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Student and Trainee Funding
Student and Trainee Funding
Student and Trainee Funding
Undergraduate Student Opportunities
Undergraduate Student Research Internships
These internships provide undergraduate students with engaged research experiences and opportunities to learn new research methods and techniques alongside faculty mentors.
Head & Heart Program
The Head & Heart Program aims to open space for Indigenous students to use Indigenous Knowledge systems and language within undergraduate summer research projects across a wide variety of academic disciplines.
Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) University Awards
Funded by the Tri-agencies, these awards are meant to stimulate your interest in research. If you would like to gain research experience in an academic setting, these awards can provide you with financial support through your host university
Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP)
The NSTP supports Canadian universities and northern post-secondary institutions in providing scientific training that gives advanced undergraduate and graduate students professional experience in the Canadian north and encourages them to develop a commitment to northern work.
Internal Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Scholar Opportunities
Academic Joint Fund for Support of Graduate Student Research and Scholarship
Initiated to help support the creation of events that bring external participants to share their research and interact with Western's graduate students.
Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Provides funding to the very best postdoctoral applicants, nationally and internationally, who will contribute positively to research excellence at the university and help advance Western's strategic research plan.
Western Research Scholars Awards
Provides additional funding to successful applicants to Tri-Agency postdoctoral fellowship programs as a means of helping attract and support the most promising postdoctoral scholars to conduct research-intensive projects on a full-time basis at Western.
External Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Scholar Opportunities
Canada-US Fulbright Program
Operates on the principle of reciprocal exchange and provides the opportunity for outstanding Canadian and American students and scholars to lecture, research and pursue graduate study in the United States and Canada, respectively. Award recipients include prominent and promising scholars, experienced and junior professionals and exceptional students.
Translational Breast Cancer Research Traineeship program:
Encourages and supports translational breast cancer research by providing funding for Studentships and Postdoctoral Fellowships with the London Regional Cancer Program.
CIHR Opportunities
CIHR has various opportunities available for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
NSERC Opportunities
NSERC has various opportunities available for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
SSHRC Opportunities
SSHRC has various opportunities available for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP)
The NSTP supports Canadian universities and northern post-secondary institutions in providing scientific training that gives advanced undergraduate and graduate students professional experience in the Canadian north and encourages them to develop a commitment to northern work.