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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 program.
Funding is available to support students' ability to cover immediate needs as a result of financial challenges as it relates to the current COVID-19 situation. Please see Ryerson Student Relief Fund for more information.
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 deadlines. In addition to these internal and prestigious external awards, visit other external funding programs via the suggested links.
| Name | Value | Apply To | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| CERC Scholarships for MA students | $10,000 | Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration | Determined by program |
| CERC Doctoral Scholarships | $25,000 | Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration | Determined by program |
| Dennis Mock Graduate Scholarship |
$5,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies |
Mar. 16, 2020 |
| Dennis Mock Student Leadership Award | N/A | Registrars Office | Feb. 18, 2020 |
| PDF fileDMZ Sandbox Student Grant Program | up to $30,000 | DMZ Sandbox | TBA |
| Doctoral Completion Award |
TBD | Application form TBA | TBA |
| The Dr. C. Ravi and Shanti Ravindran Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis | $2,500 | By department nomination only | Aug. 22, 2019 |
| Edward S. Rogers Sr. Graduate School Fellowships |
$20,000 |
For Communication and Culture PhD students only; consideration is automatic; no application required |
No deadline |
| The Norman Esch Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards | up to $25,000 | Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship | Mar. 9, 2020 |
| Geoffrey F. Bruce Fellowship in Canadian Freshwater Policy | $25,000 | Chair, Geoffrey F. Bruce Fellowship Selection Committee | Sept. 30 annually |
| Governor General Gold Medal (GGGM) |
N/A | By nomination only |
Aug. 22, 2019 |
| Graduate Student Stipend | Varies by program | Contact program for details |
No deadline |
| 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 |
| Jennifer Mactavish Graduate Student Leadership Awards | up to $1,500 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Sept. 19, 2019 |
| Ryerson Athletics Scholarships, external link | $500-$4,500 | Contact Ryerson Athletics for details | No deadline |
| Ryerson Centre for Urban Energy |
up to $5,000 | Centre for Urban Energy | Various |
| Ryerson Gold Medal | N/A | By department nomination only | Aug. 15, 2019 |
| 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 |
| PDF fileRyerson Image Centre Research Fellowships | up to $10,000 | Ryerson Image Centre, external link | Nov. 8, 2019 |
| PDF fileRyerson International Exchange Opportunity Scholarship (RIEOS) | $2,000 | Ryerson International | Jan. 31, 2020 |
| 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 |
| Supporting Aboriginal Graduate Enhancement (SAGE) Award | up to $30,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies |
Nov. 15, 2019 |
| 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 | Nov. 22, 2019 |
Canada-wide and International Awards
| Name | Value | Apply To |
Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada's Distinguished Dissertation Awards | $1,500 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Feb. 24, 2020 |
| Fulbright Canada Scholarship | $15,000 (USD) | Directly to funding agency | Closed for 2020 |
| Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships | $8,500 or $10,500 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies |
Feb. 1 annually |
| Polytechnique Montréal Order of the White Rose Scholarship | $30,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Aug. 1, 2019 |
| Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada Awards | $3,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Not accepting Ontario applications this year. |
| Trudeau Foundation Scholarship |
$60,000 | Directly to funding agency |
Dec. 3, 2019 |
| Hugh C. Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship | $40,000 | Directly to funding agency | Jan. 31, 2020 |
| 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 | Feb. 10, 2020 |
| Study in Canada Scholarships, external link | $60,000 or $120,000 | Submit completed applications to Natasha Mills via email at natasha.mills@ryerson.ca | Deadline extended to Feb. 18, 2020 |
Federal Awards
| Name | Value | Apply To |
Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada Graduate Scholarships Master's (CGS-M) A harmonization of CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC graduate scholarships |
$17,500 | Directly to funding agency | Dec. 1, 2019 |
Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral (CGS-D) and Postgraduate Scholarships - Doctoral (PGS D) A harmonization of CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC doctoral graduate scholarships |
$35,000 | Directly to funding agency | Oct. 1, 2019 |
| Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement for current SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR CGS holders | $6,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies |
Various |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Industrial Post-Graduate Scholarships |
N/A | See explanation in linked page |
N/A |
| SSHRC Impact Awards | $50,000 or $100,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Feb. 24, 2020 |
| Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships | $50,000 |
By nomination only | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Provincial Awards
| Name | Value | Apply To | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autism Scholars Award | $18,000 or $20,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies |
Dec. 2, 2019 |
| John Charles Polanyi Prizes | $20,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Dec. 2, 2019 |
| 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 Trillium Scholarship (OTS) | $40,000 | *The competition is currently on hold as we await further instructions from the Ministry 1st year international PhD students only; consideration is automatic; no application required |
No deadline |
| Ontario Women's Health Scholars Awards |
$25,000 or $35,000 or $50,000 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies |
Dec. 2, 2019 |
| The Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and technology (QEII-GSST) |
$15,000 |
Consideration is automatic; no application required | No deadline |
| The Vector Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence | $17,500 | Apply to your program of study | Mar. 2, 2020 |
Ryerson aims to assist you in your pursuit of scholarly, research and creative (SRC) activities, conducting research in the field, and presenting your work at academic conferences.
