Below are some common scholarships and fellowships available to graduate students from external sponsors.
If you are interested in any of these opportunities, contact your graduate department administrators to find out how to apply.
- Tri-Agency funding
- CIHR Graduate Scholarships
- NSERC Graduate Scholarships
- SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships
- Mitacs Programs for Graduate Students
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
- Vanier Graduate Scholarship
Tri-Agency Funding
Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master’s program
(CGS-M)
Overview: This scholarship is meant to fund students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies.
Duration: 1 year
Value: $17,500
Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral program
(CGS-D)
Overview: This scholarship is meant to fund students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies.
Duration: 3 years
Value: $35,000/year
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
Overview: This highly competitive scholarship is meant to fund students who demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health.
Duration: 3 years
Value: $50,000/year
Canada Graduate Scholarships –
Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements
Overview: This supplement supports pursuit of research experiences at research institutions abroad. Supplements are available to active CGS (master’s or doctoral) or eligible Vanier CGS holders.
Value: Up to $6,000
CIHR Doctoral Foreign Study Award
Overview: The Doctoral Foreign Study Award (DFSA) provides special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a doctoral degree in a health-related field abroad.
Duration: Up to 3 years
Value: $35,000/year
Doctoral Foreign Study Award program description
NSERC Graduate Scholarships
NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships –Doctoral program
(PGS-D)
Overview: This scholarship provides financial support to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in an eligible doctoral program in the natural sciences or engineering.
Duration: 3 years
Value: $21,000/year
NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors
Overview: The NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors (NISA) grant aims to engage Indigenous students and fellows in promoting interest and participation in the natural sciences and engineering (NSE) by visiting Indigenous communities and schools in Canada.
Value: Up to $5,000
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships
Overview: SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships support high-calibre students engaged in doctoral programs in the social sciences and humanities.
Duration: 12, 24, 36 or 48 months
Value: $20,000/year
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships program description
Mitacs
Accelerate Fellowship
Overview: The Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship provides a long-term funding and internship option for master’s and PhD students. Recipients can also access professional development training.
Value: $20,000/year
Duration: 1.5-2 years (Master's); 3-4 years (PhD)
Globalink
Overview: Globalink offers travel funding between Canada and several international partners.
Business Strategy Internship
Overview: The Business Strategy Internship (BSI) provides $10,000 or $15,000 to students who develop innovative projects designed to help an organization thrive.
Value: $10,000 or $15,000
Ontario Graduate Scholarship
Overview: Scholarship for students in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels.
Value: $10,000 for 2 consecutive terms or $15,000 for 3 consecutive terms, with graduate unit contributing one-third the cost of the total award received
Duration: 1 year (2 or 3 consecutive terms, depending on graduate program)