Graduate awards

Search the database for awards that match your requirements, or find the Competitions link listed below.

Graduate Awards Database

You must apply for awards

You are not automatically submitted. It is important to read the eligibility requirements and follow the application instructions for each award you are considering.

Learn more about eligibility

You do not need to be accepted into your program

You are encouraged to apply for awards when you have submitted your admissions application and received your University of Calgary student number (UCID). You are not required to meet the eligibility requirements in the terms of reference of an award when you apply, but if successful, you must meet the eligibility requirements at the time the award is paid.

Some awards are restricted by citizenship

International students are eligible for many awards. See the list of awards open to international students under Award Opportunities. You can also search the Awards Database and select International in the Citizenship category.

Awards Database

Award opportunities

Awards are administered through the competitions listed below. These competitions typically have specific application requirements, deadlines, and review process.

Click on the competition name to see award information, terms of reference, application details, and other resources such as online presentations or upcoming workshops to help you prepare your application.

Federal Tri-agency Competitions

These Competitions are administered through the University of Calgary

Canadian Graduate Research Scholarships - Master's (CGRS M)

Canadian Graduate Research Scholarships - Master's (CGRS M) - Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements

Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Doctoral (CIHR CGRS D)

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada - Doctoral (NSERC CGRS D/PGS-D)

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada - Doctoral (SSHRC CGRS D/Doctoral Fellowship)

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS)

Canada Graduate Scholarship - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS)

SSHRC Impact – TALENT Award

CIHR Strategic Master’s Award

Provincial Awards

These provincial awards are administered through the University of Calgary

Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarships program - via the Graduate Award Competition (GAC)

Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES)

Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit (AbSPORU) Graduate Studentship

University Awards

These awards are administered through the University of Calgary

Achievement Award Competition

Doctoral Recruitment Scholarships

Elizabeth Cannon Graduate Scholarship in Entrepreneurial Thinking

via Graduate Award Competition (GAC)

Izaak Walton Killam Doctoral Scholarships
Open Doctoral Awards
Special Awards
See a list in the Graduate Awards Database by refining your search results using one or both of these categories.

International Graduate Tuition Award

Medals and Prizes

Program Recommended Awards
Nominated by individual graduate programs and administered through the Faculty of Graduate Studies

See a list in the Graduate Awards Database by refining your search results using the recommended by program category.

Indigenous Awards

Indigenous external awards

The following awards are administered through the University of Calgary:

via Canadian Graduate Research Scholarships Master's (CGRS M)

Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements

via Indigenous Graduate Award Competition (IGA)

via Graduate Award Competition (GAC)

External Competitions

Fulbright Canada

Mackenzie King Scholarships

Mitacs

Trudeau Scholarships

Delta Kappa Gamma International

Kappa Kappa Gamma

International students

Restrictions

You are considered an international student if you are not a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident and you come to Canada on a temporary basis for the purpose of pursuing an accredited course of study.

Students fully funded by a third party sponsor, including government funding, are not eligible for University of Calgary awards under the Graduate Award Regulation.

Students registered in a graduate program at the University of Calgary-Qatar are not eligible for any graduate awards unless explicitly stated in the terms of reference for the award.