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Graduate Scholarships and Awards
The university has numerous opportunities for graduate students looking to secure funding for future academic studies. Funding is available through academic achievement, employment or financial need. Graduate students who are interested in learning about these opportunities should review the information provided by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
The Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education is proud to celebrate the notable achievements of its graduate students, which are listed below.
2025-2026 Ontario Graduate Scholarship Open Competition Award Recipients
- Master's: Patrick Crowley, Hanna Kryschuk
- Doctoral: Anthony Griffo, Zakry Walsh
2025-2028 NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship (Doctoral)
- Sabrina Sinopoli
2025-2028 NSERC Postgraduate Doctoral Scholarship
- Jessica Tucker
2025-2026 Canada Graduate Scholarship (Master's)
- Master's: David Claeys, Devyn Cochrane, Aileen Jin, Piper Lafayette, Riley VanDeHogen
2024-2025 Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST)
- Sabrina Sinopoli, Jessica Tucker
2024-2025 Ontario Graduate Scholarship Open Competition Award Recipients
- Master's: Misha Behi, David Claeys, Devyn Cochrane, Anthony Griffo, Jackson Kelly, Maja Walters
- Doctoral: Zakry Walsh
2023-2024 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship
- Hailey O'Neil
2023-2024 Canada Graduate Scholarship (Master's)
- Anthony Griffo, Taylor Holloway, Jessica Russell, Liliana Scatozza, Xaysha Solomon
2023-2024 Ontario Graduate Scholarship Open Competition Award Recipients
- Master's: Paul Mysko, Emily Vandenberg
- Doctoral: Derek Bornath, Jessica Tucker
2022-2025 NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship
- Kaley Powers
2022-2023 Canada Graduate Scholarship (Master's)
- Noah Chow, Emily Vandenberg
2022 Mitacs Accelerate Grant
- Kelly Robb
2022-2023 BMO Financial Group OGS (match) Award
- Derek Bornath
2022-2023 Ontario Graduate Scholarship Open Competition Award Recipients
- Master's: Jessica Russell, Brooke Thompson
- Doctoral: Derek Bornath, Hailey O'Neil, Shelby Rodden-Aubut, Isabella Seguin
2021-2024 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship
- Taylor Coleman
2021-2024 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Graduate Scholarship (Doctoral)
- Travis Crickard
2021-2024 NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship
- Seth McCarthy, Mitch Whittal
2021-2022 Ontario Graduate Scholarship Open Competition Award Recipients
- Master's: Emily Ford, Megan Hamill, Keara Sutherland, Jessica Tucker
- Doctoral: Derek Bornath, Taylor Coleman, Seth McCarthy, Kaley Powers, Kelly Robb, Shelby Rodden-Aubut, Mitchel Whittal
2021-2022 Canada Graduate Scholarship (Master's)
- Hailey O'Neil, Brooke Thompson
2020-2023 NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship
- Sheryl Bourgaize, Victoria Rapos
2020-2021 Canada Graduate Scholarship (Master's)
- Keaton Briar
2020-2021 Ontario Graduate Scholarship Open Competition Award Recipients
- Master's: Jessica Tucker
- Doctoral: Derek Bornath, Taylor Coleman, Travis Crickard, Seth McCarthy, Katelyn Mitchell, Kelly Robb, Mitchel Whittal
2019-2020 Canada Graduate Scholarship (Master's)
- Abigail Broad, Seth McCarthy, David McIlwraith, Madeline Smith-Ackerl, Mitchel Whittal
2019-2021 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship & 2020 Sport Participant Research Initiative (SSHRC and Sport Canada)
- Michael Godfrey
2019-2020 Ontario Graduate Scholarship Open Competition Award Recipients
- Master's: Keaton Briar, Erica McLean
