As an SFU graduate student, you may receive funding from these external organizations, based on your individual qualifications and match to the organization's funding mandate.
Your application and related materials should be submitted directly to the organization.
If your organization has a fund that should be added to this list, please email the Graduate Awards Manager at gradstudies-mgr-awards@sfu.ca.
| Organization | Key Terms / Mandate |
|---|---|
| Aboriginal Bursaries System | Aboriginal, Bursaries, Indian and Northern Affairs |
| Action Canada | Leadership, Economy, Public Policy, Canada |
| Advancing a National Dialogue Award | Food and Wellness Connection, Sustainability and Viability, Canadian Agri-Food Policicy Institute |
| Africa Initiative Graduate Research Grant | Africa-capacity building, conflict resolution, energy, health migration, and climate change |
| Alberta Foundation for the Arts Award Page |
Literary Arts, Peforming Arts, Visual Arts, Project Grants, Film and Video |
| Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) | Health, Medical Research, Research Funding, Community Health, Polaris Investigators, Conference, Symposia |
| Alberta Learning Information Service | Government |
| Alexander van Humboldt Foundation | Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships |
| Alzheimer Society of Canada | Health, Dementia, Albert Spatz Awards, Cognitive Impairment, Biomedical, Disease, Pathology, Research Training, Diagnosis, Clinical Trials |
| Alzheimer's Association | Health, Dementia, Disease, Pathology, Cognitive Impairment, Biomedical |
| American Cancer Society | Health, Disease, Medical Research, Cancer, Behavioral Research, Cancer Prevention, Investigator-Initiated, Peer-Reviewed |
| American Floral Endowment - U.S. Citizens Only | Science, Floriculture, Environmental Horticulture |
| American Philosophical Society | Scholars, Fellowships and Grants, Humanities, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences |
| American Water Works Association | Science, Aquatic Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Water Treatment, Water Supply |
| Apfnet | International Awards, Travel Awards, ASEAN Travel |
| Association for Canadian Studies | Associations and Societies, Canadian Studies Conferences |
| Association for Women in Science - AWIS | Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics |
| Association of Canadian Universities of Northern Studies (ACUNS) | Science, Arctic, Polar, Field Research, Caribou |
| Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) | Commonwealth Scholarships, Fellowships, International |
| Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) | Associations, International Development Projects |
| B.C. Research - No Awards | Science, Medical Research, Biotechnology |
| BC Innovation Council | Science, Entrepreneurship Fellow Award , BCIC Ripples of Hope Award in Biotechnology & Entrepreneurship, Emerging Technology Award, Biotechnology Industry |
| Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship | Graduate Scholarships, Graduates Study Abroad |
| Berkshire Conference of Women Historians | Research, Dissertation, Women, History |
| Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation - Area Specific Awards | Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation |
| BIOSCI/Bionet - No awards at this time | Science, Biological Science |
| British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund | Government, Funds, Research Infrastructure |
| British Columbia Schizophrenia Society - No Current Awards | |
| British Columbia Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation | Jake McDonald Annual Reclamation Award & Reclamation Citations, Environmental Protection, Government-Industry Communications, Reclamation |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Funds, Biomedical Sciences, Infectious Disease, Population and Laboratory Based Sciences, Reproductive Sciences, Translational Research |
| Canada Council for the Arts | Government, Professional Artist, Visual Arts, Writing and Publishing, Media, Dance |
| Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program | International, CCSEP Scholarship, Canada-China, Research at Chinese Universities |
| Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies | Science, Industrial Studentship Program, Pharmaceutical |
| Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) Award Page |
Communication, Broadcasting, Jim Allard Broadcast Scholarship, Ruth Hancock Scholarship Foundation |
| Canadian Association of Gerontology | Bursaries, Aging |
| Canadian Association of University Research Administrators (CAURA) - Awardees Nominated | Association, Research, Research Infrastructure |
| Canadian Blood Services | Science, Medical Research, Transfusion Science, Infections Disease, Epidemiology, Blood Transfusion |
| Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance (CBCRA) | Grants, Investigators, Cancer |
| Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation | Breast cancer research, education, diagnosis and treatment |
| Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) | International, Scholarships |
| Canadian Cancer Society | Health, Medical Research, RM Taylor Medal and Award, Cancer, Disease, Young Investigator Award |
| Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute | Research, Research Grants, Cancer, Biological Chemical, Physical, Clinical, Population Health Science, Canadian Investigators |
| Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse | Health, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Kaiser National Awards for Excellence |
| Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Award Page |
Health, Medical Research, Cystic Fibrosis, Research Training, Research, Clinical Fellowships, Fellowships |
| Canadian Diabetes Association | Health, Diabetes, Disease, Grants, Scholarships |
| Canadian Engineering Memorial Fund | Engineering, Scholarships |
