SPiN Online Application Form

SPiN workshop brings together young researchers from across the country to learn from expert faculty about basic science and clinical stroke research. The theme of this year's workshop will be Innovations in Translational Stroke Research. This multi-day workshop is targeted for trainees (primarily, graduate students and post-doctoral and clinical research fellows) and will be an excellent opportunity to network with other trainees and faculty in the field from within and outside of Canada.

Workshop Dates: November 24-26, 2024
Location: Calgary (Monday at Foothills Medical Centre, Tuesday at Alberta Children's Hospital)

SPiN Workshop Topics (preliminary program agenda).
• Robotics & Stroke
• Stroke & Cognition
• Brain Computer Interface Technology
• Engage with People with Lived Experience of Stroke
• Global Stroke Trials
• Stroke & MRI/NIRS
• Cellular Mechanisms of Neuronal Death During Stroke
• Applied Neurotechnologies for Neurorehabilitation
• Clinical Trials in Stroke
• Brain Stimulation Technologies

Workshop Objectives:

• Listen to lectures about the latest approaches in stroke research, including basic science and clinical research perspectives
• Learn about the latest techniques and technologies relevant for stroke via interactive workshops
• Learn about the latest stroke rehabilitation therapies used with patients in stroke
• Network with your peers and get to know other research labs
• Interact closely with internationally-recognized scientists

We will also have networking activities, opportunities to present your research, and peer-mentorships opportunities.

Eligibility: All trainees are welcome to apply; however, we will only be able to accommodate a limited number of spots, so apply early! Priority will be given to trainees attending a Canadian institution working in the area of stroke and vascular cognitive impairment clinical trials.

Registration Costs: None

Funding Availability: Limited funding from CanStroke/StrokeCog Platforms will be available to cover costs for economy travel and shared accommodations for full-time trainees located at a Canadian institution and working in the areas of stroke and/or vascular cognitive impairment. Attendees will be responsible for covering their costs, but we will let registrants know as early as possible how much funding will be available to them.

Registration Deadline: Initial deadline will be Oct 21. While we will review needs and prioritize based on research fit (stroke and VCI) and amount of funding needed, registrations will be reviewed as they come in until funding/capacity limits are reached - so apply early!

PLEASE NOTE - completing this application form does not guarantee you a spot for the SPiN workshop. While we are making every attempt to include as many attendees as possible, unfortunately we have limited capacity and funding. Following the deadline, all applications will be reviewed, and we will send confirmations shortly thereafter to let you know if you have been accepted and how much funding may be available to you. Although preference may be given to first time applicants if needed, trainees who have attended in the past are welcome to apply.

PROOF OF TRAINEE STATUS SUBMISSION - To verify your trainee status, please send an email or forward a letter confirming supervisor acknowledgement of your registration to SPiN. Please send this no later than Oct 21 to karen.truong@sunnybrook.ca
APPLICATION FORM
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Please complete all questions below.

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* 1. Salutation

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* 2. Trainee Name

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* 3. Email Address (to be used for further correspondence)

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* 4. Re-enter email address

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* 5. Present academic status

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* 6. Trainee Affiliation

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* 7. Supervisor(s) - list your primary supervisor(s), and their institution(s)

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* 8. Please address the following (up to 500 words max):

- describe your area of research, including, if relevant, any involvement in stroke & VCI clinical trials, and include what you hope to gain from attending SPiN Workshop; and how this experience will enhance your future work in stroke research.

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* 9. Are you planning to attend the Canadian Stroke Congress or any of the Pre-Congress Workshops during the rest of the week (Nov 27-29, 2024)? Info on the Congress and Workshops can be found here: https://strokecongress.canadianstroke.ca/

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* 10. TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATIONS FUNDING

CanStroke/StrokeCog is able to provide some funding to help cover costs for travel & accommodations to eligible trainees working with a supervisor at a Canadian institution. Eligibility will also be dependent on your area of research with higher priority to those working in stroke and/or vascular cognitive impairment clinical trials, but also open to trainees working in basic science labs or international trainees working in the area of stroke research.

To help ensure we can stretch our funding and allow as many trainees to attend as capacity and funding allows, please answer the following questions regarding funding needs to attend SPiN Workshop 2024.

Important: The expectation is that trainees will participate in ALL SPiN Workshop activities and will stay for the entire two days, especially for those receiving funding. Not complying with these rules may affect the amount of funding you will receive.

Note: All trainees will be responsible for paying for their own travel & accommodations but we will inform you as early as possible how much funding may be available to you (but funding will only be sent after the workshop, following receipt of copies of travel &/or accommodations receipts. If this is significantly financially problematic for you, let us know and we will do our best to find a solution).

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If you will be needing funding to attend SPiN 2024, please answer the questions below.

If you will not need any funding to attend SPiN 2024, please answer no below and enter n/a for the questions below about travel & accommodations needs and estimates.

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* 11. Will you require funding for travel or accommodations to attend the 2024 SPiN Workshop?

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* 12. TRAVEL

How will you be travelling (e.g., plane, train, subway, bus) and from where?

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* 13. Estimate your total costs needed for travel to attend SPiN? You can also include expected costs for economy travel (e.g., bus, subway, shared Uber/taxi where possible) between airport/train and accommodations, and between accommodations and academic institutions)

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* 14. Please explain your reasoning for your chosen travel and and how you arrived at the estimated costs for your travel.

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* 15. ACCOMMODATIONS

SPiN will be held Nov 24-26, 2024. Our host hotel is the Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel (although there are accommodations available at the closer Alt Hotel University Campus)

How many night's accommodations will you be needing?

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* 16. Estimate the total cost you will need for your accommodations at SPiN?

Note: Your estimates should be based on shared accommodations costs). If not, explain below.

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* 17. Please indicate which nights and explain your reasoning and how you arrived at the estimated costs for accommodations.

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* 18. PROOF OF TRAINEE STATUS SUBMISSION: Please confirm that you will need to get your supervisor to send confirmation (email / letter) of your current status in their lab and confirmation of their approval for you to attend the SPiN Workshop to karen.truong@sunnybrook.ca. It is YOUR RESPONSILIBTY to confirm that your supervisor has sent in their confirmation and delays may result in you not being approved of a spot.

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* 19. Thank You!

Shortly after applications are reviewed, applicants will be notified confirming whether or not they have been accepted and how much funding may be available for them to attend the 2024 SPiN Workshop.

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