Scholarships, Awards + Assistance
Take advantage of the many options to help you finance your studies with awards, scholarships and other forms of assistance. For more information, review the School's scholarships and studentships procedure and click on the listings below.
A select number of graduate research assistantships (RAs) and teaching assistantships (TAs) are available throughout the academic year.
- RAs: Faculty members recruit for these positions and funding is provided directly to students.
- TAs: Instructors may recruit students or choose to advertise TA positions through the School’s 4U@SPH e-newsletter.
Students who have received major awards, including the Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship, are not eligible for RA funding.
Learn more about recruitment scholarships, School-administered awards and specific funding available to students studying public health. Learn more.
Students may be eligible for awards in several areas of competition. Eligibility requirements, nominations, deadlines and application processes vary. Learn more about department awards and other funding opportunities with FGPS.
Each department sets its own internal deadline for receipt of General Awards applications and students are encouraged to apply well in advance.
To be considered for a U of A administered award, students must be admitted to a graduate degree program or have completed an application for admission. Students are nominated by their departments. Learn more.
Created during the 10th anniversary year of the School of Public Health, this award is intended to recognize a student's superior academic performance. Learn more.
The university has two top-up awards provided to master's and doctoral students who receive eligible major scholarships. Learn more.
- Walter H. Johns Graduate Fellowship — may be given to students registered full-time in a graduate degree program who hold a Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master's (CGS-M).
- President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction — may be given to students registered full-time in a doctoral degree program who have won one of the eligible major doctoral-level scholarships.
Fellowships, scholarships and awards are available from several outside agencies:
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) — provides fellowships for master's and doctoral students studying psychology as a social science.
- Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) — provides support to students pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree in a health-related field.
- Alberta Innovates — allocated as full-time studentships to allow for full-time research training in basic biomedical, health or mental health sciences.
- Queen Elizabeth II Scholarships — awarded to master’s and doctoral students each year to students in the School of Public Health.
Agencies that fund major awards have strict deadlines for submitting applications. In addition, the School of Public Health has an internal deadline and related process for reviewing applications before they are submitted to external agencies.