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External Funding and Awards

All current and prospective graduate students are encouraged to apply for external funding. These are funds provided through federal and provincial departments and agencies, foundations, private companies and other sources. External funding can provide you additional financial support while you pursue your studies at Laurier. They also reinforce your academic resume and may assist in your career development.

Each external funding agency maintains its own policies regarding eligibility and the application process.  For most of these programs, applications are made in the academic year prior to taking up the award. Applications completed this fall/winter will be to hold the award starting in the following spring or fall term. Applications may be made prior to admission to a program.

Provincial External Scholarships

Administered through the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the Province of Ontario supports graduate students through their scholarship programs.

National External Scholarships

The Government of Canada, in part through the Tri-Council Federal Funding Agencies (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR), is a major supporter of high-quality graduate research.

The Canada Graduate Reserach Scholarship - Master's (CGRS M) info will be updated and reposted by the end of August 2025.

 

Transcripts for national competitions:

Laurier is allowing for the use of Unofficial Transcripts to be used for the Tri-Agency competitions. This means that you can download an "Unofficial Record of Course Work" from LORIS to use for your Laurier transcript. Please ensure that it includes all levels. Once you have the Unofficial Record of Coursework on your screen, go to your browser's print menu and select "Print to PDF", choose all pages and put it in colour if possible. This will allow you to save the document in PDF format for inclusion in your applications. 

For those requiring WLU official transcripts or who would prefer to submit official transcripts, you can order hard copies to be sent to yourself to scan and upload in PDF format. For faster service you can request to pick-up the transcript at Service Laurier. Please order these as early as possible and at least prior to October 1st, 2025.

Other External Funding Opportunities

The following scholarships are predominantly for graduate students. For postdoctoral awards, visit the Funding for Postdoctoral Fellows page and see the Mitacs accordion below.