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Air & Waste Management Association Scholarship
Agency: Air & Waste Management Association
Discipline: Air and Waste Management
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: Varies
Contact the Air and Waste Management Association for scholarship details.
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Alzheimer Society Of Canada: Phyllis Horton Research Bursary
Agency: Alzheimer Society Of Canada
Discipline: Research in Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Any
Award to be taken up in: Nova Scotia, Canada
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AUCC: Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships Program
Agency: Harvard University
Discipline: Varies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: USA
Max Funding: A Knox Fellowship pays full Harvard tuition and mandatory health insurance fees and provides a stipend sufficient to cover the living expenses of a single Fellow for a 10-month academic year. Knox Fellows who plan to bring spouses, partners or other family members with them to Harvard must secure additional sources of funding to support their families. Knox Fellowship funding is guaranteed for up to two years of study at Harvard for students in degree programs requiring more than one year of study. The Committee on General Scholarships will consider Knox Fellowship renewals after the second year on a case-by-case basis.
The Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship program was established by Annie Reid Knox who sought to honor her late husband and his lifelong commitment to America. Mrs. Knox expressed the hope that the holders of the fellowships return to their homes and become leaders in their chosen field once they had gained knowledge and experience from their study away from Canada.
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Australia Endeavour Postgraduate Awards
Agency: Government of Australia
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Varies
Award to be taken up in: Australia
Max Funding: Up to $228,500 AUS
Endeavour Postgraduate Awards provide financial support for Masters and PhD studies, for high achieving North American students to undertake a postgraduate qualification by coursework or research in any field of study in Australia.
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Australia Endeavour Research Fellowships
Agency: Government of Australia
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Worldwide
Award to be taken up in: Australia
Max Funding: Up to $23,500 AUS
Endeavour Research Fellowships provide funding North American postgraduate research students and postdoctoral researchers to undertake 4-6 months of research in Australia.
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Azrieli Fellows Program
Agency: The Azrieli Foundation
Discipline: Any - Postdocs only
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Israel
Max Funding: $40,000 CDN
The Azrieli Fellows Program welcomes the best and the brightest postdoctoral scholars who wish to undertake postdoctoral research in Israel. The time candidates spend conducting research in Israel will provide them with valuable tools to realize their professional goals through collaborative association with Israel’s world-class academic institutions and researchers.
The fellowships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence. Candidates are assessed on their potential to make cutting-edge contributions to their respective fields. Aspects of personal merit and leadership abilities are also taken into consideration without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity or age.
(Additional restrictions apply. Check website.)
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Barton Awards in International Peace and Security
Agency: Canadian Centre for Treaty Compliance
Discipline: Field of international peace and security
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Varies
Max Funding: Senior fellowship: Up to $30,000. Advanced scholarship: $14,000
The William Barton Award in Arms Control and Disarmament was endowed by William Barton, a highly respected Canadian diplomat and former Canadian ambassador to the United Nations. The award is offered on an annual basis to graduate students pursuing academic research into arms control and disarmament. It is designed to encourage research into arms control and disarmament so that students are better prepared for the challenges posed by nuclear, chemical, biological and radiological weapons.
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Baxter & Alma Ricard Foundation Scholarships
Agency: Baxter & Alma Ricard Foundation
Discipline: Varies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Varies
Max Funding: Based on need for up to 3 years.
To offer French Canadians living permanently in a linguistic minority situation the opportunity to pursue graduate studies in the best schools in the world without having to go into debt.
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Bermudian Scholarships
Agency: Bank of Bermuda Foundation
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Bermuda
Award to be taken up in: Worldwide
Max Funding: Varies Bermudian dollars
Awarded to young Bermudians pursuing full-time postgraduate studies at a university outside of Bermuda.
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Bermudian Scholarships
Agency: BermudaScholarships.com
Discipline: Varies
Target Audience: International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Bermuda
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: Varies
Awarded to a Bermudian student commencing or pursuing a postgraduate degree at an approved university abroad.
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British Scholarships to Study Abroad
Agency: British Council
Discipline: Varies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Any
Award to be taken up in: United Kingdom
Max Funding: Contact your local British consulate for details.
Scholarships, grants, bursaries and financial awards help to support students financially through their studies.
UK schools, colleges, universities, government and other organisations in the UK offer a range of international student scholarships and awards.
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Cambridge International Scholarships to Overseas Students
Agency: Cambridge University
Discipline: Varies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Any
Award to be taken up in: United Kingdom
Max Funding: Each award will underwrite the full cost of fees and maintenance for the duration of the course.
The University of Cambridge will offer, via the Cambridge Trusts, approximately 80 Cambridge International Scholarships to Overseas Students who embark on a research course.
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Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program (CCSEP)
Agency: DFAIT
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: China
Max Funding: varies
A number of short-term non-degree-seeking awards are offered to Canadian academics, students and professionals who wish to study and/or do research in subject areas related to China at participating Chinese institutions. Scholarships are available for studies and research, for a combination of studies and language studies or for language studies only.
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Canada-Mexico Awards - Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships (PDRF)
Agency: DFAIT
Discipline: natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities.
Target Audience: International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Mexico
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $36,500
No award for 2013-14
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Canadian Asian Studies Association: Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation Fellowship Awards
Agency: Canadian Asian Studies Association
Discipline: Including, but not limited to, Chinese cultural heritage; Classical studies (literary and historical works); Republic of China; Taiwan; and China-related comparative studies.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: China
Max Funding: Varies
The main objective of the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation is to promote the study of Chinese culture and society, broadly defined. Through its support for international scholarly exchange, the Foundation hopes to create a better understanding between the Chinese and other peoples. Its ultimate goal is to help integrate Chinese cultural values with the emerging global community.
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Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation: Graduate Scholarship Awards
Agency: Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Discipline: Cardiac Rehabilitation
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Any
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $3,000
To recognize the research of graduate students in the area of cardiac rehabilitation and to reflect CACR's support of their educational endeavours in this area.
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Canadian Blood Services: Graduate Fellowship Program
Agency: Canadian Blood Services
Discipline: Blood transfusion science.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Varies
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $21,000/year, plus $1,000 travel grant. To a maximum of 4 years of support.
Canadian Blood Services offers a Graduate Fellowship Program to attract and support young investigators to initiate or continue training in the field of blood transfusion science. This program is offered to graduate students who are undertaking full-time research training leading to a Ph.D. degree. The fellowship is awarded directly to the student.
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Canadian Blood Services: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Agency: Canadian Blood Services
Discipline: Transfusion science emphasizing platelets, stem cells, plasma proteins, infectious disease, epidemiology and clinical transfusion practice
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: Varies by applicant's qualificantions
Canadian Blood Services (Canadian Blood Services) was established in 1998 as the operator of Canada’s blood system in all provinces and territories excluding Quebec. The objective of the Research & Development Program is to help fulfill the Canadian The objective of the Research & Development Program is to help fulfill the Canadian Blood Services Corporate Vision of providing a safe, secure, cost-effective and accessible supply of blood, blood products and their alternatives. Graduate Fellowship Programs or Post Doctoral Fellowships are offered to highly qualified candidates to initiate or continue training in the field of blood transfusion science.
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Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund
Agency: Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund
Discipline: Varies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: United Kingdom
Max Funding: £500 to £3,000
The Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund (CCSF) provides awards ranging from £500 to £3,000 to Canadian men and women for academic and artistic study in the UK.
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Canadian Commonwealth Scholarships Program - Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships
Agency: DFAIT
Discipline: Natural Sciences, Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences
Target Audience: International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Great Britain, New Zealand
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $36,500
No competition for 2013-14
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Canadian Co-operative Association: Alexander Fraser Laidlaw Fellowship
Agency: Canadian Co-operative Association
Discipline: Varies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Any
Award to be taken up in: Varies
Max Funding: $1,000
The Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada established the Laidlaw Fellowship to honour Dr. Alexander Fraser Laidlaw, the father of the non-profit co-operative housing movement in Canada. An outstanding Canadian adult educator and co-op leader, Dr. Laidlaw served the cause of the co-operative movement for over 40 years . Author of Cooperatives in the Year 2000, Laidlaw fostered the social purpose of the co-op movement while always advocating sound business methods for co-operative organizations.
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Canadian Co-operative Association: Amy and Tim Dauphinee Scholarship
Agency: Canadian Co-operative Association
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Any
Award to be taken up in: Any
Max Funding: $3,000
The Ontario Credit Union Charitable Foundation established the Amy and Tim Dauphinee Scholarship in recognition of the outstanding contribution these two leaders made to the development of the credit union movement and the Ontario Credit Union Charitable Foundation. Tim, a retired scientist from the National Research Council, and Amy, who passed away in 2010, had a strong commitment to co-operatives, education and research. Both served as local directors on a number of organizations. Amy was the first woman elected to the board of directors of Credit Union Central of Ontario and served for 22 years.