There are several funding opportunities for current Ryerson graduate students:
| Name | Value | Apply to | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryerson Graduate Student Travel Funding | $500 | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Proposals accepted on a regular basis |
| PDF fileGlobal Learning Award | up to $1,000 | Ryerson International | November 15, 2019. Please submit an application via Award Spring. |
Below is a list of possible sources of funding. If the link is no longer active, please contact Graduate Studies at graduatestudies@ryerson.ca. Alternatively, you can search the web as links may be associated with a specific year (e.g. 2017-18).
- 4 Good Hosting Scholarship Program, external link
- Action Canada, external link
- AGE-WELL, external link - AGE-WELL Graduate and Postdoctoral Awards, external link
- Alzheimer Society Canada, external link - Research, external link - Apply for Research Funding, external link
- Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship in Canada, external link
- Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA), external link - Scholarship programs, external link
- Brain Canada Foundation - Funding Opportunities, external link
- Calgary Foundation, external link - Kathryn Huget Leadership Award, external link
- Canada-China Scholars' Exchange 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
- Canadian Dam Association, external link - CDA postgraduate scholarships, external link
- Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation, external link
- Canadian Foundation for Governance Research, external link: Bertram Scholarships, external link
- Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research Scholarships, external link
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), external link - Funding Programs, external link
- CIHR - All Funding Opportunities, external link
- CIHR IHSPR Article of the Year, external link
- CIHR IHSPR Rising Star Award, external link
- CIHR Travel Awards - Institute Community Support, external link
- Institute of Gender and Health, external link - Hacking the Knowledge Gap, external link
- Institute of Genetics Institute Community Support Program, external link
- Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform (CONP), external link - Scholar Programs 2020, external link
- Canadian Transportation Research Forum, external link
- Canadian Water Resources Association, external link - About our Scholarships, external link - Awards & Scholarships, external link
- Car Removal Perth Scholarship, external link
- Claire-Deschênes Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition, external link
- Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan, external link - Commonwealth Scholarships, external link
- ConfidentWriters Scholarship Essay Contest, external link
- CRTC Prize for Excellence in Policy Research, external link
- CSA Group Graduate Scholarship, external link - open to Master's students
- Canadian Sociological Association Conference - Best Student Paper Award, external link
- Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Fellowship Program, external link
- Engineers Canada, external link
- Full Game PC Scholarship, external link
- Global Affairs Canada - International Scholarships, external link
- GreyCampus Scholarship Program, external link
- Henry Mandelbaum Graduate Fellowship for Excellence in Social Sciences, Humanities, or Arts, external link
- International Association for Great Lakes Research, external link - IAGLR Scholarships, external link
- International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS), external link
- International Development Research Centre, external link
- Internship Nepal, external link
- IODE Canada, external link - IODE War Memorial Scholarships, external link
- IODE Ontario, external link - IODE Gladys Raiter Bursary for Graduate Study, external link
- Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarships, external link
- Joint Initiative for Digital Citizen Research, external link
- Job-Applications.ca, external link - Working Parent College Scholarship Program, external link
- Knowledge First Financial Graduate Scholarship Awards, external link
- Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation of Canada, external link - Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation of Canada Scholarship for Canadian Women, external link
- Lantern Institute, external link - Women Succeeding in Data Science scholarship, external link
- Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security Scholarship in Food Insecurity, external link
- MEXT 2020 Research Studies Scholarship, external link
- SE Health, external link - Michael Decter Scholarship for Health Leadership and Policy Studies, external link
- MITACS International:
- Muskoka Summit on the Environment, external link - MSE Research Grant, external link
- MyBioSource Inc. Scholarship for Students with Disabilities, external link
- NSERC John C. Polyani Award, external link
- NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors, external link
- Operation Groundswell, external link
- Organization of American States (OAS) Academic Scholarships Program, external link
- Parkinson Society Canada Funding Opportunities, external link
- Paul Stothart Memorial Scholarship in Mineral Economics, external link
- Pradeep Khare Memorial Scholarship, external link
- PDF filePublic Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) - PhD opportunities
- rare Scholarship in Graduate Research, external link - rare Charitable Research Reserve, external link
- Pursuit Award, external link - Bloorview Research Institute, external link
- Recruitment of Policy Leaders (RPL) program, external link
- Sallie Mae Fund (US students), external link
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), external link
- Silverhill Institute for Research and Conservation of the Environment, external link
- Soroptimist Foundation of Canada - scholarships for women, external link
- Surface Mount Technology Association, external link
- The EnergyRates.Ca College Scholarship, external link
- The Heer Law Entrepreneurship Scholarship, external link
- The Henry Mandelbaum Graduate Fellowships for Excellence in Social Sciences Humanities and Arts - provided by The OCUFA, external link
- The Living City Foundation, external link
- The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), external link - Tell us Why Unions Matter and win $1,000, external link
- The Simons Foundation - Graduate Research Awards Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, external link
- This is Writing, external link - Creative Writing Scholarship, external link
- Toronto Hydro Corporation Student Award
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute of Scholarships (for students with disabilities), external link
- Transitions: Supporting First Nations, Métis and Inuit Students in School and Career Success, external link
- TV Store Online Scholarship, external link
- Water Environment Association of Ontario, external link - WEAO Scholarships, external link
- Wholesale Furniture Brokers Scholarship, external link
- Workmetrics Safety Scholarship, external link
- WowAutos Scholarship Award, external link - open to Master's students
- Zoeken Against the Odds Scholarship, external link