Graduate Scholarships and Awards

Trent funding is generally agreed upon at the time you are admitted to your graduate program.  At that time your program will decide what amounts and sources can be offered to you.  These levels can vary by your degree and program. In addition, there are funding opportunities to graduate students through various scholarships and awards on a competitive basis.

The following awards posted below are available for the 2022-2023 academic year. Students must be aware that deadlines for these awards occur between September 2022 and March 2023. These applications may occur prior to a student beginning their graduate studies and/or during their graduate studies.  

We encourage all graduate students to carefully review the following funding opportunities posted below (Federal Scholarships & Award listings, Provincial Scholarships & Award listings, and Internal Scholarships & Awards) as the funding competitions have different application and eligibility criteria. Our office is dedicated to make sure that all graduate students are successful in meeting the financial demands of their graduate education.

We encourage you to book a virtual advising appointment with our Finance Officer, Jane, if you wish to discuss an opportunity in more detail.

Trent University is actively committed to creating a diverse and inclusive campus community. We encourage applications from all students and this includes: Asian or Pacific Islander,  Black or African Descent (North American / Caribbean), Hispanic or Latino, Native American or Alaskan Native, White or Caucasian, Multiracial or Biracial, Refugee/Protected Person, First Nations, Inuit or Metis, Visible Minority (Radicalized Identity), Member of the LGBTQQIP2SAA community, persons with disabilities, including but not limited to: physical, psychiatric, intellectual or learning disabilities, visual impairment, hearing impairments, autism spectrum disorder or other neurological disorders and gender/race/ethnicity not listed.

Federal Scholarships and Award Listings

Provincial Scholarships and Award Listings

Internal Scholarships and Award Listings 

Mitacs Funding 

Other Potential Funding and Awards 

Below you will find other potential student funding and award opportunities offered through third party organizations. Students are responsible to review the individual guidelines and adhere to the application requirements as posted by the third party organizations, if they wish to apply. 

Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Graduate Award (due January 20, 2023)
Douglas McRorie Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Karl C. Ivarson Scholarship
Feed Opportunity Fund
FinAid (Funding Search Engine)
Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation 
Henry Mandelbaum Graduate Fellowship Award
International Awards
IODE Ontario Lucy Morrison Memorial Award
John Charles Polanyi Prizes (due December 1, 2022)
John W. Davies Memorial Award
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation of Canada Scholarship for Canadian Women
Kathryn Huget Leadership Award 
Laura Bassi Scholarship 
London Goodenough Association of Canada Scholarship
Metis Nation of Ontario Bursary (due December 31, 2022)
Muskoka Summit on the Environment Research Grant
Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters
Rotary Foundation Peace Fellowship
Rotary Global Grant Scholarship
Sarah Gaulin Memorial Scholarship 
Scholarships Canada (Funding Search Engine)
Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (due January 20, 2023)
Soroptimist Bursaries
Soroptimist Foundation of Canada Grants
The Ages Foundation Fellowship & Bursaries 
The Claims Conference Saul Kagan Fellowship in Advanced Shoah Studies 
Weston Family Boreal Research Fellowships 
yconic (previously StudentAwards.com)
YWCA Hazel Fund, Education & Awareness Awards

Additional questions and assistance on scholarships and awards, please contact The School of Graduate Studies. 

Trent University Scholarship Adjudication Process

All application files are accepted, reviewed and processed by the School of Graduate Studies.  Eligible applications are provided to members of the Graduate Scholarships Subcommittee of Graduate Studies Committee. Typically, three members of the committee are assigned to a competition and they review and rank the applications.  Every adjudication process is guided by each scholarship’s criteria guidelines.

Committee membership is determined by the Terms of Reference of the committee.

The conduct of the Committee is guided by Trent University Conflict of Interest Policy

Scholarship decisions are final and no appeals are accepted.