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Canadian Co-operative Association: Lemaire Co-operative Studies Award
Agency: Canadian Co-operative Association
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Any
Award to be taken up in: Any
Max Funding: Awarded in multiples of $1,000 up to $3,000
Louis Lemaire, a co-operative pioneer, dedicated much of his life to organizing co-operatives in Saskatchewan and willed part of his estate to the Co-operative College of Canada (now the Canadian Co-operative Association) to support co-operative studies. Available to both undergraduate and graduate students, the Lemaire awards are intended to encourage students to undertake studies which will help them contribute to the development of co-operative in Canada or elsewhere. These awards are also intended to support students who have been involved in co-operatives, preferably in leadership positions as volunteers or employees. Eligible candidates will have been involved with co-operatives, must demonstrate reasonable knowledge and understanding of co-op principles and their application, and be able to indicate how the proposed studies will contribute to the co-op movement. Full-time or part-time students, taking full- or partial-credit courses at any university or university-equivalent college are eligible to apply.
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Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Grants And Awards
Agency: Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Discipline: Any area related to cystic fibrosis
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Varies
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: Varies
See the CCFF website for a complete list of awards.
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Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation: Claudette MacKay Lassonde Scholarship
Agency: Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation
Discipline: Engineering
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $15,000
Canadian women who are perusing their studies in engineering at the PhD. level are invited to apply for our annual $15,000 Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Graduate Engineering Scholarship.
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Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation - Vale Masters Scholarship
Agency: Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation
Discipline: Engineering - Master's only
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $10,000
Women in Canada who are pursuing their studies in engineering at the Masters level are invited to apply for the annual $10,000 Vale Masters Scholarships in Engineering.
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Canadian Federation Of University Women: Alice E. Wilson Award
Agency: Canadian Federation of University Women
Discipline: Varies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $5,000
Awarded to mature students returning to graduate studies in any field, with special consideration given to those returning to study after at least three years.
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Canadian Federation Of University Women: Beverley Jackson Fellowship
Agency: Canadian Federation of University Women
Discipline: Varies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $2,000
Honours the dedication and valuable service of this former CFUW member. The applicant must be over the age of 35 at the time of application and enrolled in graduate studies at an Ontario university.
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Canadian Federation Of University Women: Bourse Georgette LeMoyne
Agency: Canadian Federation of University Women
Discipline: Varies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $5,000
Georgette LeMoyne (1884-1975), was one of the first women to receive a university degree in French Canada. She devoted her life to the promotion of education and employment for women. It is for graduate study in any field at a Canadian university. The candidate must be studying in French and write the Statement of Intent (Section I) of the application in French.
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Canadian Federation Of University Women: CFUW MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP
Agency: Canadian Federation of University Women
Discipline: Mathematics, Engineering, and Science
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Any
Max Funding: $8,000
Honours those for whom the CFUW Charitable Trust receives memorial donations. It supports masters studies in science, mathematics or engineering in Canada or abroad.
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Canadian Federation Of University Women: Dr. Marion Elder Grant Fellowship
Agency: Canadian Federation of University Women
Discipline: Varies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $11,500
Dr. Marion Elder Grant was the 11th CFUW President and the Dean of Women and Professor of Psychology at Acadia University. The applicant must be enrolled in a full-time course of studies at any level of a doctoral program at the time of application. All else being equal, preference is given to a graduate from Acadia University.
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Canadian Federation Of University Women: Margaret Dale Philip Biennial Award
Agency: Canadian Federation of University Women
Discipline: Preference given to those majoring in Canadian History
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $3,000
Funded in memory of a former Club President, a teacher and Local Life Member, for graduate studies in the humanities or the social sciences. Special consideration is given to study in Canadian History only as a deciding factor, all else being equal. The applicant must reside in Canada.
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Canadian Federation Of University Women: Margaret McWilliams Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Agency: Canadian Federation of University Women
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Any
Max Funding: $11,000
Established in 1952, to honour the first CFUW President (1919-1923), and awarded to a woman who has completed at least one calendar year in a full-time doctoral program and is enrolled in full-time studies in Canada or abroad at the time of application.
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Canadian Friends of Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Canada wide scholarships
Agency: Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Discipline: Varies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Israel
Max Funding: Varies
There are many scholarships available to Canadian students looking to study abroad at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Canadian Institute for Nordic Studies Graduate Scholarship
Agency: Canadian Institute for Nordic Studies
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: One of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Faeroe Islands, and Greenland.
Max Funding: $5,000
Applications will be evaluated on the quality of the proposed programme, the qualifications of the applicant to complete the programme and the potential of the programme to further academic and cultural links with the Nordic countries. The applicant must indicate his or her reasons for wishing to study in a Nordic country.
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Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies: Graduate Scholarship and Fellowships
Agency: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
Discipline: Any field related to Ukranian studies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Varies
Max Funding: Varies
A primary aim of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies is to foster, develop and support Ukrainian studies in Canada and internationally. This is done in part by offering or administering a postdoctoral fellowship, graduate fellowships (to master’s and doctoral students) and scholarships to undergraduate students. Grants are also awarded to established scholars to support research work that would lead to publications or dissemination of results in other forms. Descriptions of awards offered are provided on this site. Please familiarize yourself with the terms of the award before applying. Application forms and guidelines can be downloaded directly from this site, or electronic versions can be sent by e-mail. Hard copies can also be obtained by requesting such in writing. Applications must be sent to us by fax or by mail. The deadline for receipt of all applications is March 1. All applicants are notified of the results of the competition they applied for by e-mail or by mail.
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Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies: Helen Darcovich Memorial Doctoral Fellowship
Agency: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
Discipline: Education, History, Law, Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, Women's Studies, Library Sciences
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada, International Students (must be studying at the University of Alberta)
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $13,000
The Darcovich Memorial Doctoral Fellowship (up to $13,000), is awarded annually to a student writing a dissertation on a Ukrainian or Ukrainian-Canadian topic in one of the above areas. Because funding is for dissertation work only, all other degree requirements must be completed by the time the award is taken up. Fellowship holders may apply for a one-year renewal.
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Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies: Kowalsky Programme for the Study of Eastern Ukraine Research Grants
Agency: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
Discipline: Please inquire at Tel.: (780) 492-2972 or E-mail: cius@ualberta.ca
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Ukraine
Max Funding: Varies
The Kowalsky Program for the Study of Eastern Ukraine was established in 1998 on the basis of a donation by Michael Kowalsky (1908–2000) and Daria Mucak-Kowalsky. The Program, which supports Ukrainian studies and the national revival in eastern Ukraine, established the Kowalsky Eastern Ukrainian Institute at Kharkiv University in 1999 to direct and co-ordinate work and activities there. The Program gives grants to scholars, sponsors seminars, and supports museum development and publications, including the journal Схід-Захід ( East-We st ) . In 2003 the Kowalsky Eastern Institute established a Zaporizhia branch that is active in publishing and fieldwork, including the compiling and publication of oral history sources. Since 2001 the Kowalsky Program has been the main sponsor of the Baturyn Archeological Project in Ukraine.
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Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies: Marusia And Michael Dorosh Master's Fellowship
Agency: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
Discipline: Education, History, Law, Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, Women's Studies, Library Sciences
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada, International Students (must be studying at the University of Alberta)
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $10,000
The Dorosh Master’s Fellowship (up to $10,000), non-renewable, is awarded annually to a student writing a thesis on a Ukrainian or Ukrainian-Canadian topic in one of the above areas. Because funding is for thesis work only, all other degree requirements must be completed by the time the award is taken up. Students in non-thesis, course-based programs are not eligible.
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Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies: Neporany Doctoral Fellowship
Agency: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
Discipline: Political science, Economics, and related fields (social sciences and political, economic and social history).
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Any
Award to be taken up in: Any
Max Funding: $5,000 to $20,000
Offered by the Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies (Osyp and Josaphat Neporany Educational Fund). Will be awarded to one or more doctoral students specializing on Ukraine in political science, economics and related fields (social sciences and political, economic and social history). Preference will be given to students completing their dissertations as well as to students at Canadian universities or Canadian citizens and residents.
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Canadian Japanese-Mennonite Scholarship
Agency: National Association of Japanese Canadians and Mennonite Central Committee Canada
Discipline: Research that will assist the protection of minority or human rights.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $2,000
The Canadian Japanese-Mennonite Scholarship is a $2,000 scholarship available to a Canadian student, enrolled in a graduate degree program in Canada, doing research that will assist the protection of minority or human rights. The scholarship was created as a tangible symbol of cooperation between Canadian Japanese and Canadian Mennonites, subsequent to a formal apology that was offered to Canadian Japanese, by MCC Canada on behalf of Canadian Mennonites. It is intended to assist the protection of minority and human rights in Canada, and to reduce the potential for abuse of cultural minorities such as that suffered by Japanese Canadians during World War II.
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Canadian Library Association: CLA Dafoe Scholarship
Agency: Canadian Library Assocation
Discipline: Library and Information Studies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $5,000
Awarded annually, when merited, to a student entering a school offering an accredited masters degree in library and information studies. Consideration is given to academic achievement, leadership potential and demonstrated interest in the profession.
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Canadian Library Association: H. W. Wilson Scholarship
Agency: Canadian Library Assocation
Discipline: Library and Information Studies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Any
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $2,000
The H.W. Wilson Scholarship is awarded annually, when merited, to a student entering a school offering an accredited masters degree in library and information studies. Consideration is given to academic achievement, leadership potential and demonstrated interest in the profession.
