The Glenn Regehr Global Networking and Visitor Fund was established from a generous donation from Dr. Glenn Regehr. The fund is designed to support networking initiatives between scholars from the global health professions education community and members of CHES. From this fund, CHES has developed the Early Career Visiting Scholars Program (ECVSP) to support early career scholars who wish to visit the centre, and to engage with CHES scientists and community in advancing their own program of health professions education scholarship. ECVSP visits are typically of a short-term duration, between one week to one month.
Individuals will be considered an early career scholar if they have been engaging in health professions education scholarship for less than five years post-training. Priority will be given to individuals pursuing a career in health professional education scholarship from groups that are underrepresented in the field. That includes, but is not limited to, Indigenous Peoples, community-based educators, and individuals from regions of the world that have not traditionally held dominant voices in health professional education.
ECVSP funds may be used to reimburse both travel and living expenses (i.e., flight, accommodation, meals, ground transportation) to a maximum of $4,500 CAD per visit (limited to one visit per person). All expenses need to follow UBC financial guidelines for expenditure. It is expected that approved applicants will use funding within 12-18 months of the date of approval.
It is the visitor’s responsibility to ensure all required visa documentation for entry to Canada is satisfied. To check estimated processing times for a visitor visa to Canada, please see here.
Unsuccessful applicants must reapply if they wish to be reconsidered in a future round.
Applications for the 2025 ECVSP cohort are now open and will be accepted until Friday, May 30, 2025 at 11:59pm PST.
Applications must be submitted directly via this survey. A template of the application form is available here.
If you have any questions about the application process or the program, please reach out to CHES through ches.manager@ubc.ca.