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DOCTORAL
SCHOLARSHIP FOR INDIGENOUS STUDENTS
$10,000 Scholarships · For Full-Time PhD students
Research Field(s): Any
Details: The awards are offered to meritorious Canadian Indigenous doctoral students who demonstrate significant research ability and scholarly potential who have a demonstrated connection to the Indigenous community.
Deadline: July 17, 2025
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MASTER’S
AWARD FOR INDIGENOUS STUDENTS
$8,000 Scholarships · For Full-Time Master’s students
Research Field(s): Any
Details: This award is offered to meritorious Canadian Indigenous master’s students who demonstrate significant research ability and scholarly potential who have a demonstrated connection to the Indigenous community.
Deadline: July 17, 2025
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PRESIDENT’S
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP FOR FIRST NATIONS, INUIT, AND MÉTIS STUDENTS
One scholarship valued at $18,975 · For Full-Time PhD students
Research Field(s): Any
Details: This award will be offered to the highest ranked applicant from the 2025-2026 Doctoral Scholarship for Indigenous Students competition pool. (No application required)
Deadline: July 17, 2024
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ARTHUR
V. MAURO SENIOR STUDENT AWARD
(1) Scholarship valued at approximately $1,000 · For full-time Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Any
Details: This annual gift supports graduating undergraduates continuing to their first year of graduate studies at the University of Manitoba who have demonstrated their contributions to the university community and to the larger community outside the
university.
Deadline: July 18, 2025
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ADALSTEINN
KRISTJANSSON TRAVELLING RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP
Variable Scholarships – Total Value $15,175 · For Master's & PhD students
Research Fields(s): Unrestricted
Details: Open to Canadian and International graduate students enrolled in full-time Master’s or Doctoral programs at the University of Manitoba who are travelling outside of Winnipeg to undertake research for their thesis or practicum
Deadline: July 24, 2025
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CANADA
GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS – DOCTORAL 2025: APPLICANT WORKSHOP
Virtual, presentation-style workshop · For full-time PhD students
Research Field(s): Virtual, presentation-style workshop hosted by Dr. Dawn Sutherland Associate Dean, and Allison Aubin, Awards Coordinator for the Faculty of Graduate Studies
Details: For eligible PhD Students who are considering applying for the CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral (CGRS-D) program in the Fall of 2025.
Registration: Register
in advance
Workshop Date & Time: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM until 11:30 AM
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JACQUELYNN
GARCIA SCHOLARSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN NUTRACEUTICALS
Scholarship valued up to $2,500.00 · For Master’s Students in their first or second year of a Master’s program
Research Fields(s): Unrestricted
Details: Open to students who are conducting or have proposed to conduct research in the area of nutraceuticals. Preference will be given to a student who is proposing research in the area of nutraceuticals and their effects on cancer.
Deadline: July 30, 2025
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ERNEST
E. ROBERTSON SCHOLARSHIP
(1) Scholarship valued at approximately $850 · For full-time Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Any
Details: The purpose of the fund is to reward the academic achievements of a master’s or doctoral student in the Faculty of Graduate Studies who is conducting research related to renewable or alternative energy.
Deadline: July 31, 2025
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DELANEY
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP FOR INDIGENOUS STUDENTS
Scholarship valued up to $22,100.00 · For Master’s and Ph.D. Students
Research Fields(s): Unrestricted
Details: Open to Canadian Indigenous graduate students enrolled in full-time Master’s or Doctoral programs at the University of Manitoba
Deadline: August 7, 2025
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INDIGENOUS
DOCTORAL PROGRAM FELLOWSHIPS
(3) Doctoral scholarships valued at $20,000.00 each · For Ph.D. Students
Research Fields(s): Unrestricted; available to all Indigenous Graduate Students
Details: Open to Canadian Indigenous Ph.D. Students pursuing Doctoral Degrees at the University of Manitoba. The purpose of these awards is to reward the academic achievements of Canadian Indigenous graduate students pursuing Doctoral Degrees.
Deadline: August 7, 2025
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JAMES
GORDON FLETCHER Ph.D. FELLOWSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN INDIGENOUS ISSUES
Variable scholarships, variable value · For full-time PhD students
Research Fields(s): Conducting research in a field pertaining to Indigenous communities and persons
Details: Open to Canadian and International students enrolled in full-time Doctoral program at the University of Manitoba conducting research in a field pertaining to Indigenous communities and persons
Deadline: August 7, 2025
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3MP
(3 MINUTE POSTDOCTORAL COMPETITION)
1st place - $500, 2nd place - $250, 3rd place - $100, People’s Choice Certificate · For Postdoctoral Fellows
Research Field(s): This is a university-wide competition where competitors have 1 static slide and 3 minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their postdoctoral research and to highlight their research to a broad and diverse non-specialist
audience.
