Scholarships and Awards

External Award: Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals Award of Merit May 24, 2012
The Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals is seeking nominations for the Award of Merit.

SFU Aboriginal Student Bursary Awards for Academic Conference Attendance and Presentation May 16, 2012
The Office for Aboriginal Peoples (OAP) at Simon Fraser University has created a $10,000 annual fund for Aboriginal graduate students who wish to attend and present at academic conferences.

SFU Aboriginal Community Engagement award May 10, 2012
Additional funding was made available this term to SFU's Aboriginal students through the SFU Aboriginal Community Engagement Award.

External Awards: AgreenSkills funding for postdocs in France May 09, 2012
AgreenSkills is now open for PhD students who wish to do 12–24 months of post-doctoral research in France.

GSS Professional Development Awards Summer to Fall 2012 May 09, 2012
The Graduate Student Society (GSS) is now accepting applications from SFU grad students to its Professional Development Grants of up to $500 towards conference and research travel.

External Awards: NSERC Industrial Post-grad Scholarships May 08, 2012
NSERC's Industrial Post-graduate Scholarships (IPS) are open for application throughout the year.

External Awards: Canadian Federation of University Women May 08, 2012
The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW/FCFDU) offers a number of scholarships to women in graduate studies.

CIHR’s Cafe Scientifique looking for submissions May 08, 2012
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is inviting proposals for its Café Scientifique initiative. They’ll be providing a total of $342,000, and funding approximately 114 grants at $3,000 each.

External Awards: CAPE Scholarship May 08, 2012
The CAPE Scholarship provides scholarships to students from low-income and minority backgrounds who are in professional programs such as business and education.

External Awards: New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarship Plan May 07, 2012
The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan is now accepting applications from Canadians who would like to study in New Zealand at the doctoral level.

External Awards: Fulbright Student Awards May 07, 2012
The Traditional Fulbright Student Awards are now open for application from Canadian citizens. The award is $15,000 and normally begins in September. Basic health insurance and visa are provided.

External Awards: Fulbright NEXUS Scholar May 04, 2012
The Fulbright NEXUS Scholar Program is now accepting applications.

External Awards: New Relationship Trust May 03, 2012
New Relationship Trust has awards and bursaries for First Nation students pursuing a post-secondary education.

New Private Awards for SIAT and Business May 03, 2012
We’re pleased to announce the creation of two new private awards for SFU’s graduate students.

External Bursary: Norm Bromberger Research Bursary April 30, 2012
The Norm Bromberger Research Bursary will provide $2,000 each year to encourage research in the area of co-operatives and credit unions.

External Grants: Vancouver Foundation Greenest City Fund April 30, 2012
The Vancouver Foundation, in partnership with the City of Vancouver, has created the $2 million Greenest City Fund.

External Award: National Humanities Centre Fellowships April 30, 2012
The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities.

External Award: CERN Postdoc Fellowship April 30, 2012
CERN is now accepting applications to its Non-Member State Postdoc Fellowship Programme in Theoretical Physics.

External Award: WorkSafeBC Research Training Awards April 27, 2012
WorkSafe BC offers a number of research training awards, valued at $22,500.

External Funding: Reinvent the Toilet Challenge from Gates Foundation April 27, 2012
Do you have a great idea for a better toilet that doesn't involve plumbing?

SFU Private Awards: Values Updated April 25, 2012
Graduate students receive over $600,000 annually through SFU's private awards.

External Funding: Vancouver Parks and Recreation April 23, 2012
If your research project could involve working within Vancouver's community, there's a Neighbourhood Matching Fund offered by the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation.

External Award: Youth in Care Bursary April 23, 2012
The Government of New Zealand offers scholarships for master's students who wish to do their PhDs in New Zealand.

External Award: Scholarships in New Zealand April 21, 2012
The Government of New Zealand offers scholarships for master's students who wish to do their PhDs in New Zealand.

External Award: Einstein Fellowship April 17, 2012
The Einstein Forum is looking for outstanding young thinkers who wish to pursue a project in a different field from that of their previous research.

Scholarship-Positions database April 17, 2012
The Scholarship-Positions.com website, run by international students from over 25 countries, contains a very large number of awards, with daily updates.

SFU Private Awards: Apply by May 30 April 10, 2012
Due in large part to the generosity of our donors, Simon Fraser University can offer a number of private or endowed awards which provide a total of over $600,000 annually to our graduate students.

External Awards: Hacker School Scholarships for Women April 10, 2012
Etsy is sponsoring $50,000 of scholarships for women to attend Hacker School.

