External + Additional Awards

ACT WEST Community Foundation
Supports: single mothers pursuing post-secondary education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

AMI Scholarship Program for Persons with Disabilities
Supports: full time students with permanent disability
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Supports: fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges
Supports: fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

Canadian Foundation for Governance Research
Supports: organizational governance issues at universities across Canada
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research
Supports: issues relevant to military members, veterans and their families
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Canadian Japanese Mennonite scholarship
Supports: research that helps protect minority or human rights in Canada
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
Supports: novel research relating to standards in any field
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's
Term to apply: spring

Children's Health Foundation of Vancouver Island
Supports: students with disabilities in pursuing post-secondary education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
Supports: art, painting, sculpture, printmaking
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

Flight 302 Legacy Award
Supports: humanitarian, environmental, and/or aviation causes
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC
Supports: students enrolled in fish culture or natural resource management program
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Informed Opinions
Supports: women and gender-diverse people ensuring their experiences, ideas and insights help shape a more equitable, inclusive and democratic Canada
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

IODE War Memorial
Supports: study within Canada or within the Commonwealth
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal (JCF)
Supports: various fields of study
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation
Supports: female Canadian citizens pursuing a PhD
Open to: Canadians
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Kimberly Foundation
Supports: alternative energy, climate change, sustainability, social sciences/design concerned with earth, sustainability or environmental issues
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: deferred

Local Government Management Association (LGMA)
Supports: studies on federal, provincial, local government or First Nations administration and policy studies
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security
Supports: research related to food insecurity in Canada
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

MAX Scholarship Fund
Supports: Muslim students in various fields
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

MITACS
Supports: pursuing research placements with industry partners
Open to: Canadians; international      
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
Supports: students with permanent disabilities
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
Supports: students to become leaders
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Pride Foundation
Supports: LGBTQ+ students, who are/were residents of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington but may study elsewhere
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Research Impact Canada (RIC)
Supports: engaged scholarship, co-creation of knowledge, integrated knowledge translation efforts]
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Sealaska Heritage Institute
Supports: Alaska Natives, Sealaska Shareholders and/or descendants
Open to: international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC)
Supports: female students with outstanding leadership (nomination process through Graduate Studies)
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Simons Foundation Canada
Supports: non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament (NACD) issues
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Skills for Hope Foundation
Supports: empowering students to achieve their goals
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Vertex Foundation
Supports: people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and their immediate families (siblings, caregivers and children) pursue education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Yukon Foundation
Supports: students who graduated from, lived in or doing research in the Yukon
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

ACT WEST Community Foundation
Supports: single mothers pursuing post-secondary education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

AMI Scholarship Program for Persons with Disabilities
Supports: full time students with permanent disability
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

Bank of Canada
Supports: economics, finance, information technology and cyber security
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
Supports: novel research relating to standards in any field
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's
Term to apply: spring

Children's Health Foundation of Vancouver Island
Supports: students with disabilities in pursuing post-secondary education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Coast Capital Venture Prize
Supports: innovative ideas and entrepreneurial pursuits 
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Flight 302 Legacy Award
Supports: humanitarian, environmental, and/or aviation causes
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC
Supports: students enrolled in fish culture or natural resource management program
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Informed Opinions
Supports: women and gender-diverse people ensuring their experiences, ideas and insights help shape a more equitable, inclusive and democratic Canada
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

IODE War Memorial
Supports: study within Canada or within the Commonwealth
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal (JCF)
Supports: various fields of study
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation
Supports: female Canadian citizens pursuing a PhD
Open to: Canadians
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: spring

MAX Scholarship Fund
Supports: Muslim students in various fields
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

MITACS
Supports: pursuing research placements with industry partners
Open to: Canadians; international      
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
Supports: students with permanent disabilities
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Pride Foundation
Supports: LGBTQ+ students, who are/were residents of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington but may study elsewhere
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Research Impact Canada (RIC)
Supports: engaged scholarship, co-creation of knowledge, integrated knowledge translation efforts]
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Sealaska Heritage Institute
Supports: Alaska Natives, Sealaska Shareholders and/or descendants
Open to: international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC)
Supports: female students with outstanding leadership (nomination process through Graduate Studies)
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Skills for Hope Foundation
Supports: empowering students to achieve their goals
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Vertex Foundation
Supports: people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and their immediate families (siblings, caregivers and children) pursue education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Yukon Foundation
Supports: students who graduated from, lived in or doing research in the Yukon
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

