Application Deadline: March 30, 2012

Award Value: $10,000

The Carol Mitchell and Richard Venn Graduate Student Fellowship in Women's Mental Health is a partnership between WCRI and the Women's Mental Health Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. It is open to University of Toronto graduate students registered at the faculty of medicine and studying some aspect of women's mental health regardless of their specific department. The student must be supervised by a Faculty of Medicine member affiliated with the Women’s College Research Institute at Women’s College Hospital. This award is evaluated based on financial need and academic achievement and is administered through the Office of Graduate Affairs at the Faculty of Medicine.

Eligibility
The Mitchell and Venn Graduate Student Fellowship in Women's Mental Health is an Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF) Award. OSOTF awards bring together matching funds from the province of Ontario (1/3) with funds from the University of Toronto (1/3) and funds from a private donor (1/3). OSOTF awards are restricted to residents of Ontario who demonstrate financial need, according to the provincial government's guidelines.

To be eligible for the Mitchell and Venn Graduate Fellowship you must demonstrate financial need by completing a needs assessment form. If you have already been assessed for the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) or the University of Toronto Advance Planning for Students (UTAPS), you will only need to complete a portion of the needs assessment form. Please read all of the forms carefully. Inquiries about these forms may be directed to Debbie Chau at 416-946-7317.

Individuals who demonstrate financial need will be assessed for academic achievement. For this process it will also be helpful for us to have a copy of your curriculum vitae. Evaluation criteria include:

• relevance of research/study to women's health
• degree of innovation
• academic excellent
• independent contribution
• significance of project
• other potential sources of support

Application Process

Completed applications for the Mitchell and Venn Graduate Fellowship must be submitted to the office of the associate dean. Because applicants for the Mitchell and Venn Graduate Fellowship are evaluated based on both financial need and academic achievement, there are two forms to be completed to begin the process of applying for the Mitchell and Venn Graduate Student Fellowship in Women's Mental Health:

• Needs Assessment Form
• Application Form for OSOTF Awards

Guidelines for completing these forms are also available.

Submit your application by March 30, 2012 to:
Dr. Avrum I. Gotlieb
Acting Vice Dean of Graduate Affairs
Faculty of Medicine
1 King's College Circle
Suite 2360
Toronto, ON M5S 1A8

Questions may be directed to Debbie Chau at 416-946-7317.

Please ensure that your application includes;

1. a completed Needs Assessment form,
2. an Application Form for OSOTF Awards
3. reference letters and transcripts as outlined
4. a copy of your CV

Please clearly note on your envelope that you are applying for the Carol Mitchell and Richard Venn Graduate Student Fellowship in Women's Mental Health.

Current Recipient
The 2010-2011 recipient of the Mitchell & Venn Scholarship in Women's Mental Health is Ms. Margaret Oldfield.