Awards Deadlines at a Glance

View ongoing graduate and postdoc award deadlines for Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) administered, department, and external awards on this page.

GPS Administered Award Name

Amount

GPS Deadline

Memo
Alberta Innovates Postdoctoral Health Innovation & Enhancement Fellowship

$55,000

 Sept. 15, 2026 View Memo
Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral (CGRS D)

$40,000/yr for 3 yrs

 Sept. 16, 2026 View Memo
Governor General's Gold Medal

A gold medal

 Sept. 30, 2026 View Memo
Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES) - Indigenous

$12,000

 Oct. 13, 2026 View Website
Open Competition

Variable

 Oct. 15, 2026 View website
University of Alberta Northern Research Award

Variable

 Oct. 16, 2026 View website
Northern Scientific Training Program Variable Oct. 16, 2026 View website
Indigenous Graduate Award in Research

Variable

 Oct. 28, 2026 View website
University of Alberta Graduate Recruitment Scholarship and Graduate Student Award - Winter 2027 start

Variable

 Nov. 12, 2026 View Memo
Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES)

$12,000

 Nov. 13, 2026 View Memo
Canada Graduate Research Scholarships - Master's Program (CGRS M)

$27,000

 Dec. 1, 2026 View Memo

External Award Name

Amount

External Deadline
NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors (NISA)

Up to $5,000

Ongoing
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Postdoctoral Fellowships (CPRA)

$70,000/yr for 2 yrs

University deadline:
Sept. 9, 2026

ResearchNet deadline:
Sept. 16, 2026
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA)

$70,000/yr for 2 yrs

Sept. 10, 2026
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA)

$70,000/yr for 2 yrs

Oct. 17, 2026
2027 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship

Up to $50,000/yr for 3 yrs

Eligibility Confirmation Deadline: Oct. 2, 2026

Full Application Deadline: Nov. 6, 2026
IMPORTANT NOTICE
  • Information is subject to change. Please confirm all details of competitions by visiting the website links.
  • Award amounts are estimates. Please confirm all details of competitions by visiting the website links.
  • GPS is not responsible for administering external awards. Visit the applicable website links for further information.
University Sponsor Approval

Students and postdoctoral scholars are to be advised that external funding applications that request "sponsor approval" as part of the application process, are required to have their academic supervisor go through the Research Services Office (RSO) institutional approval process. 

It is recommended that students and fellows forward their completed application to their supervisor at least 10 business days prior to the sponsor deadline. Supervisors are responsible for creating a request for proposal in the RSO's Researcher Home Page so that the application goes through the University approval chain. Please note that if the sponsor requires signatures, they need to be included for RSO to be able to approve and sign off on the application.