Travel and Other Awards, Honors and Distinctions

PhD (September 2014—January 2020)

• University of Calgary
  • President’s Award
  • June 2020
• University of Calgary, Graduate Students’ Association
  • Graduate Citizenship Award
  • $2000 CDN
  • November 2019
• International Cannabinoid Research Society
  • Trainee Travel Award to attend ICRS (June 2019)
  • $550 USD
  • June 2019
• University of Calgary, Graduate Students’ Association
  • Leadership Award
  • $5000 CDN
  • June 2019
• University of Calgary, Hotchkiss Brain Institute
  • Keith Sharkey Travel Award
  • $1000 CDN
  • April 2019
• Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids
  • Trainee Research Spotlight Award
  • $1000 CDN
  • March 2019
• University of Calgary, Graduate Students’ Association
  • Quality Money Grant “Graduate Leaders Circle Scholarship Drop-In Hours”
  • $1000 CDN
  • September 2018
• International Society for Neuroimmunology
  • Canadian Neuroimmunology Knowledge Dissemination Grant to attend ISNI (August 2018)
  • $1000 CDN
  • July 2018
• International Cannabinoid Research Society
  • Trainee Travel Award to attend ICRS (June 2018)
  • $500 USD
  • May 2018
• Stress Neurobiology Meeting
  • Poster Prize
  • $75 CDN
  • June 2018
• University of Calgary, Faculty of Graduate Studies
  • Travel Award, International Student to attend ICRS and FENS (June 2018)
  • $1000 CDN
  • April 2018
• University of Calgary, Department of Psychiatry Research Day
  • Most Innovative Presentation by a Graduate Student
  • $250 CDN
  • March 2018
• Japan Neuroscience Society
  • Travel Award to JNS Annual Meeting (July 2018)
  • ¥150000 JPY and Housing and Registration
  • January 2018
• Society for Neuroscience
  • Travel Award to JNS Annual Meeting (July 2018)
  • $2000 USD (declined)
  • January 2018
• University of Calgary, Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education
  • Travel Award to attend ACNP (December 2017)
  • $1000 CDN
  • January 2018
• University of Calgary, Hotchkiss Brain Institute
  • Arun Anbazhagan SfN Travel Award (November 2017)
  • $1000 CDN
  • October 2017
• Princeton University, Stress: Past, Present and Future Directions
  • Travel Award (June 2017)
  • $1000 USD
  • June 2017
• International Cannabinoid Research Society
  • Trainee Travel Award to attend ICRS (2016)
  • $350 USD
  • June 2017
• Canadian Student Health Research Forum
  • University of Calgary Nominee (Top 5% PhD Students)
  • $1000 CAD from University of Calgary
  • June 2017, June 2018 (declined), June 2019
• International Brain Research Organization & Canadian Association for Neuroscience
  • Travel Award to attend Canadian Association for Neuroscience Meeting (May 2017)
  • $500 CDN
  • March 2017
• Brain Canada
  • Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship to attend ICRS, FENS and CISSN (June-July 2016)
  • $5000 CDN
  • November 2016
• University of Calgary, Hotchkiss Brain Institute
  • HBI Conference Travel Award to attend SFN (November 2016)
  • $500 CDN
  • October 2016
• Catania International Summer School of Neuroscience
  • Travel Award to attend CISSN (July 2016)
  • €500 EURO
  • July 2016
• Federation of European Neuroscience Societies
  • FENS-IBRO/PERC Travel Award to attend FENS (June 2016)
  • €600 EURO
  • June 2016
• Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids
  • Trainee Travel Award to attend ICRS (June 2016)
  • $1250 CDN
  • June 2016
• International Cannabinoid Research Society
  • Trainee Travel Award to attend ICRS (June 2016)
  • $550 USD
  • June 2016
• University of Calgary, Graduate Students’ Association
  • Lifetime Achievement Award
  • April 2016
• University of Calgary, Graduate Students’ Association
  • Volunteer Excellence Award
  • April 2016, 2017, 2018
• Neurobiology of Stress Workshop
  • Trainee Travel Award to attend Neurobiology of Stress Workshop (June 2016)
  • $750 USD
  • March 2016
• Hotchkiss Brain Institute
  • PhD Researchers of the Year (2015)
  • March 2016
• Hotchkiss Brain Institute
  • Publication Award (2015)
  • $100 CDN
  • January 2016
• Society For Neuroscience
  • Trainee Professional Development Award to attend SFN (October 2015)
  • $1000 USD + registration
  • April 2015
• University of Calgary, Graduate Students’ Association
  • Professional Development Grant to attend IBRO (July 2015)
  • $500 CDN
  • April 2015
• International Brain Research Organization
  • Travel Award to attend IBRO (July 2015)
  • €1400 EURO
  • March 2015
• University of Calgary, Graduate Science Education
  • Trainee Travel Award to attend SFN (November 2014)
  • $600 CDN
  • March 2015
• Government of Alberta
  • Graduate Citizenship Award
  • $2000 CDN
  • October 2014, October 2015

MSc (September 2012—September 2014)

• Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids
  • Trainee Travel Award to attend ICRS (July 2014)
  • $1000 CDN
  • June 2014
• International Cannabinoid Research Society
  • Trainee Travel Award to attend ICRS (July 2014)
  • $750 CDN
  • June 2014
• Society for Neuroscience
  • Travel Award to attend the FENS Forum (July 2014)
  • $2000 USD
  • March 2014
• University of Calgary, Research Grants Council
  • Travel Award to attend SfN (November 2013)
  • $750 CDN
  • October 2013
• University of Calgary, Graduate Students’ Association
  • Quality Money Grant, “SmartFood”
  • $5000 CDN
  • May 2013
• University of Calgary, Hotchkiss Brain Institute
  • Student Traveling Fellowship for a Course to attend NSAS (October 2013)
  • $1600 CDN
  • September 2013
• International Cannabinoid Research Society
  • Student Travel Award to attend ICRS (June 2013)
  • $550 USD
  • June 2013