We encourage all graduate students to carefully review the scholarship opportunities posted below, they are sorted in categories of federal, provincial, and internal donor funded scholarships. Each funding competition is unique and needs to be reviewed in order to determine eligibility.
Government Funded Awards
Through fellowships and scholarships various levels of government established funding opportunities to invest in the next generation of talented researchers; desiring to support knowledge creation, mobilization and to finance innovations that will address the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Use our online resources to begin your application.
External Organization Awards
These awards may require a Trent nomination and therefore will have an internal Trent deadline. The School of Graduate Studies will coordinate an adjudication process and forward onto organization. Some of these opportunities are direct applications and Trent students have been successful in these competitions. In some scenarios the external organization will contact the School of Graduate Studies to promote the opportunities and will follow up to confirm Trent student information.
| Award | Value | Application Process | Residency Eligibility | Deadline to Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMS Funding Opportunities | $5,500 - $20,000 | AMS Project Grant AMS Doctoral Research Award |
Domestic | January 8, 2025 |
| Joan Mitchell Travel Award | $1,000 | Application Process | Domestic, International |
January 20, 2025 |
| COU Program in Nursing Awards - Master's Student Award of Excellence |
TBD | Direct Nomination | Domestic | Submit to External: January 31, 2025 |
| Soroptimist Foundation of Canada Grants for Women | $8,500 | Award Information & Application Instructions | Domestic | Opens: November 1, 2024; Closes: January 31, 2025 |
| MacKenzie King Scholarship | $10,000 | Application Instructions Application |
Domestic | Submit to Trent: February 1, 2025 |
| Scholarship in Food Insecurity (Maple Leafe Centre for Food Insecurity) |
$15,000 | Application Process | Domestic, International |
February 24, 2024 |
| CAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards Applicant's dissertation must be complete |
$1,500 | About the Award | Domestic, International |
Submit to Trent: March 1, 2025 |
| Canadian Water Resources Association Scholarships | Various | Direct Application Portal opens November 2024 |
Domestic | Submit to External: Winter 2025 |
| Henry Mandelbaum Doctoral Fellowship Award | $5,000 | Guidelines for Award | Domestic, International |
Submit to External: Winter 2025 |
| Henry Mandelbaum Masters Fellowship Award | $2,500 | Guidelines for Award | Domestic, International |
Submit to External: Winter 2025 |
| Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship | $40,000+ | Selection Process | Domestic | November 2025 |
| Weston Family Awards in Northern Research | $20,000 | Funding Information Grant Calls |
Domestic | Various |
| Ontario Women's Health Scholars Award Masters and Doctoral Categories |
$25,000 - $35,000 | Nomination - Extended Eligibility Period | Domestic | Submit to Trent: December 1, 2024 |
Use our online resources to begin your application.
Trent Scholarships
Scholarships listed are funded by generous donors. Either the School of Graduate Studies or Academic Programs coordinate these funding opportunities.
| Award | Value | Application Process | Residency Eligibility | Deadline to Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Sisters Ph.D. Award Indigenous Doctoral Program | TBD | Application in myTrent Portal (Finance> Financial Aid) |
Indigenous-Domestic, Indigenous-International |
Open Deadline |
| William B. Reid Graduate Scholarship | Up to $2,000 | Application in myTrent Portal (Finance> Financial Aid) |
Indigenous-Domestic | Open Deadline |
| John Bernard Scholarship | TBD | Apply directly through Indspire | Domestic-Indigenous | February 1, August 1, November 1, |
| Patterson Abbey Gardens Graduate Research Fellowship | $8,000 | Application Pending | Domestic, International |
March 3, 2025 |
| Curtin Graduate Scholarship Environmental & Life Science M.Sc. & Ph.D. | TBD | Application in myTrent Portal (Finance> Financial Aid) |
Domestic, International |
March 3, 2025 |
| French America Charitable Trust Scholarship Environmental & Life Science Doctoral Students | TBD | Application in myTrent Portal (Finance> Financial Aid) |
Domestic, International |
March 3, 2025 |
| Woods Graduate Scholarship Environmental & Life Science Master's Students | Various | Application in myTrent Portal (Finance> Financial Aid) |
Domestic, International | March 3, 2025 |
| Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters Fellowship Environmental & Life Sciences Incoming Master's Applicant | $5,250 | Application in myTrent Portal (Finance> Financial Aid) |
Domestic | March 3, 2025 |
| Bata Memorial Graduate Scholarship | $5,000 | Application in myTrent Portal (Finance> Financial Aid) |
Domestic, International |
October 7, 2024 |
Use our online resources to begin your application.
Mitacs Funding
| Award | Value | Application Process | Deadline to Apply |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitacs Accelerate Paid internship or project, see specific matching criteria |
$15,000 | Direct Application to Mitacs | No Deadline *Restrictions Apply |
| Mitacs Globalink Research Internship | Various | Direct Application to Mitacs | TBD |
| Mitacs Training | N/A | Direct Application to Mitacs | Various |
Use our online resources to begin your application.
Other External Direct Application Opportunities
External Funding Databases
Students can use these external funding databases to search for further opportunities.
Trent University Scholarship Adjudication Process
All application files are accepted, reviewed and processed by the School of Graduate Studies. Eligible applications are provided to members of the Graduate Scholarships Subcommittee of Graduate Studies Committee. Typically, three members of the committee are assigned to a competition and they review and rank the applications. Every adjudication process is guided by each scholarship’s criteria guidelines.
Committee membership is determined by the Terms of Reference of the committee.
The conduct of the Committee is guided by Trent University Conflict of Interest Policy
Scholarship decisions are final and no appeals are accepted.