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Canadian Liver Foundation: Research Grant Program
Agency: Canadian Liver Foundation
Discipline: Hepatobiliary research and Paediatric liver disease
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $20,000/year for two (2) years
Graduate Studentship grants provide $20,000 per year, for a maximum of two years. These awards are intended for scientists-in-training who are working towards obtaining their Masters or Ph.D. in liver research.
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Canadian Mission to the European Union: The Mission Internship Program
Agency: Canadian Mission to the European Union
Discipline: Economics/trade/business/finance/international affairs/environment/agriculture/humanities/political science/law or related discipline is preferred.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: European Union
Max Funding: €225 per week
The Mission Internship Program is intended to offer Canadian citizens an opportunity to improve their understanding of Canada-Europe relations and European integration more generally, while contributing to the Mission's objectives. Participants will gain practical insight into the conduct of Canadian diplomacy in Europe, the issues at stake in the Canada-EU relationship, and the process of European integration in general.
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Canadian National Institute for the Blind: Ross C. Purse Doctoral Fellowship
Agency: Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Discipline: Field of vision loss in Canada
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Any
Award to be taken up in: Canada or abroad with a commitment to work in the field of vision loss in Canada for at least two years
Max Funding: $12,500
The Ross C. Purse Doctoral Fellowship encourages and supports theoretical and practical research and studies at the postgraduate or doctoral level, in the field of vision loss in Canada. The fellowship is awarded for research in the social sciences, engineering, or other fields of study that are immediately relevant to the field of vision loss.
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Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation: Scholarships
Agency: Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation
Discipline: Occupational Therapy
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: Varies
The purpose of the Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation has always been to support research and scholarship in the field of occupational therapy.
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Canadian Political Science Association: Parliamentary Internship Programme
Agency: Canadian Political Science Association
Discipline: Political Science or other relevant field
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $22,000 over ten (10) months of internship
As participants in the Parliamentary Internship Programme, interns work for Members of Parliament from both the Government and Opposition benches. They regularly meet with eminent Canadians through the Brown Bag Lunch series and have access to a wide range of journalists, members of the diplomatic community and representatives of Canada’s public and private sectors. Parliamentary interns get involved with a wide variety of tasks, based on their interests and varied skill sets.
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Canadian Society of Medievalists: The Leonard E Boyle Dissertation Prize for Medieval Studies
Agency: Canadian Society of Medievalists
Discipline: Medieval Studies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Any
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: Cash award
Awarded to a deserving doctoral thesis in any field of medieval studies produced by a Canadian or someone resident in Canada. Entries are adjudicated by the Dissertation Prize Committee, a subcommittee of the Canadian Society of Medievalists, and the prize will be presented at the annual meeting of the Society. The Prize itself consists of a cash award as well as a membership in the Society for three years. Members automatically receive copies of the journal Florilegium and the newsletter Scrinium.
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Canadian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships
Agency: International Council for Canadian Studies
Discipline: Canadian Studies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Any
Award to be taken up in: Any
Max Funding: $2,500 per month plus the cost of a return airline ticket for a maximum of $10,000.
To enable young Canadian and foreign academics who have completed a doctoral thesis on a topic primarily related to Canada and are not employed in a full-time, university teaching position to visit a Canadian or foreign university with a Canadian Studies program for a teaching or research fellowship. The length of the stay will be of a minimum of one month and maximum of three months.
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Canadian Transportation Research Forum: Scholarships For Graduate Study In Transportation
Agency: Canadian Transportation Research Forum
Discipline: Transportation research-focused project
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $4,000-$6,000
The CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH FORUM (CTRF) encourages graduate students to specialize in the transportation field through its scholarship program. The mission is to develop highly qualified personnel who will eventually join and contribute to the transportation profession. Therefore, CTRF, in cooperation with several other organizations, is offering scholarships worth between $4,000 and $6,000 each for the academic year 2012-2013. Preference is given to (but not limited to) students applying for and entering Masters or PhD programs and current graduate students in the process of choosing research topics for thesis or graduating essays.
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Canadian Universities for Northern Studies - Student Awards Program
Agency: Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies
Discipline: Any field relevant to Northern Studies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $2,500-$50,000 (Masters, Doctoral and Post Doctoral)
he purpose of the CNST is to foster scholars and scientists with northern experience and at the same time to enhance educational opportunities available for northern residents to obtain post-secondary education at Canadian colleges and universities.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation: Orville Erickson Memorial Scholarship Fund
Agency: Canadian Wildlife Federation
Discipline: Conservation
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: Scholarships range in value from $500 to $4,000.
The Orville Erickson Memorial Scholarships are awarded once per year to post-secondary students in the field of conservation. The fund is administered by the Canadian Wildlife Foundation and is financed entirely by private-sector donations in memory of Orville Erickson, a prominent Canadian conservationist and past CWF president. The deadline for applications is May 25 of each year.
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Canadian Window on International Development Awards
Agency: International Development Research Centre
Discipline: International Development
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Low Income Countries
Max Funding: $20,000
IDRC offers these awards annually to Canadians, permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries pursuing master’s or doctoral studies at a Canadian university. These awards support field research in Canada and one or more developing countries. Candidates must conduct their research in areas corresponding to IDRC program priorities and must ensure that their research project aligns with these priorities.
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Cancer Research Training Program
Agency: Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute
Discipline: Cancer research studies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Atlantic Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $17,850 (grad student), $36,750 (PDF)
The Cancer Research Training Program (CRTP) has a curriculum that provides training and funding to
graduate students, medical residents, postdoctoral fellows and clinical research fellows involved in cancer
research at academic institutions in Atlantic Canada. A limited number of traineeship awards will be offered to
outstanding applicants with an interest in cancer research.
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CFUW 1989 École Polytechnique Commemorative Awards
Agency: CANADIAN FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: Masters ($5,000) PhD ($7,000)
Commemorates the fourteen women murdered at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. For graduate studies in any field. The applicant must justify the relevance of her work to women.
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CIAJ: Charles D. Gonthier Research Fellowship
Agency: Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice
Discipline: Any relevant field
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $7,500
The Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice provides funds for the Charles D. Gonthier Research Fellowship, named in honour of Mr. Justice Charles Gonthier of the Supreme Court of Canada, a former President of the Institute. The Fellowship supports research in relation to the topic of the Institute's annual conference.
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CIDA Awards for Canadians
Agency: Canadian International Development Agency
Discipline: Varies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Any
Max Funding: varies
The Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) delivers access to Canada’s high-quality education system at all levels and is a key intermediary between scholarship sponsors and the education sector. CBIE has wide and varied expertise in the delivery of services in this field. We manage and administer Canadian sponsored and internationally sponsored scholarships on behalf of Canadian government departments, education partners and foreign governments. CBIE is a reputed service provider for students globally and education institutions in Canada and abroad with an extensive network and links to key stakeholders.
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Columbia University's Society of Fellows in the Humanities Competition
Agency: Columbia University
Discipline: Humanities and/or Social Sciences - Post Doc
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: USA
Max Funding: $60,000/year stipend (renewable for up to 3 years); $5,000 research allowance/year
The Columbia Society of Fellows in the Humanities, with grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the William R. Kenan Trust, will appoint a number of post-doctoral fellows in the humanities for the academic year 2011-2012. We invite applications from qualified candidates who have received the Ph.D. between 1 January 2007 and 1 July 2011. Fellows are appointed as Lecturers in appropriate departments at Columbia University and as postdoctoral research fellows. The fellowship is renewable for a second and third year. In the first year, Fellows teach one course per semester: at least one of these courses will be in the undergraduate general education program of the University. In years two and three, Fellows teach one course per year. In addition to teaching and research, the duties of Fellows include attendance at the Society's lectures and events as well as active participation in the intellectual life of the Society and of the department with which the Fellow is affiliated. The annual stipend will be $59,000. Each Fellow will also receive a research allowance of $5,000 per annum.
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Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan
Agency: International Council for Canadian Studies
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Applicants limited to those from Commonwealth countries.
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: Varies by country
The Commonwealth Plan provides opportunities for Commonwealth students to pursue advanced studies in other Commonwealth countries. The fellowships are awarded to graduates of recognized universities for a period of two academic years and the intervening summer, and are intended to cover the holder's travel, living, and study expenses during the period of tenure. Commonwealth Scholarships tenable in Canadian universities are open to men and women who are citizens of a Commonwealth country and are normally resident in any part of the Commonwealth other than Canada. Applicants who have or are applying for landed immigrant status in Canada are not eligible.
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Commonwealth Scholarship Plan - India
Agency: DFAIT
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: India
Max Funding: varies
Funds Canadians who wish to pursue graduate education in India. Two types of award are offered in any field of study: for study at the graduate level (masters or doctoral), or to conduct research toward a doctoral program in Canada.
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Commonwealth Scholarship Plan - New Zealand
Agency: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT)
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: New Zealand
Max Funding: Varies by university
The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) was established in 1959, with the first scholars selected in 1960. The Plan was suggested in an influential speech by Sidney Smith, a former President of the University of Toronto and later Canadian Minister of External Affairs, in September 1958. The goal of the Plan is to nurture educational links among Commonwealth countries and to strengthen the ideals upon which the Commonwealth was founded. Over 25,000 Commonwealth citizens have held awards - many going on to reach the very highest levels of their profession. For further background on the CSFP, visit: www.csfp-online.org/ *.
