Kah Mowitch

10th National Gathering of Graduate Students

KAH MOWITCH

(Where are the deer?)

Call for Abstracts

Kah Mowitch is a Chinook term that indigenous traders used, to share information, when they met others along traditional trading routes. Chinook is the universal language of indigenous traders on the west coast. We use it this year as our metaphor for knowledge transfer.

Download an application here:

This  is  a  call  for  abstracts  from  graduate  students  at  any  stage  of research  including:  progress  with  literature  reviews,  development  of research  questions,  development  of  research  agreements,  building  of community  relationships,  challenges  with  proposed  methodologies, results, discussion, future directions and dissemination processes. The conference  sessions  will  be  organized  according  to  evolving  themes from the abstract submissions.

Submission to include:

  • Name and contact information
  • University and NEAHR affiliations
  • An up to 200­word abstract describing your work
  • An up to 80­word biography
  • Your preferred presentation format (Either a 20 minute oral presentation with 10 minutes for questions or a poster presentation)
  • Three keywords that best describe your research
  • Audio­visual and presentation requirements
  • Please submit abstracts by 28 May 2010.

Sharon Thira
2125 Main Mall
Scarfe Building, UBC
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z4
Tel: 604­827­5464
Fax: 604­822—8234
sharon.thira@ubc.ca
www.kloshetillicum.ca

Scientific Director’s Award of Excellence 2010

The CIHR– IAPH is pleased to invite student researcher applications for its Scientific Director’s Award of Excellence. Pre­sented annually at the National Gathering of Graduate Students , the Award recognizes outstanding students in Aboriginal Health Research at the Master and Doctoral levels who demonstrate the potential to become impactful Aboriginal health researchers.

Scientific Director’s Award Ceremony
June 24, 6:00­ – 8:00 pm
National Gathering of Graduate Students

Up to four awards are available in, but not limited to the following health domains: biomedical; clinical; health services and systems; population and public health. Please send a two­ page electronic application with:

  • Full contact information including applicant’s academic credentials, university and program of study
  • A 250­word abstract describing the research project, its potential for improving knowledge of Aboriginal health, the health domain(s) the research is in, the (proposed) community engagement strategy, and name of the research supervisor
  • A brief description (2­3 sentences) of career goals of the applicant
  • NOTE: Applicants expected to present their work at the National Gathering of Grad Students

Contact: Dr. Angeline Letendre, letendre@ualberta.ca
Associate Director, CIHR­Institute of Aboriginal Peoples Health

Funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research -Institute of Aboriginal Peoples Health