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Graduates of any Canadian university who are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, persons with protected or refugee status, or international students, undertaking or pursuing graduate studies (master's or doctoral) in any field in Canada or abroad.
One Open Scholarship of $13,000 awarded annually through the Mackenzie King Trust.
Apply through your home Canadian university's Online Scholarships portal with the application form, Sheets A and B, three confidential reference letters, and certified transcripts by February 1.
The Open Scholarship (University of Ottawa) awards $13,000.
The deadline is February 1, 2027. The scholarship is not currently accepting applications; create a free Award Scholar profile to get notified when the next window opens.
Key requirements include: Canada; Master degree; Doctorate; Graduate. Check the full eligibility section above, or create a free Award Scholar profile to have every requirement checked against your profile automatically.
UPEI graduate students presenting scholarly work at a national or international conference may apply for this travel award. Up to three awards of $500 are available annually. Apply to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The award honours Colleen MacDougall, who completed her MSc at UPEI in 2009 and served as Graduate Students' Association president.
No essay requiredCanadian Indigenous students (documented proof per University of Ottawa eligibility procedure) registered full- or part-time in undergraduate or graduate programs at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Social Sciences in good academic standing. Two scholarships of $7,333 each. Apply through Indspire (indspire.ca). The University of Ottawa Office of Indigenous Affairs contacts selected recipients to complete Indspire applications. Created by Reg Thompson in honour of his third great-grandfather, André Beauchemin, a member of the Métis provisional government of 1869-1870 and of the first Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
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