Awards and Funding
Learn more about awards and funding opportunities by following the links below.
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Award Resources
Resources for students, faculty, and staff which include: tips for writing a scholarship application, award acceptances, renewals, and declines, and the Scholarships and Awards Manual and Graduate Scholarship Committee Handbook.
Award Deadlines at-a-glance
Stay on track by viewing upcoming award application deadlines.
Student Employment
Explore student employment options including Graduate Assistantship funding and FGSR's Graduate Student Internship Program.
Celebrating our Killam Laureates
Learn about the prestigious Killam doctoral scholarships and the students who have won them.
Celebrating our Vanier Scholars
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship is one of Canada's most prestigious national awards programs for doctoral students. Learn more about our Vanier Scholars.
Financial Support
Financial aid is available for students who need additional financial support beyond awards, scholarships, and prizes.
Graduate Student Teaching Awards
The Graduate Student Teaching Awards (GSTAs) annually recognize outstanding graduate teaching assistants in each faculty at the University of Alberta.
Upcoming Information Session
PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty are invited to join representatives from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and FGSR on February 14, 2022 at 1 pm (MST) for an information session about postdoctoral fellowship opportunities for research in Japan. To join, use the following zoom meeting link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87390041566