Award Opportunities

Featured Awards

Award Name Sort ascending Deadline Award Summary
Canada Research Training Awards Suite Research Travel Supplements First-come, first-served before June 10, 2026 The Canada Research Training Awards Suite - Research Travel Supplements (CRTAS-RTS) provide additional funding to active Tri-Agency master’s and doctoral award holders to help offset the costs of undertaking research travel within Canada or outside…

All Awards

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Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship Likely in November 2026 Zonta International’s Amelia Earhart Fellowships memorialize famed air pioneer and Zontian, Amelia Earhart, who disappeared over the Pacific in 1937. By remembering Amelia Earhart through this fellowship, Zonta International encourages and supports…
Wounded Warriors Doctoral Scholarship in Military and Veteran Health Research Likely in September 2026 The Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) and Wounded Warriors Canada (WWC) offer a two-year scholarship annually to a PhD student who demonstrates excellence in research issues relevant to military members,…
WorkSafeBC Research Training Awards Likely in January 2027 Research Training Awards are available to highly-qualified graduate students at the master’s and doctoral level. To qualify, applicants need to be engaged in a full-time graduate studies program with a B.C. university. International students are…
Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowship Friday March 27, 2026, at 4:00PM PT The Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowships are available to Canadian citizens engaged in or about to start doctoral studies in Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science. Fellowships will initially be for one year, but may be…
Wall Research Awards Likely in March 2027 Graduate awards, ranging in value from $25,000 (for Master’s students) to $30,000 (for PhD students), have been made available through the Peter Wall Legacy Fund, an endowment established by Peter Wall, for graduate students whose thesis/…
Vanier Scholarship No future deadline; program discontinued Important update: The VAnier CGS Program is no longer accepting applications. Please refer to the Canada Graduate REsearch Scholarships - Doctoral webpage for information on the new harmonized program. As part of a larger harmonization…
Vancouver Korean-Canadian Scholarship Foundation Scholarship Likely in May 2026 The Vancouver Korean-Canadian Scholarship Foundation (VKCSF) is a charitable organization dedicated to providing scholarships to qualified students with Korean heritage or to those pursuing academic studies related to Korea. VKCSF encourages…
UBC Public Scholars Award 22 May 2026 applications for Public scholars initiative 2026/27 cohort will open on monday, 23 march 2026 and will run until friday, 22 may 2026. if you are interested in the program, you are encouraged to attend a general information session, or arrange…
UBC Dissertation Prize Likely in February 2027 Three prizes of $1,000 each have been made available annually by the University of British Columbia for students whose doctoral dissertations are of exceptional quality and originality, and make a significant contribution to their academic field.…
Tyler Lewis Clean Energy Research Foundation Grant Likely in October 2026 The Tyler Lewis Clean Energy Research Grant was established to provide financial support and promote graduate student research in the field of clean energy at Canadian Universities. An award of $10,000 will be granted on an annual basis to one…
Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship Likely in November 2026 The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship Program offers a three-year program designed to train engaged leaders with the skills required to turn their ideas into actions and contribute concretely to addressing the challenges of their…
Tri-Agency Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative Likely in December 2026 The Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative will provide financial support to meritorious Indigenous students who have applied to the Canada Graduate Scholars—Master’s program (CGS M).
Transdisciplinary Understanding and Training on Research - Primary Health Care (TUTOR-PHC) Likely in December 2026 Transdisciplinary Understanding and Training on Research - Primary Health Care (TUTOR-PHC) is a one-year national interdisciplinary training program funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Health Services…
The Kathryn Huget Leadership Award Likely in June 2026 The Kathryn Huget Leadership Award is available for students studying at the Master’s or PhD level, preferably in the areas of organizational behaviour, business administration, business and commerce, sociology, or psychology. Awarded to any…
The ENTELLIGENCE Young Investigator Program Likely in March 2027 ENTELLIGENCE is a program designed for basic science, translational and clinical research in the field of cardiopulmonary medicine. The ENTELLIGENCE program provides opportunities for individual young investigators to promote quality medical care…
TELUS Graduate Fellowship on Telecommunications Policy Likely in January 2027 TELUS is proud to announce the TELUS Graduate Fellowship on Telecommunications Policy. The objective of the Fellowship is to support excellence in public policy research and develop leadership and expertise within Canada on issues of…
Strengthening Mothers through Perinatal Research Award Likely in December 2026 A $1,650 award is offered annually by Beverley O’Brien for graduate students pursuing research into woman-centered, holistic and physiologic maternity care. Beverley O’Brien is a UBC Nursing alumna, Professor Emerita in the University of Alberta’s…
SSHRC Talent Award Likely in March 2027 The SSHRC Talent Award recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual who, on 1 April 2026, holds a SSHRC doctoral or postdoctoral fellowship or scholarship.  This includes, but is not limited to, a Canada Graduate Scholarship, Vanier…
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships Likely in September 2026 Important update: The SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships Program is no longer accepting applications. Please refer to the Canada Graduate REsearch Scholarships - Doctoral webpage for information on the new harmonized program. As part of a larger…
SRK Graduate Scholarship Likely in May 2026 SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. offers a graduate scholarship with the intent to assist students undertaking graduate studies in mining industry related areas, including mining and mineral process engineering, exploration and mining geology,…
Spring Graduate Awards Competition Likely in May 2026 A number of University awards for the upcoming academic year are available to current and incoming graduate students.  The maximum value of funding that can be offered to a student is $16,000, up to $22,000 for the #491 Rick Hansen "Man…
Soroptimist Foundation of Canada Grants for Women Graduate Students Likely in January 2027 The Soroptimist Foundation of Canada annually offers several $8,500 grants to female graduate students in Canada to assist them with university studies that will qualify them for careers that will improve the quality of women’s lives. Examples…
Simons Award in Nuclear Disarmament and Global Security Likely in October 2026 The Liu Institute for Global Issues in the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs offers this annual award to UBC students intending to undertake research on topics related to nuclear disarmament and global security…
SERB-UBC Scholarship On hold This award, a collaboration between the Science and Engineering Research Board, India (SERB) and UBC, provides up to five scholarships per year to PhD candidates in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Each scholarship…
Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists Likely in July 2026 The prize is awarded annually to one young scientist for outstanding life science research for which he/she was awarded a doctoral degree in the previous two years. The topic of the entrant's thesis research must be in one of the following…