Award Opportunities Database
The Award Opportunities Database is a searchable resource that helps students identify funding opportunities available to graduate students. Use the filters below to search for scholarships, awards, bursaries, and fellowships based on your program, eligibility, and applicant status.
Students are encouraged to review the database regularly, as funding opportunities and deadlines are updated throughout the year.
| Award Name | Deadline | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| The Dr. Mark Zamorski Award Application | Deadline passed |
The Dr. Mark Zamorski Award was established to provide assistance for post-graduate students (Master's and PhD) researching in military, Veteran and family health.… |
| Shastri Student Research in India Fellowship (SSRIF) | Deadline passed |
Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) is pleased to announce a call for applications for SSRIF. The desired SSRIF applicants are Canadian students studying in… |
| Canada Post Awards for Indigenous Students | Deadline passed |
Canada Post gives $2,000 grants to Indigenous Peoples w ho have renewed their educational learning. Value: $2,000 Important Deadlines: May 1st - application… |
| Heart & Stroke Foundation Doctoral Personnel Awards for Women's Heart/Brain Health | January 26, 2027 | Overview: As part of the commitment to transform women’s heart and brain health, Heart & Stroke is launching the 2027 Heart & Stroke Doctoral… |
| Pathy Foundation Scholarship | Deadline passed |
Overview:The Pathy Foundation Fellowship is an intensive, 12-month, experiential learning opportunity for graduating university students across Canada who have an… |
| Heart & Stroke Foundation Doctoral Personnel Awards for Black Scholars | January 28, 2027 | Overview: Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada are supporting the 2026/27 Doctoral Personnel Awards for Black Scholars in committing up to a total of $480… |
| Heart & Stroke Foundation Master's Personnel Awards for Indigenous Scholars | January 28, 2027 | Overview: Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada are supporting the 2027 Master’s Personnel Awards for Indigenous Scholars in committing up to a total of $… |
| Heart & Stroke Foundation Doctoral Personnel Awards for Indigenous Scholars | January 28, 2027 | Overview: Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada are supporting the 2027 Doctoral Personnel Awards for Indigenous Scholars in committing up to a total of $… |
| Francine and Gerison Lansdown Children’s Rights Essay Prize | Deadline passed |
Overview:The awards aim to support students engaged in children’s rights research and advocacy, and to encourage critical thinking about children’s rights issues.… |
| Dr. Joy Calkin Student Awards | Deadline passed |
Overview:The awards are named in memory of Dr. Joy Calkin, a pediatric nurse and health care advocate, funded by the Muttart Family Foundation and created to honour… |
| One Child Every Child Award | Deadline passed |
One Child Every Child (OCEC) Graduate Future Leaders Awards, Canada-first research and translation initiative funded through the OCEC Transdisciplinary Training… |
| Tecterra WIL Experience Prize | May 15, 2027 | Donor: Tecterra Inc.Value:$5000Number of awards: 1Deadline:May 15thEligibility:Participation in a Work-Integrated-Learning experience related to Computer Science… |
| Tecterra Graduate Scholarship | May 15, 2027 | Donor: Tecterra Inc.Value:$5000Number of awards: 3Deadline:May 15thEligibility:Full-time entering or continuing graduate students with a major in one of the… |
| Roloff Beny Foundation Graduate Award in Photographic Arts | May 15, 2027 | Purpose: The Roloff Beny Foundation Graduate Award in Photographic Arts is intended to recognize the academic and artistic achievement of an M.F.A. student with a… |
| Joanne D. Scholdra Nursing Prize | May 15, 2027 | Value:$1000Number of awards: VariesDeadline:May 15thEligibility:Entering or continuing student enrolled in a graduate nursing program at the University of… |
| Doug Inglis Memorial Award | May 15, 2027 | Donor: Family and Friends of Doug Inglis and Jenny GusseValue:$1000Number of awards: 1Deadline:May 15thEligibility:Part-time and Full-time graduate students in a… |
| U of L Graduate Research Award (ULGRA) | No deadline |
The University of Lethbridge Graduate Research Award (ULGRA) is intended to facilitate nuance and flexibility in the financial support of graduate students at the… |
| Pursuit Awards | Deadline passed |
The Pursuit Awards, made possible by the generosity of The Ward Family Foundation, is an international competition recognizing exceptional PhD students and recent… |
| Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) | Deadline passed |
The NextGen Support Package is an initiative developed by the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) for student innovators (and recent… |
| Field Law Community Fund Program Next Gen Award | Deadline passed |
The Field Law Community Fund Program has provided $835,000 to incredible causes across Alberta and the Northwest Territories. This year, a new award will support… |
| Master's Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance | Deadline passed |
The Bank values the contributions of women in economics and finance and awards scholarships to support them in these specializations. This scholarship award also:… |
| SSHRC’s Storytellers Challenge | Deadline passed |
SSHRC’s Storytellers Challenge asks postsecondary students to show Canadians, in up to three minutes or 300 words, how social sciences and humanities research is… |
| H.L. Holmes Award | Deadline passed |
The H.L. Holmes Award has been established by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) in honour of the late Dr. R.H.L. Holmes, a chemist who spent most of his… |
| Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards (CIRTA) | Deadline passed |
Purpose:The Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards (CIRTA) is a targeted, one-time initiative designed to recruit international or returning Canadian doctoral… |
| Cross-Disciplinary Internship Program | Deadline passed |
PurposeThe Cross-Disciplinary Internship (CDI) is a competitive program that provides salary reimbursement for full- or part-time students from non-physics… |
| IPHCPR Network Travel Award | No deadline |
The IPHCPR Network Travel Award offers financial support to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students and trainees who are presenting health-related research as… |
| Experiential Internship (Graduate) | No deadline |
The IPHCPR Network Experiential Internship provides funding to support graduate students First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and non-Indigenous engaged in Indigenous… |
| AgriFood Futures Scholarship | Deadline passed |
PurposeEstablished by the SouthGrow Regional Initiative in 2019, the AgriFood Futures Scholarship supports local youth pursuing education and career opportunities… |
| Flanagan Graduate Scholarship for Research in Biological Sciences | No deadline |
The Flanagan Graduate Scholarship for Research in Biological Sciences is an endowed scholarship established through a generous donation of $1,000,000 from… |
| Heart & Stroke Foundation Postdoctoral Personnel Awards for Women's Heart/Brain Health | January 26, 2027 | Overview: As part of the commitment to transform women’s heart and brain health, Heart & Stroke is launching the 2027 Heart & Stroke Doctoral… |
| Falling Walls Female Science Talents Award 2027 | November 15, 2027 | Objective:The Female Science Talents Intensive Track is a one-year international career development programme designed to support 20 outstanding early-career women… |