ACT WEST Community Foundation
Supports: single mothers pursuing post-secondary education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS)
Supports: advance knowledge and understanding of Northern Canada
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

AMI Scholarship Program for Persons with Disabilities
Supports: full time students with permanent disability
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

BC Government Air Quality Research
Supports: atmospheric sciences, air quality, emissions, environmental management and policy
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Canadian Society of Soil Science
Supports: agriculture, agro-ecology, resource management, environment, geology
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
Supports: novel research relating to standards in any field
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's
Term to apply: spring

Children's Health Foundation of Vancouver Island
Supports: students with disabilities in pursuing post-secondary education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Flight 302 Legacy Award
Supports: humanitarian, environmental, and/or aviation causes
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Fraser Basin Council
Supports: healthy environments, well-being of BC’s families, neighbourhoods and communities
Open to:
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC
Supports: students enrolled in fish culture or natural resource management program
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Informed Opinions
Supports: women and gender-diverse people ensuring their experiences, ideas and insights help shape a more equitable, inclusive and democratic Canada
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

International Community for Maritime and Ocean Professionals
Supports: investigating problems encountered in marine cold regions/sea environments
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

International Development Research Centre (IRDC)
Supports: solutions for global development challenges, global health, climate resilient food systems
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

IODE War Memorial
Supports: study within Canada or within the Commonwealth
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal (JCF)
Supports: various fields of study
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation
Supports: female Canadian citizens pursuing a PhD
Open to: Canadians
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Kimberly Foundation
Supports: alternative energy, climate change, sustainability, social sciences/design concerned with earth, sustainability or environmental issues
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: deferred

MAX Scholarship Fund
Supports: Muslim students in various fields
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

MITACS
Supports: pursuing research placements with industry partners
Open to: Canadians; international      
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
Supports: students with permanent disabilities
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Ocean Networds Canada
Supports: data and ocean intelligence products and services, ocean-based solutions for climate change mitigation and coastal resilience
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Pacific Northwest Shell Club
Supports: research which involves mollusks in the Pacific Northwest
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Polar Knowledge Canada
Supports: effective solutions to Arctic issues, northern policy and research development, climate change and adaptation strategies
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

Pride Foundation
Supports: LGBTQ+ students, who are/were residents of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington but may study elsewhere
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

rare Charitable Research Reserve & Ages Foundation
Supports: research at the rare land reserve property in Waterloo
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Research Impact Canada (RIC)
Supports: engaged scholarship, co-creation of knowledge, integrated knowledge translation efforts]
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Sealaska Heritage Institute
Supports: Alaska Natives, Sealaska Shareholders and/or descendants
Open to: international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC)
Supports: female students with outstanding leadership (nomination process through Graduate Studies)
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Skills for Hope Foundation
Supports: empowering students to achieve their goals
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

UArcticand Arctic Circle Network
Supports: environmental impacts on the Artic or Arctic Communities
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Vertex Foundation
Supports: people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and their immediate families (siblings, caregivers and children) pursue education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Weston Family Foundation - Northern Research
Supports: studies of northern ecosystems, biodiversity, meteorology, oceanography, glaciology, geography
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Yukon Foundation
Supports: students who graduated from, lived in or doing research in the Yukon
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

ACT WEST Community Foundation
Supports: single mothers pursuing post-secondary education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

AGE-WELL Graduate Student Awards in Technology and Aging
Supports: research that benefits older adults and caregivers
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

ALS Canada-Brain Canada Trainee Program
Supports: neurological disorders, mental illnesses and addictions, brain and spinal cord injuries
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Alzheimer Society of Canada
Supports: dementia research, improving quality of life for families and caregivers
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: fall

AMI Scholarship Program for Persons with Disabilities
Supports: full time students with permanent disability
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

