Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty of Science


Graduate Scholarships
GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

Scholarships Officers: The Scholarships Officers for the 2011-12 academic year are TBA

Scholarships Bulletin Board: Notices for the deadlines of major scholarships are generally distributed to all graduate students and to all faculty with appropriate advanced warning. These notices and descriptions of additional awards are posted on the Scholarships Bulletin Board located outside room 288-3 or to the left of the department office room 273-1, as well as on this page (see below).

Advice on completing scholarship applications: It is to your advantage to follow the instructions when you are completing applications for scholarships. Incomplete applications forms will not be considered. If black ink is required, use black ink. If official transcripts are required, request that official transcripts be forwarded. If information is requested on the application, provide it.

A number of other foundations offer awards for graduate students throughout the academic year. For details, contact our graduate secretary, scholarships officers or the Graduate Studies Office.

IMPORTANT DUE DATES & DEADLINES - Updated Sept. 23, 2011

The deadlines for receipt of applications in our office for the upcoming external scholarship competitions are as follows:

1. Students must ensure sure that they are applying to the appropriate agency. If they, or you, are not sure, please contact NSERC, SSHRC or CIHR and they can advise you based on a one-page proposal submitted to the agency. Applications submitted to the wrong agency are rejected.

2. Students may submit an application to only ONE agency - this is a rule which has serious repercussions if ignored, and affects the university's future application quotas for the tri-council agencies. It is a rule that is strictly enforced by all three granting agencies - applications submitted to more than one agency are always discovered and can happen especially when students apply for a CIHR Doctoral Award, which they do so directly, and then to NSERC or SSHRC through the university.

3. Students nominated for a Vanier CGS at one agency can only apply to that agency’s postgraduate scholarships programs, not to another agency’s postgraduate scholarships programs. For example, students nominated for a 2012 NSERC Vanier CGS can only apply to the 2012 NSERC PGS/CGS programs, not to the SSHRC or CIHR postgraduate scholarships; furthermore, their doctoral studies can only be supported by either the Vanier or the CGS award not both.


EXTERNAL GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES (for scholarships tenable in 2012-13):

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS)
Department Deadline – Monday, September 26, 2011
Submit all forms to Marlene – room #273 Essex Hall

Instructions and application information are available from the Vanier CGS website: http://www.vanier.gc.ca/eng/home-accueil.aspx

Applications are completed on-line by the student and the referees, and printed off for the review of the department, along with supporting documentation.
The department reviews the applications and selects one nomination for NSERC, SSHRC or CIHR.
Nominations are forwarded to Graduate Studies.
Departments whose disciplines span all three tri-council agencies may forward one nomination for each as appropriate, but note #3, above.

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Scholarships:
Department Deadline-Thursday, September 29, 2011
Submit all forms to Marlene – room #273 Essex Hall

Instructions and application information are available from NSERC's website: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/BellandPostgrad-BelletSuperieures_eng.asp

Applications are completed on-line by the student and the referees, and printed off for the review of the department. along with supporting documentation.
Department designate uploads students' transcript to NSERC's on-line site.

Department submits paper copies of the eligible applications to Graduate Studies, along with a ranked list (free-form) of the applicants .

Additional information and instructions from our office will follow.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Doctoral Research Awards:
ORS deadline: TBA
CIHR deadline: October 14, 2011
NOTE: Students submit their applications directly to CIHR after obtaining a signature from the Office of Research Services

Instructions and application information are available from CIHR's website:http://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?prog=1317&&view=currentOpps&org=CIHR&type=AND&resultCount=25&sort=program&all=1&masterList=true

Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC)
Office of Research Services deadline: October 17, 2011

Instructions and application information are available from: http://banting.fellowships-bourses.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.html

Students apply through the institution they wish to attend. Students wishing to apply for a fellowship tenable at Windsor must submit their application to the Office of Research Services for evaluation.

Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS):

Instructions and application information are available from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities' website: https://osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal/en/A-ZListofAid/PRD1346626.html#P188_13992

NEW THIS YEAR:
1. The Ministry has set a deadline of October 19, 2011 for students to complete their application on-line, after which it is printed off and submitted to their department, along with supporting documents Department Deadline – Thursday, October 20, 2011

2. No departmental rankings are required, but departments calculate and record each student's average before forwarding the files to Graduate Studies.

Department submits paper copies of the eligible applications to Graduate Studies.

