In July 2022, Autism Alliance of Canada and partners launched the Data-to-Policy Fellowship.
This fellowship is an opportunity for highly skilled research trainees from a variety of backgrounds who have an interest in neurodevelopmental disabilities. It involves a stipend of $20,000 provided by Autism Alliance of Canada in collaboration with a partner academic site that fellows will be working with over the course of 18 months.
Fellows will work with an academic supervisor at their relevant site as well as with a community organization who is a member of Autism Alliance of Canada, ensuring community priorities remain at the forefront of their projects. The research teams will have an opportunity to play an integral role in supporting the generation and sharing of data and evidence in the autism and broader neurodevelopment disability sector while aligning with the priorities established by the Canadian National Autism Strategy.
See below for our previous fellows from the 2022-2024 fellowship round.
The 2025 call for D2P fellowships proposals is now open!
Previous Fellows
In October 2022, five fellows were chosen to assist in executing national projects aligned with the priorities of the Autism Data Collaborative working groups.
Developing Shared Measurement Across Community Organizations: Data Across Indigenous Communities
Developing Shared Measurement Across Community Organizations: Sharing Space, Stories & Insight
National Child Autism Waitlist Initiative
National Autism Lived Experience Advisory Group
Leveraging Administrative Data in Manitoba to Inform Autism Policy
