Graduate Award Search
A total of 59 awards were found.
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D. S. Wilson Entrance Scholarship [E5665]
| Value: | 1 awards of $5,000 |
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| Awarded: | Entrance |
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Students entering the full-time Master of English or Theatre Studies Program.
D.F. Forster Medal - Doctoral [C5952]
| Value: | 1 medal |
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| Awarded: | At summer convocation |
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| Deadline: | No later than May 1; Deans' offices will be notified annually of the deadline date |
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Students graduating in June or who have graduated in the previous Fall or Winter from a full-time PhD program who have achieved academic excellence during their program of graduate study.
D.F. Forster Medal - Magisteriate [C5951]
| Value: | 1 medal |
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| Awarded: | At summer convocation |
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| Deadline: | No later than May 1; Deans' offices will be notified annually of the deadline date |
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Students graduating in June or who have graduated in the previous Fall or Winter from a full-time Master’s program who have achieved academic excellence during their program of graduate study.
D.G. Ingram Graduate Research Travel Grant [T5042]
| Value: | 1 award of $1,250 |
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| Awarded: | In the summer and the recipient must be registered to receive, In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive, In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January |
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Full-time students pursuing research in immunology who are enrolled in a department of the Ontario Veterinary College.
D.G. Ingram Memorial Scholarship [I5041]
| Value: | 1 award of $2,200 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January |
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Full-time students pursuing research in immunology and who are registered in a department of the Ontario Veterinary College.
Dan Ashlock Memorial Scholarship in Bioinformatics [E6069]
| Value: | up to 3 awards of $5,000 (payable over 3 semesters) |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | February 28 |
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Full-time students entering the Master of Bioinformatics program.
David Holden Memorial Scholarship (GWC)2 [I5154]
| Value: | 1 award of $750 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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Full-time students enrolled in the Guelph-Waterloo centre who demonstrate strong overall abilities in both teaching and research, outstanding performance in MSc Seminar, CHEM 7940 or PhD Seminar, CHEM 7950, and breadth of interest in areas outside chemistry, such as art and music.
David Knight Scholarship [Z5925]
| Value: | 1 award of $1,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January 10 |
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Full-time students registered in the collaborative program in International Development Studies who are entering the second or subsequent semester of a Masters Degree program in the departments of Geography, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology & Anthropology, and who have a minimum cumulative average of 75% and demonstrated financial need. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OSOTF award (see General Statements on Awards).
Dean's ACCESS Bursaries [Z5929]
| Value: | several awards of up to $2,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January 10 |
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Students registered full-time in a program offered by OVC with demonstrated financial need. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OSOTF award (see General Statements on Awards).
Dean's Scholarship (CSAHS) [A5743]
| Value: | several awards of $2,500 for masters students and $5,000 for doctoral students |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive, In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive, In the summer and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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Canadian citizens or permanent residents who are registered full-time master’s students up to semester six and full-time doctoral students up to semester nine with a minimum of 75% average in the last year of full-time, or equivalent, study
Deborah Whale/Poultry Industry Council Graduate Scholarship [I5242]
| Value: | 1 award of $1,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | August 15 |
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Students registered full-time in any M.Sc. or Ph.D. program in OAC with a minimum of 75% average in the last two years of undergraduate or graduate studies and who are pursuing research in the poultry industry.
December 6th Memorial Graduate Scholarship [E5610]
| Value: | 1 award of $2,250 |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | September 1 |
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Full-time female students who are Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons of Canada registered in a graduate program offered by the School of Engineering. Preference will be given to students entering an Engineering graduate program.
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarships [Z5689]
| Value: | 1 award of $5,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January 10 |
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Entering or in-course full-time graduate students with demonstrated financial need who have a minimum application or cumulative in-course average of 75%. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OSOTF award (see General Statements on Awards).
Department of History Graduate Essay Prizes [I5647]
| Value: | up to three awards of $100 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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Full-time students registered or who students who graduated in the previous winter or fall convocations from a program offered by the Department of History who have written (i) an outstanding thesis, (ii) an outstanding major paper, and (iii) an outstanding course essay during the preceding twelve months.
