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Planning your applications

At Dalhousie, you can apply for range of scholarships and bursaries with just one deadline and one online application through the Harmonized Scholarship Process. However, there are many other funding opportunities with different deadlines and requirements for which you need to apply directly. Below we have divided funding opportunities by Harmonized application and Direct application so that you can start to build your application plan.  

Harmonized application

Learn how to apply for all of the scholarships listed below with just one application. 

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Abdul Majid Bader Graduate Scholarship

Thesis-based master's or doctoral • Entrance or in-program scholarship • International students (Iranian students preferred) • $40,000/yr • 2 years
Abdul Majid Bader Graduate Scholarship
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African Nova Scotian Graduate Scholarship

All Master's or Doctoral • Entrance or in-program scholarship • Canadian students • $15,000/yr • Up to 2 years
African Nova Scotian Graduate Scholarship
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Indigenous Graduate Scholarship

All Master's or Doctoral • Entrance or in-program scholarship • Canadian students • $15,000/yr • Up to 2 years
Indigenous Graduate Scholarship
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James Robinson Johnston Graduate Entrance Scholarship for African Canadians

All Master's or Doctoral • Entrance scholarship • Canadian students • $15,000 - $19,000/yr • 2-3 years
James Robinson Johnston Graduate Entrance Scholarship for African Canadians
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Killam Predoctoral Scholarship Level 2 (Doctoral)

Doctoral • Entrance or in-program scholarship • Canadian or international students • $42,000/yr • Up to 3 years
Killam Predoctoral Scholarship Level 2 (Doctoral)

Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral

Doctoral • Entrance scholarship • Canadian or international students • $15,000/yr • Up to 4 years
Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral
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Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship - Master's

Thesis-based master's • Entrance scholarship • Canadian or international students • $10,000/yr •Up to 2 years
Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship - Master's
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The Vitamin Scholarship - Doctoral

Doctoral • Entrance or in-program scholarship • Canadian or international students • $21,000/yr • Up to 2 years
The Vitamin Scholarship - Doctoral
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Direct application 

Learn how to apply for funding opportunities that require you to apply directly by clicking on the cards below.   

Mitacs Globalink Research Award

Master's or Doctoral • In-program scholarship • Canadian or international students • $6,000 • One-time
Mitacs Globalink Research Award
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A.S. Mowat Prize

Available to all Master's students • February 1 • In-program scholarship • Canadian or international students • $1,500 • One-time
A.S. Mowat Prize

Phi Kappa Pi Joe Ghiz Memorial Award

All Master's or Doctoral • October 31 at 4 p.m. • In-program scholarship • Canadian or international students • $750 • One-time
Phi Kappa Pi Joe Ghiz Memorial Award

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

Doctoral • September 30 • Entrance or in-program scholarship • Canadian or international students • $50,000/yr • Up to 3 years
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship

Doctoral • In-program scholarship • Canadian or international students • Up to $60,000/yr • 3 years
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship
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Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowships

Doctoral • In-program scholarship • Canadian students studying chemistry, physics or electronics (including computer science and electrical engineering) • Up to $8,000 • Up to 2 years
Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowships

Scotia Scholars Award from Research Nova Scotia

Thesis-based Master's or Doctoral • In-program scholarship • Canadian or international students • $10,000/year (master's) and $15,000/year (doctoral) • Up to 2 years (master's) and up to 4 years (doctoral)
Scotia Scholars Award from Research Nova Scotia

FGS Emergency Bursary

All Master's or Doctoral • In-program scholarship • Canadian or international students • Up to $1,000 • Once per year
FGS Emergency Bursary
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Harold A Robertson Scholarship

All Master's or Doctoral • October 31 at 4 p.m. • In-program scholarship • Canadian or International students • $5,000 • One-time
Harold A Robertson Scholarship
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Woman Life Freedom Scholarship

All Master's or Doctoral • October 31 at 4 p.m. • In-Program First Year Masters or PhD at Dalhousie • Iranian students • Identifies as a woman &/or another equity-deserving gender identity • $2,500
Woman Life Freedom Scholarship
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Ken Saunders Bursary

All Master's or Doctoral • October 31 at 4 p.m. • In-program bursary • Canadian or International students • $2,000 • One-time
Ken Saunders Bursary
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John and Lena Graham Commonwealth Bursary

All Master's or Doctoral • October 31 at 4 p.m. • In-program bursary • International students • At least $1,000 • One-time
John and Lena Graham Commonwealth Bursary
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Dr. Paul Anthony & Thelma Johnstone Bursary

All Master's or Doctoral • October 31 at 4 p.m. • In-program bursary • Canadian or international students • At least $1,000 • One-time
Dr. Paul Anthony & Thelma Johnstone Bursary

Chinese Scholarship Council - PhD scholarship

Doctoral • Entrance Scholarship • International Students • Up to 4 years
Chinese Scholarship Council - PhD scholarship
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Travel grant

Thesis-based Master's or Doctoral • In-program scholarship • Canadian or international students • $500 • One-time
Travel grant
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Linda Marie Gillingwater Rainsberry Graduate Bursary

All Master's or Doctoral • October 31 at 4 p.m. • In-program bursary • Canadian or international students • Minimum of $3,000 • One-time award • Female students who are single mothers
Linda Marie Gillingwater Rainsberry Graduate Bursary

Linda Marie Gillingwater Rainsberry Graduate Scholarship

All Master's or Doctoral • October 31 at 4 p.m. • In-program scholarship • Canadian or international students • Minimum of $3,000 • One-time award • Female students who are single mothers
Linda Marie Gillingwater Rainsberry Graduate Scholarship

Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Doctoral • Entrance or in-program scholarship • Canadian students • Up to $35,000/yr • Up to 3 years
Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral
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Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master's

Thesis-based master's • Entrance or in-program scholarship • Canadian students • $17,500/yr • 1 year
Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master's

Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

For Tri-Agency Canadian Graduate Scholarship holders • $6,000 • One-time
Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements
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Dalhousie Research Excellence Scholarship

Doctoral • Entrance scholarship • Canadian and international students • $35,000 per year • Up to four years
Dalhousie Research Excellence Scholarship

Killam International Research Award

Doctoral • Killam Scholars • $6,000 • In-program scholarship • One-time
Killam International Research Award

Dr. Edgar Z. Friedenberg Award

Doctoral • December 13 at 4 p.m. • In-Program • Doctoral • Canadian or international students • minimum of $750
Dr. Edgar Z. Friedenberg Award
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Glendon Chase McCormick Scholarship

All Master's or Doctoral • December 13 at 4 p.m. • In-Program • Masters or Doctoral • Canadian or international students • minimum of two $4000 awards
Glendon Chase McCormick Scholarship
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What happens to your application once it is submitted?

Find the scholarship review process