The Temerty Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM) is seeking supervisors for the 2026 T-CAIREM Summer Research Program.
Information for Supervisors
T-CAIREM-affiliated Canadian university faculty members and researchers are eligible to apply for funding to hire a summer student to assist with research. (This includes faculty members and researchers from partner universities and health research institutions in the T-CAIREM Network.)
In November 2025, after we collect applications from faculty supervisors, we'll post a PDF of the project descriptions on our website. This PDF list will be updated as more supervisors register the availability of summer positions. Then we'll share the PDF with students interested in the program, and they can contact the supervisors directly. (Students may also independently find a faculty supervisor who isn't on the PDF list of potential supervisors.)
Important Dates
• Supervisor application deadline: November 17, 2025 at 11:59pm ET
• Student and supervisor joint applications deadline: January 25, 2026 at 11:59pm ET.
• Students and supervisors will be notified of their acceptance into the 2026 Summer Research Program by February 2026.
Two types of supervisors are eligible to apply: 1.) All supervisors must be affiliated with a partner organization in the T-CAIREM Network and hold a faculty appointment at the level of assistant, associate or full professor. 2.) If supervisors don't have a faculty appointment, they must be either scientists or clinician-scientists with a TAHSN-affiliated institution.
Potential supervisors must be registered T-CAIREM members conducting AI research at the time of application submission. Faculty new to AI in health research and not yet T-CAIREM members can join here. (Membership is free.)
Supervisors may submit a maximum of two (2) applications. However, under normal circumstances, only one student position will be awarded per supervisor.
Students may not submit more than one application.
Co-supervision is allowed, but for funding purposes, one supervisor must be designated as the primary supervisor who holds the funds.
Supervisors from T-CAIREM Network partner organizations are encouraged to apply! To help expand the students' and supervisors' networks, non-U of T-affiliated supervisors will mentor U of T students, while U of T-affiliated supervisors will mentor non-U of T and U of T students.
Supervisor Commitment
Each supervisor is expected to commit to assisting with the 2026 T-CAIREM Summer Research Program. These roles may include, but are not limited to, adjudicating and reviewing presentations at the mid-term check-in, trainee rounds, and the final mini-conference. A minimum of 2 sessions will be required.
Information about Research Projects
Student research may include developing new algorithms or applying existing algorithms to new health problems (in the basic sciences, clinical, or population levels), as well as work in AI ethics, governance, policy, patient engagement, implementation science, and other areas.
Please keep the following in mind:
• By submitting your research project to this call, you are NOT automatically approved for funding. Your submission will let students know that you are accepting a summer student to work on a research project.
• Trainees and supervisors MUST agree upon the start and end dates for the trainee.
• Research projects MUST be full-time and last for at least 10 weeks (350 hours).
• Supervisors MUST be available to the trainee during work hours for the duration of the summer research program.
• Supervisors MUST ensure that the trainees submit a one-page abstract of their research findings to the T-CAIREM Centre Administrator before the mini-conference. Students and supervisors will be reminded in advance via email. The supervisor should also guide students on how to write a complete scientific abstract.
• Funds of the grant MUST be used to pay the summer student, not for other costs such as overhead.
Student Eligibility
• Students MUST be enrolled in an undergraduate or professional degree program at a Canadian university or research institution in the T-CAIREM Network.
• Students MUST be legally entitled to work in Canada.
• Students in the MD/MSc or MD/PhD program are NOT eligible to apply.
• Students must only submit ONE joint application.
• Students MUST work full-time (35 hours per week) for a minimum of 10 weeks between May 1 and August 31, 2026 (350 hours).
• Students MUST attend weekly seminars, a mid-term check-in, and the mini-conference. There is a required minimum 75% attendance rate for these sessions.
Student Stipend
• Students will receive a minimum stipend of $7,200 for the 10-week program. T-CAIREM will provide the supervisor’s institution with $3,600, and the supervisor must provide at least $3,600.
• Supervisors who contribute a dataset to T-CAIREM's Health Data Nexus will have the full student stipend ($7,200) covered by T-CAIREM.
• The supervisor is also responsible for any additional employment costs such as CPP, EI, vacation pay, etc.
Supervisor application deadline: November 17, 2025 at 11:59pm ET