Department of Psychology Master’s Thesis Prize [C5303]
| Value: | 1 award of $1,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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Full-time students who have successfully defended their M.A. thesis in any given year from September 1 to August 31.
Department of Psychology Memorial Scholarship [I5861]
| Value: | 1 award of $750 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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Full-time students who have completed at least one year of a doctoral program in the Department of Psychology.
Don Davis Memorial Scholarship [I5019]
| Value: | 1 award of $1,600 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January |
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Students engaged in equine research who are registered full-time in the Department of Clinical Studies at the Ontario Veterinary College.
Don McMillan Graduate Bursaries in Food Science [Z5901]
| Value: | several awards of varying amounts |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January 10 |
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Full-time students in Food Science with demonstrated financial need. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OSOTF award (see General Statements on Awards).
Don Pinchin Scholarship in Honey Bee Research and Beneficial Insect Health [I5956]
| Value: | 1 award of $17,500 (payable over 3 semesters) |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | August 15 |
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Students registered full-time in their first year of an OAC graduate program who are pursuing research in sustainable pest management. Areas of research may include, but are not limited to, pollinator conservation, pesticide fate in the environment, integrated pest management, pesticide use reduction or eco-toxicology.
Donald Huntley Graduate Scholarship [I8014]
| Value: | 1 award of $10,000 (payable in two equal installments of $5,000) |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | August 15 |
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Full-time students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents and registered in any program offered by OAC whose research program combines environmental sustainability with research in crop yields and/or issues around crop productivity or crop protection.
Donald R. MacDonald Memorial Book Prize [I5608]
| Value: | 1 award of $500 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January |
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Full-time students conducting research in veterinary public health and who are registered in the Department of Population Medicine.
Dorothy Britton Memorial Doctoral Scholarship [E5167]
| Value: | 2 awards of $15,000 payable over two years |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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Full-time students registered in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition .
Dorothy Britton Memorial Masters Scholarships [E5168]
| Value: | 2 awards of $10,000 payable over two years |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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Full-time students registered in a Master’s program in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition with a minimum of 80% average during the last two years of study.
Dorothy Britton Memorial Master’s Scholarships [E5169]
| Value: | several awards of $2,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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Several scholarships are available annually to students registered in a full-time MSc program in the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies with a minimum 80% average during the last two years of undergraduate study.
Doug and Esther Ormrod Scholarships for Parents [I5633]
| Value: | up to 3 awards of $500 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | October 17 |
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Students must be parents with a child or children in day care (public or private) and beyond the first semester of full-time or part-time study at the time they hold this award. Master’s students may not be beyond semester 6 and doctoral students may not be beyond semester 9 at the time of application.
Dr John H. Lumsden Graduate Scholarship in Clinical Pathology [I5939]
| Value: | 1 award of $2,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January 10 |
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Full-time students registered in a graduate program offered by the Department of Pathobiology conducting research in the area of clinical pathology with preference for greatest financial need.
Dr Pieter H Groenevelt Memorial Soil Research Scholarship [I8035]
| Value: | 1 award of $10,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | August 15 |
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Students registered full-time in any program offered by the School of Environmental Sciences who are proposing to conduct or conducting research in soil physics, soil fertility, applied soil physics, or agrometeorology. Preference will be given to students registered in the Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences program.
Dr. Bruce Groves Graduate Research Scholarship [I8039]
| Value: | 1 award of $10,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January |
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Students holding a DVM degree and pursuing a post-graduate program in OVC in the field of public health whose proposed research, research, or practicum will produce outcomes directly relevant to improving human and/or animal health in the area of infectious/zoonotic disease related to food production animals.
Dr. C. John Small Commonwealth Scholarship [I5118]
| Value: | 1 award of $2,500 |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive, In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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Full-time visiting exchange students, registered at the University of Guelph for at least one semester, from a Commonwealth developing country (a list of eligible countries and exchange partner universities is available in the Centre for International Programs) who are pursuing studies or conducting research in the area of agriculture and rural development.
Dr. Casey Buizert Memorial Scholarship [I5196]
| Value: | 1 award of $2,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January 10 |
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Students registered full-time in a program offered by the Ontario Veterinary College who are pursuing research in large animals and who have demonstrated financial need.
