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Awards and Other Support Funds

Many graduate students at York are successful in winning prestigious external or internal scholarships and you are encouraged to seek eligible opportunities. The university also offers bursaries and other support funds to assist with your scholarly and research activities. Common types of funds include the following: 

External awards such as SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR doctoral and CGS-Masters programs, as well as the Ontario Graduate Scholarship;

Bursaries that are allocated based on demonstrated financial need;

Research support funds to cover expenses related to scholarly and research activities;  

Donor-supported internal awards: To find internal award opportunities, please use the award search.

Information about graduate funding as well as tuition fees is available here.  Visit also this page to learn about graduate student employment types, including Teaching Assistantship (TA), Graduate Assistantship (GA) and Research Assistantship (RA).  

For further information, please visit the Faculty of Graduate Studies scholarships and awards page or please contact the Graduate Program Assistant.

Graduate Program or Faculty-Specific Awards

ScholarshipDescriptionValueApplication DetailsEligibility
Rocco Liegghio Memorial Entrance AwardFor an incoming MSc or PhD student pursuing energy-related research in chemistry.$1,250Automatic entrance award (See footnote 1)Canadian citizens, permanent residents and/or protected persons who are residents of Ontario and demonstrate financial need.
Harold I. Schiff Entrance Award in Atmospheric ChemistryFor an incoming MSc or PhD student pursuing research in atmospheric chemistry.$2500Automatic entrance award (see footnote 1)Canadian citizens, permanent residents and/or protected persons who are residents of Ontario.
Carswell Scholarships in the Faculty of ScienceFor an incoming PhD student in the Faculty of Science.$10,000Automatic entrance award (See footnote 1)International and domestic students are eligible.
Dean’s Scholarship for Women in ScienceFor an incoming woman MSc or PhD student in the Faculty of Science.$10,000Automatic entrance award (See footnote 1)Domestic students only. Preference will be given to residents of Ontario.
Michael M. Pollard Bursary in Organic Chemistry (See footnote 2)For a continuing MSc or PhD student pursuing research in physical organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, or organic synthesis.$15,500Spring (March)Domestic students only.
Dalton Pharma Services / Dr. Douglas Butler Award in Organic ChemistryFor a full-time registered MSc or PhD student pursuing research in organic chemistry. Both incoming and current students will be considered.$12,500Spring (March)Canadian citizens, permanent residents and/or protected persons who are residents of Ontario. Selection criteria includes: research in organic chemistry, academic accomplishments, and financial need.
Vernon Oliver Stong Graduate Scholarships in ScienceFor a full-time registered MSc or PhD student in the Faculty of Science. The student must either be in Year 1 of MSc or Year 1 of PhD studies or incoming (See footnote 1) at the time of application.$10,000Automatic entrance award (see footnote 1)Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Minimum grade point average of B+ over the last two academic years
Charles Hantho AwardFor a full-time registered MSc or PhD student pursuing research in atmospheric chemistry.$5,000Spring (March)Canadian citizens, permanent residents and/or protected persons who are residents of Ontario and demonstrate financial need.
  1. All incoming students will be automatically considered for this award by submitting an application to the Chemistry graduate program by the posted deadline.
  2. This Bursary ($15,500) is a matching funds award: 60% of the award funds comes from the endowment, and 40% comes from the university. In general, matching funds from the university count towards the graduate student’s fellowship, so the student’s fellowship is reduced by the amount of the university match. Thus, the actual funds on top of the student’s funding may not be $15,500. If the student accepts this award, their TA assignment will be reduced.

There are a large number of entrance and continuing awards for graduate students that can be applied to from the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS). These are university-wide competitions, with several that have selection criteria applicable to graduate students in Chemistry. The following is a list of such awards, but it may not be completely comprehensive. Submission deadlines, qualifications, eligibility, and so on are detailed in the awards listings through the links below:

Incoming Students Only (typically due: March 1)

  • Elia Scholars Program
  • Graduate Fellowship for Academic Distinction (environmental protection)
  • Dr. Ralph Nicolls Graduate Scholarship (physics, atmospheric and space science)
  • Ecole Polytechnique Montreal Women’s Memorial Scholarship (women in science)
  • Stavros Niarchos Foundation International Visiting Graduate Scholar Award

University-Wide

  • Enbridge Graduate Student Awards (sustainability and the environment)
  • Kostas Tsotsos Graduate Award (studies in Science)
  • York University Retirees’ Association Graduate Award (for extra-curricular activities and leadership)

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