Organizations doing research in agri-food science or veterinary medicine may apply. Interested students and graduates should start by adding their r sum to the searchable database in the National Graduate Register , which matches job-seeking students with potential employers. Prospective sponsors should submit project proposals to one of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's research centres across the country. Once a project has been approved, the sponsor must recruit a qualified student or recent graduate to fill the position. Science and veterinary students and graduates gain the technical expertise, practical experience and expert mentoring they need to allow them to find employment in their fields.
Sponsors gain enthusiastic, skilled help at lower cost to pursue commercial research projects.
Canada and its agri-food sector benefit as the program helps train a new generation of researchers in this important field. For information on the Science Horizons program in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, contact Primal Silva , B.V.Sc., Ph.D., Chief, Science and Technology, Science Division.