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SONJA
I. BATA MATERIAL CULTURE SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarship valued at up to $7,675.00 · For Master’s and Ph.D. Students
Research Fields(s): Including but not limited to: Anthropology, Environmental Studies, History, Native Studies, Fine Arts, Archival Studies, Engineering, or any of the Natural Sciences as they relate to artifact preservation (including geochemical characterization
and DNA analysis)
Details: Open to Canadian and International students conducting research related to material culture, with “material culture” defined as documenting the meaning, traditions and values revealed in making, interpreting, preservation, or history (including
that in the distant past), of the physical evidence (objects and architecture) of a culture’s heritage; and with “Arctic” defined as including and north of the continuous Permafrost, in Canada and throughout the Circumpolar region
Deadline: October 23, 2025
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FOUNDATION
FOR REGISTERED NURSES OF MANITOBA INC. GRADUATE AWARD
(6) Awards valued at $2,250 · For full or part-time registered nurses in any year of a graduate program at UM
Research Field(s): Pursuing graduate education in health-related fields with the intention to maintain an active nursing registration following graduation
Details: Any candidate who applies for both the award and scholarship if eligible, can only receive one or the other but not both
Deadline Extension: October 29, 2025
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FOUNDATION
FOR REGISTERED NURSES OF MANITOBA INC. GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
(2) Scholarships valued at $3,700 · For full-time registered nurses who have completed at least one full year of study at the graduate level at UM
Research Field(s): Conducting research in a health-related field with the intention to maintain an active nursing registration following graduation
Details: Any candidate who applies for both the award and scholarship if eligible, can only receive one or the other but not both
Deadline Extension: October 29, 2025
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JAMES
GORDON FLETCHER PHD FELLOWSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND NUTRACEUTICALS
Variable Fellowships – Total Value $7,175 · For Full-Time PhD students
Research Field(s): Functional Foods and/or Nutraceuticals
Details: Open to Canadian and International students in their first two years of a Ph.D. program conducting research in a field pertaining to Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals.
Deadline: October 29, 2025
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RICHARD
C. GOULDEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Variable Scholarships – Total Value $1,125 · For Full-Time Master’s and PhD students
Research Field(s): Overall knowledge of wildlife and/or their habitats in Manitoba
Details: Applicants must be conducting research or have proposed to conduct research on wildlife and/or their habitats in Manitoba. They must also be members of The Wildlife Society-Manitoba Chapter Inc.
Deadline: October 29, 2025
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J.W.
DAFOE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP FOR STUDY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
(1) Scholarship valued at $10,000 · For full-time UM Master's thesis students
Research Field(s): Pursuing a thesis stream related to the field of international relations and/or international comparative studies
Details: Open to enrolled UM Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral studies students in the first or second year in departments of Economics, History, Political Studies; Faculty of Law and Arthur V. Mauro Institute for Peace and Justice
Deadline: November 5, 2025
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MAHATMA
GANDHI SCHOLARSHIP IN HUMAN RIGHTS
Scholarship may be divided into more than one award; total value $11,250 · For full-time UM 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: November 5, 2025
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ROSE
MARY AND FREDERICK ALLAN JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP
(2) Scholarships valued at $16,312.50 each · For full or part-time UM Master's Students
Research Field(s): Open to enrolled UM Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral studies students in Master of Business Administration, Master of Nursing Administration stream, Master of Science in Community Health Sciences or Master of Public Health
Details: Candidates must have successfully completed a Bachelor of Nursing degree from an accredited university and are preparing for a career in health administration
Deadline: November 5, 2025
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RESEARCH
MANITOBA MASTER’S STUDENTSHIP AWARD
Studentship valued up to $20,000.00 · For Master’s Students
Research Fields(s): Health, Natural Sciences & Engineering, and Social Sciences & Humanities categories
Details: Research Manitoba Master’s Studentship Awards support highly qualified Master's trainees in health, social sciences and humanities, and natural sciences and engineering. These awards provide trainees with a stipend as they conduct their master’s
research and support the development of their research skills and knowledge in their chosen field of study. The Master’s Studentship is intended to help develop, attract, and retain highly qualified personnel in the province and support the advancement of
impactful research in Manitoba.
