Research Excellence

York scholars receive Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships

York University Postdoctoral Fellows Mohammad Naderi and Vasily Panferov have been named among this year’s recipients of the prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Awarded by the Government of Canada, the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship is valued at $70,000 per year for two years, supporting postdoctoral researchers who will positively contribute to Canada’s social, economic and research-based growth. Following a highly competitive […]

Verney MA Book Prize

Overview The Verney MA Book Prize is awarded to a full-time or part-time MA student in Political Science for the best Major Research Paper submitted in any field in Political Science in a given academic year. For more information, please visit the Graduate Program in Political Science’s website.

Mac Hone Visual Arts of the Americas Graduate Bursary

Overview The Mac Hone Visual Arts of the Americas Graduate Bursary will be given to a student in the graduate program in Art History whose research focuses on the Indigenous arts of North, Central or South America. Recipients must demonstrate financial need, however, preference will be granted to students who demonstrate both academic excellence and financial need. […]

Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA) Bursary

Overview The Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA) Bursary is to be awarded to a graduate student pursuing research in an area relevant to urban development and planning, fine arts or environmental studies. Recipients must be Canadian citizens/permanent residents or protected persons,  Ontario residents* and demonstrate financial need. How to Apply Applications packages can be submitted by e-mail […]

Study in Canada Scholarships

Overview Presented by Global Affairs Canada, Study in Canada Scholarships provide students from post-secondary institutions located in the specific eligible countries/territories with short-term exchange opportunities for study or research in Canadian post-secondary institutions at the college, undergraduate and graduate levels. Value and Duration The scholarship value varies depending on the duration, level and program of […]

CSA Group Graduate Scholarship

Overview The purpose of the CSA Group Graduate Scholarship is to support graduate students in the pursuit of knowledge generation related to standards. Graduate students at the Master’s level studying at a publicly-funded, accredited Canadian university are eligible to apply. The thesis can be conducted in any field (e.g. engineering, social sciences, health sciences) and […]

Student Award in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion—Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada

Overview This award will be offered annually to a woman university or college student* who advances equity, diversity and inclusion within and/or outside their institution through outstanding dedication and excellence or community outreach and activism. academic records. Value $4,000 Eligibility Women registered in Master’s or PhD programs at any Member Institution of Universities Canada within a designated […]

Mitacs Awards

Overview Mitacs is a national, not-for-profit organization that has designed and delivered research and training programs in Canada for 15 years. Working with 60 universities, thousands of companies, and both federal and provincial governments, Mitacs builds partnerships that support industrial and social innovation in Canada. Mitacs was founded in 1999 as a Canadian Network of Centres […]

W.L. Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships

Overview The Mackenzie King Scholarships were established as an independent trust under the will of the late Rt. Hon. William Mackenzie King (1874–1950). Two classes of Mackenzie King Scholarship are available to graduates of Canadian universities: the Open Scholarship and the Travelling Scholarship. Both are to support graduate study. Value and Duration Eligibility Deadlines How […]

Trudeau Doctoral Scholarship

Overview The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship Program will help shape researchers into engaged leaders who are conscious of the impact of their research, connected to the realities of the communities in which they work, and open to non-conventional forms of knowledge. Up to 15 Trudeau Scholars are selected each year nationally to support outstanding […]