OsNET Summer School

Sunday June 15 – Friday June 20, 2025

“Summer school was an incredible opportunity. It gave me the skills and language to be able to expand my research program into bone imaging. We have used that knowledge to apply for an internal grant, for which we were successful, and have two additional national competitions that we applied to. Summer school was instrumental in laying that foundation. Beyond that, it was incredible to see how wonderful so many of the trainees around Canada are, and to build collaborations with researchers across Canada. It’s been such a pleasure running into the facilitators at conferences and how we’ve been able to chat, connect and learn more about each other’s research programs.”

Christina Ziebart

Physical Therapy PhD, Assistant Professor, Western University

OsNET is excited to offer a bone imaging-focused Summer School!

Summer School will take place at the University of Calgary from Sunday June 15 – Friday June 20, 2025. There is no registration fee for Summer School. In addition, costs associated with accommodation, meals and travel to/from Calgary (via reimbursement to a maximum of $500) will be covered by OsNET.

There are 40 seats available via a competitive process (see application requirements below). Summer school is open to the following OsNET members:

  • Master graduate student
  • PhD graduate student
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Early Career Researcher (see CIHR definition – “researcher (early career)”)
  • Clinical residents and fellows

Note 1: Attendees who are interested in applying but are unable to attend for the full duration should contact Meghan to discuss. Priority will be given to those who can attend the full summer school.

Note 2: Trainees must be registered in a graduate program at the time of Summer School

This year’s Summer School will have a primary focus on bone imaging, in particular workshops to deliver hands-on learning. The general structure will be lectures in the morning and workshops in the afternoon. Technical aspects of bone imaging and utilization of bone imaging in clinical research will be covered. In addition, the program will also cover aspects of the CIHR peer review process for grants/scholarships, patient engagement and collaborating with Indigenous communities. While some experience in programming (e.g., Matlab, Python) will strongly benefit the applicant it is not essential. Should any applicant have questions about their suitability for the summer school, they are encouraged to contact Meghan (Meghan.Donaldson@ucalgary.ca).

Important dates:

  • Applications open: February 14, 2025
  • Application deadline: March 17, 2025
  • Anticipated announcement of successful applicants: mid-April, 2025

Please click here to download the Summer School schedule (updated June 11).

Thank you for your interest in Summer School. Applications are now closed.