The medjouel.com team informs you that there are several types of scholarships and awards available for graduate students. The following links provide more details, including scholarships specific and rewards available, the terms of eligibility, the value and duration.
If you have questions regarding specific admission prices, you can obtain further details by contacting the Graduate Studies Coordinator at gradadmissions@chem.ualberta.ca .
Provincial and national scholarships
scholarship |
Deadline |
Value |
Duration |
Eligibility† |
NSERC Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships | Beginning of October | $ 50,000 / year | Up to 3 years | Canadian and international |
NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctorate PGSD / CGSD | Beginning of October | PGSD 21 000 $ / an CGSD 35 000 $ / an |
Up to 3 years | Canadian |
Alberta innovates in health | Beginning of Sept. | $ 30,000 / year + $ 2,000 research allowance * |
MSc : up to 2 years PhD : up to 4 years |
Canadian and international |
† For eligibility, “Canadian” refers to both Canadian citizens and permanent residents. * For holders of other major grants : + $ 12,000 / year + $ 2,000 research allowance. |
Entrance scholarships
scholarship |
Deadline |
Value |
Duration |
Eligibility† |
University of Alberta Masters Recruitment Scholarship | None * | $ 17,000 per year plus tuition and fees | 1 an | Canadian and international |
University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment Award | None * | Awarded in increments of $ 5,000, amount varies based on GPA and qualifications | Varied | Canadian and international |
Recruitment scholarship in chemistry | No | $ 5,000 | 1 reward | Newly admitted eligible students are automatically considered |
Graduate scholarship in science | No | $ 2,000 | 1 reward | Canadian entering with tri-council scholarship |
Jean Isabel Soper Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Science | No | $ 8,800 | 1 reward | Canadian and international |
Dick Peter Graduate Scholarship | No | $ 1,100 | 1 reward | Graduated from the University of Alberta |
† For eligibility, “Canadian” refers to both Canadian citizens and permanent residents. * Although there is no official deadline, early application to the graduate program is encouraged as a limited number of these scholarships are available. |
University of Alberta scholarships
scholarship |
Deadline |
Value |
Duration |
Eligibility† |
Distinguished President’s Doctoral Prize | No | $ 10,000 ( year 1) and tuition and fees in subsequent years , tri -council scholarships take place | Up to 3 years | Top-Up Award for Canadians [with PGSD or BESC Tri-Council Scholarship] |
Alberta Innovates Graduate Scholarship | Unknown | MSc : 26 000 $ / an PhD : 31 000 $ / an Supplement for NSERC holders: $ 12,000 / year |
Up to 4 years (combined MSc / PhD) | Canadian and international |
Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship | End of Feb. | $ 35,000 per year plus differential fees for international students | Up to 2 years | Canadian and international |
Canada Graduate Scholarships – Masters CGS | Dec 1 | $ 17,500 | 1 an | Canadian |
Walter H Johns Graduate Scholarship | No | Equivalent in value to tuition and fees | 1 an | Canadian with CGSM Masters |
Andrew Stewart Alumni Memorial Award | End of Feb. | $ 5,000 | 1 reward | Canadian and international |
Marie Arnold Graduate Fellowship in Cancer Research | No | $ 5,000 | 1 reward | Canadian and international [conducting cancer research] |
Ivy A Thomson and William A Thomson Graduate Scholarship | No | $ 15,000 | 1 an | Canadian and international |
Travel grants for FGSR graduates | No | Up to a maximum of $ 1,500 | 1 reward | Canadian and international |
Valerie Jagoldas Graduate Scholarship in Science | No | $ 1,000 | 1 reward | Canadian and international |
GSA Academic Travel Award | In progress | MSc : up to $ 500 PhD : up to $ 1000 |
1 reward | Canadian and international |
BMO Financial Group Graduate Scholarship | No | $ 20,000 | 1 an | Canadian and international |
John and Patricia Schlosser Environmental Grant | No | $ 10,000 | 1 reward | Canadian and international |
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. Graduate Scholarship | No | $ 2,400 | 1 reward | Canadian and international |
† For eligibility, “Canadian” refers to Canadian citizens and permanent residents Note: There are a variety of other scholarships and awards eligible students may be eligible for. Please see the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research website for more details. |
Department scholarships
scholarship |
Deadline |
Value |
Duration |
Eligibility† |
Gilead Alberta Alumni Award of Excellence in Organic Chemistry | no | $ 2,500 | 1 reward | Canadian and international |
Dr Jean Cooley Graduate Scholarship in Analytical Chemistry |
October 1st | $ 1,250 Entrance
$ 2,500 continuous |
Incoming: first year student only Continuation : up to 3 years |
Canadian |
International Graduate Scholarship in Chemistry | October 1st | $ 700 | 1 trimester, can be assigned multiple times | International |
Margaret Thompson Memorial Award 1 | no | Book price | 1 reward | Canadian and international |
Dr R. Norman and Magda Kemeny Jones Travel Grant 2 | Early June | $ 1,500 | 1 reward | Canadian and international |
Harry Emmet Gunning Graduate Scholarship in Physical Chemistry 3 | no | $ 2,500 | up to two years | Canadian and international |
Professor Osman James Walker Memorial Scholarship | no | $ 3,900 | 1 reward | Canadian and international |
Robert Swindlehurst Graduate Book Award in Chemistry | no | Book price | 1 reward | Canadian and international |
William B McCormack Writing Award in Chemistry | no | $ 1,200 | 1 reward | Canadian and international |
Chemistry Prize 502 4 | no | $ 300 | 1 reward | Canadian and international |
Walter and Phyllis Harris Graduate Scholarship in Chemistry | no | $ 8,800 | 1 reward | Canadian and international |
Marshall Syska Graduate Scholarship in Chemistry | no | Equivalent in value to 1 quarter of full-time teaching assistantship | 1 trimester | Canadian and international, doctoral students only |
† For eligibility, “Canadian” refers to Canadian citizens and permanent residents
1. Book Prize awarded annually to graduate students with the highest class average at the end of the first year of graduate studies. There is no form of application , students are automatically considered by the Chemistry Department. 2. To support travel to attend a conference in any area of spectroscopy. Preference may be given to a student attending a FACCS or Pittsburgh conference. The award is primarily intended for graduate students or advanced undergraduate students in physical or theoretical chemistry. 3. To be offered to an exceptional student entering the doctorate. graduate program in physical chemistry. 4. One prize awarded per research area (analytical, chemical, inorganic, organic, physical biology) for the best Chemistry 502 presentation. |