| Canadian Federation for Sexual Health (CFSH) Award Page |
Health, Research, Biology, Canadian Studies, Education, History, Law, Medicine, Political science, Psychology, Social work, Sociology, Women's studies |
| Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Award Page |
Mathematics, Engineering, Home Economics, Fellowships |
| Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths - No Awards | Foundation, SIDS |
| Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies (The) | Foundation, Scholarships, Grants, Ukrainian Studies, Ukraine |
| Canadian Heritage | Culture, the arts, heritage, official languages, citizenship and participation, multiculturalism, youth, sport, and Aboriginal initiatives, grants, bursaries, tax credits |
| Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies | International, Ukrainian Studies, Graduate Fellowships, Alberta |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research - CIHR | Government, Federal Grants, Health, Research, Sciences, Medical, Funding, Doctoral Research, Training, Biomedical, Clinical, Health Systems Services, Social, Cultural, Environmental and Population Health, CIHR Peer Review Manual, Doctoral Research, IGH Travel Awards for Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows, Institute of Gender and Health (IGH) |
| Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) | Government, Scholarships, International, Non-Canadians, International Youth Internship Program, Francophonie Scholarships |
| Canadian Library Association Award Page |
Teachers, Librarians |
| Canadian Liver Foundation | Health, Medical, Research, Grants, Hepatology, Hepatitis, Hepatobiliary Research, Liver Research |
| Canadian Lung Association | Health, Medical, Research, Grants, Fellowships, Canadian Nurses Foundation (CNF) |
| Canadian Museum of Civilization Research Fellowship Program | Research Fellowship, History, National Collection, Artifacts, Historic Archives, CMC, Canadian War Museum |
| Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) | Visual Impairment, Blind, Awards, Scholarships |
| Canadian Nurses Foundation | Health, Nursing, Scholarships |
| Canadian Society for Civil Engineering | Civil Engineering |
| Canadian Society for International Health Award Page |
Scholarships, International, Fellowship, Doctoral Research, Sustainable Development |
| Canadian Society of Agronomy | Pest Management, Agronomy, Science |
| Canadian Space Agency (CSA) | Government, Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Technology |
| Canadian War Museum | Research Fellowship with Canadian Museum of Civilization |
| Canadian Water Resources Association | Water Management, Hydrology, Biology |
| Canadian Wildlife Federation (The) | Conservation, Wildlife Conservation, Ocean Conservation |
| Canadian-Scandinavian Foundation (The) | Nordic Countries, Bursaries |
| Cancer Research Society | Health, Grants, Fellowships, Medical Research, Disease, Cancer, CRS/Rob Lutterman Pancreatic Cancer Research Grant, Dr. Gerald B. Price Fellowship |
| CAPES - Spanish Only | Spanish |
| Chemical Institute of Canada (The) | Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Technology |
| Chevening | Scholarships, Fellowships, U.K. |
| Citizenship & Immigration Canada | Government, International, Study Permits |
| Consulate-General of Japan in Vancouver: Research Student Scholarship | Undergraduate, graduate, research, MEXT, Education, Sports, Science, Technology, Japan, Asia, Foreign, Japanese language training |
| Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan | Scholarships, Fellowships, International, Commonwealth |
| Community of Science (COS) | Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Health & Medicine, Arts & Humanities, Funding, International, Research |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada | Foundation, Health, Medical Research, Disease, Grants, Fellowships, Research, Canadian Association of Gastroenterologists (CAG), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) |
| CUFA BC - Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia. | Academic of the Year Award, Academic Research, Distinguished Academics Award |
| Cystic Fibrosis Research, Inc. (CFRI) - No awards available at this time | Cystic Fibrosis, Research |
| Dan David Prize | Research, Scientific, Technological, Cultural, Social, Doctoral, Scholarships, International, Tel Aviv University |
| Daniel Langlois Foundation (The) - Committee Chosen Funding | International, Arts, Science, Technology |
| Davies Charitable Foundation (The) | Funding, Grants, Fellowships, Ontario |
| DestinEducation | Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants |
| Donner Canadian Foundation Awards | Social Service, Canadian Civil Society |
| Ecole Polytechnique | International, Science, Development, Engineering |
| Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation | Pediatric HIV/AIDS |
| Embassy of The People's Republic of China - Education Office - Chinese Language Website | China, Education |
| Engineers Canada | Engineering, Scholarships, Professional Engineers |
| Fisheries & Oceans Canada - No obvious awards | Government, Science, Fisheries, Oceans |
| Foreign Affairs and International Trade | Government, Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation |
| Foreign Government Award for Mexico | Canadian students who have a background in cultural studies, Hispanic literature, linguistics, or other fields. |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness (The) | Scientific Research, blindness, preventing vision loss and restoring vision |
| Foundation for International Exchange between Canada and the United States of America - Undergraduate Only | Killam Fellowships Program |
| Fragile-X Research Foundation of Canada | Fragile-X Syndrome, mental impairment, genetic disorder, Tremor Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS), Fragile X-associated primary ovarian insufficiency (FXPOI), Martin-Bell |
