| Award |
Applicants |
Agency/Institute and Comments |
Deadline |
| CIHR |
MSc and PhD |
Canadian Institutes of Health Research; Applications sent directly to CIHR. CIHR training grants are not eligible for a merit bonus.
|
Mid-October |
| NSERC (PGS/CGS) |
MSc and PhD |
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); Applications must go through the departmental office; internal deadline to be communicated in mid-September |
Mid-October |
| CCSRI |
PhD only |
Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute; Applications sent directly to CCSRI. |
February 1st |
| CCFF |
MSc and PhD |
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; Applications sent directly to CCFF. |
October 1st |
| HSFC |
MSc and PhD |
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada; Applications sent directly to HSFC. |
November 1st |
| OGS |
MSc and PhD |
Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS); Applications must go through the departmental office; internal deadline to be communicated in mid-September |
Mid-October |
| Restracomp |
MSc and PhD |
Research Training Competition (Restracomp); The student’s supervisor must be appointed to the SickKids Research Institute as Senior Scientist, Scientist, Senior Associate Scientist, or Associate Scientist.
Note: recipients are not eligible for a merit bonus |
Early-April |
| Mary H. Beatty Fellowship |
MSc and PhD |
Rewarded to domestic students who are coming to U of T with one of the major external awards (e.g CIHR, NSERC, OGS, etc.). Students will be nominated by the department (no application is necessary).
Note: recipients are not eligible for a merit bonus |
N/A |
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International Students
| Award |
Applicants |
Agency/Institute and Comments |
Deadline |
| Connaught Scholarship |
MSc and PhD |
International students will be nominated by the department (no application is necessary).
|
N/A |
| OTS |
Incoming International PhD |
Ontario Trillium Scholarships (OTS); This award is for prospective International PhD students applying for September 2012 intake ONLY.
Students must be nominated by the department. |
February 15th |
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Institutional: Faculty of Medicine
OGSST Awards
The Ontario Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology (OGSST) awards are based on academic excellence. These
awards are valued at $15,000 and qualify as competitive awards
for which the $3000 merit bonus applies.
Deadline: April
1st
| OGSST Award |
Eligibility |
Dr.
Dina Gordon Malkin Scholarship in Science and Technology
 |
Graduate
students studying Haematology/Oncology whose supervisors are
members of the Faculty of Medicine
|
| Heart
& Stroke Foundation of Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science
and Technology |
1. Graduate
students supervised by faculty members in the Faculty of Medicine
who are members of the Heart & Stroke/Richard Lewar Centre
for Excellence at the University of Toronto.
2. Graduate students supervised by faculty members in the Faculty
of Medicine conducting cardiovascular/stroke research will be
given next preference. |
| Grace
Lumsden/Margaret Nicholds Scholarship in Science and Technology |
1. Graduate
students supervised by members of the Department of Medicine
involved in Parkinson's Disease research
2. Students working in the area of neurodegenerative disease
will be given next preference.
3. Students working in the area of neuroscience research will
be given next preference. |
| Paul
and Adelle Deacon Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology |
1. Graduate
students supervised by members of the Department of Medicine
involved in Parkinson's Disease research.
2. Students working in the area of neurodegenerative disease
will be given next preference.
3. Students working in the area of neuroscience research will
be given next preference. |
OSOTF Awards
The Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF) award is based on financial need. These
awards have various values. We
will inform you of OSOTF awards, eligibility requirements and deadlines
as they become available.
Deadline: mid-April to mid-May.
Note that
OSOTF awards valued below $3000 are added as a top-up to the student
stipend to help offset financial need. For awards valued above $3000,
$3000 is added as a top-up to the stipend and the remainder is used
toward paying the base stipend amount. These awards do not qualify as competitive
awards and the $3000 merit bonus does not apply.
Please visit the Faculty of Medicine awards page for more details.
| OSOTF Award |
Eligibility |
Lorne
F. Lambier, Q.C. Scholarship
|
To
be awarded to a student engaged in the investigation or research
in the study of the disease of cancer within the discipline
of Biochemistry.
|
| Beverly
Wedemire Memorial Scholarship |
To be awarded
to a graduate student, on the basis of academic merit, engaged
in the area of cancer research. |
| Mary
Gertrude I'Anson Scholarship |
To be given
to a doctoral student in the health sciences, broadly defined,
on the basis of financial need. Academic merit will also be
considered. |
| Kwok
Sau Po Scholarship |
To be awarded
to an international student from Hong Kong/China currently enrolled
in any full-time master's or doctoral program at the U. of T.
Selection will also be based on academic merit. |
| Joseph
Bazylewicz Fellowship |
To be awarded
on the basis of financial need to students with Polish citizenship
in any graduate program at U. of T. |
| UTFA
Al Miller Memorial Award |
To be awarded
on the basis of financial need to one doctoral-stream graduate
student. Academic excellence will also be considered. |
| Scace
Graduate Fellowship |
To be awarded
to deserving students from South Africa or the U. K. who wants
to pursue graduate studies at U. of T. Selection on the basis
of academic merit and financial need. |
Frank
Fletcher Memorial Fund
|
To
be awarded to a graduate student on the basis of financial need
who is pursuing study and research of the cause and cure of
cancer
|
| Dr.
