The application deadline for the 2025-2026 academic year has closed. Applications for the 2026-2027 academic year will be accepted in March 2026, exact date to be announced January 2026.
Graduate Studies Option
You must be enrolled in a residency and MA/M.Sc. or Ph.D. program to pursue the Graduate Studies option through the CIP
Post-Graduate Studies Option
You must have completed a graduate program previously (MA/M.Sc. or Ph.D.) to undertake the CIP Post-Graduate studies option.
Selection criteria for admission to the University of Ottawa Postgraduate Clinician Investigator Program
STEP 1: Application to CIP
Applicants to the CIP will be rated according to the following:
- Strength of the research proposal
- Strength of the research environment
- Resident’s track record in research based on CV and publications
- Letters of support from:
- Clinical Program Director
- Proposed research supervisor
- Previous research supervisor or a faculty member who can speak to the resident’s potential in research
STEP 2: Financial Support Plan
For applicants approved for placement in the CIP, their clinical Program Director or delegate must meet with University of Ottawa PGME Finance to confirm details of funding needed to support the resident during their time in CIP.
- In addition to a guarantee of financial support from the department for the duration of CIP participation, special considerations need to be made to ensure funding is available for potential periods of leave (up to an additional year) that may occur while in the CIP.
- Only after PGME Finance has approved the funding support plan from the resident’s home department will a position in the CIP be awarded.
STEP 3: CIP Agreement
After financial support details are finalized, applicants will receive a copy of the CIP agreement.
- The CIP agreement outlines the financial and professional expectations of the resident, research supervisor, clinical program director and CIP director while the resident is pursuing research for the completion of a graduate degree in the Clinician Investigator Program.
- Signatures must be obtained from all parties prior to entry into the CIP.
Email (efaller@toh.ca) or post your completed application to:
Clinician Investigator Program
c/o Dr. Elliott Faller (efaller@toh.ca)
TOH – General Campus 501 Smyth Rd, FF39, Box 223
Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6
Phone: (613) 737-8899 x73896 Fax: (613) 739-6885