships positions are available
- Location: Remote
- Term: May 5th, 2025-May 1st, 2026
- Hours: 6-8 hours per week
- Application Deadline: April 11th, 2025
- Notification Date: By the end of April 2025
Click on the buttons below to download the Call for Applications (which provides more detailed information about the fellowship) and to access the application form.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Brittany at brittany.finlay1@ucalgary.ca.
