Scholarships + Awards
Funding Your Graduate Education
The University of Alberta has various awards, scholarships and prizes to assist you in funding your graduate studies. The Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) alone administers $29 million in scholarships every year.
Awards, scholarships and prizes are funded by a variety of sources, including the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta and the generosity of our many donors.
Academic Success Centre workshops
The ASC offers a variety of free workshops for graduate students.
Interested in a writing retreat?
CIHR will be offering two MS Teams Q&A sessions to trainees, postdoctoral researchers and institution staff regarding award programs that are offered.
RegisterAward Opportunities
Information on each award can be found by clicking the award name on the left side of the page.
Learn more about award policies in the GPS Scholarships & Awards Manual.
Administering Awards
All award competitions are adjudicated by the Graduate Scholarship Committee (GSC), which is a standing committee of the GPS Council.
Learn more about GSC Policies and Procedures.
Upcoming Awards Workshops
NSERC CGSM Program Q&A Sessions
NSERC is hosting the following question and answer sessions for the CGS M program. These sessions will be hosted as live Q&A MS Teams events. Participants should watch the instructional videos in advance and come to the Q&A session with specific questions in mind. Attend the sessions that are the most convenient for you and registration is not required.
Nov. 7 (English) | 1 pm to 3 pm (ET) | Join session | CIHR and SSHRC staff will join the session
Nov. 13 (French) | 11 am to 1 pm (ET) | Join session
Nov. 15 (English) | 10 am to noon (ET) | Join session | CIHR and SSHRC staff will join the session
Nov. 19 (English) | 11 am to 1 pm (ET) | Join session | CIHR and SSHRC staff will join the session
Nov. 21 (French) | 1 pm to 3 pm (ET) | Join session | SSHRC staff will join the session