Asthma Canada
Supports: causes, mechanisms and/or treatment, management or cure of asthma
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Brain Canada Foundation
Supports: research on the brain and brain health
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Canadian Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Foundation
Supports: understanding of causes, mechanisms, improvement of treatments and cures
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Canadian Cancer Society
Supports: conducting cancer related research
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Canadian Lung Association
Supports: research in respiratory health
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Cancer Research Society
Supports: conducting cancer related research
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Celiac Disease Canada (CCA)
Supports: celiac disease, dermatitis herpetiformis, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, socio-economic implications
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Children's Health Foundation of Vancouver Island
Supports: students with disabilities in pursuing post-secondary education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

CIHR's Institute of Gender and Health (IGH)
Supports: gender and/or sex and health
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
Supports: novel research relating to standards in any field
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's
Term to apply: spring

Cystic Fibrosis Canada
Supports: research of Cystic Fibrosis
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply:  

Flight 302 Legacy Award
Supports: humanitarian, environmental, and/or aviation causes
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC
Supports: students enrolled in fish culture or natural resource management program
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Harbhajan Ranauta Legacy Foundation
Supports: mental health and/or addiction support services
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Health Officers Council of BC
Supports: applicable public and community health practice
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: summer

Heart & Stroke Foundation
Supports: heart and brain health
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Informed Opinions
Supports: women and gender-diverse people ensuring their experiences, ideas and insights help shape a more equitable, inclusive and democratic Canada
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

Institute for Advancements in Mental Health
Supports: educational support to those living with psychosis
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

IODE War Memorial
Supports: study within Canada or within the Commonwealth
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal (JCF)
Supports: various fields of study
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation
Supports: female Canadian citizens pursuing a PhD
Open to: Canadians
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: spring

MAX Scholarship Fund
Supports: Muslim students in various fields
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

MITACS
Supports: pursuing research placements with industry partners
Open to: Canadians; international      
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
Supports: students with permanent disabilities
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Pride Foundation
Supports: LGBTQ+ students, who are/were residents of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington but may study elsewhere
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Research Impact Canada (RIC)
Supports: engaged scholarship, co-creation of knowledge, integrated knowledge translation efforts]
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Sealaska Heritage Institute
Supports: Alaska Natives, Sealaska Shareholders and/or descendants
Open to: international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC)
Supports: female students with outstanding leadership (nomination process through Graduate Studies)
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Skills for Hope Foundation
Supports: empowering students to achieve their goals
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Stem Cell Network
Supports: translational, regenerative medicine research to facilitate health, social and economic benefits for Canadians
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Vertex Foundation
Supports: people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and their immediate families (siblings, caregivers and children) pursue education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Weston Family Foundation - Healthy Aging
Supports: healthy aging, brain health, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's research

Women's Health Research Institute
Supports: research that improves women's health and healthcare in BC and beyond
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

Yukon Foundation
Supports: students who graduated from, lived in or doing research in the Yukon
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

AGE-WELL Graduate Student Awards in Technology and Aging
Supports: research that benefits older adults and caregivers
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Bank of Canada
Supports: economics, finance, information technology and cyber security
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
Supports: Registered First Nation students without band membership or band funding
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

BC Hydro Indigenous Scholarships
Supports: Indigenous people working toward professions relevant to BC Hydro
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

BC NEIHR Indigenous Graduate Funding
Supports: Indigenous students developing research skills and training
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

BC Scholarship Society (for Indigenous students)
Supports: Indigenous students pursuing trades, apprenticeship, diploma, certificates, degree or post-degree programs
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Indspire
Supports: Indigenous students pursuing post secondary education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

ḴEL,ḴELOŦEN ȻE S,ISTEW̱ Award
Supports: Indigenous students pursuing education or career in Architecture and Engineering
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Ketchikan Indian Community
Supports: KIC enrolled members who are attending, or plan to attend university
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Local Government Management Association (LGMA)
Supports: studies on federal, provincial, local government or First Nations administration and policy studies
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Queen's Pre-Doctoral Fellowships for Indigenous Students
Supports: Indigenous students completing a PhD in creative arts, humanities, social sciences or natural and physical sciences
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: spring