Currently New Zealand universities offer awards to Canadians for doctoral study under the Plan which is managed in New Zealand by the Universities New Zealand – Te PÅkai Tara *.
Each university's Scholarship Committee is responsible for final selection, academic matters, payments to scholars and for arranging travel, reception and other services.
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Community Forestry: Trees and People — John G. Bene Fellowship
Agency: International Development Research Centre
Discipline: forestry or agroforestry with social sciences
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Worldwide
Max Funding: $15,000
Provides assistance to Canadian graduate students undertaking research on the relationship between forest resources and the social, economic, cultural, and environmental welfare of people in developing countries.
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Craig Dobbin Scholarships
Agency: Ireland-Canada University Foundation
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada, Ireland
Award to be taken up in: Canada, Ireland
Max Funding: varies
Awards for scholars and academics who are currently engaged in (or commencing) graduate-level research which is, or has potential to be, related to both Ireland and Canada. Funds are provided to meet the costs of a short visit of three to four weeks to a university or research institution in the other country.
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Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science, and Technology
Agency: Historians, curators, critics, independent researchers, artists and scientists in various fields, including computer science and related areas of social science.
Discipline: Historians, curators, critics, independent researchers, artists and scientists in various fields, including computer science and related areas of social science.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Canada
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The program of Grants for Researchers in Residence is open to historians, curators, critics, independent researchers, artists and scientists in various fields, including computer science and related areas of social science. Applicants must be researchers at the doctoral or post-doctoral level, or demonstrate that they have equivalent experience or have achieved an international reputation for research in art, science and technology.
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Dr. Norman Barwin Scholarship for Reproductive Health
Agency: Canadians for Choice
Discipline: Fields including, but not limited to, biology, Canadian studies, education, global health, history, law, medicine, nursing, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, and women’s studies.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $2,500
The scholarship is open to Canadian Citizens or landed immigrants who are graduates of any recognized university, with an Honours degree or its equivalent. She or he must be enrolled at the time of application and must be working toward a higher degree (e.g. Masters or PhD) in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights. This could include disciplines such as biology, Canadian studies, education, global health, history, law, medicine, nursing, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, and women’s studies. Other fields of study can also be considered relevant if the research project clearly addresses sexual and reproductive health and rights.
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Dr. Tom Pashby Sports Safety Fund: Injury Prevention Research Fellowship
Agency: Dr. Tom Pashby Sports Safety Fund
Discipline: Catastrophic injury prevention
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $10,000
An award to recognize and honour people who make sports and recreational activities safer from catastrophic injuries which typically involve the eyes, spine, or brain.
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Educational Testing Service: Summer Program In Research For Graduate Students
Agency: Educational Testing Service
Discipline: varies - PhD level only
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: USA
Max Funding: $6,000 salary. $3,000 relocation and housing allowance.
Interns in this eight-week program participate in research under the guidance of a senior ETS staff member in a variety of areas related to educational assessment.
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Eldon H. Trimingham Master of Business Administration Scholarship
Agency: Bank of Bermuda Foundation
Discipline: Business Administration - MBA
Target Audience: International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Bermuda
Award to be taken up in: Worldwide
Max Funding: $30,000/yr BDM
The Directors of Bank of Bermuda Foundation offer this scholarship as a tribute to Eldon H. Trimingham and the consistency of his contribution to Bermuda and to the Bank throughout his distinguished career. Can be held for 2 years.
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Entomological Society Of Canada: Postgraduate Award
Agency: Entomological Society of Canada
Discipline: Entomology
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Any
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $2,000
The Entomological Society of Canada offers two postgraduate awards of $2,000 each annually to assist students in study and research leading to a postgraduate degree in entomology. The postgraduate awards will be made on the basis of high scholastic achievement. The Society will normally award one scholarship to a M.Sc. student and one to a Ph.D. student.
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Entomological Society Of Canada: Research-Travel Grants
Agency: Entomological Society of Canada
Discipline: Entomology
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: USA
Max Funding: $2,000
To foster graduate education in entomology, the Entomological Society of Canada will offer two research-travel scholarships, awarded annually on a competitive basis. The intent of these scholarships is to help students increase the scope of the graduate training. These scholarships, up to a maximum of $2,000, will provide an opportunity for students to undertake research or course work pertinent to their thesis subject that could not be carried out at their own institution, and that represents a significant addition to the planned thesis research or course work. Applications will be judged on scientific merit.
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Fonds de recherche sur la société et la culture
Agency: Varies
Discipline: Varies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Varies
Award to be taken up in:
Max Funding: Varies
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada: The Cadieux-Leger Fellowship
Agency: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Discipline: Canadian Foreign Affairs
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $48,000
The Cadieux-Léger Fellowship provides direct experience in a policy planning environment to researchers concerned with the diverse challenges facing Canadian foreign policy. The Cadieux-Léger Fellow is based in the Policy Research Division at DFAIT. While at DFAIT, the Fellow is expected to advance a research project on a topic relevant to Canadian foreign policy and may also contribute to the work of the Department in the area of his or her expertise. This may include writing papers, offering presentations and participating in the policy development process.
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Foreign Government Awards Program - France
Agency: Embassy of France in Canada
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: France
Max Funding: varies
The Office for Science and Technology at the Embassy of France in Canada offers scholarships for study in France at the master's level, doctoral or post-doctoral level.
The competition is open to all disciplines (natural sciences, engineering, humanities, social sciences and the arts).
The scholarships are intended exclusively for applicants from Canada residing outside of the province of Québec. Information about the program exclusively for applicants from the province of Québec (the Frontenac program) is available on the website of the General Consulate of France in Québec (French only).
For PhD candidates, priority will be given to those undertaking a thesis under joint supervision (cotutelle).
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Foreign Government Awards Program - Mexico
Agency: DFAIT
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Mexico
Max Funding: varies
Fifteen scholarships are available for study or research at the masters, doctoral or postdoctoral level in all fields with the exception of dentistry, plastic surgery, marketing, accounting, advertising, and business administration. Scholarships are also offered for specialization or medical specialization courses.
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Foreign Government Awards Program - Switzerland
Agency: DFAIT
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Switzerland
Max Funding: varies
Two scholarships are available for studies at the Masters/PhD level and for research at the post-doctoral level in Switzerland. Priority will be given to PhD and Post-doctoral level applicants. Scholarships are only tenable at one of the 10 universities or 2 federal institutes of technology in Switzerland. In the framework of a special allocation, scholarships for advanced arts students are offered to the best applicants who are already at an advanced stage of their training.
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Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program
Agency: Canada-US Fulbright Program
Discipline: French
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: United States
Max Funding: varies
The Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program is for Canadian Francophone students and teachers, aged 21 to 29, who want to teach and study in the United States.
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Gates Cambridge Scholarships
Agency: Cambridge University
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: varies
Award to be taken up in: UK
Max Funding: varies
Gates Cambridge Scholarships are highly competitive full-cost scholarships. They are awarded to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge.
The programme aims to build a global network of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others.
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GEM (The National GEM Consortium .) Fellowship Program
Agency: The National GEM Consortium
Discipline: Engineering, Natural Science
Target Audience: International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: USA
Award to be taken up in: USA
Max Funding: Varies
GEM offers MS and Ph.D. level students an outstanding opportunity and access to dozens of the top Engineering and Science firms and Universities in the nation. The GEM Fellowship was designed to focus on promoting opportunities for individuals to enter industry at the graduate level in areas such as research and development, product development, and other high level technical careers. GEM also offers exposure opportunities to a number of opportunities in academe.
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German-Canadian Studies Research Scholarship
Agency: German-Canadian Studies Research Scholarships
Discipline: Including, but not limited to, History, linguistics, literature, sociology, geography, political science, economics, or cultural anthropology.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Varies
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: PhD - $15,000; Masters - $10,000
Since 2007, the German-Canadian Studies Research Scholarship (PhD/MA) has been awarded on a biennial basis for the most promising doctoral dissertation project or thesis project on any aspect in the field of German-Canadian Studies.
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Government of Canada Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships (PDRF)
Agency: DFAIT
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Norway, Russia, Switzerland
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $36,500
To provide research opportunities to promising recent foreign doctoral graduates.
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Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
Agency: The Simons Foundation
Discipline: Disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation issues.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $5,000 (PhD), $2,500 (Masters)
The Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation are offered by The Simons Foundation and the International Security Research and Outreach Programme (ISROP) of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT). The primary objective of the awards is to enhance Canadian graduate-level scholarship on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation issues.
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Grass Fellowships
Agency: Grass Foundation
Discipline: Natural and Life Sciences
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Worldwide
Award to be taken up in: USA
Max Funding: Varies
Grass Fellowships at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA, support investigator-designed, independent research projects by scientists early in their career. Supported approaches include neurophysiology, biophysics, integrative neurobiology, neuroethology, neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology, systems neuroscience, cellular and developmental neurobiology, and computational approaches to neural systems. The Foundation also has a longstanding interest in epilepsy-related research.
