Awards Deadlines at a Glance
View ongoing graduate and postdoc award deadlines for Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) administered, department, and external awards on this page.
GPS Administered Award Name |
Amount |
GPS Deadline |
Memo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor General's Gold Medal |
A gold medal |
Sept. 30, 2026 | View Memo |
| WAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Master's Thesis and Innovation in Technology Awards |
$1,000 and a Certificate of Award |
Oct. 1, 2026 | View Website |
| Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES) - Indigenous |
$12,000 |
Oct. 13, 2026 | View Website |
| Open Competition |
Variable |
Oct. 15, 2026 | View website |
| University of Alberta Northern Research Award |
Variable |
Oct. 16, 2026 | View website |
| Northern Scientific Training Program | Variable | Oct. 16, 2026 | View website |
| Indigenous Graduate Award in Research |
Variable |
Oct. 28, 2026 | View website |
| University of Alberta Graduate Recruitment Scholarship and Graduate Student Award - Winter 2027 start |
Variable |
Nov. 12, 2026 | View Memo |
| Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES) |
$12,000 |
Nov. 13, 2026 | View Memo |
| Canada Graduate Research Scholarships - Master's Program (CGRS M) |
$27,000 |
Dec. 1, 2026 | View Memo |
External Award Name |
Amount |
External Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors (NISA) |
Up to $5,000 |
Ongoing |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) |
$70,000/yr for 2 yrs |
Oct. 17, 2026 |
| 2027 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship |
Up to $50,000/yr for 3 yrs |
Eligibility Confirmation Deadline: Oct. 2, 2026 |