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DR.
RICHARD DOUGLAS OATWAY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP
Fellowship valued at $28,375.00 · For Master’s and Ph.D. Students
Research Fields(s): Adult harassment (Law, Sociology and Psychology)
Details: Open to Law, Sociology and Psychology graduate students enrolled in full-time Master’s or Doctoral programs at the University of Manitoba to support the study of adult harassment
Deadline: January 9, 2025
PRESIDENT’S
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP IN HUMAN GENETICS
Scholarship valued at up to $11,000.00 · For Master’s and Ph.D. Students
Research Fields(s): Any area of Human Genetics
Details: Open to Canadian and International students writing a thesis in any area of Human Genetics
Deadline: January 9, 2025
CAROLYNNE
BOIVIN SCHOLARSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN FAMILY OR GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
(2) Scholarships valued at $5,000 each · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Area of family or gender-based violence.
Details: Preference to a student who has self-declared as a First Nations, Metis, or Inuit form Canada, and second preference to a student who is conducting Indigenous-focused research.
Deadline: January 24, 2025
MACKENZIE
KING OPEN SCHOLARSHIP
(1) $13,000 subject to change · For Master's & PhD students across Canada
Research Field(s): Restricted to graduate students who hold a Canadian university degree of any level in any discipline.
Details: All required materials including application,
non-UM certified University transcripts and confidential references must be received by the application deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Deadline: February 3, 2025
MACKENZIE
KING TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP
(4) $15,000 subject to change · For Master's & PhD students across Canada
Research Field(s): Restricted to graduate students who engage in study in the United States or United Kingdom, of international or industrial relations.
Details: All required materials including application,
non-UM certified University transcripts and confidential references must be received by the application deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Deadline: February 3, 2025
MAHATMA
GANDHI SCHOLARSHIP IN HUMAN RIGHTS
Scholarship may be divided into more than one award; total value $10,800 · For full-time Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Currently undertaking research with a focus in human rights, social justice, or peace and conflict studies
Details: Preference to students working in collaboration with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Deadline: February 5, 2025
PAWAN
K. SINGAL GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP IN CARDIOVASCULAR SCIENCES
Scholarship may be divided into more than one award; total value $15,400 · For full-time Master’s & PhD students
Research Field(s): Enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the UM delivered by the Max Rady College of Medicine and affiliated with the St. Boniface Hospital Research’s Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences
Details: Have completed one regular session or two terms, cumulative GPA of 3.50 in their program to date, and may not hold the award more than once
Deadline: February 5, 2025
ABORIGINAL
ISSUES PRESS (AIP) SCHOLARSHIP
Award Value: Approximately $500 - $1,500
Research Field(s): Currently undertaking research with a focus on Indigenous issues
Details: Part-Time or Full-Time students in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba, either in a Master’s or Ph.D. program
Deadline: February 15, 2025
BERKES
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP IN COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH
Award Value: Approximately $12,000
Research Field(s): Currently pursuing studies in community-based research methods, including but not limited to community-based resource and environmental management, conservation, and planning
Details: Full-Time students in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba, either in a Master’s or Ph.D. program
Deadline: February 15, 2025
OAKES-RIEWE
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES RESEARCH AWARD
Award Value: Minimum $500 to Maximum $5,000
Research Field(s): Conducting or proposing to conduct interdisciplinary environmental research (integration of physical, biological, and human processes) within an Indigenous context
Details: Part-Time or Full-Time students in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba, either in a Master’s or Ph.D. program and be affiliated with any faculty
Deadline: February 15, 2025
UNIVERSITY
OF MANITOBA DISTINGUISHED DISSERATION AWARD
$3,000 prize plus citation certificate · For PhD students
Research Field(s): Applied sciences, Health sciences, Humanities, Natural sciences, and Social sciences
Details: This prize honours exceptional doctoral dissertations that were defended and submitted during the 2024 calendar year (January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024). Nominations (max. of two) must be submitted by each Faculty/School/College via email
to graduate.awards@umanitoba.ca Attention:
Allison Aubin prior to the deadline
Deadline: February 28, 2025
UNIVERSITY
OF MANITOBA DISTINGUISHED MASTER’S THESIS PRIZE
$1,000 prize plus citation certificate · For Master’s students
Research Field(s): Applied sciences, Health sciences, Humanities, Natural sciences, and Social sciences
Details: This prize honours exceptional master’s theses that were defended and submitted during the 2024 calendar year (January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024). Nominations (max. of two) must be submitted by each Faculty/School/College via email to
graduate.awards@umanitoba.ca Attention:
Allison Aubin prior to the deadline
Deadline: February 28, 2025
GOVERNOR
GENERAL’S GOLD MEDAL
(1) Gold Medal for a Master’s student – (1) Gold Medal for a Doctoral student
Research Field(s): Unrestricted
Details: The Governor General of Canada offers two annual gold medals to recognize the outstanding performance of graduate students. These awards are based on overall academic excellence. Open to Master’s and Doctoral students who intend to convocate
in May 2025, who convocated in February 2025 or convocated in October 2024 are eligible for this competition. Nominations (max. of two) must be submitted by each Faculty/School/College via email to
graduate.awards@umanitoba.ca Attention:
Allison Aubin prior to the deadline
Deadline: March 28, 2025
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NATIONAL
RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA LUISE AND GERHARD HERZBERG FELLOWSHIP
Hired as a Postdoctoral Fellow for a 2-Year Term with possibility of extension
Research Field(s): Candidates from any science, technology, engineering or math discipline can submit a fellowship project for consideration.