Additional information and instructions from our office will follow.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)Scholarships (Master's and Doctoral):
Graduate Studies deadline: November 25, 2011

Instructions and application information are available from SSHRC's website:
Doctoral: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/fellowships/doctoral-doctorat-eng.aspx
Master's: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/fellowships/cgs_masters-besc_maitrise-eng.aspx

Forms are completed on-line by the student then printed off and submitted to the department, along with supporting documents.
Department submits paper copies of the eligible applications to Graduate Studies, along with a ranked list of the applicants (free-form) for each competition.

Additional information and instructions from our office will follow.

CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master's Awards:

Department Deadline – January 3, 2011
Submit all documents to Marlene – room #273 Essex Hall

Instructions and application information are available from CIHR's website: http://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?prog=1314&view=search&org=CIHR&progType=CIHR-9&type=AND&resultCount=25

Forms are completed on-line by the student then printed off and submitted to the department, along with supporting documents.
Department submits paper copies of the eligible applications to Graduate Studies, along with a ranked list (free-form) of the applicants.

Additional information and instructions from our office will follow.

UNIVERSITY-WIDE & COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIPS - Updated January 21, 2011

The scholarships require no internal application forms. As a result, it is strongly suggested that students submit accurate, updated cv’s to the Graduate Secretary at the beginning of each term.
      President's Excellence Scholarship (PES), C.P. Crowley Scholarship (CPC): The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research awards competitive scholarships in recognition of exceptional performance or potential in graduate studies.

      Approximate Value: Canadian tuition plus $5,000 for three terms (CPC); Canadian tuition plus $3,000 for three terms (PES).
      Available to: M.Sc. and Ph.D. Students
      Number of Awards University-wide: approximately 40 total
      Restrictions: Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents or Visa Students (awardees have typically displayed excellent research performance and have nearly perfect GPA's)
      Deadlines: February 1 and April 1
      Doctoral Tuition Scholarship (DTS) and DTS-International: The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research awards scholarships to reduce the tuition fees for Canadian and visa Ph.D. students.
      Approximate Value: The current value of tuition for a Canadian citizen for 3 years (it is renewable for up to 1 year after that period)
      Available to: Ph.D. Students at the time of admission
      Number of Awards University-wide: As many as necessary
      Restrictions: Students must have a First-Class GPA (A- or better) upon admission and must maintain a GPA of 11.0 during the tenure of the award
      Approximate Deadline: N/A


      Master's Tuition Scholarship (MTS) and International Graduate Student Scholarship (IGSS): The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research awards scholarships to reduce the tuition fees for Canadian and visa M.Sc. students.
      Approximate Value: The current value of tuition for a Canadian citizen for 1 year (it is renewable for up to 1 year after that period)
      Available to: M.Sc. Students at the time of admission
      Number of Awards University-wide: As many as necessary
      Restrictions: Students must have a First-Class GPA (A- or better) upon admission and must maintain a GPA of 11.0 during the tenure of the award
      Approximate Deadline: N/A


      In-Prgram Scholarship (IPS): The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research awards competitive scholarships to reduce the tuition fees for visa students.
      This scholarship program is being revised at the moment; we will provide all current students with any relevant information when we receive it.

      U of W Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Conference Travel Fund: The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research awards travel grants to help defray the costs for a graduate student to make a presentation at a conference.

      Approximate Value: Up to $500.
      Available to: M.Sc. (1 award) and Ph.D. Students (3 awards)
      Number of Awards University-wide: As many as necessary
          Restrictions: The student must be presenting at the conference
      Approximate Deadlines: N/A
      I.D. Berks Memorial Scholarship: The Ian David Berks Memorial Scholarship was created by the Berks family to assist the funding of graduate work.

      Approximate Value: $1000 for one year
          Available to: M.Sc. and Ph.D. Students
      Restrictions: Mature, married Canadian student with family or other responsibilities.
      Approximate Deadline: May 15

        William A. Redmond Scholarship: This bursary is awarded annually in memory of Dr. W.A. Redmond to a graduate student in the Department on the basis of scholastic ability who does not hold a major National or Ontario scholarship.

        Approximate Value: $1000 for one year
        See Program Chair for additional information.
    A number of other foundations offer awards for graduate students throughout the academic year. For details, contact the Graduate Studies Office or the Graduate Secretary

    Updated January 21, 2009