RBC Future Launch Scholarships for Indigenous Youth
Supports: Status Indian, Non-Status Indian, Inuit or Métis and pursuing postsecondary education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Sitnasuak Foundation
Supports: Sitnasuak members and/or those of linear descendent
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

ACT WEST Community Foundation
Supports: single mothers pursuing post-secondary education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

AMI Scholarship Program for Persons with Disabilities
Supports: full time students with permanent disability
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

Canadian Society of Soil Science
Supports: agriculture, agro-ecology, resource management, environment, geology
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Canadian Student Participation in Space Conferences and Training Events
Supports: space science and technology
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

Children's Health Foundation of Vancouver Island
Supports: students with disabilities in pursuing post-secondary education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
Supports: novel research relating to standards in any field
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's
Term to apply: spring

Flight 302 Legacy Award
Supports: humanitarian, environmental, and/or aviation causes
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC
Supports: students enrolled in fish culture or natural resource management program
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

IEEE Signal Processing Society
Supports: electrical engineering, relevant work in signal processing
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: summer

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Supports: safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

Informed Opinions
Supports: women and gender-diverse people ensuring their experiences, ideas and insights help shape a more equitable, inclusive and democratic Canada
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

International Association For Identification
Supports: advancement and growth of forensic identification as a profession
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: summer

IODE War Memorial
Supports: study within Canada or within the Commonwealth
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal (JCF)
Supports: various fields of study
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation
Supports: female Canadian citizens pursuing a PhD
Open to: Canadians
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: spring

MAX Scholarship Fund
Supports: Muslim students in various fields
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

McDonald Institute - Astroparticle Physics Research Institute
Supports: research in astroparticle physics
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: summer

MITACS
Supports: pursuing research placements with industry partners
Open to: Canadians; international      
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

Mitochondrial Innovation Initiative (MITO2i)
Supports: mitochondrial health, metabolism, brain, diabetes, cardiovascular and transplant research
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
Supports: students with permanent disabilities
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Polar Knowledge Canada
Supports: effective solutions to Arctic issues, northern policy and research development, climate change and adaptation strategies
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

Pride Foundation
Supports: LGBTQ+ students, who are/were residents of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington but may study elsewhere
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Research Impact Canada (RIC)
Supports: engaged scholarship, co-creation of knowledge, integrated knowledge translation efforts]
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Schlumberger Foundation
Supports: women from developing and emerging countries where they are underrepresented in STEM
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Sealaska Heritage Institute
Supports: Alaska Natives, Sealaska Shareholders and/or descendants
Open to: international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC)
Supports: female students with outstanding leadership (nomination process through Graduate Studies)
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Skills for Hope Foundation
Supports: empowering students to achieve their goals
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Society of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
Supports: marine engineering, naval architecture, ocean engineering, hydrodynamics and wave theory
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

SRK Mining Student Programs
Supports: research related to the mining industry, mining career development
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
Supports: geospatial, data science, defense/intelligence workforce
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Vertex Foundation
Supports: people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and their immediate families (siblings, caregivers and children) pursue education
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

WorksafeBC
Supports: occupational health and safety, tools and technology to solve workplace problems
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents; international; 
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall

Yukon Foundation
Supports: students who graduated from, lived in or doing research in the Yukon
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

CONICYT (Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica)
Open to: international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Connect Canada Internships
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

DAAD Canada German Exchange Service
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Fulbright Awards
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

London Goodenough Association of Canada (LGAC)
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Lyford Cay Foundations
Supports: qualified Bahamian graduates for post-secondary study internationally
Open to: international
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: fall, spring, summer

MEXT (Government of Japan) Research Student Scholarship
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: master's; doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships
Open to: Canadians; international
Level: master's
Term to apply: fall, spring

Queen's Pre-Doctoral Fellowships in Black Studies
Open to: Canadians; permanent residents
Level: doctoral
Term to apply: spring

Rhodes Scholarships
Supports: study at Oxford
Contact: contact SFU Financial Aid & Awards