Graduate Scholarships and Bursaries

For Canadian and Permanent Resident students at both the master's and doctoral levels who are completing their research on the topic of autism.

For the academic year 2026-27, the program offers up to two one-year awards of $18,000 at the master’s level, and up to three one-year awards of $20,000 at the doctoral level. 

For additional information on this award, please visit their website:https://cou.ca/resources/awards/ 

The awards are presented to Ontario nursing faculty, students and health programs partners.

Please carefully review the all eligibility criteria on the website: https://cou.ca/resources/awards/ 

The Ontario Government established a fund to award John Charles Polanyi Prizes annually to up to five outstanding researchers or scholars who are in the early stages of their careers and at Ontario universities.  The prizes, each of which is valued at $20,000.  They are available in the areas of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Economic Science, broadly defined. 

Please carefully review all eligibility criteria on the website: https://cou.ca/resources/awards/ 

For students who hold a CGS-D scholarship.

Visit the website for application instructions and more information

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) is a merit-based scholarship available to both master's and doctoral students who are or will be enrolled full-time for 2 or more terms in the academic year in which they are submitting their application. Application forms are provided by the Faculty of Graduate Students and are normally available in October every year. 

For more information, please see the Guidelines HERE.

Please note that the application deadline is January 31st.

• Application Form: Currently Closed
• Academic Assessment (Referees): Currently closed

For Canadian and Permanent Resident students at both the master's and doctoral levels who are completing their research on the topic of women's health.

For the academic year 2026-27, the program offers up to:

• Two one-year awards of $25,000 (plus a research allowance of $1,000) at the master’s level;
• Three renewable one-year awards of $35,000 (plus a research allowance of $2,000) at the doctoral level; and
• Two one-year awards of $50,000 (plus a research allowance of $5,000) at the postdoctoral level.

Please carefully review all eligibility criteria on the website:https://cou.ca/resources/awards/ 

Unsure of which Tri-Agency agency to choose? Selecting the Appropriate Federal Granting Agency

For Canadian and Permanent Resident doctoral students completing research in health.

Please note that the application deadline is October 17th.

For more information:

• Portal

• Instructions

• FAQ

Unsure of which Tri-Agency to choose? Selecting the Appropriate Federal Granting Agency

For Canadian and Permanent Resident doctoral students completing research in natural sciences and/or engineering.

Please note that the application deadline is October 17th.

For more information:

• Resources
• Portal
• Instructions
• FAQ

Unsure of which Tri-Agency agency to choose? Selecting the Appropriate Federal Granting Agency

For Canadian and Permanent Resident doctoral students completing research in social sciences and/or humanities.

Please note that the application deadline is October 17th.

For more information:

• Portal
• Instructions

For doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences that relates to the themes of: Human Rights and Dignity, Responsible Citizenship, Canada and the World, People and their Natural Environment.

Canadian and International students are eligible to apply via the ​portal​.

For more information, please visit the Trudeau Foundation Website. 

Unsure of which Tri-Agency agency to choose? Selecting the Appropriate Federal Granting Agency

For Canadian and Permanent Resident doctoral students completing research in natural sciences and/or engineering.

Please note that the application deadline is December 1st.

For more information:

• Portal
• Instructions

Unsure of which Tri-Agency agency to choose? Selecting the Appropriate Federal Granting Agency

For Canadian and Permanent Resident doctoral students completing research in natural sciences and/or engineering.

Please note that the application deadline is December 1st.

For more information:

• Portal
• Instructions
• FAQ
• Resources

Unsure of which Tri-Agency agency to choose? Selecting the Appropriate Federal Granting Agency

For Canadian and Permanent Resident doctoral students completing research in social sciences and/or humanities.

Please note that the application deadline is December 1st.

For more information:

• Portal

The Dean's Entrance Scholarship is allocated by the Deans of each Faculty to a limited number of meritorious students.This scholarships requires no application, they are awarded automatically. The number of Scholarships as well as their value may vary based on availability of funds. Scholarships are normally awarded in the Fall term.

Values

• Master's: $1,500
• Doctoral: $3,000. 

The Laurentian University Internal Scholarships are for students registered in the graduate program during the competition. All graduate students are invited to register for these scholarships. Please read the Faculty of Graduate Studies Newsletter for more information.

These are Laurentian University's Internal Scholarships Deadlines.

• Fall 2026 Deadline: October 30, 2026
• Winter 2027 Deadline: February 26, 2027