Shelley Page Fellowship

Overview

The Shelley Page Fellowship is intended to  support and advance women and those identifying as women  who are building their careers as doctoral students in any field (physics, chemistry, engineering, etc.) associated with TRIUMF’s research program. The Fellowship is intended to help these students develop their professional networks to support their transition to post-doctoral and other academic careers.

The Fellowship seeks students not only with outstanding graduate records, but also with demonstrated leadership, collaborative spirit, creativity, and other attributes that will set them apart as future researchers. 

The Page Fellowship will held by a doctoral student attending one of TRIUMF’s member universities, for a period of up to 4 years, or until graduation, whichever comes first.  The Fellow is expected to be resident at TRIUMF for most of the year.  

Each new Fellowship competition will recommence  just prior to the departure of the current holder.  2025 will be the first year of the Page Fellowship.

The Fellowship supports:

  • in the first year, a $5000 excellence award, plus access to $2500 in travel funds to attend professional conferences, workshops, schools, networking events and the like;

and then in subsequent years, 

  • a $7500 annual travel allowance that can be used for conferences, workshops, schools, and/or other networking opportunities of the student’s choosing.  
  • If required, travel to Vancouver, as well as a one-week stay at TRIUMF House while looking for accommodation, will be reimbursed. 

To fulfil TRIUMF’s commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), the Shelley Page Fellowship is being offered to women and persons identifying as women. 

Holders of the Page Fellowship are expected to engage in TRIUMF’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion programs, as well as take part in laboratory outreach activities, including mentorship of Masters and undergraduate students.

Students will be hired as Graduate Student Research Associates or Graduate Student Visitors according to the Graduate Student Program. Salary will be in compliance with TRIUMF’s policy on graduate student compensation. 

Latest updates

February 3, 2025: Applications will be accepted THIS week at the links below.

 

Eligibility and Application Process

To be eligible for the Fellowship, the student must be:

  • A woman or identifying as a woman
  • Pursuing a doctoral (or equivalent) program at one of TRIUMF’s Member Universities
  • Conducting thesis research at TRIUMF while resident at the lab for most of the year
    • The research must commence in the calendar year of the competition.  If it has not yet commenced, verification from the local TRIUMF supervisor is required.
  • Nominated by an administrative professor in their department – e.g. Chair, or Graduate Chair
  • A Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada; or a foreign student who holds a valid permit allowing them to work in Canada, on or off-campus. 

Required Documents:

  • Include in your application:
    • CV/Resume
    • Cover Letter
    • Transcripts (unofficial copies are accepted)
  • Nomination letter by an administrative professor (sent to student@triumf.ca)
  • Secondary reference letter (sent to student@triumf.ca)
  • (if your appointment hasn’t yet begun) a support letter from your TRIUMF supervisor confirming the appointment and residency (sent to student@triumf.ca).

The Fellowship can be held for up to 4 years, or until graduation, whichever occurs first.

Submission Process 

  • If you have an active grad student appointment with TRIUMF: Apply here via our internal job posting site (TRIDENT required for login).
  • If your appointment hasn’t yet begun: Apply via our career site here.

Questions and contact

Please contact Marcello Pavan, Head Academic and User Programs.

About Shelley Page

Born and raised in Vancouver, Shelley Page enrolled at Queen’s University, where an inspiring first year professor encouraged her to specialize in physics. She was introduced to TRIUMF as an undergraduate summer research student in 1980. Fascinated by the innovations that enabled scientists to “see” the interactions of particles that are vanishingly small, she was led to pursue graduate study in experimental nuclear physics, also at Queen’s.

A consistent theme of her research was the use of symmetry principles to disentangle the interplay between strong and weak interactions.  Following a Ph.D. in 1985, Shelley joined the subatomic group at the University of Manitoba, where an NSERC University Research Fellowship provided her an initial faculty appointment.  The associated startup funding helped to mount a multi-year effort to measure parity violation in proton-proton scattering at TRIUMF. Fundamental symmetry experiments were also carried out in collaboration at various accelerator laboratories, culminating in a measurement of the proton’s weak charge at Jefferson Lab in the US.  

At the University of Manitoba, Shelley worked her way through the academic ranks, reaching Full Professor in 1999, until her retirement in 2015. Her university career involved undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, and service.  She is proud of the many undergraduate and graduate students whom she mentored along the way. In recognition of her research contributions, Shelley was awarded Fellowships in the American Physical Society and the Institute of Physics (UK).