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Griffith University: International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)
Agency: Griffith University
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: varies
Award to be taken up in: Australia
Max Funding: $24,653 AUD (Living allowance), plus thesis and relocation allowance
The University's research strengths range from the creative arts, social sciences, education, and humanities to science, engineering, health and medical research, and scholarships are available across this range of discipline areas.
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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation: Dissertation Fellowships
Agency: Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Discipline: Questions that interest the foundation concern violence and aggression in relation to social change, intergroup conflict, war, terrorism, crime, and family relationships. Priority will also be given to areas and methodologies not receiving adequate attention and support from other funding sources.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Any
Max Funding: $20,000
These fellowships of $20,000 each are designed to contribute to the support of the doctoral candidate to enable him or her to complete the thesis in a timely manner and are only appropriate for students approaching the final year of their Ph.D. work. This fellowship is not for support of doctoral research. Applications are evaluated in comparison with each other and not in competition with the postdoctoral research grant proposals. Applicants may be citizens of any country and studying at colleges or universities in any country.
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Health Canada Visiting Research Fellowship - Post Doc
Agency: Health Canada
Discipline: Health
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Any
Max Funding: Varies
The Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government Laboratories Program offers postdoctoral scientists and engineers the opportunity to work with supervisors in various departments and research institutions. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) administers this Program. Several Government departments and agencies, including Health Canada (HC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), actively participate in the NSERC Visiting Fellowship (VF) Program.
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Heart and Stroke Foundation Of Canada: Doctoral Research Award
Agency: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Discipline: Cardiovascular or cerebrovascular fields.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $21,000 plus $1,000 travel allowance/year
Doctoral Research Award support highly qualified graduate students enrolled in a PhD program who are undertaking full-time research training in the cardiovascular or cerebrovascular fields.
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Heart and Stroke Foundation Of Canada: Research Fellowship - Post Doc
Agency: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Discipline: Cardiovascular or cerebrovascular fields.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Varies
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $40,000 - $50,000 + $1,500 travel allowance/yr
A Research Fellowship is an "in-training" award to support young investigators with a professional degree (PhD, MD, BM, DVM or equivalent) in initiating and/or continuing in the scientific method and chosen area of the cardiovascular or cerebrovascular fields.
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Hugh Kelly Fellowship Post Doc
Agency: Rhodes University
Discipline: Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geography, Geology, Human Kinetics & Ergonomics, Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Mathematical Statistics, Mathematics (Pure & Applied), Pharmaceutical Sciences, Physics & Electronics, Zoology and Entomology and Water Sciences (based within the Institute for Water Research).
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: South Africa
Max Funding: $5,000.00 monthly cash stipend to supplement the Fellow's usual source of income.
The Hugh Kelly Fellowship is for a senior scholar with a well-established research record. The fellowship is open to those researchers who were awarded their PhDs more than five (5) years ago.
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ICCS - Graduate Student Scholarships
Agency: International Council for Canadian Studies
Discipline: Social sciences or humanities
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: Up to $3,500
To facilitate the renewal of the community of Canadianists by supporting the work of young scholars, by enabling successful candidates to spend 4-6 weeks at a Canadian university or research site other than their own doing research related to their thesis or dissertation in the field of Canadian Studies.
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IDRC: Doctoral Research Awards
Agency: IDRC
Discipline: International Development
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: International applicants restricted to those from developing countries.
Award to be taken up in: Canada; field research must take place in a developing country
Max Funding: $20,000
IDRC offers these awards twice a year in April and November to Canadians, permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries pursuing doctoral studies at a Canadian university. These awards are intended for field research in one or more developing countries. Candidates must conduct their research in areas corresponding to IDRC's research priorities.
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IDRC: John G. Bene Fellowship
Agency: IDRC
Discipline: An academic background that combines forestry or agroforestry with social sciences. Applicants from interdisciplinary programs (e.g. environmental studies) may also be eligible, provided their programs contain the specified elements
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in:
Max Funding: $15,000/year; can be renewed for a second year.
IDRC's Fellowships and Awards program offers this fellowship annually to Canadians and permanent residents of Canada pursuing their master’s or doctoral studies at a Canadian university. Candidates must have an academic background that combines forestry or agroforestry with social sciences. We offer this fellowship to facilitate field research on the relationship between forest resources and the social, economic, cultural, and environmental welfare of people in developing countries.
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IDRC: The Bentley Cropping Systems Fellowship
Agency: IDRC
Discipline: Agriculture, forestry or biology
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Varies
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $30,000
This Fellowship (a bequest from Helen S. Bentley and C. Fred Bentley) provides assistance to Canadian and developing-country graduate students with a university degree in agriculture, forestry or biology, who wish to undertake postgraduate, applied, on-farm research with cooperating farmers in a developing country. Projects should evaluate and/or promote the use of fertility enhancing plants, such as leguminous forages, shrubs, cover crops, and grain legumes in small farms. The intent is to seek ways to increase the yield of food crops, improve farmers’ livelihoods, and improve soil fertility. The research should seek cropping system changes that will lead to: sustainable and increased crop yields; production of more and improved animal feed; improved soil and water conservation; improved weed control, and/or biological fixation of nitrogen. Projects should be planned and executed in cooperation with an international agricultural research centre, or with a developing-country institution involved in agricultural research that has an applied on-farm orientation.
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IMPART - CIHR Fellowship Training Awards
Agency: Intersections of Mental Health Perspectives in Addictions Research Training
Discipline: Addictions Research
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Varies
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: Master's ($18,000), PhD ($21,000), PDF ($40,000)
CIHR Strategic Training Initiative in health Research award- IMPART (Intersections of Mental Health Perspectives in Addictions Research Training). IMPART is an innovative, multidisciplinary research training program designed to equip health researchers from across disciplines, sectors and settings to conduct sex- and gender-based analyses in addictions research with a focus on the intersections of violence, trauma and mental health with addictions.
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Institute for Comparative Literature and Society Postdoctoral Fellowship
Agency: Columbia University
Discipline: Humanities and/or Social Sciences
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: USA
Max Funding: $45,000, plus benefits
The Institute for Comparative Literature and Society invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship through the International Network to Expand Regional and Collaborative Teaching (INTERACT) program at Columbia University, which was launched in 2010. The fellowship will cover a 10-month period beginning August 1, 2011, and comes with a stipend of $45,000 plus benefits.
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Institute for Work & Health: Mustard Fellowship in Work Environment and Health
Agency: Institute for Work and Health
Discipline: Social, behavioural, organizational or health sciences, including epidemiology, medicine and allied medical professions.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $50,000
The Fellowship supports the development of outstanding new researchers in the field of work and health congruent with the mission of the Institute. It aims specifically to build capacity for innovative multidisciplinary research concerning the relationships between work environments and worker health. As such, the Fellowship is open to a range of academic disciplines including social, behavioural and organizational sciences, as well as clinical and population health sciences.
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International Development Management Fellowship
Agency: Aga Khan Foundation Canada; CIDA
Discipline: Business, Management & Commerce, International Development
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Bangladesh, India, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Uganda
Max Funding: varies
Since 1989, Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) has been helping to develop young Canadian leaders in the field of international development through its Development Fellowship Program.Fellowships feature an eight-month placement in Asia or Africa, preceded by a four week management seminar in Ottawa facilitated by leading development practitioners. The month-long management seminar in Ottawa provides fellows with a thorough grounding in the skills required to contribute effectively to their host organizations by emphasizing an analytical approach and strategic thinking and planning. Workshops are taught by some of Canada’s foremost international cooperation professionals. Participants then carry out an eight-month internship where they gain first-hand, practical experience, while contributing to their host organization’s work.
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International Dissertation Research Fellowship
Agency: Social Science Research Council (US)
Discipline: Humanities, Social Sciences
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Worldwide
Award to be taken up in: Worldwide
Max Funding: varies
Offers support to graduate students in the humanities and social sciences who are enrolled in doctoral programs in the United States and conducting dissertation research outside of the United States, that advances knowledge about non-U.S. cultures and societies.
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International Fulbright Science and Technology Awards
Agency: Canada-US Fulbright Program
Discipline: Natural Sciences, Engineering
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Worldwide
Award to be taken up in: United States
Max Funding: varies
Intended for Canadian students who wish to enroll in a PhD program in Science, Technology, or Engineering at a US institution.
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International Incoming Fellowships
Agency: European Commission - Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7), People Program - Marie Curie Actions
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey
Award to be taken up in: Worldwide
Max Funding: varies
Funds advanced training for Third Country (non-EU) researchers, including salary and related costs. Initial outgoing phase of 1-2 years takes place in EU country, with possible reintegration phase of 1 year in home country.
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International Outgoing Fellowships
Agency: Research and Innovation - People Program - Marie Curie Actions
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey
Award to be taken up in: Worldwide
Max Funding: varies
Funds advanced training for EU researchers, including salary and a contribution to research-related costs. Initial outgoing phase of 1-2 years takes place in non-EU country, followed by a mandatory reintegration phase of 1 year in an EU country.
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International Youth Internship Programs
Agency: CIDA - Youth Programs
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Low Income Countries
Max Funding: $15,000
To provide recent Canadian university graduates with international experience, skills and knowledge that will prepare them for future employment in a knowledge-based economy.
