Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC)

Application form

The Maude Abbott Research Fund (MARF)* is a research grant which enhances the mandate of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada to promote the wellbeing of women and women physicians. The MARF provides financial support to female physician members who wish to complete research in women’s health, education, and promotion.

* MARF is a CRA approved Canadian charity founded by but legally independent from FMWC. Please consider donating today to this worthy endeavour and support women’s health research! You will receive a tax receipt.

Information regarding the application for the MARF grant:

All active members and active resident members of FMWC may apply for a grant for clinical research, education and promotion of women’s health.
Topics for research, education and promotion of women’s health should be consistent with the goals and objectives of FMWC.
Applications will be reviewed and grants ($1,000 to $2,000) will be awarded by the MARF committee. The number of grants will be subject to the availability of funds.
Ethics approval will be the responsibility of the applicant. Funds will not be released until FMWC receives written confirmation of research ethics approval.

A copy of the nominee’s CV and Cover Letter must also be submitted.

Applications and are overseen by a separate committee.

Name of applicant:*

Applicant confirms they are currently a member of FMWC (If not, please ensure membership is up to date before proceeding. Visit FMWC.ca):

Yes, the applicant is currently a member of FMWC

Year applicant joined FMWC:*

Membership category:

FMWC branch:

Applicant's email address:

FMWC member/mentor/collaborator supporting the application (if applicable):

Affiliation with University or Hospital (if applicable):

Principal investigator if different from applicant:

Research project

Brief description including why/how the research topic enhances the mission/focus of FMWC:*

Type of research:*

Example: education or promotion of women’s health, interview /survey questionnaire, chart review, database research (new or existing), quality assurance, drug study for approved indication

Ethics approval:*

Study or project design, purpose and objectives:*

Methods and procedures:*

Duration of the research or project:*

Budget for the research or project:*

Other potential funding sources:*

Potential conflict of interest:*

Dissemination of findings:*

List potential venues for dissemination other than FMWC Annual Meeting and FMWC newsletter

In 150 words or less, tell us about the applicant and how their activities reflect the FMWC mission statement (found at https://fmwc.ca/mission-vision-goal/) both currently and in the future.:*

To be considered for this award, both the applicant's CV and cover letter must be provided

Applicant's CV

*** Please submit a copy of the applicant's CV. You may upload it here or (after you submit this form) send it via email to the National office at [email protected].

Upload Applicant's CV

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 128 MB.

Upload Applicant's Cover Letter

*** Please submit a copy of the applicant's Cover Letter. You may upload it here or (after you submit this form) send it via email to the National office at [email protected].

Upload Applicant's Cover Letter

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 128 MB.