Details: For Postdoctoral Fellows
Competition Date: September 19, 2025 between 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Location: Fort Garry Campus, Senate Chambers, E3-262 Engineering Building
Deadline: August 18, 2025
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CANADA
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP–MICHAEL SMITH FOREIGN STUDY SUPPLEMENT (CGS-MSFSS)
Foreign study supplement valued at up to $6,000 · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Health, Science, Engineering, Social Sciences, Humanities
Details: Open to Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents who hold an active Canada Graduate Scholarship (including Vanier), are registered at a Canadian Institution and will be temporarily conducting research outside of Canada
Deadline: September 26, 2025, 4pm CST
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CIHR
CANADA GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS – DOCTORAL (CGRS-D)
Scholarships valued at $40,000 · For PhD students
Research Field(s): Health Sciences
Details: Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents – Open to international students,
currently enrolled in a doctoral program
Deadline: October 6, 2025
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NSERC
CANADA RESEARCH GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS – DOCTORAL (CGRS-D)
Scholarships valued at $40,000 · For PhD students
Research Field(s): Natural Sciences and Engineering
Details: Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents – Open to international students,
currently enrolled in a doctoral program
Deadline: October 6, 2025
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SSHRC
CANADA GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS – DOCTORAL (CGRS-D)
Scholarships and Fellowships valued at $40,000 · For PhD students
Research Field(s): Social Sciences and Humanities
Details: Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents – Open to international students,
currently enrolled in a doctoral program
Deadline: October 6, 2025
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2025
EDITION OF THE GENEVA CHALLENGE – ADVANCING DEVELOPMENT GOALS INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
The winning project will be awarded CHF 10,000; the two teams in second place will receive CHF 5,000 each and the two teams in third place, CHF 2,500 each.– For Master’s students (CHF is Swiss Francs)
Research Field(s): Encourages students to provide innovative and pragmatic solutions to some of the world’s complex challenges. Students are invited to develop analysis-based proposals on “The Challenges of Migration”
Details: Master’s students from all academic programs and from anywhere in the world
Deadline: Registration closes on April 30, 2025 at 23:59 CET and
Submissions are due July 16, 2025 at 23:59 CET
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CANTRAIN
GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL TRAINEE (GPT) CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (CDP)
16-Module, Virtual Experience Presented by the University of Alberta
Research Fields(s): Learners with limited exposure to clinical research but a strong interest in exploring careers in clinical trials, regulatory affairs, or medical affairs.
Details: Open to PhD and Postdoctoral nearing the end of their academic programs
Deadline: July 27, 2025
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SAVVY
NEW CANADIANS FINANCIAL LITERACY SCHOLARSHIP 2025
Two $1,000 scholarships for Fall Term · For all Full-Time Master’s or PhD students
Research Field(s): Be enrolled any year and in any field of study
Details: Full-time Master’s or PhD students
Deadline: September 22, 2025
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JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY IN KRAKOW, POLAND – EUROPEAN UNION SHORT TERM ACADEMIC EXCHANGE DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarship funding – Doctoral short-term exchange scholarships which covers travel expenses, living costs and, if applicable, conference fees or participation costs for summer and winter schools
Details: Doctoral students to undertake short-term trips lasting from 3 to 5 days (excluding travel days) to participate in educational activities, including courses, workshops, professional internships, study visits, conferences, and summer or winter
schools organized by the Jagiellonian University. For full details, including eligibility criteria and required documents, please contact
Anna.Polonyi@umanitoba.ca.
Deadline: Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis until available funds are exhausted,
and all visits must be completed by the end of September 2025
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, subpolar, 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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PIERRE
ELLIOTT TRUDEAU FOUNDATION – ANNUAL DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
For PhD students in their 1st or 2nd year of studies as of September 2025
Contact: Stéphanie Maurice for details at smaurice@fondationtrudeau.ca
Virtual 60-minute information sessions for award officers will be held on September 18, 2025, in French and English:
*
French: September 18, 2024, at 11:00 AM EST Register
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* English: September 18, 2024, at 2:00 PM EST
Register
here!
Competition opens: September 9, 2025
Deadline: November 17, 2025 at 4:00 P.M. EST
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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