- Doctoral: Sheryl Bourgaize, Taylor Coleman, Katrina Protopapas, Victoria Rapos, Kelly Robb
2019 Sport Participant Research Initiative (SSHRC and Sport Canada)
- Nicole Reinders
2018-2019 Ontario Graduate Scholarship Open Competition Award Recipients
- Master's: Abigail Broad, Kezia Cinelli, Seth McCarthy, Sara Moniz, Mitchel Whittal
- Doctoral: Michael Godfrey, Kelly Robb
2018-2019 Canada Graduate Scholarship (Master's)
- Nikki Aitcheson-Huehn, Erica McLean, David Webster
2018-2020 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship
- Jeemin Kim, Nicole Reinders
2025 Laurier Prestige Award
- Fajjar Aqeel, Claudia Hall, Kyle Sage
2024 Laurier Prestige Award
- David Claeys, Patrick Crowley
2024 Laurier Kinesiology SPARK Award
- Paul Mysko, Seth Papineau, Ryan Weller
2023 Laurier Graduate Fellowship (doctoral)
- Seth Papineau
2023 Laurier Prestige Award
- Nolan Dereski, Allison Herman, Maja Walters
2023 Laurier Kinesiology SPARK Award
- Xaysha Solomon, Travis Stewart, Jessica Wanyan
2022 Laurier Graduate Fellowship (doctoral)
- Hailey O'Neil
2022 Laurier Prestige Award
- Taylor Holloway, Xaysha Solomon, Travis Stewart
2022 Laurier Kinesiology SPARK Award
- Samantha Burelle, Megan Hammill, Hashem Faal Moghanloo
2021 Laurier Kinesiology SPARK Award
- Emily Ford, Katrina Protopapas, Sabrina Sinopoli
2020 Fall Award for Outstanding Work at the Graduate Level
- Michael Godfrey
2020 Laurier Graduate Fellowship (doctoral)
- Kaley Powers
2020 Laurier Prestige Award
- Emily Ford, Vanessa Karim
2020 Laurier Kinesiology SPARK Award
- Taylor Coleman, Lauren Digby, Seth McCarthy
2019 Laurier Kinesiology SPARK Award
- Derek Bornath, John McMorran, Shelby Rodden-Aubut
2020 Spring Award for Outstanding Work at the Graduate Level
- Brianne Redquest
2024 Fall Masters Gold Medal Recipient
- Taylor Holloway
- Thesis Title: Mutual Avoidance Behaviours When Passing Through an Aperture: A Lifespan Approach
- Advisor: Dr. Michael Cinelli
2023 Fall Masters Gold Medal Recipient
- Brooke Thompson
- Thesis Title: Action Strategies of Young Adults During an Attentionally Demanding Collision Avoidance Task in Virtual Reality
- Advisor: Dr. Michael Cinelli
2023 Spring Masters Gold Medal Recipient
- Sabrina Sinopoli
- Thesis Title: The Influence of Decorin, a Potential Pro-Inflammatory Stimulant, on the Mechanical Properties of the Annulus Fibrosus
- Advisor: Dr. Diane Gregory
2021 Fall Masters Gold Medal Recipient
- Keaton Josh Briar
- Thesis Title: The Impact of Combined Flexion and Compression on the Mechanical Integrity of the Annulus Fibrosus
- Advisor: Dr. Diane Gregory
2020 Fall Masters Gold Medal Recipient
- Mitchel Whittal
- Thesis Title: Toll-Like Receptor 4 Inhibition Differentially Impacts Intervertebral Disc Axial Mechanics in Wild Type and Sparc-Null Mice
- Advisor: Dr. Diane Gregory
2020 Spring Doctoral Gold Medal & 2020 Fall Governor General's Academic Medal Recipient
- Jeemin Kim
- Dissertation Title: The Nature of Informal Roles in Interdependent Sports Teams
- Advisor: Dr. Mark Eys
2019 Fall Masters Gold Medal Recipient
- Victoria Rapos
- Thesis Title: Manipulating sensory information: Obstacle clearance strategies between middle-aged children and young adults
- Advisor: Dr. Michael Cinelli
2018 Fall Masters Gold Medal Recipient
- Greg McKie
- Thesis Title: Examining the Effects of Interleukin-6 on Appetite Regulatory Peptides in Lean and Obese Sedentary Males
- Advisor: Dr. Tom Hazell
2018 Spring Masters Gold Medal Recipient
- Lana Pfaff
- Thesis Title: The Sidewalk Problem: An examination of the avoidance behaviours employed during a head-on collision course with an approaching person
- Advisor: Dr. Michael Cinelli
2019 3 Minute Thesis Competition (Runner Up)
- Scott Donald