The following awards are available to current and/or recent RSI graduate students and have application deadlines in the near future. It is recommended that you check back regularly and/or bookmark this page to ensure you have the most up to date information.
| AWARD | DESCRIPTION | DEADLINE* |
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The Autism Scholars Awards Program was established with the support of the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU) to ensure that Ontario attracts and retains pre-eminent scholars studying autism. The Autism Scholars Awards Program aims to establish a research community that meets or exceeds internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge concerning child autism, and its translation into improved health for children through more effective services and products for children with autism, and thereby adds to the province’s capacity in diagnosis and assessment of autism and the quality of its treatment system. |
DEC 1, 2025 |
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| 2026-2027 Canada Graduate Research Scholarships - Master’s Program (CGRS M) CIHR/NSERC/SSHRC |
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 a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies. The Tri-council allocates CGRS M awards to universities specifying the number of awards that each may offer to their students annually. CGRS M awards can only be offered to students pursing graduate studies at eligible Canadian universities and the award must be held at the university that has made the offer. |
DEC 1, 2025 |
*Dates indicated are the internal deadlines for submission for RSI faculty, staff and students.
RSI Departmental Student Awards (Internal):
These awards listed below are available to RSI doctoral stream students (i.e. MSc & PhD students)
How to Apply:
Submit the following documents to the RSI Graduate Coordinator at: rsi.gradcoord@utoronto.ca (unless stated otherwise) by TBA .
- Application Form (with documents indicated)
- OSOTF Financial Needs Form
Please Note: only electronic transcripts are needed.
OSOTF Application Procedure:
OSOTF awards are allocated on the basis of academic excellence; however, financial need is the primary consideration for OSOTF awards. The award holder must be a full-time student for at least 14 weeks in any term during which they hold the award. Internal awards are automatically used to pay the student's outstanding fees. Preference in funding decisions will be given to students in year 1-2 of their MSc or year 1-4 of their PhD and year 5 for transfers. Students beyond these years will be considered under exceptional circumstances. The length of support from OSOTF awards is for up to one year and is not renewable, however new application may be made for subsequent competitions.
In order to assist the review committee, please –
Complete all sections of the Application Form, ensuring that each section is either filled out or the appropriate documents are attached. All applications are to be signed by the applicant and the applicant’s supervisor .
Complete the OSOTF Needs Assessment Form (where indicated), making sure that all the details of your income is clear. Provide where applicable:
- Names and amount for existing awards, and
- Details on funding from your supervisor. Also, given that the primary criterion for this award is one of “need”, provide a good description of why you are in need. If you have outstanding student loans or other debts and/or have dependants, please provide details.
Contact: Diane Wiltshire, Business Officer | rsi.busofficer@utoronto.ca | 416-978-0300