Details: Open to a dynamic Postdoctoral Fellow, who identifies as a woman, to work within one of our 12 research centres located across Canada for a two-year term. Interested candidates from any science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) discipline.
The research project must align with one of NRC’s research centres.
Deadline: January 10, 2025 23:59 EST
POSTDOCTORAL
DIVERSITY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
Provides $60,000 over three years – For Postdoctoral Fellows
Research Field(s): provides $60,000 over three years to support the career development activities for underrepresented minority postdoctoral fellows in a degree-granting institution in the United States or Canada whose training and professional development
are guided by mentors committed to helping them advance to stellar careers in biomedical or medical research
Details: For underrepresented minority Postdoctoral Fellows
Deadline: January 21, 2025 by 3:00 pm ET
CWRA
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Variable scholarships, variable value
Research Field(s): Support and encourage students who are passionate about advancing knowledge and research in water resource management and environmental stewardship
Details: Full-Time students in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba, either in a Master’s or Ph.D. program
Deadline: January 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm PST
TANAKA
FUND GRANT TO SUPPORT PROMISING JUNIOR JAPANESE STUDIES SCHOLARS
Variable scholarships, variable value · For Master’s and PhD students
Research Field(s): Japanese Studies
Details: Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents who are master’s or doctoral level students enrolled at a Canadian university and are conducting research related to Japan with methods in humanities and social sciences.
Deadline: January 31, 2025
IONE
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
2-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship salary commensurate with experience between $60,000-$68,500
Research Field(s): Must have either expertise or expressed interest in developing expertise in a particular aspect of sustainability, relevant skills for at least one of the existing IonE projects and willingness to relocate to the Minneapolis/St. Paul
area or a statement of preference for remote work and willingness to regularly engage in person at IonE.
Details: PhD or PhD candidates who are interested in interdisciplinary academic research and community-engaged scholarship, with a focus on solutions-oriented research in sustainability, to support an equitable and just transition for all. PhD anticipated
in spring/summer 2025.
Deadline: February 2, 2025 at 11:59 pm U.S. CT
Webinars: Hosting multiple live calls for you to connect and ask questions at one or more of these
webinars.
Contact: Please reach out to ione-research@umn.edu with
any questions.
MAPLE
LEAF CENTRE FOR FOOD SECURITY SCHOLARSHIP
(4) Scholarships valued at $15,000 each · For Master’s and Ph.D. students
Research Fields(s): Conducting research on determinants, impacts, and policy or program interventions addressing food insecurity in Canada
Details: Open to Master’s and Ph.D. students who are conducting research
Deadline: February 25, 2025
THE
HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION CANADA
Multi-year awards will function as salary stipends · For Black or Indigenous Master's & Ph.D. students
Research Fields(s): Studying in an area specific to heart or brain health
Details: Open to students accepted to or enrolled in master’s or doctoral programs in Canada who identify as Black or Indigenous and who are studying in an area specific to heart or brain health
Deadline: March 20, 2025, 4pm ET
THE
AGES FOUNDATION RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP & BURSARIES
Variable awards, variable values with $15,000 awarded annually
Research Field(s): Research must be environment focused and should use
rare (Charitable Research Reserve) as a field site, case study or another form of partnership; Research or project must occur between May 2025 and April 2026
Details: For Graduate students enrolled in a Canadian or International Institution
Deadline: May 30, 2025
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