External Awards, Scholarships, Fellowships, Internships
Students are expected to apply for any awards or scholarships for which they may be eligible. Consult the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website concerning application requirements and deadlines for major award competitions each fall which require university pre-selection.
Awards are remitted to the student in the manner stipulated by the granting agency and/or, if applicable, as noted below.
Since there may be a maximum amount of funds that can be awarded and held by a student, full-time graduate students who accept an award that is not directly administered by Laurier must immediately inform their department chairperson and the dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, in writing. This requirement applies to any awards or assistance offered by any agency or institution.
Students may wish to begin their search for other funding opportunities at any of the sites listed below. This list is not exhaustive.
Scholarships and Awards:
Africa Initiative Graduate Research Grant
Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
Canadian National Committee for CODATA Sangster Award
CIHR (Institute of Gender & Health) Award Opportunities
CIHR New Science Policy Fellowships Program
CSSHE Award for Master's Thesis or Project
Foreign
Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT)
Fulbright Canada Opportunities for Students & Faculty
Google Lime Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
Government of Canada - Commonwealth Scholarship Plan United Kingdom
Government of Canada - Foreign Awards - Switzerland
Government of Canada - Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program (CCSEO)
Government of Canada Scholarships for Non-Canadians
K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation of Canada Scholarship for Canadian Women
Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC)
Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters'
Ontario Graduate Scholarship
Science's Next Wave - Grants and Funding
SIG Outstanding Dissertation Award
Silverhill Institute of Environmental Research and Conservation
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Sport Information Resource Centre Research Award
Summer 2012 Study of the United Statues Institutes for Scholars
TD Bank Group Lime Connect Canada Scholarship
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Transportation Association of Canada Foundation Scholarship Program
Trudeau Foundation Scholarships
2011-2012 Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
COS Database - Funding opportunities
Fellowships:
AllerGen Emerging Clinician-Scientist Research Fellowship Award
CIHR Training Grant in Interdisciplinary Primary Health Care Research (TUTOR-PHC)
Parkinson's Disease Foundation - 2012 Summer Student Fellowship
Bursaries:
Internship Programs:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Master's Training Program
Laurier-Industry Internship Program
Health Canada - Student Opportunities
Additional Resources:
WLU Student Awards Data Base Search
Graduate Studies online database (Currently being updated)
Unless otherwise stipulated by the award granting agency, a student who is successful in winning an external award will have that award applied against the student (tuition) account. Any outstanding payments owed to the University will be deducted at
source before a refund is issued (by direct deposit) for the
balance. Major external scholarships from national (Tri-Council) or provincial (Ontario Graduate Scholarship/Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology) are paid in instalments, one at each term, starting with the term you selected on your Response Form. The award is applied, along with any other scholarship awarded to you by Laurier, against your student account (tuition).
You must be registered in order to receive your award payment, and the refund will be issued no earlier than the last date for late registration (see the Academic Schedule in the Graduate Calendar for specific dates). That is, your September instalment will be paid in mid September, your January instalment in mid January, etc.