External Awards: CIHR Science Policy Fellowship April 10, 2012
CIHR has now opened up applications for its Science Policy Fellowships.

External Award: Government of Japan MEXT Research Student Scholarship April 10, 2012
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of the Government of Japan is currently accepting applications for its 2013 Research Student Scholarship.

External Awards: SSHRC Insight Grants April 04, 2012
SSHRC's Insight Grants, for $7,000 to $500,000, are now open for Notices of Intent to apply from emerging and established scholars in the social sciences and humanities.

External Award: NSERC Innovation Challenge April 04, 2012
NSERC is looking for students with a Master's or a PhD in natural sciences and engineering who are in their final year or have recently graduated, and who have demonstrated the ability to transform research into processes or products to benefit Canadians.

External Awards: BC Aboriginal Student Award April 04, 2012
Applications are now open for the BC Aboriginal Student Award and the Aboriginal Teacher Education Award.

Modelling of Complex Social Systems (MoCSSy) Graduate Entrance Scholarship April 03, 2012
The Modelling of Complex Social Systems (MoCSSy) Program is an interdisciplinary research and training program at SFU with joint efforts between Computing Science, Criminology, Geography, Health Sciences, Mathematics, and Statistics.

External Awards: Australia Endeavour Research Awards April 02, 2012
Undertake part of your postgraduate or postdoctoral research in Australia with support from the Australian government.

External Awards: Opportunities in France March 28, 2012
The French Embassy in Canada has just added two award opportunities to its website.

External Awards: Minerva Awards March 27, 2012
The Minerva Foundation for BC Women is now accepting applications for a number of awards for BC women who have demonstrated financial need and academic proficiency.

External Awards: International Council for Canadian Studies March 27, 2012
The International Council for Canadian Studies offers 12 awards of up to $3,500 each for students from its member associations to come to Canada to complete their graduate research.

External Awards: Electronic Theses and Dissertations March 21, 2012
The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) consortium is looking for nominations of outstanding multimedia theses or dissertations and leaders in the electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) field.

SFU Service Awards March 21, 2012
Graduate students are eligible for a number of SFU Service Awards, including a number for achievements, strength in adversity and service to the SFU community.

ScholarshipDb.net Awards Database March 15, 2012
Check out the ScholarshipDB.net website for a large database of scholarships, awards, and postodctoral positions, searchable by country and academic discipline.

External Awards: Vancouver Foundation Public Health Bursaries March 14, 2012
The Vancouver Foundation is inviting qualified graduate students to apply for two Public Health Bursaries, the Dr. Ken Benson Memorial Bursaries and The Isabel Loucks Foster Public Health Bursary Fund.

External Awards: Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Program March 08, 2012
If you're a graduate student from a Commonwealth country in Africa or the Asia-Pacific who would like to study in Canada for 4–6 months, the Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship program is now open for applications.

External Awards: Canada-Chile Leadership Exchange Scholarship March 07, 2012
If you're a student in Chile who would like to study in Canada for 4–6 months, the Canada-Chile Leadership Exchange Scholarship is now open for applications.

External Awards: John W. Davies Memorial Award March 05, 2012
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Arctic Section is pleased to offer a $1,500 scholarship award in memory of John W. Davies, a former Chairman of the Section.

External Awards: Students from the Caribbean and the Americas February 23, 2012
If you're a student in the Caribbean or the Americas who would like to study in Canada for 4–6 months, there are two Canadian scholarships now open for applications.

GSS Professional Development Awards Summer 2012 February 23, 2012
The Graduate Student Society (GSS) is now accepting applications to its Professional Development Grants of $500 towards conference and research travel.

External Award: Energy Research Summer School February 20, 2012
The UK Energy Research Centre is now accepting nominations for their Summer School for PhD students.

External Award: Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program February 14, 2012
The Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program invites graduate students, researchers and faculty members to do research in China.

External Award: OAS Fellowships Programs February 13, 2012
The Organization of American States (OAS) offers scholarships for study or research at the Master’s or PhD level that lead to a degree at a university or educational institution in an OAS Member State, except within the nominating country.

External Award: Russian Federation Scholarships for Canadian Citizens February 08, 2012
The Russian Federation Government and Ministry of Education and Science offers scholarships to Canadian citizens to increase access to the Russian language, culture, and the environment as well as to help students advance their career in the international arena.

External Grants: Vancouver Foundation February 08, 2012
The Vancouver Foundation awarded $61 million in 2009 to community organizations.

