Graduate Scholarships and Bursaries

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

Value:

• Master's: $1,500
• Doctoral: $3,000

Applications for the Fall 2026 Donor-Funded Awards are now officially open. All students currently registered in a graduate program during the competition period are eligible and encouraged to apply.

How to Apply

Please click here to complete the application.

Application Deadlines

• October 31, 2026

Questions?

If you have questions about award eligibility or the submission process, please contact the Faculty of Graduate Studies at graduatestudies@laurentian.ca.

View the list of awards here (subject to availability)

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

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. 

Deadline : December 1st.

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 currently hold a master’s or doctoral award from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC.

Valued at $9,000

Deadline : June 10th

Click here for more information

Application for the Fall 2027-2028 Ontario Graduate Scholarship is now officially open!

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) is a merit-based scholarship available to both master's and doctoral students who are or will be enrolled in full-time studies for the 2027/2028 academic year.

How to Apply

Please select and complete the appropriate online application form based on your residency status:

• Domestic Student Application Form
• International Student Application Form

Reference Requirements

All applicants are required to submit two references.

Please send the Referee Submission Form directly to your two chosen referees.

Application Deadlines

• January 31, 2027

Questions?

If you have questions about award eligibility or the submission process, please contact the Faculty of Graduate Studies at graduatestudies@laurentian.ca.

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/ 

This grant supports market-ready innovation in sustainable architecture by recognizing a completed design or research project that is scalable, transferable, and demonstrates commercial potential.

Eligibility: Students enrolled in the final two years of a professional degree program at an accredited Canadian school of architecture.

Award: One annual grant of $5,000.

Deadline: April 19th

Click here for more information.

Co-sponsored annually by the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA), the Arthur Erickson Family, and the Arthur Erickson Foundation, this scholarship supports transformative educational travel for graduating architecture students.

Eligibility: Open to students in their final semester of a degree program at an accredited Canadian graduate school of architecture.

Application Requirements: Submissions must include a comprehensive travel/study proposal.

Deadline: October 1st

Contact & Inquiries: For details and submission guidelines, email info@rca-arc.ca.

Recognizes the two most outstanding thesis proposals in sustainable design and research from architecture students across Canada.

Eligibility: Full-time students in a professional Master of Architecture program at an accredited Canadian university or the RAIC Syllabus Program.

Award: Two annual awards of $5,000.

Deadline: March 8th

Questions: awards-prix@raic.org

For Canadian and Permanent Resident Master's students completing research in Health-Related Fields.

Valued at $27,000 for 12 months.

Submit an application via the Research Portal before December 1st.

For more information:

Click here for more information regarding eligibility, for the 2026/2027 competition.

Click here for instructions for completing an application.

For Canadian and Permanent Resident Master's students completing research in natural sciences and/or engineering.

Valued at $27,000 for 12 months.

Submit an application via the Research Portal before December 1st.

For more information:

Click here for more information regarding eligibility for the 2026/2027 competition.

Click here for instructions for completing an application.

For Canadian and Permanent Resident Master's students completing research in social sciences and/or humanities.

Valued at $27,000 for 12 months.

Submit an application via the Research Portal before December 1st.

For more information:

Click here for more information regarding eligibility for the 2026/2027 competition.

Click here for instructions for completing an application.

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

Valued at $40,000 per year for up to 36 months (3 years).

Deadline: October 17th

Applications must be submitted directly to the Agency through the ResearchNet

For more information:

Click here for more information regarding eligibility for the 2026/2027 competition.

Click here for instructions for completing an application.

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

Valued at $40,000 per year for up to 36 months (3 years).

Deadline: October 17th

Applications must be submitted directly to the Agency through the Online System.

For more information:

Click here for more information regarding eligibility for the 2026/2027 competition.

Click here for instructions for completing an application.

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

Valued at $40,000 per year for up to 36 months (3 years).

Deadline: October 17th

Applications must be submitted directly to the Agency through the Online Portal

For more information:

Click here for more information regarding eligibility for the 2026/2027 competition.

Click here for instructions for completing an application.

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

The application period for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation’s 2027 Scholarship is from September 1 to November 6, 2026.

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

For more information, please visit Trudeau Foundation Website