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IODE War Memorial Scholarships
Agency: Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada or Commonwealth
Max Funding: $15,000
The National Chapter of Canada IODE War Memorial Scholars have made important contributions to Canada and the world in medicine, science, business, politics and academia.
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IPMI Gemini Graduate Student Award
Agency: Gemini Industries
Discipline: Precious metals research
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Various
Award to be taken up in: Varies
Max Funding: $5,000
The IPMI-Gemini Graduate Student Award sponsored by Gemini Industries recognizes and encourages precious metal related work by advanced students.
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ISER Books Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Agency: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: varies
Available on a competitive basis to researchers from Memorial University of Newfoundland or elsewhere to support the development of a doctoral dissertation into a manuscript suitable for publication by ISER Books. The doctoral degree must have been completed within the three-year period immediately preceding the application deadline date. ISER Books Post-Doctoral Fellowship is tenable for one year and the award holder must be in residence at Memorial University during the tenure of the fellowship.
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IWK Health Centre: Graduate Student Research Scholarship
Agency: IWK Health Centre
Discipline: Women's and children's health
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in:
Max Funding: $13,400 (supervisor will provide additional $4,466 minimum)
In 1994, participants at the IWK Research Planning Retreat recommended that the IWK support a graduate student program. With the amalgamation of the IWK and Grace hospitals in 1996, the scholarship program was incorporated into the new IWK Research programs. In November 1998, with a recommendation to expand the program to three scholarships annually, the Robbie Thompson Scholarship was added. The goals and objectives of the IWK Graduate Student Scholarship are to foster the development of partnership between IWK researchers and Dalhousie and other universities, to encourage graduate student interest and research in women's and children's health and to facilitate the recruitment of highly qualified graduate students for supervision by IWK staff or employees.
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James W. Bourque Studentship in Northern Geography (PhD)
Agency: The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Discipline: Any thesis topic with substantive element of northern geography of Canada
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $5,000
The James W. Bourque Studentship in Northern Geography ($5,000), is awarded annually by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. It is for students enrolled in a Doctoral program at a Canadian university. The studentship will be awarded for research leading to a thesis on a subject relating to northern geography.
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Japanese Government Scholarship: Monbukagakusho Scholarships (Research Student)
Agency: Monbukagakusho, the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT)
Discipline: Varies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: USA or Canada
Award to be taken up in: Japan
Max Funding: Varies
This scholarship offers applicants the opportunity to spend 18 or 24 months conducting independent research under a Japanese professor. Any field of study is eligible for the scholarship, but applicants must find a Japanese professor willing to supervise their research. However, this does not guarantee that the applicant will be placed with that professor.
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J.H. Stewart Reid Memorial Fellowship
Agency: J. H. Stewart Reid Memorial Trust
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $5,000
The J. H. Stewart Reid Memorial Fellowship Trust was founded to honour the memory of the first Executive Secretary of the Canadian Association of University Teachers. A minimum scholarship of $5,000 is awarded annually to a student registered in a doctoral program at a Canadian university.
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Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Agency: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International
Discipline: Type 1 diabetes research
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Varies
Award to be taken up in:
Max Funding: Varies
Designed to attract qualified, promising scientists entering their professional career in the diabetes research field; intended for those in a relatively early state in their career.
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Kidney Foundation Of Canada: Allied Health Doctoral Fellowship
Agency: Kidney Foundation of Canada
Discipline: Nephrology/Urology
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Any
Max Funding: $31,000
The Kidney Foundation of Canada offers a limited number of fellowships designed to provide for full-time academic and research preparation at the doctoral level. The objective of this program is to promote and enhance the development of nephrology/urology allied health investigators in Canada. The award is for up to $31,000/year and is tenable in Canada or abroad (for programs outside Canada, the applicant must provide a statement indicating the intention to return to Canada).
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Kidney Foundation Of Canada: Allied Health Scholarship
Agency: Kidney Foundation of Canada
Discipline: Nephrology/Urology
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Any
Max Funding: Full-time: $5,000 Part-time: $2,500
The purpose of the Allied Health Scholarship award is to assist the student with a demonstrated interest in nephrology/organ donation in pursuing education at the Masters level to promote and enhance the development of nephrology allied health investigators in Canada.
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Kidney Foundation Of Canada: Biomedical Postdoctoral Fellowship
Agency: Kidney Foundation of Canada
Discipline: Nephrology/Urology
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $50,000
Biomedical Research Grants provide financial support to medical researchers to assist in defraying the operating costs of research, which may include the purchase of materials, supplies and equipment and the payment of laboratory assistants.
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Lady Davis Fellowship Trust: Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships
Agency: Lady Davis Followship Trust
Discipline: Please contact Departments of Technion for list of subjects related to your interests.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Any
Award to be taken up in: Israel
Max Funding: varies
The Lady Davis Fellowship Trust was established 33 years ago to provide the opportunity for leading scientists and scholars, Post-doctoral Researchers and Doctoral Students from abroad, regardless of nationality, gender or field of scholarship to teach, study and participate in research in Israel at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and at the Technion Institute of Technology in Haifa.
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Latin America and the Caribbean Research Exchange Grants (LACREG)
Agency: International Development Research Centre, administered by AUCC
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Award to be taken up in: Canada, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Max Funding: $15,000
The Canada-Latin America and the Caribbean Research Exchange Grants program (LACREG) is designed to strengthen international partnerships and consolidate emerging networks among academic researchers from Canada and Latin America and the Caribbean. Its purpose is to support small collaborative research activities which will contribute to the creation, dissemination and sustained application of knowledge in the development process in at least one area of the International Development Research Centre’s thematic priority.
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Lewis Perinbam Award In International Development
Agency: World University Service of Canada
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in:
Max Funding: $2,500
The Award recognizes significant volunteer efforts that improve people’s lives in the developing world, that engage and inspire Canadians and others to undertake volunteer action, and that identify new ways of thinking and/or addressing difficult development challenges.
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London Goodenough Association Of Canada (LGAC) Scholarship Program
Agency: London Goodenough Association of Canada
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: UK
Max Funding: £4,800
Candidates must be full-time students enrolling in an accredited graduate program in London or undertaking thesis research in London while enrolled elsewhere. Scholarship winners are required to reside at Goodenough College for a full academic year, although up to two awards of a minimum of six months residency to support thesis research will be considered. Scholarships will not be renewed.
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L'Oreal Canada for Women in Science Fellowships for Research Excellence
Agency: UNESCO and L'Oreal
Discipline: Natural Sciences, Engineering
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $5,000
The objective is to create a network of women who will act as role models to younger generations within the framework of a Canadian mentorship program for girls in science delivered by Actua, a national charity and supported by L'Oréal Canada Inc.
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Manning Innovation Awards
Agency: Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation
Discipline: Human Endeavour
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: Principle Award: $100,000; Award of Distinction: $25,000; Innovation Awards: $10,000
The Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation has been recognizing and encouraging innovation in Canada since 1982. By means of a nomination, Canadian resident citizens, who have demonstrated recent innovative talent in developing and successfully marketing a new concept, process or procedure.
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Margaret Hallam Memorial Scholarship for Audiologist Entering the Second Year
Agency: Connect Hearing
Discipline: Audiology
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $3,000
Margaret Hallam was the first audiologist hired by Island Hearing. With this scholarship we celebrate her dedication to the care of her staff and clients as well as being a champion for audiology within the company. Her passion and energy will always be an example for us.
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Michigan Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Fellowships
Agency: Michigan Society of Fellows
Discipline: Social, physical, and life sciences, and in the professional programs.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: USA
Max Funding: $52,000/year + benefits
The Michigan Society of Fellows, under the auspices of the Rackham Graduate School, was established in 1970 with endowment grants from the Ford Foundation and the Horace H. and Mary Rackham Funds. The most distinctive aspect of the Society is its multidisciplinary emphasis. Each year the Society selects four outstanding applicants for appointment to three-year fellowships in the social, physical, and life sciences, and in the professional schools. In 2007, the Mellon Foundation awarded a grant to add four Mellon Fellows annually in the humanities, expanding the number of fellowships awarded each year from four to eight. The newly appointed Postdoctoral Fellows join a unique interdisciplinary community composed of their peers as well as the Senior Fellows of the Society, who include many of the University’s leading scholars. Past Fellows of the Society have gone on to become distinguished scholars at institutions around the world.
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Mitchell & Janice Franklin Scholarship
Agency: Mind Care
Discipline: Medicine, Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, Occupational Therapy.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $2,000
The scholarship is established to assist in training mental health professionals who will practice in New Brunswick. These professionals would include: Medical Doctors, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Clinical Psychologists, Nurses and support staff in addiction restraint and in occupational therapy related to mental illness.
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Newton Fellowships
Agency: British Academy, Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Society (UK)
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Worldwide
Award to be taken up in: Great Britain
Max Funding: Grants of £24,000 per annum to cover subsistence and up to £8,000 per annum to cover research expenses, plus a one-off relocation allowance of up to £2,000.
