Graduate funding
For questions about graduate funding opportunities, please contact fgsawards@athabascau.ca.
Financial aid and awards funding
You may be eligible for full- or part-time funding. AU’s Support Services website has a list of loans, awards, and grants, as well as planning tools that can help you navigate the application process.
Learn more about financial aid and awardsAthabasca University awards
Athabasca University offers several awards and bursaries to our students. Awards and scholarships may use your academic achievement and other criteria. Bursaries are based on financial need and often include similar criteria to awards and scholarships.
Use the awards finderAU student travel awards
Travel awards help you present your research findings at conferences.
Graduate Level Student Travel Awards Alberta Graduate Students Travel IncentiveAthabasca University Graduate Students' Association
As an AU graduate student, you may be eligible for awards, scholarships, and bursaries through the Athabasca University Graduate Students’ Association (AUGSA).
Check out AUGSA student awards and bursariesResearch funding
Athabasca University offers awards, scholarships, and other funding to support student research. The AU Research Centre also maintains a list of external research funding opportunities.
Graduate Student Research Fund
GSRF funding can support costs associated with meeting community protocols, as well as travel costs, research equipment and incentives to participate in the research. More informationExternal, provincial, and federal funding programs
Several organizations make awards available to graduate students across Canada, including those awarded through provincial and national competitions by the federal granting agencies: 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 of Canada (SSHRC).
Browse external awardsLearn more about AU-administered external graduate funding programs below.
Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship
The Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarships support academically superior graduate students who are receiving training and conducting research in areas that are strategically important to Alberta’s economy. More informationCanada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s program
The Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s program (CGS M) provides financial support to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in an eligible master’s or, in some cases, doctoral program in Canada. More informationCanada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral program
The objective of the Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral (CGS D) program is to promote continued excellence in Canadian research by rewarding and retaining high-calibre doctoral students at Canadian institutions. More informationVanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
Vanier Scholars demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health. More informationSenior Women Academic Administrators of Canada Graduate Student Award of Merit
At least 4 awards, each in the amount of $4,000, will be awarded annually to the women graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the university or general community while maintaining exemplary academic records. More informationUpdated January 19, 2024 by Digital & Web Operations (web_services@athabascau.ca)