Deadline: November 10, 2025, 4pm EST. (see webinar sessions)
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RESEARCH
MANITOBA PHD RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP
Studentship valued up to $25,000.00 · For PhD Students
Research Fields(s): Health, Social Sciences and Humanities, and Natural Sciences and Engineering
Details: PhD Research Studentship Awards support highly qualified PhD students in health, social sciences and humanities, and natural sciences and engineering. These awards provide trainees with a stipend as they conduct their PhD research and prepare
for careers as independent researchers in industry or within Manitoba’s research enterprise. The PhD Studentship is intended to help develop, attract, and retain highly qualified personnel in the province and support the advancement of impactful research in
Manitoba.
Deadline: November 10, 2025, 4pm EST. (see webinar sessions)
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NORTHERN
SCIENTIFIC TRAINING PROGRAM (NSTP)
Up to a maximum of $6,000 (dependent on funding) for one year (April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027) · For Master's & PhD students
Details: Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents. The purpose of the Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) is to encourage and support Canadian university and Northern post-secondary students with an interest in northern studies and conducting
thesis research in Northern regions, by assisting them to gain northern professional experience and training, through the issuance of supplementary funds.
Deadline: November 10, 2025, 3pm EST.
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PAWAN
K. SINGAL GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP IN CARDIOVASCULAR SCIENCES
Variable Scholarships – Total Value $16,200 · For UM Master’s & PhD students
Research Field(s): Enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the UM delivered by the Max Rady College of Medicine and affiliated with the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre
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: November 12, 2025
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NSERC
2025 – Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Master’s (CGRS-M) Program Information Sessions
Research Field(s): Health, Science, Engineering, Social Sciences, Humanities
Details: NSERC is hosting information sessions for the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Master’s program. These sessions will be hosted as live Q&A Teams meetings. Before attending a session, participants must read the relevant
program
description, watch the
tutorial
videos on the NSERC YouTube channel and come prepared with questions. CIHR and SSHRC staff will also be present at all sessions. Participants
are welcome to attend any of the following sessions and registration is not required to attend a session:
Thursday, November 6, 2025 (English)
11 am to 1 pm (ET)
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
(French)
12 pm to 2 pm (ET)
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Friday, November 14, 2025 (English)
10 am to 12 pm (ET)
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the meeting
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
(French)
1 pm to 3 pm (ET)
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Thursday, November 20, 2025
(English)
11 am to 1 pm (ET)
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CANADA
GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS – MASTER’S (CGRS-M)
Scholarships valued at $27,000 · For Full-Time Master’s students
Research Field(s): Health, Science, Engineering, Social Sciences, Humanities
Details: The Canada Graduate Research Scholarships – Master’s program (CGRS-M) aims to helps develop research skills and assist in training of highly qualified personnel by supporting graduate students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in
undergraduate and early graduate studies. Open to Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents or Protected Persons who are enrolled full-time in research-based programs
Deadline: December 1, 2025 at 7:59pm EST
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MOLLY
WEINBERG SOUDACK SCHOLARSHIP FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE
Scholarships valued at $10,000 · For full-time Master's students
Research Field(s): Faculty of Science
Details: Open to Canadian and International graduate students enrolled full-time in any year of a Master’s program offered by the Faculty of Science who identify as a woman and who have ancestral links to a Holocaust survivor or Residential School survivor.
