Award opportunities
Click on the award 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.
Search the database for awards that match your requirements, or find the terms of reference for some larger awards listed on this page.
Click on the award 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.
These awards are administered through the University of Calgary
Canadian Graduate Scholarships-Master's (CGS M)
Canadian Graduate Scholarships-Master's (CGS M) - Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements
Canadian Institutes of Health Research-Doctoral (CIHR CGS-D)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada-Doctoral (NSERC CGS-D/PGS-D)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada-Doctoral (SSHRC CGS-D/Doctoral Fellowship)
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS)
Canada Graduate Scholarship - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS)
These provincial awards are administered through the University of Calgary
Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarships program
These awards are administered through the University of Calgary
Doctoral Recruitment Scholarships
Elizabeth Cannon Graduate Scholarship in Entrepreneurial Thinking
Graduate Award Competition (GAC)
International Graduate Tuition Award
Izaak Walton Killam Doctoral Scholarships
Program recommended awards
Indigenous external awards
The following awards are administered through the University of Calgary:
via Canadian Graduate Scholarships-Master's (CGS M)
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.
International students should explore all award options in the Awards Database, including the following:
Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarships program
Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit (AbSPORU) Graduate Studentship
Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES)
Graduate Award Competition (GAC)