Funding opportunities

Do you want to gain valuable experience working in an area related to your studies while contributing to the advancement of Canada’s international interests? The Cadieux-Léger Fellowship, now in its 27th year, provides direct experience in a policy research environment focused on the diverse challenges facing Canadian foreign policy.

Applying for the Cadieux-Léger Fellowship is done through the Research Affiliate Program (RAP). Only candidates that have completed this step of the process will be considered.

The deadline for applications is no later than December 11, 2020. Due to the need to balance operational needs with public health requirements, candidates will be expected to work from home remotely, but be capable of in-person attendance in a work setting in Ottawa where required.

Due to the high volume of receipt of applications, only the students selected for an interview will be contacted.

The candidate must be enrolled in a doctorate program as a full-time student in a recognized post-secondary institution with a specialization in Political Science or International Relations, or Economics or Law or a related program.*

*The candidate must be recognized as having full-time student status by the academic institution in which they are presently enrolled and maintain this status during the whole fellowship period.

Degree equivalency

Application details and further information can be found at the Government of Canada website.

There is no department or faculty involvement in the adjudication process for this award. Interested applicants should apply directly to GSPA.

Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, a Scholar Awards Program in Women’s Health has been established to ensure that Ontario attracts and retains pre-eminent women’s health scholars. The community of women’s health scholars fostered by this Awards program will excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge about women’s health and its translation into improved health for women, more effective health services and products for women, and a strengthened heath care system.

Please find attached the official announcement for the Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Award for the 2021-2022 academic year in which the agency will award the following:

• three one-year awards of $25,000 (plus a research allowance of $1,000) at the master’s level;
• three renewable one-year awards of $35,000 (plus a research allowance of $2,000) at the doctoral level; and
• two one-year awards of $50,000 (plus a research allowance of $5,000) at the postdoctoral level.

Applicants should review the attached announcement or COU website and review the full eligibility criteria details. Below is a summary:

• A Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada as of January 29, 2021.
• For masters or doctoral awards, applicants must be registered as a full-time student in a master’s or doctoral program at an Ontario university at the beginning of the award period (fall 2021) and remain registered as a full-time student throughout the term of the award.
• For postdoctoral awards, applicants must be engaged in full-time research at an Ontario university at the time of taking up the award (i.e., September 1, 2021), and must have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree by the application deadline and normally no earlier than January 31, 2018). In cases where an applicant completed all requirements for the doctoral degree before this date, an explanation (e.g., childrearing responsibilities) must accompany the application.
• The recipient is precluded from holding any other award that offers financial support of more than $20,000 for the period in which the award would be held.

Additional Requirements:

• A master’s student remains eligible until the end of the sixth term of full-time study.
• A doctoral student remains eligible until the end of the 15th term of full-time study.

• Application Package:
  Complete application packages must be submitted to Laura Frazee via email (lfrazee@uwaterloo.ca) by December 1, 2020. Complete application packages include the following:

1. Application: available at https://cou.ca/resources/awards
   1. “Signature of Dean of Graduate School” on application form is not required at the time of submitting application. However, supervisor signature should be obtained.
2. Curriculum vitae: including information concerning the eligibility criteria
3. Summary of thesis (for postdoctoral applicants only): a brief summary of the doctoral thesis of no more than 300 words.
4. Statement of research: explaining the research to be undertaken during the period of graduate study (maximum 1,000 words). Must be written by the candidate.*
5. Non-technical summary (maximum 500 words). Must be written by the candidate.*

*one additional page may be included for citations/diagrams.

• Transcripts (masters and doctoral applicants only):
  • Upon receipt of a complete application, GSPA will automatically generate an official UW transcript and retrieve copies of official non-Waterloo transcripts which were submitted as part of the applicant’s admission application.
  • Applicants do not need to submit transcripts with their application. Instead, applicants must list in the body of their submission email to Laura Frazee all previous institutions (and degrees, if applicable) that they have attended including Waterloo; (e.g. University of Waterloo – Bachelor of Science; University of Toronto - Master of Science; Western University – single course).
     
