New Delhi, Oct 7: Three Indian researchers received the prestigious Canada-Hope scholarships Friday for their study on healthy aging, organ damage and stroke research.

Sabu Aliyar from the Centre for Development Studies received the scholarship for his ongoing research on healthy aging while Denis Xavier, of the Bangalore-based St John's Academy for Health Sciences, won it for his study on different types of stroke.

Biju George, from the Health Action by People, who is pursuing his research at the University of Western Ontario to identify biomarkers for early detection of organ damage, also received the scholarship, according to a press release from the Canadian High Commission here.

Under this scholarship, the three researchers would be exposed to some of the best Canadian science laboratories and training environments for the first two years. Their projects will be transferred to their home institutions when they return to India for the remaining two years of the programme.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc support the scholarship.