Awards and Scholarships
Toronto Rehab is pleased to offer several different types of research scholarships and awards. These opportunities are listed below, along with common sources of external funding. This is not an exhaustive list of funding opportunities. Graduate students and research fellows are encouraged to consult the funding and award information compiled by their home institutions and departments.
Toronto Rehab Scholarships and Awards
External funding opportunities
Graduate Students
Postdoctoral Fellows
Toronto Rehab Scholarships and Awards
Toronto Rehab offers the following research-related scholarships and education awards for graduate students:
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Scholarship in Rehabilitation-Related Research for Graduate Students with Disabilities
Ontario Student Opportunities Trust Fund Awards
The goal of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Student Scholarship Fund is to further the development of the patient care, teaching and research missions and goals of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (Toronto Rehab) by providing financial support for doctoral stream (MSc/PhD) thesis degree program students in financial need. This will be accomplished by providing scholarships to students in financial need enrolled at the University of Toronto (U of T), who are either in research training at Toronto Rehab or at another suitable institution, and whose studies will further the strategic directions of Toronto Rehab.
Fields of study must relate to rehabilitation but are not limited to any particular discipline and, for example, may include but are not limited to rehabilitation sciences, health administration, and engineering. We expect to fund up to two students this year.
For more information about this award, including upcoming application submission deadlines, please contact Research Administration at 416-597-3422, ext. 7600, or email ward.lois@torontorehab.on.ca.
2010 Application Forms will be available at the beginning of May.
Toronto Rehab Kirshenblatt Memorial Scholarships
The purpose of the scholarships is to provide encouragement, recognition and assistance to aspiring persons who are studying in the field of Gerontology.
The Annie Kirshenblatt Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship funds of $2,000.00 will be awarded annually for study or research within programs related to the field of gerontology.
The Shoshana Philipp (Kirshenblatt) R.N. Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship funds of $2,000.00 will be awarded annually for study or research within programs related to gerontological nursing.
Scholarships have been established by Rabbi Jacob Mendel Kirshenblatt in memory of his wife Annie Kirshenblatt who passed away on January 10, 1984 in the E.W. Bickle Centre, and in memory of his daughter Shoshana Philipp who passed away on April 24, 2979.
Find out more about the Kirshenblatt awards
External funding opportunities for graduate students
Federal Government
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
CIHR offers Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) that provide financial support to outstanding graduate students pursuing masters or doctoral studies in a Canadian university. Canada Graduate Scholarships for Masters studies are valued at $17,500 for 12 months. Canada Graduate Scholarships for Doctoral studies are valued at $35,000 for 36 months. CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarships are open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
SSHRC offers Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) that provide financial support to outstanding graduate students pursuing masters or doctoral studies in a Canadian university. Canada Graduate Scholarships for Masters studies are valued at $17,500 for 12 months. Canada Graduate Scholarships for Doctoral studies are valued at $35,000 for 36 months. SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarships are open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
The SSHRC Doctoral Awards provides financial support to outstanding graduate students pursuing doctoral studies in a Canadian university. Doctoral awards are valued at $20,000 for 12 to 48 months (depending on eligibility).
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
NSERC Post-Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral (PGSD) and Masters (PGSM)
NSERC offers Post-Graduate Scholarships (PGS) at the doctoral and masters levels to outstanding students pursuing a degree in natural sciences or engineering.
- Doctoral awards are valued at $21,000 for 24 or 36 months (depending on eligibility).
- Masters awards are valued at $17,300 for 12 months. PGSM (masters) recipients who meet the eligibility criteria (as outlined on the NSERC website) may renew the award for an additional 12 months (PGSM extension).
The NSERC Post-Graduate Scholarships are open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral (CGSD) and Masters (CGSM)
NSERC offers Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) that provide financial support to outstanding graduate students pursuing a doctoral or masters degree in natural sciences or engineering.
- Doctoral awards are valued at $35,000 for 24 or 36 months (depending on eligibility).
- Masters awards are valued at $17,500 for 12 months. CGSM recipients who meet the eligibility criteria (as outlined on the NSERC website) may renew the award for an additional 12 months at the PGSM level (PGSM extension).
The NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships are open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships Program (IPS-1 and IPS-2)
The Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships (IPS) Program provides financial support for highly qualified science and engineering graduates. The support allows graduates to gain research experience in industry while undertaking advanced studies in Canada. These scholarships are aimed at encouraging students to consider research careers in industry where they will be able to contribute to strengthening Canadian innovation.
CanLearn
Federal government website devoted to student financial matters, including a free searchable scholarship database.
Community of Science
Information on external awards in all disciplines. Membership in COS is restricted to University communities. In order to access the site, you must use a terminal on the campus or connect to the site through your institution’s remote access.
Provincial Government
Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program (OGS)
Granted by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, the OGS program is designed to encourage excellence in graduate studies at the masters and doctoral levels. All eligible students are strongly encouraged to apply.
University of Toronto:
The School of Graduate Studies and the Faculty of Medicine maintain current graduate student award information. Most graduate units also maintain their own student funding pages that may contain opportunities specific to your field of study.
NSERC CREATE Academic Rehabilitation Engineering (CARE) Training Program Toronto Rehab has partnered with Bloorview Kids Rehab and the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) at the University of Toronto in offering this innovative training program for PhD students.
Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (OGSST)
The Ontario Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology (OGSST) Program is designed to encourage excellence in science and technology graduate studies. The program is supported through funds provided by the Province of Ontario and raised by individual postsecondary institutions. Applicants are required to submit the completed OGS application to the graduate units sponsoring the program (most University of Toronto departments in Physical and Life sciences have OGSSTs).
External funding opportunities for postdoctoral fellows (PDFs):
PDFs can secure funding from external granting agencies or fellowship programs or may be offered funding from their faculty supervisor’s grant or research resources.
Canada’s three federal granting councils provide fellowship opportunities: SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR
Funding Opportunities (Office of Research Services, University of Toronto) Contains information for University of Toronto researchers about finding funding opportunities and preparing applications.
Community of Science
Information on external awards in all disciplines. Membership in COS is restricted to University communities. In order to access the site, you must use a terminal on the campus or connect to the site through your institution’s remote access.