Graduate Students
Graduate Conference Travel Deadline: April 15, 2025
As a graduate student, there are two types of funding available to support your research. You can apply for internal travel grants from the Faculty of Education to cover conference travel to present research results. A number of external funding opportunities are also available. Below are the links to internal opportunities and to Pivot, a large international database for searching external research funding opportunities.
Funding Opportunities
Education Internal Funding
Graduate Conference Travel Deadline: April 15 and October 15 (if funding is still available).
1- Download the form related to the competition you are applying for and open it locally using Adobe Reader.
- Research Funding for Thesis-Based MA and PhD Students
- Conference Application for PhD, MA, and EdD Students
3- Submit the form via the Submit Form
**The final report must be submitted via the ONLINE FINAL REPORT FORM no later than 60 days after the conference.**
Western Internal Funding
External Grants
- Pivot Expertise Database
- Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS)
- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
- SSHRC Doctoral Research Awards
- Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master's
- Autism Scholars Awards
- John Charles Polanyi Prizes
- Ontario Women's Health Scholars Awards
- CGS-Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements
- Governor General's Gold Medals
- Richard J. Schmeelk Canada Fellowships
- Rhodes Scholarships
- Canada's Distinguished Dissertation Awards
- American Distinguished Dissertation Awards
- McCall MacBain Scholarships
Education Final Report Submission
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The final report must be submitted via the ONLINE FINAL REPORT FORM to the Research Committee no later than ONE MONTH after the conference. It must also be submitted before the expense reimbursement request. Failure to do so may jeopardize a student's eligibility for future competitions.
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Students have up to 60 days after a conference to complete the ONLINE EXPENSE FORM
- Expenses must be claimed and processed before the end of the fiscal year (April 30).
