Students walking on campus in the fall

Student and Trainee Funding

Student and Trainee Funding

Students walking on campus in the fall

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.