Student Research Grants
The following student research grant opportunities are coordinated by the Office of Research. Please contact Gwen Campden, Research Development Coordinator, with any questions, telephone: (250) 391-2502.
For a full listing of funding opportunities, visit Financial Aid & Awards.
Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships Program
Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships (IPS) provide financial support for highly qualified science and engineering graduates. The support allows them to gain research experience in industry while undertaking advanced studies in Canada. These scholarships are aimed at encouraging scholars to consider research careers in industry where they will be able to contribute to strengthening Canadian innovation.
Agency: Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
MITACS Accelerate
Mitacs-Accelerate is Canada’s premiere research internship program. It connects companies with over 50 research-based universities through graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, who apply their specialized expertise to business research challenges. Interns transfer their skills from theory to real-world application, while the companies gain a competitive advantage by accessing high-quality research expertise.
Agency: MITACS
AUCC Students for Development Program at RRU
The Project’s overall goal is for RRU Interns to assist the Caritas Gulu Archdiocese in their goal to “…improve living conditions of the population of Gulu Archdiocese by: Assisting in the provision of basic human needs to the most vulnerable people in the Archdiocese, responding to emergencies and support rehabilitation efforts in the communities, promoting sustainable development process in the Archdiocese, and contributing toward establishing lasting peace in the communities and in the region.”
Agency: AUCC Students for Development
Canada Connect R&D Internships
Through a paid R&D internship, students enhance their graduate research and gain first-hand experience in the working world. For researchers, Connect Canada is a great way to strengthen private-sector partnerships or create new ones. With constant new opportunities, Connect Canada can place students from all academic disciplines in any sector across the nation.
Agency: Canada Connect
Mackenzie King Scholarships
Highly competitive scholarships are available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in any discipline, in Canada or elsewhere, and to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in the United States or the United Kingdom in the areas of international relations or industrial relations.
Agency: Mackenzie King FoundationApplication Deadline: Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Irving K. Barber International Scholarships Programs
Go places, go global with an international scholarship.
One World scholarships of $1,000 - $3,500
Premier’s scholarships of $5,000 - $10,000
With the help of a scholarship from the Irving K. Barber BC Scholarship Society, you can participate in an international exchange of knowledge and culture through:
• Post-secondary studies
• Co-op work experiences
• Internships, and other
• Experiential learning opportunities
Application Deadline: Friday, February 17, 2012
Postgraduate Scholarship Masters/Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship Masters
The program seeks to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly-qualified personnel by supporting students in the natural sciences and engineering who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate an early graduate studies. This program helps train Canada's researchers and leadership of tomorrow.
Agency: Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of CanadaApplication Deadline: Monday, October 1, 2012
J. Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship Masters
The program seeks to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly-qualified personnel by supporting students in the social sciences and humanities who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies. This program helps train Canada's researchers and leaders of tomorrow.
Agency: Social Science and Humanities Research Council of CanadaApplication Deadline: Saturday, December 1, 2012
Doctoral Awards
The SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships and Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarships programs aim to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of scholarly achievement in undergraduate and graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities.
Agency: Social Science and Humanities Research Council of CanadaApplication Deadline: Saturday, December 1, 2012
Trudeau Scholarships
Up to 15 Trudeau Scholarships (each valued up to $180,000) are awarded Canada-wide each year to support doctoral candidates pursuing research of compelling present-day concern, touching upon one or more of the four themes of the Foundation. Trudeau Scholars are highly gifted individuals who are actively engaged in their fields and expected to become leading national and international figures.
Agency: Trudeau FoundationApplication Deadline: Saturday, December 1, 2012
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