External Awards: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Postdocs February 08, 2012
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is now accepting applications for Junior Fellows at the Janelia Farm Research Campus. This is a post-doctoral fellow position with an appointment period of up to three years which may be renewed for an additional two years.

External Award: Korean Government Scholarships February 07, 2012
The Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) will be awarding 345 scholarships to graduate students from around the world.

External Award: L'Oréal for Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowships February 01, 2012
The L'Oréal Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowships, with the support of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, are now accepting applications for fellowships of $20,000 USD per year

External Awards: Minerva Learning to Lead January 31, 2012
The Minerva Foundation for BC Women is now accepting applications to the Minerva Learning to Lead event to be held at UBC on May 25–27, 2012.

External Awards: Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions January 26, 2012
The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) has opened applications for funding for the PICS fellowships for graduate students.

External Awards: CIHR Spring 2012 Opportunities January 26, 2012
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research have a number of funding opportunities for new investigators and "trainees" (graduate students) with application deadlines in early February.

Webinar: CIHR Innovation Team Grants in Community-Based Primary Healthcare January 26, 2012
CIHR will be launching Innovation Team Grants to fund research that improves the delivery of high-quality, Community-Based Primary Healthcare (CBPHC) across Canada.

External Awards: IGH Travel Awards for Trainees January 26, 2012
IGH will provide travel awards for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to present their own research at meetings, conferences (including international conferences) or symposia.

Contest: BCNET Digital Media Challenge January 24, 2012
BCNET's annual conference is coming up, and it's inviting students to take part in the BCNET Digital Media Challenge, a student competition designed to show the interaction of digital media with networks.

External Awards: CAGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Awards January 16, 2012
The Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS) has opened nominations for the Distinguished Dissertation Awards.

External Awards: Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation January 13, 2012
The Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation of Canada Scholarship for Canadian Women includes two scholarships in the amount of $2500.

Contest: Photos of Home January 12, 2012
In celebration of International Week 2012, choose one photo that best describes what your “home town” is all about or what "home" represents to you.

External Award: UNESCO-L'Oréal for Women in Science International Fellowships January 12, 2012
The UNESCO-L'Oréal For Women in Science International Fellowships are now accepting applications for fellowships of $20,000 USD per year

External Award: Pacific Northwest Shell Club January 09, 2012
The Pacific Northwest Shell Club invites applications from graduate students and post-doctoral fellows who are studying Pacific Northwest molluscan life – marine, freshwater and terrestrial.

External Award: Action Canada Fellowship January 09, 2012
Action Canada is looking for Canadians who wish to contribute to government policy in the area of education.

External Award: Autism Research Training Program January 09, 2012
The Autism Research Training Program (ART) seeks to recruit and train highly qualified researchers in transdisciplinary autism research.

Tricouncil Webinar: Research Ethics January 08, 2012
If you're thinking of applying for grants from the Tri-Councils this year, there are several upcoming webinars which may be useful to you.

External Awards: Google Policy Fellowships January 05, 2012
Applications are now open for a large number of Google Policy Fellowships.

External Awards: Postdocs and Scholarships in Argentina January 05, 2012
The Organization of American States has just opened applications for postdoctoral and short-term training and research scholarships in Argentina.

External Award: Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute January 04, 2012
The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) has announced a new award which seeks fresh ideas from graduate students for policies or models that will enhance Canada’s competitiveness in the emerging agriculture and agri-food world.

SFU Graduate International Travel Award January 04, 2012
We are pleased to announce that the Dean of Graduate Studies Office has approved funding for the 2012–13 Graduate International Research Travel Awards.

External Award: IHSPR Rising Star January 03, 2012
The IHSPR Rising Star award is open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows researching health or health policy at Canadian universities.

Teaching and Learning Development Grants January 03, 2012
The Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) offers research grants to recognize teaching development as a scholarly activity and to stimulate the development, implementation, and investigation of innovative teaching and learning.

Graduate Aboriginal Entrance Scholarship December 21, 2011
We're pleased to announce the launch of the Graduate Aboriginal Entrance Scholarship, for outstanding students with aboriginal ancestry planning to enter a thesis based master's or PhD program at Simon Fraser University.

Undergraduate Student Research Awards December 13, 2011
Applications are now open for the Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA).

External Awards: Transportation Association of Canada December 12, 2011
The Transportation Association of Canada is offering a number of graduate scholarships to those in transportation-related disciplines.

External Awards: Joint Degrees in France December 09, 2011
The French Embassy in Canada is now accepting applications to its scholarship programs.