Dr. Chester Meyers Graduate Scholarship [I5114]
| Value: | 1 award of $1,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | August 15 |
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Students registered full-time in the Department of Food Science.
Dr. Clifford G. Riley OAC ’23 Graduate Entrance Scholarship [E8016]
| Value: | 1 award of $10,000 (payable over two semesters) |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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Students entering a full-time graduate program in the Department of Food Agricultural and Resource Economics in OAC.
Dr. David Holmberg Memorial Graduate Entrance Scholarship [E8036]
| Value: | 1 award of $8,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January |
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Full-time students registered in semester 1 to 3 of a graduate program offered by the Department of Clinical Studies and pursuing research in any one of the following fields: a) Cardiovascular surgery; b) Neurosurgery; or c) Innovations in surgical procedures pertaining to simulation and training. Preference for students with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.
Dr. Don Willitts Memorial Graduate Scholarship [I5911]
| Value: | 1 award of $1,600 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January |
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Students registered full-time in a department of the Ontario Veterinary College who hold a DVM degree.
Dr. Donald Robert Phillips Molecular and Cellular Biology Scholarship [I5917]
| Value: | 2 awards of $4,250 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | February 28 |
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Full-time students registered in the Molecular and Cellular Biology graduate program.
Dr. Errol Hancock Scholarship [I5175]
| Value: | 1 award of $700 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January |
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Full-time veterinarian who is pursuing research in food animal medicine or veterinary public health and who is registered in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and in a department of the Ontario Veterinary College.
Dr. Francis H.S. Newbould Scholarship [Z5903]
| Value: | 1 award of $1,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January 10 |
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Full-time students in the Ontario Veterinary College who are working in the field of mastitis research, in the first instance or, in the second instance, in the broader area of microbiology with demonstrated financial need. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OSOTF award (see General Statements on Awards).
Dr. G.W. Friars Award [I5615]
| Value: | 1 award of $500 |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | August 15 |
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Full-time MSc or PhD students registered in the Department of Animal Biosciences or Plant Agriculture and working in the field of quantitative genetics. The award will be based on academic standing, and interest in and aptitude for research in quantitative genetics.
Dr. Gerbrand Wietse Bredero Memorial Scholarship [I5266]
| Value: | 1 award of $2,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January |
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Students registered full-time in any program offered by OVC whose paper of scientific merit has been accepted for publication in a refereed journal.
Dr. H. A. Logan Scholarship [E8026]
| Value: | 1 award of $10,000 |
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| Awarded: | Entrance |
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| Deadline: | August 15 |
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Students entering in Winter, Summer or Fall of the award year (i.e. students would be in semesters 1, 2, or 3 at the time the award will be distributed) into any full-time graduate program offered by the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development who will be conducting research into the sustainability of rural communities and rural livelihoods in the context of agricultural landscape change.
Dr. Helen Leitch Dairy Development Scholarship [I6068]
| Value: | 1 award of $5,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the summer and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | May 1 |
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Students registered full-time in any program whose research focuses on dairy and its application to international development.
Dr. J. L. Tennant Graduate Scholarship [I5147]
| Value: | 2 awards of $2,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January 10 |
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Full-time graduate students registered in the Department of Food, Agricultural Resource Economics with demonstrated financial need are eligible.
Dr. J. Sherman Memorial Research Travel Grant [T5079]
| Value: | 1 award of $2,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January |
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Students registered full-time in the Department of Pathobiology.
Dr. Judith A. Taylor Memorial Graduate Scholarship [I5322]
| Value: | 1 award of $3,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January 10 |
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Full-time students registered in the Pathobiology program who have demonstrated financial need.
Dr. Kerry Preibisch Travel Grant [T5963]
| Value: | 1 award of $2,500 |
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| Awarded: | In the summer and the recipient must be registered to receive, In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive, In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | February 1 |
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Full-time students registered in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences, or in any International Development Studies collaborative graduate program, with plans for domestic or international travel in the upcoming summer, fall or winter semester for the purpose of conducting approved research fieldwork or knowledge translation in the area of social justice. Preference will be given to research that focuses on the health and labour rights of migrant workers, agriculture, rural Canada or agricultural economics, with additional preference to students conducting research in the area of migrant women, especially from Latin America.