• Reference Letters:
  • Two reference letters are required for Master’s and Doctoral applicants; Four reference letters are required for postdoctoral applicants.
  • Applicants must ask each assessor to email letters directly to Laura Frazee (lfrazee@uwaterloo.ca) by December 1, 2020. Letters must not be submitted by the applicant. All letters must be signed and on letterhead.
  • Letters should focus on an evaluation of the applicant’s research to date, and on the research the applicant proposes to undertake during the period of the award, paying particular attention to the criteria for selection. Assessor should also provide a short description of the relationship, if any, with the applicant.
  • For postdoctoral applications, two of the assessors must not have been associated with the candidate as either a supervisor, or a member of the candidate’s supervisory committee, or a co-author; and if at all possible, not at the university at which the applicant was a doctoral student.

Current doctoral level award holders may be eligible for award renewal.

University Adjudication

Each institution is permitted to put forward a maximum of two applications per award level (Master’s, Doctoral and Postdoctoral), for a maximum of six applications from each institution. Depending on the number of applications received, the Advisory Committee on Graduate Scholarships & Awards or the Assistant Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs will review and rank the applications. Once selection has been made, the University will submit the applications to the Council of Ontario Universities by January 20, 2021. Applicants will receive notification from GSPA informing them whether or not their application was forwarded to COU for consideration.

There is no department or faculty involvement in the adjudication process for this award. Interested applicants should apply directly to GSPA.

With the support of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU), a Scholar Awards Program in Autism was established to ensure that Ontario attracts and retains pre-eminent scholars.  The community of autism scholars fostered by this Awards Program will excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge concerning child autism, and its translation into improved health for children, more effective services and products for children with autism, and increase the province’s capacity in diagnosis and assessment of autism and a strengthened treatment system.

Up to one award at the Master’s level valued at $18,000 and up to one award at the Doctoral level valued at $20,000 will be made during this competition.

Applicants should review the attached announcement or COU website and review the full eligibility criteria details. Below is a summary:

Applicants must be:

• A Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada as of January 29, 2021.
• Registered as a full-time student in a master’s or doctoral program at an Ontario university at the beginning of the award period (fall 2021) and remain registered as a full-time student throughout the term of the award.

Additional Requirements:

• A master’s student remains eligible until the end of the sixth term of full-time study.
• A doctoral student remains eligible until the end of the 15th term of full-time study.
• The recipient is precluded from holding any other award that offers financial support of more than $20,000 for the period in which the award would be held.

• Application Package:
  Completed application packages must be submitted to Laura Frazee via email (lfrazee@uwaterloo.ca) by December 1, 2020. Complete application packages include the following:

1. Application: available at https://cou.ca/resources/awards/
   1. “Signature of Dean of Graduate School” on application form is not required at the time of submitting application. However, supervisor signature should be obtained.
2. Curriculum vitae: including information concerning the eligibility criteria
3. Statement of research: explaining the research to be undertaken during the period of graduate study (maximum 1,000 words). Must be written by the candidate.*
4. Non-technical summary (maximum 500 words). Must be written by the candidate.*

*one additional page may be included for citations/diagrams.

• Transcripts:
  • Upon receipt of a complete application, GSPA will automatically generate an official UW transcript and retrieve copies of official non-Waterloo transcripts which were submitted as part of the applicant’s admission application.
  • Applicants do not need to submit transcripts with their application. Instead, applicants must list in the body of their submission email to Laura Frazee all previous institutions (and degrees, if applicable) that they have attended including Waterloo; (e.g. University of Waterloo – Bachelor of Science; University of Toronto - Master of Science; Western University – single course).
• Reference Letters:
  • Two reference letters are required.
  • Applicants must ask each assessor to email letters directly to Laura Frazee (lfrazee@uwaterloo.ca) by December 1, 2020. Letters must not be submitted by the applicant. All letters must be signed and on letterhead.
  • Letters should focus on an evaluation of the applicant’s research to date, and the research being undertaken during the period of graduate study for which the applicant will hold an Autism Scholars Award, if successful.

University Adjudication

Depending on the number of applications received, the Advisory Committee on Graduate Scholarships & Awards or Assistant Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs will review and rank the applications. Once selection has been made, the University will submit the selected application(s) to the Council of Ontario Universities by January 29, 2021. Applicants will receive notification from GSPA informing them whether or not their application was forwarded to COU for consideration.

• High academic achievements (typically all A’s or very nearly so)
• Personal qualities, and demonstrated aptitudes
• Consideration will also be given to the applicant’s proposed program of study

Welcome to the 2021 Research Competition!
The ASRP now supports an open competition! With an aim to support research that will improve the lives of those with lived experience, the ASRP invites applicants from all disciplines to apply.