| Fraser Institute (The) | Scholarships and Awards; health, social work |
| Friends of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier National Parks | |
| Fulbright Canada | International, Canada - US, Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program, Bi-National Collaborative Research, International Fulbright Science and Technology Award , Fulbright, Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program, Franchophones |
| Gem & Mineral Federation of Canada | Gems, Minerals, Mining |
| German Academic Exchange Service | Scholarships, Research Grants, Medicine, Fine Arts, Architecture, Music, Dance |
| Government Finance Officers Association of the US & Canada | Government Finance, Daniel B. Goldberg Scholarship Award, Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship, Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship |
| Hamilton Community Foundation | Foundation, Post-Doctoral Scholarships, Science |
| Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation | Foundation, Social Sciences, Humanities, Grants |
| Health Canada (HC) Award Page |
Government, Visiting Fellowship Program - NSERC |
| Health Effects Institute, US - No Educational Funding | Health, International, Funding, Investigators |
| Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSF) | Health, Medical Research, Grants |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute | Biomedical Research, Medical Fellows Program, Science |
| Human Frontier Science Program | Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships, Post-Doctoral Fellowships, Life Science Research, International, Intercontinental, Investigators |
| Human Resources Development Canada | Government |
| Huntington Society of Canada | Brain Disease, NAVIGATOR Research Program, Huntington Disease, Research, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Investigators |
| Indian & Northern Affairs Canada | Government, Indian, Northern Affairs |
| Industry Canada | Government, Industry |
| INRS | Water Sciences, Earth Sciences |
| Institute for Humane Studies | Humane Studies Fellowship, Film and Fiction Scholarships, Summer Graduate Research Fellowships, Law Students, Doctoral Students |
| Institute of International Education | International education |
| International Council for Canadian Studies | Associations and societies |
| International Scholarships | International, government, scholarships |
| International Union Against Cancer (IUAC) | International, Health |
| International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications | Scientists, Vacuum Science, Technology, International |
| IODE Canada | Women only awards, literature, book awards, research awards |
| Ireland Canada University Foundation | Ireland, exchange, research |
| Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society (IKBBCSS) | Aboriginal students, Victoria Foundation, Aboriginal students pursuing post-secondary education |
| ISIS Canada Research Network | Civil Engineering Infrastructure, Scholarships |
| J.H. Stewart Reid Memorial Fellowship Trust | Doctoral program funding only; must be Canadian Citizen or permanent resident |
| Japan Foundation Worldwide | Japan, Foundation, International |
| Japan Society for the Promotion of Science | Fellowships, Research, Science, Postdoctoral |
| John G. Diefenbaker Award 2011 | German citizens, Social Sciences |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Canada - No Awards at this time | Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes research |
| Kaiser Family Foundation (The) | Health Policy Fellowships |
| Kaiser Foundation | Mental health and addictions, public policy, community programming |
| Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation of Canada | Scholarships, Women only, Doctoral |
| Leakey Foundation | Grants, Science, Human Origins, Evolution |
| Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (The) | The Doreen Kronick Scholarship, Learning Disabilities |
| Leonard and Kathleen O'Brien Humanitarian Trust (The) | Province of New Brunswick, Foundation |
| Lindbergh Foundation | Scientific Innovations, Educational Innovations, Environmental Preservation, Research, Aviation Technology |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | Graduate Support Scheme, Economics |
| Manning Innovation Awards | Science, Human Endeavour, Innovation |
| Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund | Grants, Women from Developing Countries |
| Medieval Academy of America | Latin, Medieval, Scholarships, Medieval Studies |
| Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) | Science, Research, Environment |
| Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) | Research Trainee Awards, Biomedical Research, Clinical Research, Health Services Research, Population Health Research |
| Minerva Foundation - BC | Foundation, Women, Minerva Foundation Education Awards for Women, Single Mothers, Mature Women |
| Ministry of Advanced Education, Training & Technology | BC Government |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food | BC Government |
| Ministry of Economic Development | BC Government, Business |
| Ministry of Education (Kindergarten to Grade 12) | BC Government |
| Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - Japan | World Premier International Research Centre, Research, Innovation, Science and Technology, Investigators |
| Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources | BC Government |
| Ministry of Environment | BC Government |
| Ministry of Finance | BC Government |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan | International |
| Ministry of Forests | BC Government |
| Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services | BC Government |
| Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience | Health, Grants, Exchange Programs |
