Funding opportunities

  • CIHR
  • NSERC
  • OICR
  • CRS
  • CFI-JELF: Call for Expression of Interest is internal.

Graduate students

  • NSERC CGS-M, for Master's program
    • Annual deadline on Dec. 1
  • OGS, Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST)
    • Deadline is school-dependent, UWindsor deadline is Jan. 10th for 2020.
  • Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario, Graduate student scholarship
    • Annual call for application around Nov.-Dec.
    • Please contact the PI for potential research projects.
  • ​Going Above and Beyond in Research Award for UWindsor students
    • Nominated by PI in February to the Dean of Science
    • To recognize and reward students, research associates and post-doctoral fellows whose research has been outstanding and who have made significant strides both at the national and international levels.
  • Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for Canadian and international students
    • Opens early July
    • $50K per year for up to three years
    • competitive, 2 NSERC, 1 CIHR 2 SSHRC for UWindsor.

Undergraduates

  • Department entrance scholarship
    • $1000 value
    • Requires submission of a <1,000 words write up.
  • Chemistry Research Internship Program (CRISP)
    • Open to new students to the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
    • Despite the name "Chemistry", Biochemistry stream students are equally eligible.
  • Outstanding scholar
    • Open to first and second year undergraduates
  • NSERC-USRA: NSERC Undergraduate Research Award
    • The deadline for 2020 call for application is Jan 23rd, 2020
    • Award is $4,500 from NSERC with >=$1,125 contribution from the supervisor for 16 weeks.
    • GPA is the main criteria, usually shall be 90%+
  • ​Going Above and Beyond in Research Award
    • For doctoral level mainly but it is possible for a distinguished undergraduate student who produces great publication can be nominated.
  • Work-study opportunities
    • Ignite
    • Canadian summer jobs
  • Thesis award for CHEM-4900
    • Tuck Alumni Award ($500; given to the student with the highest grade for her/his CHEM-4900 research project in Chemistry)
    • Hutnik Research Award ($500; given to the student with the highest grade for her/his CHEM-4900 research project in Biochemistry) 
    • Mutus Materials Award ($500; given to the best materials-related CHEM-4900 research project and thesis)

International graduate students

Medical school students

  • SWORP: Schulich UWindsor Opportunites for Research Excellence Program
    • The program aim to enrich medical education for Schulich Windsor Campus to engage in a research project in health-related area.
    • The 2020 call for proposal is around Nov. to Dec.
    • Award is $5000 for 18 months

Other opportunities

  • BUCHI Scholar Award, for high-achieving product users across the pharmaceutical, food & beverage, feed, environmental and chemical industries.