Funding, Awards and Scholarships
All incoming students in the M.Sc. and Ph.D. graduate programs will receive financial support, which is made up of Graduate Research Assistantships (GRA), Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTA) and/or internal/external scholarships.
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Departmental Graduate Award Recipients
Awarded to a graduate student registered in Molecular and Cellular Biology who has presented the best graduate seminar (MICR*6540/MICR*6590) during the academic year ($500).
Award recipients:
- 2023 - Alicia Plourde
- 2022 - Madison Turner
- 2021 - Laura Thompson
- 2020 - Avery Robinson
- 2019 - Jacob Wilde
- 2018 - Casey Williamson
- 2017 - Love Sandhu
- 2016 - Alison Edge
- 2015 - Greg MacNeill & Michal Pyc
- 2014 - Sean Liston
- 2013 - Alison Berezuk
- 2012 - Kyle Cochrane
- 2011 - Nicholas Khuu & Kathleen Schroeter
- 2010 - Melanie Wills
- 2009 - Jaclyn Strauss
- 2008 - Filomena Ng
- 2007 - Michelle Smith
- 2006 - J.D. de Jong
- 2005 - J.D. de Jong
- 2004 - Ryan Hunter
- 2003 - Joel Weadge
- 2002 - Ryan Hunter
- 2001 - J.D. de Jong
- 2000 - Mauricia Matewish
- 1999 - Jeremy Yethon
- 1998 - Shawn MacLellan
- 1997 - Sean Langley
- 1996 - Sean Langley & Morag Graham
- 1995 - Heather Currie
- 1994 - Tricia Woo
- 1993 - not awarded
- 1992 - Gary Schoenhals
Awarded to a student in the Molecular Biology and Genetics graduate program who has made significant contributions to research and academic achievement at the graduate level (2 x $4,250).
Award recipients
- 2024 - Laura Thompson & Lauren Wensing
- 2023 - Taylor Forrester & Allison Leonard
- 2022 - Nathan Doner & Qi Liu
- 2021 - Steven Kelly & Rachel-Karson Theriault
- 2020 - Liam Doyle & Mark Minow
- 2019 - Evan Mallette & Morgan Stykel
- 2018 - Michel Pyc & David Sychantha
- 2017 - Claire Martin & Sara Timpano
- 2016 - Sean Liston & Evan Mann
- 2015 - Alison Berezuk & Vero Taylor
- 2014 - Kiah Barton & Melanie Willis
- 2013 - Laura New & Lisa Willis
- 2012 - Jason Carare & Lynn Richardson
- 2011 - Perrin Baker & Salim Islam
- 2009 & 2010 - not awarded
- 2008 - Viktoriya Coneva
- 2007 - Shauna Lee
- 2006 - Abiwahab Musse & Pete Anderson
- 2005 - David Libich
- 2004 - Chris Hill
Awarded to an M.Sc. or Ph.D. Microbiology graduate student who has presented the best poster at a scientific meeting during the academic year ($750).
Award recipients
- 2020 - Karson Theirault
- 2019 - Liam Doyle
- 2018 - Olivia Grafinger
- 2017 - Mara Goodyear
- 2016 - Kathryn Reynolds
- 2015 - Alison Berezuk
- 2014 - Tijana Matovic
- 2013 - Elyse Roach
- 2012 & 2011 - Laura New
- 2010 - Perrin Baker
- 2009 - Shawn Chafe & Amanda Martyn
- 2008 - Jaclyn Strauss
- 2007 - Thersa Lindhout
- 2006 - Leslie Cuthbertson
- 2005 - Edie Scheurwater
- 2004 & 2003 - Natalia Kaniuk
- 2002 - Mauricia Matewish
- 2001 - Linda McKerral
- 2000 - Wook Kim
- 1999 - Jolyne Drummelsmith
- 1998 - Jeremy Yethon
- 1997 - Kelly McAllister
- 1996 - Heather Rocchetta
New in 2021, up to $1,500 awarded to an MCB M.Sc. or Ph.D. program student with a research focus on plant science, and has a minimum 80% average in the previous year.
Award recipients
- 2021 - Victoria Butler & Nathan Doner
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