| Monsanto | Agriculture Scholarships |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada | Research Grants, Biomedical, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Investigators, Multiple Sclerosis |
| Muscular Dystrophy Canada | Research Grants, Neuromuscular Research, Muscular Dystrophy, Investigator |
| National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), US | Government, Science, Research Opportunities - Proposal Solicitation |
| National Association for Gifted Children | Science, Mathematics, Technology, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Fellows |
| National Defence Canada | Government |
| National Gallery of Canada | Research Fellowship, Canadian Art, International Art, Art Conservation, History of Photography |
| National Geographic Society | Associations and Societies |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH), US | Health, USA |
| National Research Council (NRC) | Foundations and Funds, Government, Science |
| National Science Foundation (NSF), US | Science, USA |
| Natural Resources Canada | Government |
| NIH Awards to Foreign Institutions | Health, Science, Medical Research |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | International |
| NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) | Federal Grants |
| Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network | Journalists, Activists, Academics, Public Debate, Public Policy |
| Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History | History, Law, Fellowships and Awards |
| Pacific Northwest Shell Club | Science, Conchologists, Biodiversity, Malacology |
| Parliamentary Internship Programme | Canadian Parliamentary Government and Politics |
| Parliamentary Internship Programme | Government |
| PEO International (Philanthropic Educational Organization) | International, Women, Scholarships |
| Peterhouse Cambridge | Scholarships |
| Post Doctoral Research Fellowships (PDRF) 2011-12 | Post-Doctoral Fellowship |
| Precarn Associates Inc & Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (IRIS) | Science |
| Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC | engineering, geoscience, geotechnique, resources, resource sector, environment |
| Public Works & Government Services Canada | Government |
| Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study - Harvard University | Humanists, Social Scientists, Creative Artists, Natural Scientists, Mathematicians |
| Research in Celiac Disease (2 awards) | Health, Medical Research |
| Rhodes Trust (The) | Oxford & The Rhodes Scholarships, U.S. Applicants only |
| Richard J. Schmeelk Canada Fellowship | Intercultural Awareness, Interpersonal Studies |
| Rick Hansen Foundation - No Awards at this time | Foundation |
| Rotary International | Rotary World Peace Fellowships, International Studies |
| Savoy-Foundation - Epilepsy | Biomedical Discipline, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Scientists, Medical Specialists, Epilepsy |
| Science Careers - GrantsNet | Funds for Research, Health, Sciences, Cancer, International Funding, Environment, GrantsNet |
| Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation Of Canada | Biomedical Research, Alzheimer's Disease, Intellectual Impairment |
| Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute | Indo-Canadian Relationships |
| Silverhill Institute of Environmental Research and Conservation | Environmental Research, Applied Research, Environmental Protection |
| Soroptimist Foundation of Canada | Government |
| Special Libraries Association (SLA) | Librarianship, SLA Scholarship, Affirmative Action Scholarship, Library Science, Information Science, Plenum Scholarship, Institute for Scientific Information |
| SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) | Federal Grants |
| Study in Japan Comprehensive Guide | Postdoctoral Fellowships, Research Fellowships, Government Sponsored Scholarships |
| Study in Sweden | Swedish Institute, Scholarships, Government, Fellowships |
| Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | Studentships & Training, Investigators, Medical, Doctoral Research, Fellowships |
| Supreme Council (The), Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite | Sovereign Grand Commander's Scholarship, Public School Administration Scholarship, US Citizens only |
| Tan Kah Kee Foundation | Tan Kah Kee Postgraduate Scholarship, Singapore Citizens Only |
| Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Foundation | Canadian Transportation Industry, Scholarships |
| Trudeau Foundation | Foundation, Fellowships, Scholarships, Mentorships, Research, Social Commitment, Humanities, Social Sciences, Doctorals |
| US Government Opportunities - Canadian Commercial Corporation | Government, Science |
| Vancouver Foundation | Foundations, Bursaries, Nursing, Medical, Health Sciences |
| W.L. Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships (The) | International, Scholarships |
| Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation | Heritage preservation in the Waterloo Region |
| Wenner-Gren Foundation (The) | Foundation, International, Anthropological Research, Biological and Cultural Origins, Doctoral Programs, Dissertational Research, International Collaberative Research, Fellowships |
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | Government |
| Whitaker Foundation, US | Health |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Scholarships, Conservation, Biology, Online Teacher Training |
| Wildlife Habitat Canada | Habitat Conservation |
| Wildlife Preservation Canada | Field research, endangered species |
| Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars | Research in the social sciences and humanities, policy, public policy |
| Work Safe BC | Health, Funding, Grants, Scholarships, Occupational Illness, Occupational Injury |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | Health |
| World Wildlife Fund | International, Science |
| Zonta International | Women's education, leadership, youth development |