Technical salaries tend to be the single largest expense in research. The researcher who heads a project cannot receive any payment or reimbursement from the project funds. Without this type of support, many of our world-class researchers would be unable to find the time necessary to conduct detailed research. The Foundation is currently helping to support 52 nationally or internationally-recognized researchers. The Foundation also supports a summer student scholarship program.
Awards exist for high school, university science undergraduate students and medical students.
These awards enable students to spend the summer working in the lab of an established heart and stroke researcher. The objective of this award is to encourage young students to consider careers in heart and stroke research. A detailed budget must also be submitted. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada arranges for each application to receive four detailed reviews from experts in the area of research being described. Based on these criteria, scientific review committees of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada assign all applications a score for scientific merit.