External Award: Africa Initiative Research Grants December 08, 2011
The Africa Initiative offers grants of up to CAD$15,000 to support field-based research to be conducted in Africa.

External Award: Ireland Canada University Foundation December 08, 2011
If your research involves travel to Ireland, you should be aware of the Dobbin Scholarship, valued at $7,000.

SFU Award: Canada-Asia Relations Paper December 07, 2011
You are invited to submit your research paper on intercultural issues to The Paul Tai Yip Ng Memorial Award for 2011 Best Graduate Student Paper.

External Awards: Mackenzie King Scholarships December 07, 2011
Graduates from Canadian universities are invited to apply to the Mackenzie King Scholarships.

External Awards: Engineers Canada December 03, 2011
Engineers Canada is announcing a call for entries for the 2011 National Scholarship program. Seven scholarships totalling $70,000 will be awarded.

External Award: Canada's New Noahs December 02, 2011
Wildlife Preservation Canada is looking for an enthusiastic young Canadian scientist to participate in a rigorous eight-month professional training program called “Canada’s New Noahs.”

External Awards: London Goodenough Association of Canada December 02, 2011
The London Goodenough Association of Canada (LGAC) invites applications from Canadian citizens for scholarships in support of graduate study in London, England.

External Awards: Soroptimist Foundation December 02, 2011
The Soroptimist Foundation of Canada annually offers several grants of $7,500 to female graduate students in Canada to assist them with university studies which will qualify them for careers which will improve the quality of women’s lives.

External Awards: Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund December 02, 2011
Awards of $12,000 are available to women from developing countries who are currently studying in Canada or the US from the Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund.

German Scholarships Database December 02, 2011
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) features a comprehensive scholarship database for students who would like to study in Germany.

European Commission awards December 02, 2011
There are a large number of awards for master's and PhD students to support study in Europe via the European Commission's Erasmus Mundus program.

Apply now to be a TED Fellow November 30, 2011
TED is now accepting applications to its TED Fellows program.

External Award: Lal Bahadur Shastri Student Prize November 28, 2011
Applications are now open for the Lal Bahadur Shastri Student Prize for best paper on any topic with specific relevance to India.

Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy November 28, 2011
Nominations are now open for the Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy.

External Award: Doctoral Student Research Award for American Citizens and Residents November 25, 2011
American citizens are invited to apply for up to US $10,000 from the Doctoral Student Research Award for the study of Canada or Canada-US relations.

Africa Initiative Graduate Research Grant November 24, 2011
The Africa Initiative offers grants of up to CAD$10,000 each to fifteen students per year to conduct field-based research for up to three months in Africa.

External Award: International Space University November 22, 2011
The Canadian Foundation for the International Space University (CFISU) invites graduate students to apply to attend the International Space University’s (ISU) 2012 Space Studies Program.

Design Competition: Sustainable design for 3D printing November 18, 2011
NSERC and Queen's University have opened a sustainability contest to challenge you to design something for 3D printing.

GSS Professional Development Awards December 2011 November 18, 2011
The Graduate Student Society (GSS) is now accepting applications to its Professional Development Grants of $500 towards conference and research travel.

External Awards: Humane Studies Fellowships November 10, 2011
The Institute for Humane Studies has opened applications for its fellowships, which are valued from $2,000 to $15,000.

External Awards: Study in France November 10, 2011
The French Embassy in Canada has a number of awards for Canadians who wish to do research in France.

External Awards: CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowships for HIV research November 08, 2011
The CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) has opened the CTN Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards Program, valued at $50,000 plus up to $5,000 travel allowance.

External Awards: Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation November 07, 2011
The 2011–2012 Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation are now open for applications.

External Award: Graduate Study in Transportation November 06, 2011
The Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) is offering scholarships worth $4,000–$6,000 to Canadian graduate students in business administration, engineering, economics, geography, law, planning or related fields.

External Award: Mythbusters November 04, 2011
You're invited to write an article for Mythbusters and win $1,500 in the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation's annual Mythbusters competition.

External Award: Canadian Northern Studies Trust November 04, 2011
The Canadian Northern Studies Trust (CNST) is the student awards program of the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS).

External Award: Canada-Haiti Academic Projects November 02, 2011
The Canada-Haiti Academic Projects Scholarship is looking for proposals which will increase the capacity of Haiti's academic institutions.

External Award: Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program October 26, 2011
The Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program invites graduate students, researchers and faculty members to do research in China.