Dr. Margaret McCready Tribute Scholarship [E8003]
| Value: | 1 award of $9,000 (payable over 6 semesters) |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | February 1 |
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Full-time students entering a Doctoral program in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences who have graduated from the Master’s program.
Dr. Martin DeForest Memorial Bursary [B5866]
| Value: | 1 award of $450 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January 10 |
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Graduate and undergraduate students registered full-time in the Ontario Veterinary College with demonstrated financial need and who are eligible to continue their studies.
Dr. Mary E. Singer Scholarship [I5142]
| Value: | 1 award of $2,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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Full-time MSc or PhD students in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition who are conducting thesis research in the area of family relations and human development who have completed the equivalent of at least two full-time semesters of study with a minimum cumulative average of 80%.
Dr. McSherry and Dr. Valli Scholarship for General Proficiency in Clinical Pathology [I5920]
| Value: | 1 award of $2,600 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January |
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Students who are registered full-time in the Department of Pathobiology at the Ontario Veterinary College.
Dr. Mohamed Sharom Scholarship of Excellence [I5624]
| Value: | 1 award of $750 |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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MSc student who has completed at least two full- time semesters, is registered full-time in the School of Environmental Sciences, and holds a valid student visa.
Dr. Neil MacLusky Graduate Scholarship in Neuroscience [E6081]
| Value: | 1 award of $250 |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | Fall |
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Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or protected persons of Canada entering a full-time course-based Master of Biomedical Science program with a minimum “A” average in their previous two years of undergraduate studies, who are conducting Neuroscience research.
Dr. O.M. McConkey Scholarship [I5059]
| Value: | 2 awards of $20,000 (payable over 3 semesters) |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | August 15 |
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Full-time students in the M.Sc. or Ph.D. programs in the Department of Plant Agriculture working in the area of crop breeding and genetics, physiology and management or biotechnology. Preference will be given to students conducting research in the area of forage crops and conservation.
Dr. R.A. McIntosh Graduate Award [I5652]
| Value: | 1 award of $1,850 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January |
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Full-time OVC graduate students working in large-animal research.
Dr. Thomas John & M. Eleanore Hulland Graduate Scholarship [E8031]
| Value: | 1 award of $10,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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Students entering a full-time graduate program offered by the Ontario Veterinary College with an interest in pursuing the study of the causes and effects of disease, and who hold a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or equivalent veterinary degree. Preference will be given to a student pursuing studies in pathobiology.
Dr. Wilson Henderson Memorial Scholarship [Z5676]
| Value: | 2 awards of $20,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January 10 |
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Full-time students who have demonstrated financial need and who are studying in the Ontario Veterinary College preferably in the field of avian pathology. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OSOTF award (see General Statements on Awards).
Dr. Zuhair Ahmad Hassan Memorial Graduate Scholarship [E8037]
| Value: | 1 award of $10,000 (split in two equal payments in the fall and winter terms) |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | August 15 |
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Students who are entering a full-time, thesis-based Master’s or doctoral graduate program offered by the Department of Food, Agricultural & Resource Economics (FARE). Preference will be given to students who are not receiving any other departmental/FARE Entrance Scholarships.
Drs. Jeanne Ikeda-Douglas and Foch Douglas Scholarship in Infectious Disease [I8004]
| Value: | 1 award of $4,500 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | January |
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Student registered full-time in a department of the Ontario Veterinary College who is directly involved in research in infectious disease in animals.
Duncan Campbell Memorial Travel Grant [T6062]
| Value: | 1 award of $1,000 |
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| Awarded: | In the winter and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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| Deadline: | March 1 |
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Students registered full-time or part-time in any Masters or Doctoral program in the Department of History who are pursuing travel to Scotland for the purposes of Scottish-related research.
Durante Kreuk Scholarship [I5342]
| Value: | 1 award of $1,500 |
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| Awarded: | In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive |
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Full-time MLA students who are entering their third semester.