Deadline: December 1, 2025
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CIHR
– STRATEGIC MASTER’S AWARD
Scholarships valued at $27,000 · For Full-Time Master's students
Research Field(s): Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Health Data Sciences; Sex and Gender in Health; First Nations, Inuit, and/or Métis Health
Details: The CIHR Strategic Master’s Award program provides financial support to students who are enrolled in or have applied to an eligible master’s program in Canada that is relevant to specific CIHR priority research areas. This support allows these
students to concentrate on their studies in their chosen fields. Open to Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents who are enrolled full-time in research-based programs
Deadline: January 14, 2026
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PIERRE
ELLIOT TRUDEAU FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP VIRTUAL INFORMATION SESSIONS
These Information Sessions will serve to provide details and guidance to PhD students planning to apply for the scholarship
Research Field(s): Humanities, Social Sciences, and Human Sciences
Details: The sessions will take place via Zoom; you may attend by video or phone. Please attend any of the sessions below that best suits your schedule. Registration is required.
Dates: Live Zoom Sessions
2nd Candidates’ Information Sessions:
Please refer to the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Scholarship webpage to register.
LIQUOR,
GAMING & CANNABIS AUTHORITY OF MANITOBA (LGCA) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RESEARCH
Master's Students $5,000; Doctoral Students $10,000 · For Master's and PhD students
Research Field(s): Conducting research in Manitoba related to cannabis, gambling, or liquor
Details: Open to Canadian and International students who remain residents of Manitoba throughout the tenure of the scholarship
Deadline: November 1, 2025, 4pm CST
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2025
JOHN W. DAVIES MEMORIAL AWARD FROM THE SOCIETY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS – ARCTIC SECTION
One Scholarship of $3,000 · For Full-Time Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Research assists in providing solutions to problems specifically encountered in
marine cold regions (such as in the Arctic, subarctic, Antarctic, Polar, sub-polar, or other cold ocean/sea environments)
Details: Open to full-time Master’s and Ph.D. students at a recognized University in Canada
Questions and Applications go to: 2025scholarship@icetech22.org
Deadline: November 1, 2025, 12:00am MST
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GERMAN
ACADEMIC EXCHANGE SERVICE
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) provides funding for research and study in Germany.
DAAD fall deadlines for programs supporting graduate level study and research in Germany.
More details are available from the links below:
PIERRE
ELLIOT TRUDEAU FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Up to $50,000 per year for three years · For PhD students
Research Field(s): Humanities, Social Sciences, or Human Sciences
Details: The Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation offers a scholarship that is more than a scholarship. This three-year leadership program is designed to train Engaged Leaders, equipping outstanding doctoral candidates with the skills to translate their
ideas into action for the betterment of their communities, Canada, and the world
Deadline: November 17, 2025, 4pm EST
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AACR-CIHR
SCHOLAR-IN-TRAINING AWARDS (SITA)
For Full-Time PhD Doctoral Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, or Post-Health Professional Degree Fellows
Research Field(s): Health; Cancer
Details: Awards to support young investigators from Canada, particularly from underrepresented groups, to present their research at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2026, the world’s largest cancer research conference
Deadline: November 18, 2025, 11:59pm EST
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JOAN
MITCHELL TRAVEL AWARD AT LAURIER ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Travel Award of $1,000 to offset the cost of travel and lodging in Waterloo, Ontario. Contact
libarch@wlu.ca for
details and to apply
Research Field(s): Supports researchers wishing to travel to Laurier Archives and Special Collections to conduct research
Details: For Masters and PhD students enrolled as well as scholars in any discipline
Deadline: December 15, 2025
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TANAKA
2026 FUND RESEARCH AWARD
Annual Award value $60,000 – Grants up to a maximum of $12,000 are available – For Masters and PhD students
Research Field(s): Japanese Studies which includes the study of Language, Culture, Literature, Politics, History, Religion, Economics, Philosophy, Film, Arts, and Science
Details: For Masters and PhD level students with a maximum duration of three months in Japan
Deadline: January 30, 2026
NSERC
INDIGENOUS STUDENT AMBASSADORS GRANT (NISA)
Up to $5,000 · For Indigenous undergraduate/graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
Research Field(s): Natural Sciences and Engineering
Details: The grant provides funding to students and postdoctoral researchers to develop and implement outreach activities aimed at promoting Indigenous participation and engagement in the natural sciences and engineering fields.
Deadline: Between two and six months before start of activity
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