Northern Scientific Training Program

The NSTP supports Canadian universities in providing scientific training that gives advanced undergraduate and graduate students professional experience in the Canadian North and encourages them to develop a commitment to northern work.

The objective of the NSTP is to increase the number of students who have specialized in some aspect of northern studies and who have northern research experience. This objective is attained by encouraging the formation of multi-disciplinary focal points for northern studies within Canadian universities (i.e. Northern Studies Committees) and by providing supplementary financial assistance to universities for students to offset the high cost of northern research (i.e. transportation costs, living costs, shipping costs and interpreter fees).

Internal Deadline: November 10, 2025

Eligibility:

• Only students conducting thesis research are eligible for funding, at any academic level. Research assistants (with the exception of students from post-secondary institutions) are not eligible for NSTP funding.
• Students applying for NSTP funds must be registered at the university or Northern post-secondary institution, unless arrangements have been made with students who are registered at another university or Northern post-secondary institution that does not have its own Northern Studies Committee. In such a case, it is expected that the Northern Studies Committee will be equitable in the review of the student's application and distribution of funds. They must also be the primary researcher.

Value:

• Up to $6,000 per year
• Up to two years of funding for thesis-based research at the Masters level / up to three years of funding for thesis-based research at the doctoral level.

For further information, application manual and the online application forms, visit NSTP website.