CNST Application Information and Instructions
Arctic Co-operatives Award $2,500
Sponsored by Arctic Co-Operatives Limited and the Arctic Co-Operative Development Fund, this award valued at $2,500 is offered to Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada enrolled fulltime in college or university pursuing studies that contribute to the understanding and development of the Arctic Co-operatives in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and/or northern Manitoba.
Guidelines and Application Form
Canadian Polar Commission Scholarship $10,000
The Canadian Polar Commission offers one scholarship valued at $10,000 available to students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada presently enrolled in a doctoral program at a Canadian university. Proposals are invited from candidates who (a) engage in research culminating in a thesis or other such document, (b) have an interdisciplinary emphasis to their research, (c) demonstrate excellence in Polar studies and, (d) are willing to communicate results in a major national or Northern forum.
Guidelines and Application Form
Caribou Research and Management Award $1,500 – $5,000
Sponsored by the Caribou Management Scholarship Fund, which is maintained by the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board (BQCMB), this award is valued at between $1,500 and $5,000. The award is offered to Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada enrolled in college or university pursuing studies that contribute to the understanding of barren-ground caribou and their habitat, or that would have application to caribou conservation and management. Students conducting traditional knowledge studies as well as scientific studies are encouraged to apply.
Guidelines and Application Form
CNST Scholarship $10,000
The Canadian Northern Studies Trust offers one scholarship valued at $10,000 available to students who are citizens or permanent residents of Canada presently enrolled in a doctoral program at a Canadian university. Proposals are invited from candidates from all subject areas including interdisciplinary and comparative studies who (a) engage in research culminating in a thesis or other such document, (b) include direct northern field research or experience as part of their studies, and (c) whose programs are relevant to northern challenges or issues.
Guidelines and Application Form
Northern Resident Award (undergraduate) $5,000
The Northern Scientific Training Program is sponsoring eight awards, valued at $5,000 each, for Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada who are identified as long-term residents of Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, or the Provincial North, and are currently enrolled in a post-secondary undergraduate diploma/degree program at a Canadian college or university.
Guidelines and Application Form
Northern Resident Scholarship (Graduate) $10,000
The Northern Scientific Training Program is sponsoring four scholarships, valued at $10,000 each, for Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada who are identified as long-term residents of Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, or the Provincial North, and are currently enrolled in a masters or doctoral level program at a Canadian university.
Guidelines and Application Form
W. Garfield Weston Award for Northern Research (Doctoral) $40,000
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation is sponsoring up to ten, two-year scholarships, valued at $40,000 each, for students currently enrolled in a doctoral program in the natural sciences pursuing northern research. Applications are invited from candidates engaged in a natural science program leading to a thesis who demonstrate exceptional promise, academic excellence, and leadership, a strong commitment to northern research. Preference will be given to applicants who (a) have a clearly defined research project that includes significant research time spent in the Canadian north (b) demonstrate excellence in northern research (c) show the relevance of the research to northerners and northern scholarship and (d) exhibit a willingness to communicate research results within the scientific community, and in northern or national meetings.
Guidelines and Application Form
W. Garfield Weston Award for Northern Research (Masters) $15,000
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation is sponsoring up to ten scholarships, valued at $15,000 each for students currently enrolled in a masters program in the natural sciences pursuing northern research. Applications are invited from candidates engaged in a natural science program leading to a thesis who demonstrate exceptional promise, academic excellence, and leadership, a strong commitment to northern research. Preference will be given to applicants who (a) have a clearly defined research project that includes significant research time spent in the Canadian north (b) demonstrate excellence in northern research (c) show the relevance of the research to northerners and northern scholarship and (d) exhibit a willingness to communicate research results within the scientific community, and in northern or national meetings.
Guidelines and Application Form
