Closing date: July 11, 2024
Student type: Domestic and International students are eligible for this scholarship program.
Level of study: Graduate Student
Study area: Any
Scholarship value: $5,000
Description: The purpose of the U of A Graduate Recruitment Scholarship (UAGRS) is to recruit superior graduate students who have the potential to contribute to the University of Alberta’s community and research.
The purpose of the Graduate Student Support Award (GSSA) is to provide financial support to current graduate students undertaking full-time research. Additional selection criteria may be considered, and may include financial need.
Eligibility:
University of Alberta Graduate Recruitment Scholarship (UAGRS)
• Students must be newly admitted to a doctoral or thesis-based master’s graduate degree
program by the department, or have transferred (fast tracked) from a master’s to a doctoral
degree program.
• Will be registered full-time in a doctoral degree or thesis-based master’s degree program by the
admit term.
• Must have an admission grade point average (AGPA) of at least 3.5. Current students
transferring (fast track) from a master’s degree to a doctoral degree are eligible provided that
both their AGPA and current program GPA are 3.5 or over, or the average if one mark is less.
• Students admitted to course-based or qualifying programs are not eligible.
• Students may receive a UAGRS only once (unless they transfer from a master’s to a doctoral
degree program). Departments wishing to fund a UAGRS recipient may nominate them for a
GSSA in each year during which they meet the eligibility requirements.
Graduate Student Support Award (GSSA)
• Students must be currently registered full-time in a doctoral degree or thesis-based master’s
degree program.
• Must have satisfactory academic standing (equivalent to a grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 or
greater) over the most recent 15 units of course weight in current program. Where there are less
than 15 graded credits in the current program, the admission GPA (AGPA) is a weighted factor.
• Students registered in course-based or qualifying programs, and students on academic
probation are not eligible.
• These scholarships are NOT automatically renewable. However, departments may nominate
students for a new award in each year during which they meet the eligibility requirements.
How to apply: No application required