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Canada Council for the Arts · Direct application
Individual artists, arts workers, artistic groups, and arts organizations across Canada may apply. The program funds career or artistic development, presentation or exhibition opportunities, accessibility improvements, and market or network development. Projects focused mainly on creation are ineligible.
Applicants may request up to $10,000 per application, with a maximum of $30,000 per calendar year across up to three applications.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis any time before the project start date or departure date, with results typically within four months. Apply through the Canada Council client portal.
Micro-grants launched in 2025 as part of Arts Across Canada and Abroad, replacing earlier Explore and Create professional development and travel components.
The Micro-grants awards Up to $10,000. It is sponsored by Canada Council for the Arts.
The application does not publish a fixed deadline. Apply early because a rolling award can close after its funds or available places are filled.
Key requirements include: Continuing or nontraditional; Visual Performing Arts; Canada. Check the full eligibility section above, or create a free Award Scholar profile to have every requirement checked against your profile automatically.
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Students enrolled in an agribusiness or related program at a recognized Canadian institution with an academic average of 80% or higher and exceptional leadership through school or community involvement may apply for the Tronia Systems Agribusiness Scholarship. Two scholarships of $975 are awarded annually. Selection is based on leadership, extracurricular and community involvement, and academic standing. Submit proof of enrollment and the application by email or mail to admin@tronia.com.
Students in research-oriented doctoral programs may apply for the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral (CGRS D). Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and protected persons are eligible; international applicants must already be registered in a doctoral program at an eligible Canadian institution by the deadline (up to 15% of awards). Applicants must have completed no more than 36 months of full-time equivalent doctoral study by December 31 of the application year. The award is $40,000 per year for up to 36 months. Apply through your Canadian institution or directly to CIHR, NSERC, or SSHRC; the agency direct deadline is October 17 (institutional deadlines are often earlier).
Indigenous undergraduate or graduate students enrolled full-time or part-time at the University of Ottawa who are Canadian citizens, demonstrate academic excellence, and provide documented proof of Indigenous identity under uOttawa's focused admissions, scholarships, and bursaries procedure for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people may apply. Two awards of $10,000 are available annually. Apply by emailing IndigenousAffairs@uOttawa.ca with proof of Indigenous identity by October 20. This non-endowed fund is supported by Cenovus Energy in partnership with Positive Energy, Indspire, and the First Nations Major Projects Coalition, and is administered by Indspire with the Positive Energy Chair in Energy Policy and Regulation.
Domestic undergraduate and part-time graduate students at Laurier with demonstrated financial need. Tuition assistance with amounts that vary by term based on qualified applicants and available funding. Separate Fall, Winter, and Spring applications through LORIS; part-time undergraduates (under 1.5 credits) and part-time graduate students apply for Fall and Winter. Funding is applied directly to the student account.
Graduate students enrolled in a French-language master's or PhD program who participate in a research project at the Franco-Ontarian Institute, demonstrate financial need, and meet Ontario residency as defined by OSAP may apply for the Blanche and Maurice Lavoie Scholarship. The award value varies. An application is required through the student awards office.
Laurentian University students in any year of an Engineering program who demonstrate financial need may apply. Preference goes to graduates of northern Ontario secondary schools. The bursary is valued at $1,000. An application is required. Established by Lopes Mechanical Limited to honour Felix and Maria Lopes's lifelong commitment to education and the Greater Sudbury community.