Scholarships and Financial Support
Source: https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/gse/current-students/scholarships Parent: https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/gse
FGS Awards and Funding Graduate Awards Database
Awards Available to CSM Graduate Students
CSM Harmonized Awards - GAC Competition
The deadline for the 2026 GAC Application is on January 15, 2026.\ -------------------------------------------------------------------------\
Deadline to submit CSM Harmonized Form was February 15th, 2026 (5:00pm MST)\ • The CSM Harmonized form is to be completed by the applicant, supervisor(s) are no longer required to complete any sections of the form\ • The CSM Harmonized form should not be attached to the 2026 GAC application
If you are currently an admission applicant to the University of Calgary, and do not have a UofC email account, please contact awardsgse@ucalgary.ca for instructions on how to submit the CSM Harmonized Form.
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Alvin Libin Graduate Scholarship in Cardiovascular Research
Calgary Chinatown Lions Club Ida Toews Graduate Scholarship in Pediatric Cancer
Catherine Joan Mills Graduate Scholarship
Charlie Fischer Graduate Scholarship in Advancing Patient and Family-Centred Research
Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) Department of Medicine Graduate Scholarship
Cumming School of Medicine Graduate Scholarship
Eleanor Mackie Doctoral Scholarship in Women's Health
Emerging Cancer Scholar Award in Brain Tumour Research
Emerging Cancer Scholar Award in Cancer Screening, Detection & Risk Reduction
J. Gregory Cairncross Graduate Scholarship
Kenneth M Stephenson Graduate Scholarship in Cardiovascular Research
Libin Cardiovascular Institute Doctoral Scholarship
Libin Cardiovascular Institute Master’s Scholarship
Libin Cardiovascular Institute Master’s Scholarship in Cardiovascular Health Promotion
Libin Cardiovascular Institute Master’s Scholarship in Women’s Cardiovascular Health
Phillips Emerging Cancer Scholar Award in Cancer Research
https://charbonneau.ucalgary.ca/train-us/trainee-funding-opportunities/phillips-emerging-cancer-scholar\ \ Richard R. Singleton Graduate Scholarship in Cancer Research
Riddell Centre Emerging Cancer Scholar Award for Cancer Immunotherapy
Robson Centre Emerging Cancer Scholar Award for DNA Science
- https://charbonneau.ucalgary.ca/train-us/trainee-funding-opportunities/robson-centre-emerging-cancer-scholar-award-dna-science\ \ T. Boone Pickens Emerging Leaders Graduate Scholarship
Todd and Karen Anderson Graduate Scholarship in Cardiovascular Research
William H Davies Medical Research Scholarship
If you have questions, please contact awardsgse@ucalgary.ca.
Federal Tri-agency Competitions (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC)
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\ Canada Graduate Research Scholarships - Doctoral (CGRS D)\ Canada Graduate Scholarship - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS)\ SSHRC Impact – TALENT 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\ Cannon Lachapelle Award 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
Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES)
- GSE students who submit a GAC application will be automatically considered for the AGES scholarship, if they meet the Terms of Reference
Indigenous Awards
Indigenous external awards\ The following awards are administered through the University of Calgary:\ via Canadian Graduate Research Scholarships Master's (CGRS M)
via Indigenous Graduate Award Competition (IGA)
- Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES) - Indigenous
- Anne and Armando Pradella Graduate Scholarship in Public Health
- ii’ taa’poh’to’p Graduate Scholarship
- ii' taa'poh'to'p Ahead of Tomorrow Graduate Scholarship
- Métis Scholar Graduate Award
via Graduate Award Competition (GAC)
- Canadian Energy Pipeline Association Graduate Scholarship
- Captain Nichola KS Goddard Memorial Graduate Scholarship
- Curtin Family Graduate Scholarship
- IBET Momentum Fellowship
- Indigenous and Black Momentum Scholarship in Science
- Janssen Fund Graduate Scholarship for Equity and Inclusion
External Competitions
Fulbright Canada\ Mackenzie King Scholarships\ Mitacs\ Trudeau Scholarships\ Delta Kappa Gamma International\ Kappa Kappa Gamma
Scholarship and Awards Tools and Resources
GSE Workshops
(PowerPoint Presentations)
Canada Graduate Research Scholarship
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Scholarships and Awards: Graduate Awards Database
There are many different awards available to graduate students at the University of Calgary. Please search the Graduate Awards Database and speak to your supervisor to ensure that you are not missing out on funding opportunities.