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Scholarships and Awards
There are a number of scholarships and awards available to graduate students on a competitive basis.
We want to make sure you are successful in meeting the financial demands of your graduate education. If you have questions about these scholarship and award programs, please contact your graduate program administrator.
Graduate Scholarships and Awards Calendar
Note: Programs may enforce earlier internal deadlines, please contact your graduate program administrator for more information regarding their processes.
Scholarships and Awards Criteria and Important Dates
Click on the individual scholarship or award name for detailed information, including eligibility criteria and application instructions. In addition to these internal and prestigious external awards, visit other external funding programs via the suggested links.
Please note: scholarship and awards deadlines will be updated on this page once available.
| Name | Value | Apply To | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Graduate Student Bursary | up to $5,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Aug. 12 |
| Black Graduate Student Fellowship | $15,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Aug. 12 |
| Black Graduate Student Scholarship | $5,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Aug. 12 |
| CUPE 3904 Unit 3 Equity and Inclusion Research Grant | up to $7,500 | CUPE 3904 Unit 3 | Jan. 15 |
| Dennis Mock Graduate Scholarship | $5,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | March 15 |
| Dennis Mock Student Leadership Award | N/A | Registrars Office | TBA |
| The Dr. C. Ravi and Shanti Ravindran Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis | $2,500 | By department nomination only | Sept. 1 |
| Governor General Gold Medal (GGGM) | N/A | By nomination only | Sept. 3 |
| Indigenous Graduate Scholarship | $5,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Aug. 12 |
| Indigenous Graduate Student Bursary | up to $5,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Aug. 12 |
| Jennifer Mactavish Graduate Student Leadership Awards | up to $1,500 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Sept. 26 |
| Joseph Zboralski TA/GA Equity and Inclusion Award (CUPE 3904 Unit 3) | $1,000 | CUPE 3904 Unit 3 | Jan. 15 |
| Ryerson Gold Medal | N/A | By department nomination only | Sept. 1 |
| Ryerson Graduate Scholarship | $15,000 | Application not required | No deadline |
| Ryerson Graduate Fellowship (RGF) | up to $12,000 for masters and up to $16,000 for doctoral | Consideration is automatic; no application required | No deadline |
| Ryerson Graduate Development Award (RGDA) | N/A | Consideration is automatic; no application required | No deadline |
| Ryerson Graduate Student Travel Funding | $500 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Proposals accepted on a regular basis |
| Supporting Aboriginal Graduate Enhancement (SAGE) Award | up to $30,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | March 1 |
| Name | Value | Apply To | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| CERC Scholarships for MA students | $10,000 | Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration | Contact program |
| CERC Doctoral Scholarships | $25,000 | Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration | Contact program |
| CUE-Toronto Hydro Corporation Student Award | up to $5,000 | Centre for Urban Energy (CUE) | Various |
| PDF fileDMZ Sandbox Student Grant Program | up to $30,000 | DMZ Sandbox | TBA |
| Edward S. Rogers Sr. Graduate School Fellowships | $20,000 | For Communication and Culture PhD students only; consideration is automatic; no application required | Multiple intakes (see website) |
| Geoffrey F. Bruce Fellowship in Canadian Freshwater Policy | $25,000 | Chair, Geoffrey F. Bruce Fellowship Selection Committee | Sept. 30 |
| PDF fileGlobal Learning Award | up to $1,000 | Ryerson International | Please submit an application via Award Spring. |
| Hydro One Aboriginal Award for Graduate Studies in Public Policy and Administration | $5,000 | For Public Policy and Administration students only; contact program for details | Contact program |
| The Norman Esch Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards | $8,000 | Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship | TBA |
| Ryerson Athletics Scholarships, external link | $500-$4,500 | Contact Ryerson Athletics for details | No deadline |
| PDF fileRyerson Image Centre Research Fellowships | up to $10,000 | Ryerson Image Centre, external link | TBA |
| PDF fileRyerson International Exchange Opportunity Scholarship (RIEOS) | $2,000 | Ryerson International | TBA |
| Ryerson International Student Scholarships (RISS) | $7,000 | Consideration is automatic; no application required | No deadline |
| Social Innovation and Activism Fund (SIAF) | up to $5,000 | Office of Social Innovation | Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis |
| Ted Rogers Graduate Programs Scholarships & Awards | up to $20,000 | For incoming MBA/MHA(CC)/MScM students only; application required; contact program for details | Contact program |
| Vernon Yellowhead Award, external link | up to $6,000 | Apply through Ryerson Award Spring, external link | TBA |
| Name | Value | Apply To |
Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada's Distinguished Dissertation Awards | $1,500 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | TBA |
| Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED), external link | $10,200 or $12,700 | Submit completed applications to Natasha Mills via email at natasha.mills@ryerson.ca | March 1 |
| Fulbright Canada Scholarship | $15,000 (USD) | Directly to funding agency | Closed for 2020 |
| Hugh C. Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship | $40,000 | Directly to funding agency | Feb. 15 |
| Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships | $8,500 or $10,500 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Feb. 1 |
| Polytechnique Montréal Order of the White Rose Scholarship | $30,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | TBA |
| Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada Awards | $3,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Not accepting Ontario applications this year. |
| Study in Canada Scholarships, external link | $60,000 or $120,000 | Submit completed applications to Natasha Mills via email at natasha.mills@ryerson.ca | TBA |
| Trudeau Foundation Scholarship | $60,000 | Directly to funding agency (Online Portal) | Jan. 5 |
| Name | Value | Apply To |
Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada Graduate Scholarships Master's (CGS-M) A harmonization of CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC graduate scholarships |
$17,500 | Research Portal | Dec. 1 |
Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral (CGS-D) and Postgraduate Scholarships - Doctoral (PGS D) A harmonization of CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC doctoral graduate scholarships |
$35,000 | Online Portal | Oct. 1 |
| Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement for current SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR CGS holders | $6,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies |
Jan. 24 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Industrial Post-Graduate Scholarships |
N/A | See explanation in linked page |
TBA |
| SSHRC Impact Awards | $50,000 or $100,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | TBA |
| Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships | $50,000 |
By nomination only | Sept. 23, 2020 |
| Name | Value | Apply To | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autism Scholars Award | $18,000 or $20,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies |
Dec. 1 |
| John Charles Polanyi Prizes | $20,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Dec. 1 |
| Ontario Graduate Fellowships (OGF) | $12,000 | Consideration is automatic; no application required |
No deadline |
| Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) |
$15,000 | Apply directly to your program of study | Contact your program for deadline information |
| Ontario Women's Health Scholars Awards |
$25,000 or $35,000 or $50,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies |
Dec. 1 |
| The Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and technology (QEII-GSST) |
$15,000 |
Consideration is automatic; no application required | Contact your program for deadline information |
| The Vector Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence | $17,500 | Apply to your program of study | TBA |
Other External Funding
Note: please refer to all deadlines and application procedures as stated by the external program.
