Graduate School Funding Opportunities

Are you finishing up your undergraduate degree and interested in pursuing a master's? TRU has a number of excellent master's programs.

Of course, funding also helps. If you are an excellent student, there are opportunities for you to obtain enough money to complete your graduate studies.

Tri-Council Funding

The three major funding bodies are known commonly as the "tri council". These bodies provide scholarships and grants to researchers and graduate students. TRU has allocations to send a limited number of applications forward to each of the major tri-council competitions. This means that if you are an excellent student who qualifies, you may develop and submit an application to the Office of Research and Graduate Studies to be considered for these generous and prestigious awards.

CIHR

The Canadian Institute of Health Research offers the Canada Graduate Scholarship Master's Award to excellent students who wish to undertake research at the Master's level in a health-related field.

Award Amount: $17,500
Award Duration: one (1) year
Apply for this award: Internally - through the Office of Research and Graduate Studies
Application Deadline: January 11, 2012.

NSERC

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada offers the Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships to excellent students who wish to undertake research at the Master's level in a science/engineering/mathematics related field.

Award Amount: $17,500
Award Duration: one (1) year
Apply for this Award: Internally - through the Office of Research and Graduate Studies
Application Deadline: November 2, 2011.

SSHRC

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada offers the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships to excellent students who wish to undertake research at the Master's level in a field related to the social sciences and humanities.

Award Amount: $17,500
Award Duration: one (1) year
Apply for this Award: Internally - through the Office of Research, Innovation and Graduate Studies
Internal Application Deadline: January 30, 2013, 4pm

If you have questions regarding any of these opportunities, please contact Andrew McKay, Director, Graduate Studies, 250-828-5120 or email mckay@tru.ca