Key Dates:

• Launch of competition - September 11th, 2020
• Application deadline - November 6th, 2020, 11:59 pm ET
• Peer Review - February 8-11, 2021

Funding information:

Doctoral
Amount: $22,000/year Duration: 3 years
Eligibility: Within first 18 months of PhD program

Postdoctoral
Amount: $50,00/year (PhD) | $50,00/year (MD) Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Within 18 months of obtaining PhD (extension may be given to MDs)

New Investigator Operating Grant
Amount: $200,000 Duration: Up to 4 years
Eligibility: Within the first 4 years of initial faculty position

Proof of Concept Grant
Amount: $100,000 Duration: Up to 5 years
Eligibility: Must hold a faculty position with a Canadian university or affiliated institution

The Hugh C. Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship, valued at $40,000 Cdn, is open to any graduate student studying in Canada who is working in a field related to earth, geosciences, environment, alternative energy, water, climate change, sustainability, or to the social impact, social sciences or design sciences related to these areas, and is designed to provide a unique experiential, international travel program designed by the student to engage diverse sectors, advance their research, learn from a range of contexts and cultures, and bring their learning back to Canada. Full details can be found at the Kimberley Foundation at https://kimberley-foundation.org/hugh-morris-fellowship/. Application forms are available on our website. The deadline for receipt of online applications is February 15, 2021.
 
For your information, the Kimberley Foundation is a charitable not-for-profit organization registered in the Province of British Columbia whose aim to is to support unique, self-directed learning experiences that will help change the world.

The Facebook Fellowship is a global program designed to encourage and support promising doctoral students who are engaged in innovative and relevant research in areas related to computer science and engineering at an accredited university.
 
The program is open to students in any year of their PhD study. People of diverse backgrounds and experiences are encouraged to apply, especially those from traditionally under-represented minority groups. Applications are evaluated based on the strength of the student’s research statement, publication record, and recommendation letters.
 
The Fellowship award includes:

• Tuition and fees paid for the academic year (up to two years/four semesters)
• A $42,000 annual stipend to cover living and conference travel costs
• Paid visit to Facebook headquarters for the annual Fellowship Summit (pending COVID-19 restrictions.

Learn more and apply

Application Deadline: October 15, 2020

The J. Alan George Student Leadership Award is presented to an entering graduate student, chosen from among students within three terms of first receipt of a Provost Doctoral Entrance Award for Women and based on a record of student leadership.
 
Value:
For the 2020/2021 competition, 2 awards valued at $2,500 each will be awarded.
 
Eligibility:
To be eligible for the award applicants must:

• currently registered full-time within their first year of doctoral studies at the University of Waterloo
• applicants must be within three terms of first receipt of a Provost Doctoral Entrance Award for Women – this is a MUST (if student is just being nominated for Fall 2020, then they are eligible)
• applicants must demonstrate outstanding student leadership

 
Application:
Completed application must be submitted to the department for ranking purposes (by October 15, 2020) before being forwarded to GSPA.
 
The J. Alan George Leadership Award application can be found at: https://uwaterloo.ca/forms/graduate-studies/j-alan-george-student-leadership-award-application (digital signatures accepted).
 
Applications must be accompanied by:

• two letters of reference
• unofficial post-secondary institution transcripts
• maximum of 2 pages identifying evidence of student leadership
• a current C.V.

The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is seeking qualified graduate students for a new internship, and we'd like help in spreading the word about this opportunity.

As a Public German Studies intern, you will assist the Waterloo Centre for German Studies in communicating scholarly research to both academic and public audiences. During the period of the internship, you will put your communication and research skills to use while developing or deepening skills in web content design and management, podcast production, and social media promotion.
 
This internship is intended to provide graduate students in German studies with an opportunity to learn about and gain skills in public scholarship. Previous experience with this area of scholarly communication is helpful but not required. As a Public German Studies intern, you will receive mentorship and training to support your work.
 
The internship requires a commitment of 100 hours (approximately 5 hours/week). The internship begins in October, but starting and end dates are negotiable. Remuneration is $25/hour. Interns will work remotely.
 
Deadline to apply: Friday, September 25, 2020

Full details and application procedure can be found here: https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-german-studies/funding-opportunities-students/wcgs-internship-public-scholarship