Jesse Keshin Graduate Student Award |
To be
awarded to a Faculty of Medicine graduate student on the basis
of financial need. |
| Scace
Graduate Fellowship in Alzheimer's Research |
To be awarded
on the basis of financial need to graduate students who are
doing research in the field of Alzheimer's disease. |
| Dr.
Joe A. Connolly Memorial Award |
To be awarded
to a student who demonstrates financial need and has also demonstrated
excellence in Cell Biology research. |
Dr.
J.R. Cunningham Graduate Fellowship in Cancer Research
and
Princess
Margaret Hospital Foundation Graduate Fellowships in Cancer
|
To be awarded
to graduate students in the health sciences faculties w ho are
studying with University of Toronto Faculty members located
at the Ontario Cancer Institute (or its successor) and are engaged
in cancer research on the basis of financial need. |
| Dr.
L. Bradley Pett Graduate Award in Biochemistry |
To be awarded
to graduate students in the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty
of Medicine, on the basis of academic excellence and financial
need. |
John
J. Ruffo Graduate Fellowship
and
Robert and Francine Ruggles Family Graduate Fellowship |
To be awarded
to Faculty of Medicine graduate students enrolled in the MD/PhD
program on the basis of academic excellence. |
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Departmental
University of Toronto
Fellowship
All eligible students are considered
for this award which is valued at $12,000. U. of T. Fellowships
do not qualify as competitive awards and the $3000 merit bonus does
not apply. No application is needed.
Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis In Biochemistry Award
We are pleased to announce a new Ph.D. graduate student award valued at $500 to recognize an outstanding Ph.D. thesis and defense, to be given out at our Annual Research Day (Tuesday May 1, 2012).
The award will be based on having a well written and scholarly thesis document that provides important contributions to new knowledge (not strictly publications) and outstanding performance at the oral defense.
Eligibility: Students who completed their PhD defense in the 2011-2012 academic year and have fulfilled ALL SGS requirements prior to the deadline (April 20, 2012) for June 2012 convocation.
Nominations should include:
1. A nomination letter focused on the thesis content and defense, co-signed by the supervisor and supervisory committee members.
2. A copy of the external referee's report
3. A copy of the thesis (such as an extra printed copy from the defense or an electronic version)
Submit nominations to Carrie Harber in the Graduate Office (MSB Rm 5207).
Deadline for receipt of nominations: Wednesday April 4, 2012.
David
A. Scott Award
This award is
for the "best all-round Biochemistry graduate student using
as criteria performance at seminars, readiness and willingness to
assist fellow graduate students and staff, abilities as teaching
assistant, etc." The award is provided from an endowed fund
set up by the estate of David Scott in his honour and is currently
valued at $500.
David Scott
was one of Canada's most distinguished biochemists. He played a
key role in the development of methods for large scale preparation
and purification of insulin. He was elected to the Royal Society
of Canada in 1939 and the Royal Society of London in 1949.
Nomination Procedure: Any faculty member or student may nominate
a student currently enrolled in the M.Sc. or Ph.D. program in the
Department of Biochemistry. The nomination should be accompanied
by at least one letter of reference and a copy of the nominee's
C.V. Please bring nominations to Carrie Harber in the Graduate Office
(MSB Rm 5205).
Deadline for
receipt of nominations: early May; e-mail notification will be
sent out.
The winner will be announced at our annual Research Day in mid-May.
Beckman Coulter Prize for Best Graduate
Student Publication in Biochemistry
This prize is
given by Beckman Coulter for the best first-author publication by
a Biochemistry graduate student. It consists of a cash award plus
your paper stunningly displayed outside the Biochemistry Seminar
Room. The Beckman Award winner will have the opportunity to give
an oral presentation of her/his work at the Biochemistry Research
Day.
Guidelines:
- The nominated paper must have been published in 2011.
- The student being considered for the prize must be the first author
of the paper (joint 1st authors will be considered if both authors
are Biochemistry graduate students but the prize will be shared).
- The paper must indicate that the student is affiliated with the
Department of Biochemistry.
Nomination Procedure:
1. A student's paper can be nominated by the student or by his/her
supervisor.
2. Bring one copy of the paper, labeled to indicate that it is to
be considered for the 2011 Beckman Prize, to Carrie Harber in the
Graduate Office.
3. Send a PDF file of the published paper (NOT the original manuscript
or an advance e-publication) to the Graduate Coordinator
Deadline:
The deadline will be announced by e-mail but is typically in mid-April.
The winner will be announced at our annual Research Day in mid-May.
Excellent Teaching Assistant Awards
Two awards will
be given annually in recognition of excellent performance as a Teaching
Assistant in any of the courses offered by the Department of
Biochemistry.
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More Information
For more information about awards, including merit bonuses, holding more than one award at once, students' responsibilities, teaching assistant (TA) compensation and financial assistance, see the Money Matters section in the Graduate Guidelines.
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Graduate student/supervisor
agreement and financial tracking system.
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