Selects the best early stage post-doctoral researchers from all over the world, and offers support for two years at UK research institutions. Long-term aim is to build a global pool of research leaders and encourage long-term international collaboration with the UK.
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NL-HARP Fellowships and Student Awards
Agency: Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research
Discipline: Applied Health Research
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: Varies
NLCAHR’s mission is to contribute to the effectiveness of the health and community services system of Newfoundland and Labrador and to the physical, social, and psychological health and wellbeing of the province’s population by supporting the development and the use of applied health research in this province.
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Norah Stephen Oncology Scholar Awards
Agency: Cancer Care Nova Scotia
Discipline: Oncology
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in:
Max Funding: $6,500
Cancer Care Nova Scotia funds the Norah Stephen Oncology Scholar Awards, student research awards designed to foster an interest in the field of oncology. Norah passed away in 2008 at the age of 94, but her inspiration lives on through the Norah Stephen Oncology Scholar Awards.
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Norm Bromberger Research Bursary
Agency: Credit Union Central of Saskatchewan
Discipline: Research in the area of co-operatives and credit unions.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $2,000
Credit Union Central of Saskatchewan awards The Norm Bromberger Research Bursary in support of research relating to co-operatives and/or credit unions. The bursary has been established in recognition of the outstanding contributions made by Norm Bromberger to the development of credit unions and co-operatives in Saskatchewan and across Canada. Bromberger was Research Director and then Chief Executive Officer of Credit Union Central, for a total of twenty-seven years of service with the credit union system of Saskatchewan. He also played a prominent role in developing Credit Union Central of Canada and established other co-operatively owed financial service organizations.
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Northern Studentship in Human Geography - RCGS Studentship in Northern Geography (Masters)
Agency: The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Discipline: Northern Geography
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $5,000
The RCGS Studentship in Northern Geography ($5,000) is awarded annually by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. It is for students enrolled in a Masters program at a Canadian university. The studentship will be awarded for research leading to a thesis on a subject relating to northern geography.
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NSERC-JSPS Postdoctoral and Invitation Fellowship Program
Agency: NSERC
Discipline: Natural Sciences, Engineering
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Japan
Max Funding: varies
Provide postdoctoral researchers and university professors or senior scientists with the opportunity to conduct research in the natural sciences or engineering in a university, national laboratory or institute in Japan. At Dal, contact Research Grants & Contracts for more info.
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NSERC: The NSERC Awards for Science Promotion
Agency: NSERC
Discipline: Sciences
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in:
Max Funding: Individual: $10,000; Group: $25,000
The NSERC Awards for Science Promotion honour people and groups that are inspirational in the way they promote science to the general public. The NSERC Awards for Science Promotion are an opportunity for Canada's science community to recognize, support and encourage outstanding science promoters. NSERC invites all Canadians with an interest in science, including teachers and university researchers, to contribute to the success of this annual effort by nominating the people who are making others aware of what science means to all of us.
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OAS Fellowships Program
Agency: Organization of American States
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Varies
Award to be taken up in: Varies
Max Funding: 30,000 USD/yr (possibility of one year renewal)
Academic scholarships are awarded to persons to undertake graduate studies that lead to a degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) and/or graduate research at a university or higher learning institution in a Member State.
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OAS Regular Program for Academic Scholarships (Graduate)
Agency: Organization of American States
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Varies
Award to be taken up in: Varies
Max Funding: Varies
OAS Academic Scholarships are awarded to undertake graduate studies (Master’s or Doctorate degree) and/or graduate research leading to a degree at a university or higher learning education institution (Not Post-Doctorate) in an OAS Member State. Studies may be carried out onsite or online, or under a combination of both.
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O'Brien Foundation Fellowship
Agency: O'Brien Foundation
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Any
Max Funding: $15,000
The Leonard and Kathleen O'Brien Humanitarian Trust was established in 1971 to provide postgraduate fellowships for deserving students who wish to pursue advanced study or research in any academic, artistic, or professional field at any recognized university or research establishment. The fellowships are administered by a Committee known as The O'Brien Foundation.
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RBC Aboriginal Student Awards Program
Agency: Royal Bank of Canada
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $4000/yr
The RBC Aboriginal Student Awards Program was launched in 1992 to assist Aboriginal students to complete post-secondary education, and provide an opportunity for RBC to strengthen its relationship with the Aboriginal community. Selected students are awarded up to $4,000 each academic year for two to four years to use towards tuition, textbooks, supplies and living expenses.
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Rhodes Scholarship
Agency: Oxford University
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: UK
Max Funding: Tuition, college fees, and a stipend covering living expenses for two and possibly three years of study.
Applicants for the scholarship should study the Oxford academic system carefully before determining the degree and subject they intend to apply for. The graduate and undergraduate prospectuses refer to all courses offered and can be accessed online through the University of Oxford website. Faculty and departmental websites can also be accessed through this portal, and they contain greater detail about possible academic programs. Successful applicants must also decide which college to apply for before their portfolio enters the University of Oxford's admissions stream. In terms of preparing an application for a Rhodes Scholarship, the essential decision is to determine the academic program you intend to pursue at Oxford and why.
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Rhodes University: Andrew W. Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Agency: Rhodes University
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: South Africa
Max Funding: $140,000 (ZAR) per year + $10,000 (ZAR) research
The Fellowships are intended to foster existing academic research and scholarly or creative activities within Departments and Institutes at Rhodes University. The Fellow’s proposed work should complement existing programmes within the host department.
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Rhodes University: Hugh Le May Fellowship
Agency: Rhodes University
Discipline: Philosophy, Classics, Ancient, Medieval or Modern History, Classical, Biblical, Medieval or Modern Languages, Political Theory, Law
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: South Africa
Max Funding: varies
The Hugh le May Fellowship is available in alternate years to senior scholars who wish to devote themselves to advanced work in one of the following subjects: Philosophy, Classics, Ancient, Medieval or Modern History, Classical, Biblical, Medieval or Modern Languages, Political Theory, Law. Where there is no applicant of sufficient merit in any of the above disciplines, the Fellowship may be awarded to an applicant in another discipline within the Faculty of Humanities. he successful applicant will be expected to take up residence in Grahamstown for such period of one (1) year.
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Rhodes University: Rhodes Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Agency: Rhodes University
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: South Africa
Max Funding: $140,000(ZAR)/yr +$10,000(ZAR) research
The Fellowships are intended to foster existing academic research and scholarly or creative activities within Rhodes University departments and institutes. Ideally a Fellow's proposed work will closely complement existing programmes in the host department.
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SAE International Yanmar Sae Scholarship
Agency: Yanmar American Corporation
Discipline: Engineering or related science
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: International applicants restricted to those from the USA and Mexico only.
Award to be taken up in: Any ABET accredited institution
Max Funding: $1,000
This scholarship is sponsored by the SAE Foundation and through the generous support of the Yanmar America Corporation. Yanmar is the world's largest manufacturer of non-vehicle-use diesel engines. After more than half a century of producing and distributing diesel engines, Yanmar is now deeply committed to all aspects of agriculture, marine transportation, construction and general manufacturing industries. With the motto "to conserve energy is to serve mankind," Yanmar founder Magokichi Yamaoka was quick to recognize the value of the diesel engine over the kerosene engines which Yanmar originally built. Given the urgency of limited fuel supplies and environmental concerns over continued use of fossil fuel, Yanmar established this scholarship to help promote their philosophy.
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Said Foundation - UCL Joint Scholarships
Agency: University College London & Karim Rida Said Foundation
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Applicants limited to countries from Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine.
Award to be taken up in: UK
Max Funding: Tuition fees and living allowance.
There is no restriction on the programmes that can be chosen for study. However, applicants will be expected to demonstrate how the Master's programme they chose will enable them to be of more use to their home country or the Middle East Region as a whole.
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Science Without Borders
Agency: CAPES/CNPq Brazil
Discipline: Natural Sciences, Engineering, Health, Medicine
Target Audience: International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Brazil
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: Varies
Provides 100,000 scholarships to the best students from Brazil to support undergraduate and graduate study abroad as well as postdoctoral research at the world’s leading universities.
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Senior Women Academic Administrators Of Canada: Graduate Student Award of Merit
Agency: Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $2,500
At least three awards, each in the amount of $2500, will be awarded annually to the women graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the university or general community while maintaining exemplary academic records.
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Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute:Various awards
Agency: Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute
Discipline: Canadian Studies
Target Audience: International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: India
Award to be taken up in: India
Max Funding: varies
The objective of the Programme Development Grant is to encourage scholarly inquiry and professional academic activities with the objective of contributing to the development and expansion of Canadian Studies at Indian Universities.
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Sheldon Chumir Internship in Ethics in Leadership
Agency: The Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership
Discipline: Any field relevant to ethics in leadership.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $37,260 (9 months)
Applications are invited from senior university or college students or graduates in any field relevant to ethics in leadership for an Internship with the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership. A completed or nearly completed Master's degree will be an asset. Interns work with the Foundation on research, program development and implementation, publications, public engagement, and related administrative support. The Foundation seeks Interns who display a deep understanding of ethics in leadership and public life together with imagination and creativity of thought, demonstrated experience in working with the community, strong organizational skills, superior writing skills and a personal commitment to the Foundation's mission.
