Programs: Overview
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Our Programs
The Cole Foundation funds medical research in the field of pediatric and young adult leukemia and lymphoma through the Cole Foundation Fellowship program as well as the Transition Grant program.
The foundation also supports the intercultural dialogue between the diverse communities of the city through theatre. Intercultural Conversations is a bi-annual competition that seeks to support theatrical productions, translations, and the commissioning of plays that promote ethnic, linguistic, and religious diversity. Please follow the links below for more details.
Cole Foundation Fellowship
Launched in 2007, and offering two-year Fellowship grants to clinical, doctoral, and post-doctoral student scientists. Over $6 million has been committed to more than 150 researchers in Greater Montreal laboratories, hospitals, and universities.
Intercultural conversations
A semi-annual theatre competition to support plays that explore voices and stories from and about Montreal’s diverse cultural communities. Grants are accorded for commissioning of new plays, translation and production.
Transition Grants
These 3-year grants are offered to early-career researchers to support the establishment of their new lab.