External Award: Data for Science and Technology October 21, 2011
CNC/CODATA invites you to apply for the Sangster Award, which will take you to Taipei to present your research at the international CODATA Conference.

External Awards: Air Quality Research Funding October 20, 2011
The Province of BC offers three scholarships for graduate students with demonstrated interest in studies relating to atmospheric sciences, air quality and health or policy, and specific goals leading to future work in that field.

Mitacs Elevate internships October 19, 2011
The Mitacs Elevate program provides two types of fellowships for postdoctoral fellows and PhD students about to complete their degrees.

External Award: Northern Scientific Training Program October 18, 2011
The Northern Scientific Training Program 2012–2013 is now open for applications from graduate students who will be doing field work in northern Canada.

External Award: Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation October 17, 2011
The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, BC/Yukon Region, has opened its 2011 Postgraduate Fellowship Competition and its new Doctoral Fellowship Competition.

External Award: Canada-Mexico Awards October 17, 2011
The Canada-Mexico awards provide 15 awards to Canadian citizens wishing to pursue studies or research in Mexico.

Mitacs Information Session and Lunch October 12, 2011
SFU's PhD students and post-doctoral fellows are invited to a luncheon on Wednesday, October 19.

Rhodes Scholarship in Canada October 04, 2011
The Rhodes Scholarship in Canada is currently accepting applications.

Canadian Water Resources Association Scholarships October 03, 2011
The Canadian Water Resources Association offers five scholarships to graduate students who are studying applied, natural or social science aspects of water resources.

Dean's Awards for Excellence September 23, 2011
Nominations are now being accepted for the Dean of Graduate Studies Awards for Excellence in Service, Leadership and Supervision.

Hong Kong PhD Fellowships September 22, 2011
The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) is awarding an annual stipend of approximately US $30,000 each to 135 PhD students from around the world in 2012/13.

Post Doctoral Research Fellowships for International Students September 22, 2011
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada has announced the launch of the Post Doctoral Research Fellowships for international students, tenable in the 2012–2013 academic year.

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation September 16, 2011
The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, BC/Yukon Region, has opened its 2011 Postgraduate Fellowship Competition and its new Doctoral Fellowship Competition.

Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas Scholarships September 13, 2011
The Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas is offering three scholarships of $2500 each to full-time students in related fields who can demonstrate financial need.

IODE War Memorial Doctoral Scholarship September 13, 2011
IODE Canada's War Memorial Doctoral Scholarship is now accepting applications from Canadian citizens who are in are in at least the second year of their doctoral program.

External Awards for PhDs: Fulbright Scholars and Research Chairs September 12, 2011
The Canada-US Fulbright Awards are now open for applications from Canadian citizens.

Teaching and Learning Development Grants September 07, 2011
The Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) offers research grants to recognize teaching development as a scholarly activity and to stimulate the development, implementation, and investigation of innovative teaching and learning.

GSS Professional Development Awards Fall 2011 September 04, 2011
The Graduate Student Society (GSS) is now accepting applications to its Professional Development Grants of $500 towards conference and research travel.

Graduate Scholarship Workshops August 31, 2011
The Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies will be hosting graduate scholarship workshops on September 13, 14 and 15 on how to apply for the NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR awards.

Norma Barwin Scholarship for Reproductive Health August 26, 2011
Canadians for Choice has just announced the 2011 Norma Barwin Scholarship for Reproductive Health.

JASON Scholarships database August 24, 2011
The University of Melbourne hosts the Joint Academic Scholarship Online Network (JASON), which contains a large database of postgraduate scholarships.

External Awards: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies August 16, 2011
The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies has just opened applications for a number of research grants and fellowships.

Contest: Study in Australia August 09, 2011
The government of Australia is sponsoring a video contest for Canadian and US students.

External Awards: Azrieli Fellows Program August 09, 2011
The Azrieli Foundation has just announced that its Azrieli Fellows Program is now inviting applications from Canadian citizens or students who have completed a doctorate in any field of study at a Canadian university and who wish to undertake postdoctoral research in Israel.

SFU Scholarship Writing Workshops July 26, 2011
The Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies will be presenting two scholarship writing workshops this August for SFU graduate students who would like to apply to the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (for PhD students) or the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship (or any other postdoctoral fellowship).

External Awards: Canadian Federation of University Women Fellowships for Canadian women July 14, 2011
The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW/FCFDU) offers a number of scholarships to women in graduate studies.

External Awards: Graduate School Projects @ Singapore July 13, 2011
Graduate students are invited to form a team of three or more to create a graduate school project around Singapore’s economic activities.

