• are in the first or second year of a PhD program in a Canadian university
• are accepted into a PhD program from a Canadian univeristy
• are  passionate about advancing knowledge, practice and policy in the area of gender, women and addictions
• have previous research experience in addictions
• demonstrate recent employment in  research, programs, services or policy in this field
• have scholarly publications (applies to graduate student trainees and post doctoral fellows)
• demonstrates content expertise in women and addictions
• are committed to pursuing research in relation to gender, women and addictions
• have a supervisor willing to participate in IMPART
• meet the CIHR Grants and Awards requirements.