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Sidney Sussex College Evan Lewis-Thomas Law Studentship
Agency: Council of Sidney Sussex College
Discipline: Law
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: UK
Max Funding: £24,000
The Council of Sidney Sussex College offers annually, for men and women of any nationality, a number of Evan Lewis-Thomas Law Studentships for research or advanced courses in Law or cognate subjects in the University of Cambridge. The Evan Lewis-Thomas Law Studentships, which are subject to reviews of diligence and progress, are tenable for one year in the first instance but may be renewed annually, up to a maximum of three years. Their value depends on the candidate's needs in the light of support from other sources and on the availability of income from the Evan Lewis Thomas Fund.
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Sidney Sussex College Howard Research Studentship
Agency: Council of Sidney Sussex College
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: UK
Max Funding: At least £1,000 a year, and a Student without income from other sources would receive full support.
The Basil Howard Research Studentship was established by the College Council on 13 November 1991 at the bequest of Basil Alvin Howard (matriculated 1913). The holder of the Studentship must be, or seek to be, a candidate for the degree of Ph.D. in the University of Cambridge. The Studentship is tenable in any subject and is open to men or women of any nationality.
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Sisam / The Sisam Forestry Award
Agency: University of Toronto
Discipline: Forestry or forest-environment
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $1,000
Open to all full-time undergraduate and graduate students at any Canadian university for the best article dealing with forestry or forest-environment subjects, written solely by the applicant for the award, in English or French, not in report form, and published to reach a general audience beyond the university.
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Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program
Agency: Smithsonian Institute
Discipline: Any area of the Smithsonian's research departments
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: USA
Max Funding: Graduate Students: $6,500 (10 weeks); Pre-doctoral: $30,000; Postdoctoral & Senior Fellows: $45,000. Research allowance of $4,000.
Fellowships are offered by the Smithsonian Institution to provide opportunities for graduate students, predoctoral students, and postdoctoral and senior investigators to conduct research in association with members of the Smithsonian professional research staff, and to utilize the resources of the Institution. These fellowships are offered through the Smithsonian's Office of Fellowships, and are administered under the charter of the Institution, 20 U.S. Code section 41 et seq. Fellowship awards under this program are contingent upon the availability of funds.
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Soil And Water Conservation Society Research Scholarship - Kenneth E. Grant
Agency: Soil and Water Conservation Society
Discipline: Managing land for sustainability, Measuring effects of conservation practices
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in:
Max Funding: $1,000
In 1978, friends and associates of Kenneth E. Grant established a scholarship program in his name when he retired as administrator of the Soil Conservation Service. The Kenneth E. Grant Research Scholarship provides financial aid to members of SWCS for interdisciplinary graduate-level research on a conservation topic that will extend the SWCS mission of fostering the science and the art of soil, water, and related natural resource management to achieve sustainability.
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Soil And Water Conservation Society Student Leader Conservation Scholarships - Melville H. Cohee
Agency: Soil and Water Conservation Society
Discipline: Natural resource-related field
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in:
Max Funding: $500
The Melville H. Cohee Student Leader Conservation Scholarship was started in the early 1990s to honor student members who succeed as leaders in their studies, volunteerism, and work. Nominations for this scholarship come from all over the world to compete against other student society members who have interest in conservation or other resource-related fields.
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Soroptimist Foundation Of Canada: Grants For Women
Agency: Soroptimist Foundation of Canada
Discipline: Any field aimed at improving the lives of women
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in:
Max Funding: $7,500
The Soroptimist Foundation of Canada annually offers several $7,500 grants to female graduate students in Canada to assist them with university studies which will qualify them for careers which will improve the quality of women's lives. Examples include but are not limited to: providing services, providing legal counselling and assistance, counselling mature women entering or re-entering the labour market, counselling women in crisis, counselling and training women for non-traditional employment, and positions in women's centres.
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The Elsevier Foundation - New Scholars Program
Agency: The Elsevier Foundation
Discipline: Natural Sciences, Health, Medicine
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Worldwide
Award to be taken up in: Worldwide
Max Funding: varies
Provides grants for up to 3 years to doctoral candidates and young post-docs. Gives priority to the efforts to address the fundamental challenge of balancing childcare and family responsibilities with the demanding academic careers in science, health, and technology.
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The Society for the Humanities Cornell University: Fellowship
Agency: Cornell University
Discipline: Humanities
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: USA
Max Funding: $45,000 + travel
This interdisciplinary invitation is open to study of the broadest cross-cultural range of contexts and media that cross the boundaries of time and space, from East and West/South and North.
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Traditional Fulbright Scholar Award
Agency: Canada-US Fulbright Program
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: United States, Canada
Award to be taken up in: United States, Canada
Max Funding: $25,000 USD/9 months
Grants of four to nine months are available to Canadian and American scholars, post-doctoral researchers and experienced professionals to conduct research and/or teach at a host institution in the United States or Canada, respectively.
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Traditional Fulbright Student Award
Agency: Canada-US Fulbright Program
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: United States, Canada
Award to be taken up in: United States, Canada
Max Funding: $15,000 USD/9 months
Canadian and American graduate students who wish to enroll in a graduate program in Canada or USA respectively.
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Transportation Association Of Canada (TAC) Scholarships
Agency: Transportation Association of Canada
Discipline: Varies
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in:
Max Funding: Varies
The TAC Foundation's Scholarship Program builds upon a former TAC scholarship program by offering scholarships to postgraduates and undergraduates at colleges and universities across Canada.
The Program supports the educational needs of the Canadian transportation industry by providing financial assistance to promising students and professionals returning to school for studies in transportation-related disciplines.
Since the TAC Foundation began awarding scholarships in 2005, a total of 223 scholarships valuing $931,500 have been provided to 196 students at the undergraduate, postgraduate and entrance level in transportation related disciplines.
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UNESCO-L'Oreal For Women in Science International Fellowships
Agency: UNESCO and L'Oreal
Discipline: Life Sciences
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Canada
Award to be taken up in: Worldwide
Max Funding: $20,000 USD/yr
For female Canadian citizens pursuing doctoral or post-doctoral research. Funds up to two years of study at an overseas institution.
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University College London Overseas Research Students (ORS) Awards Scheme
Agency: University College London
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: UK
Max Funding: £12,000 per year
The UCL Overseas Research Scholarships (UCL-ORS), aim to attract high-quality international students to UCL to undertake research.
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University Of Western Ontario Schmeelk Fellowships
Agency: University of Western Ontario
Discipline: Any
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students
Applicant Country:
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $10,000 per semester, renewable for up to $40,000; $1,500 travel grant.
A Schmeelk Fellowship is awarded to a Francophone graduate student (Master's or Doctoral) at The University of Western Ontario. The purpose of the Fellowship is to improve understanding between French-speaking and English-speaking Canadians in business and government. While the Fellowships are tenable in any graduate program at The University of Western Ontario, the research supported by the Fellowship will ideally address aspects of the relationship between business community and government in Canada. The annual value of the Fellowship is $20,000.
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Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
Agency: SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, DFAIT
Discipline: Various
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
Applicant Country: Worldwide
Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: $150,000
Designed to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students with a high standard of achievement in the Social Science and Humanities, Science and Engineering, Health, as well as leadership skills.
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Victoria University/Northrop Frye Fellowship
Agency: Victoria University
Discipline: Humanties, Social Sciences
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
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Award to be taken up in: Canada
Max Funding: No stipend attached to this fellowship.
The Northrop Frye Centre offers the title of Visiting Fellow of the Northrop Frye Centre to established scholars visiting the area, who wish to work at the Centre and at Victoria University. The number of appointments is limited by the space available at the Centre; preference will be given to long-term visitors. The title may be held for up to one year. All Fellows will have access to the libraries and the Centre's facilities, and will be welcome in the academic community of Victoria University. Victoria's E. J. Pratt Library possesses the impressive Northrop Frye Collection, composed of manuscripts, notebooks, typescripts, correspondence and annotated books. The University of Toronto library system has additional resources of more than eight million volumes in all disciplines. Work proposed should have some connection with the Centre's concerns. Applicants should submit an outline of their proposed work and a curriculum vitae, at least three months in advance of their stay to the Director.
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: Fellowships
Agency: Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars
Discipline: Any field related to public policy and its change.
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
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Award to be taken up in: USA
Max Funding: From $26,000 to $85,000 per year.
The Center awards approximately 20-25 residential fellowships annually to individuals with outstanding project proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues. Topics and scholarship should relate to key public policy challenges or provide the historical and/or cultural framework to illuminate policy issues of contemporary importance.
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Zonta International Foundation: Amelia Earhart Fellowship Awards for Women
Agency: Zonta International Foundation
Discipline: Aerospace-related sciences and aerospace-related engineering
Target Audience: Canadian Graduate Students, International Graduate Students
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Award to be taken up in: Any
Max Funding: $10,000
Established in 1938 in honor of famed pilot and Zontian, Amelia Earhart, the Amelia Earhart Fellowship is awarded annually to women pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace-related sciences and aerospace-related engineering. The Fellowship of US$10,000, awarded to 35 Fellows around the globe each year, may be used at any university or college offering accredited post-graduate courses and degrees in these fields.
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