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Scholarships, Bursaries & Financial Aid

A complete list of scholarships and descriptions from the School of Graduate Studies can be found at: SGS Awards and Funding.

For more information regarding Awards and Funding (Financial Aid), please visit Financial Support | Office of the Registrar | McMaster University, specifically the Award Spring tab

Expandable List

The 2026-27 Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships competition is now open for application. You can find the complete instructions by going to our website: https://gs.mcmaster.ca/current-students/scholarships/mackenzie-king-memorial-scholarships/

The deadline for students to submit their applications to the School of Graduate Studies is Monday, February 2, 2026.

Eligibility

  • Applications must be made to the School of Graduate Studies of your home university. This is the Canadian university from which you most recently graduated or at which you are currently enrolled.

You must:

  • Be a graduate (holder of a degree) of a Canadian university when tenure of the scholarship begins.
  • Demonstrate a minimum grade of “A-” (10/12, 80%) in every undergraduate and graduate course completed to date.

Note: International students are eligible to apply, but they must already hold a Canadian degree. If the graduate study being pursued is their first Canadian degree, they are not eligible.

 

Objective

The objective of the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Master’s (CGRS M) program is to help develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate potential to contribute to Canadian research.

Description

The CGRS M is a scholarship in the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) administered by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The CRTAS aims to support the next generation of innovators by providing funding and high-quality research training, cultivating research skills, fostering creativity and empowering awardees to make significant contributions to Canada’s research ecosystem, economy and prosperity.

The CGRS M program supports up to 3,298 students annually in all disciplines and is administered jointly by Canada’s three granting agencies. The selection process and post-award administration are carried out at the institutional level under the guidance of the three agencies. Students submit their application to the institution(s) at which they intend to hold their award using the Research Portal.

Students apply directly for a Canadian Graduate Scholarship-Master’s (CIHR, NSERC AND SSHRC) in the NSERC government portal no later than December 1 of each calendar year.

Link to the portal

For complete instructions, please visit: The NSERC website Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s program page 

instructions for completing an application

If the student would like McMaster to consider his/her CGS-M application, the student must choose McMaster as 1 of the 3 (three)universities where to submit his/her CGS-M application. McMaster will rank the applications submitted and upload the results in the CGS-M portal on April 1st of each academic year as specified by CGS-M.

The NSERC website Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s program page 

DEADLINE: December 1st, 2025 -before 8:00 p.m. (ET)

The Howard P. Whidden Graduate Scholarship was established in 1987, and is open to non- Canadian students from countries of the British Commonwealth. This prestigious award is open to students who qualify for admission into any graduate program that extends to the doctorate, although the student’s initial registration may be at the Master’s level. The award is once renewable contingent upon satisfactory academic performance. It will be awarded at the discretion of the School of Graduate Studies.

  • Value: 1 award variable up to $8,500

Apply though Award Spring

The GSA awards a number of travel awards (up to $500) every semester (Sept-Dec, Jan-Apr, May-Aug) for travel to conferences to present, or to undertake research relevant to their field of study. GSA Travel Awards are funded from the proceeds of the GSA Development Fund, which is sustained by contributions from Graduate Students and the University. Award recipients will be asked to voluntarily contribute a 250-word statement of how this award and travel contributed to their graduate experience, which may be posted on the Graduate Studies and GSA websites and other media sources.

Students can apply through AwardSpring.

For more information and application instructions please visit the GSA Website.