External Award: Google’s Zeitgeist conference seeks brightest young people July 13, 2011
Google’s official blog has announced the search for 12 inspirational young people who are making an impact on their world.

External Awards: Scholarships for study in Brazil July 11, 2011
The Organization of American States and Coimbra Group of Brazilian Universities are offering up to 50 scholarships for Master’s programs in participating universities in Brazil.

China adds SFU to scholarships preferred list July 07, 2011
President Andrew Petter, on behalf of SFU, has just signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the China Scholarship Council which will enable top Chinese graduate students to receive scholarship funding to attend SFU.

External Awards: Canada-Latin America and the Caribbean Research Exchange Grants June 26, 2011
The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) has opened the 2011 Canada-Latin America and the Caribbean Research Exchange Grants (LACREG) program, funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

External Awards: PhDs in New Zealand June 16, 2011
The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) invites applications from Canadian and UK citizens for the 2011–12 New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarship Plan.

Call for proposals: Gender, Sex and Health Cafés June 14, 2011
The Institute of Gender and Health (IGH), in partnership with CIHR’s Communications and Public Outreach Branch, is seeking to fund up to five Café Scientifiques focused on gender, sex and health research.

CIHR’s Cafe Scientifique looking for submissions June 10, 2011
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is inviting proposals for its Café Scientifique initiative. They’ll be providing a total of $261,000, and funding approximately 87 grants at $3,000 each. (Funding can be used to host more than one café.)

Graduate Student Society Awards June 02, 2011
Congratulations to the recipients of the first round of professional development grants awarded by SFU’s Graduate Student Society.

External Awards: CAPE Scholarship May 31, 2011
The CAPE Scholarship provides scholarships to students from low-income and minority backgrounds who are pursuing professional studies such as medicine, law, and management.

External Awards: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Postdocs May 24, 2011
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is now accepting applications for Junior Fellows at the Janelia Farm Research Campus. This is a post-doctoral fellow position with an appointment period of up to three years which may be renewed for an additional two years.

External Awards: CCAC Fellowship in Animal Policy Development May 24, 2011
The Canadian Council on Animal Care welcomes your application to their Fellowship in Animal Policy Development.

Scholarships announcements now on Twitter May 21, 2011
We’ve created a twitter account to let you follow just the scholarships announcements that we make on this blog.

External Award: Malaysia International Scholarship May 19, 2011
The Malaysia International Scholarship (MIS) is an initiative by the Malaysian Government to attract top students to pursue post-graduate and post-doctoral studies at twenty public and four private universities in Malaysia.

External Award: Malaysia International Scholarship May 19, 2011
The Malaysia International Scholarship (MIS) is an initiative by the Malaysian Government to attract top students to pursue post-graduate and post-doctoral studies at twenty public and four private universities in Malaysia.

External Awards: International Student Energy Summit Bursaries May 18, 2011
The International Student Energy Summit will be taking place at UBC from June 9–11.

MITACS Elevate for Postdocs May 09, 2011
The MITACS Elevate program is now being offered in British Columbia. The program supports Postdoctoral Fellows (PDFs) who are working with an industry partner or working towards a collaboration with an industry partner.

External Awards: Australia Endeavour Research Awards May 05, 2011
Undertake part of your postgraduate or postdoctoral research in Australia with support from the Australian government.

New private awards in Business, Environment April 27, 2011
The Traditional Fulbright Student Awards are now open for application from Canadian citizens. The award is $15,000 and normally begins in September. Basic health insurance and visa are provided.

Women in Physics student conference April 20, 2011
The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Institute for Quantum Computing will be hosting the Women in Physics Canada conference in Waterloo, Ontario, from July 19-21, 2011.

External Awards: Vancouver Foundation Public Health Bursaries March 28, 2011
The Vancouver Foundation is inviting qualified graduate students to apply for two Public Health Bursaries, the Dr. Ken Benson Memorial Bursaries and The Isabel Loucks Foster Public Health Bursary Fund.

External Award: British Columbia Prader-Willi Syndrome Association Student Research Award March 07, 2011
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder which results in dysfunction of the hypothalamus and results in hypotonia, hypogonadism, hyperphagia, cognitive impairment and difficult behaviours.

International Development Research Network un-conference February 22, 2011
The International Development Research Network (IDRN), hosted by the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia, invites graduate students to attend the first International Development Conference for Graduate Student Researchers, May 10-11, 2011, University of British Columbia.