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- 4 Good Hosting Scholarship Program, external link
- Action Canada Fellowship, external link
- AGE-WELL Graduate and Postdoctoral Awards, external link
- Alzheimer Society Canada, external link - Apply for Research Funding, external link
- Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA), external link - Scholarship, external link
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- Bloorview Research Institute, external link - Pursuit Award, external link
Brain Canada Foundation, external link - Current funding opportunities, external link
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- The Cadieux-Léger Fellowship – Research Affiliate Program, external link
- Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), external link
- Canadian Blood Services Graduate Fellowship Program, external link
- Canadian Bureau of International Education (CBIE), external link - Featured scholarships, external link
- Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation, external link - Claudette MacKay-Lassonde
Graduate Award, external link
- Canadian Foundation for Governance Research, external link - Bertram Scholarships, external link
- Canadian Hemophilia Society, external link
- Dream of a Cure, CHS Research Program, external link
- Summer 2021 Dream of a Cure Studentships in Inherited Bleeding Disorders Research, external link
- CHS/Pfizer Care Until Cure Research Program, external link
- CHS/Novo Nordisk Psychosocial Research Programme, external link
- CHS – Bayer – ADVANCE Canada Research Program, external link
- Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research Scholarships, external link
- Royal Canadian Legion Masters Scholarship in Veteran Health Research
- Wounded Warriors Doctoral Scholarship in Military and Veteran Health Research
- The Dr. Mark Zamorski Award
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), external link - Funding programs, external link
- Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform, external link - 2021 Scholarship Competition, external link
- Canadian Transportation Research Forum, external link
- Canadian Water Resources Association, external link - Awards & Scholarships, external link
- Car Removal Perth Scholarship, external link
- Claire-Deschênes Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition, external link
- Commonwealth Scholarships, external link
- CRTC Prize for Excellence in Policy Research, external link
- CSA Group Graduate Scholarship, external link
- PDF fileCSC (China Scholarship Council) Scholarship - PDF fileViewbook - excel fileNomination Form
- Canadian Sociological Association Conference, external link - Best Student Paper Award, external link
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- EduCanada, external link - International scholarship opportunities for Canadians, external link
- Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Fellowship Program, external link
- Engineers Canada, external link
- EnergyRates.Ca College Scholarship, external link
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- Harbhajan Ranauta Legacy Scholarship, external link
- Henry Mandelbaum Graduate Fellowship for Excellence in Social Sciences, Humanities, or Arts, external link
- The Heer Law Entrepreneurship Scholarship, external link
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- The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), external link - Tell us Why Unions Matter and win $1,000, external link
- The Neuro Open Science in Action Prizes 2020, external link
- NSERC Science Exposed Photo Contest, external link
- NSERC prizes, external link
- Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, external link
- NSERC John C. Polanyi Award, external link
- Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering, external link
- NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research, external link
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- Parkinson Canada Research Program, external link - Current Funding Opportunities, external link
- Paul Stothart Memorial Scholarship in Mineral Economics, external link
- Pradeep Khare Memorial Scholarship, external link
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- rare Charitable Research Reserve, external link - rare Scholarship in Graduate Research
- Recruitment of Policy Leaders (RPL) program, external link
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- SE Health, external link - Michael Decter Scholarship for Health Leadership and Policy Studies, external link
- SentryOne Data Pros of Tomorrow Scholarship, external link
- Sallie Mae Fund (US students), external link
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), external link - Funding Opportunities, external link
- Soroptimist Foundation Grants for Canadian Women Graduate Students, external link
- Surface Mount Technology Association, external link
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- Toronto and Region Conservation Foundation, external link - The B. Harper Bull Scholarship Awards 2019, external link
- This is Writing, external link - Creative Writing Scholarship, external link
- Transitions: Supporting First Nations, Métis and Inuit Students in School and Career Success, external link
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- Water Environment Association of Ontario Scholarship Program, external link
- Wholesale Furniture Brokers Scholarship, external link
- WowAutos' Adversity Beaters Scholarship Award, external link
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