Awards & Funding

Awards and Scholarships

For more awards and scholarship information please visit the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Al Brennan Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Forestry Value: $13,000; Eligibility: Awarded annually to a graduate student who is studying Wood Science, Forest Engineering, Forest Genetics, Growth and Yield, Forest Management, Forest Business Management, or Forest Economics in a MF, MSc, PhD, or MBA/MF program at the U of A and whose research is relative to the forest industry in Alberta. There is no application form; eligible students will automatically be considered jointly by the Department of Renewable Resources and the Department of Rural Economy.(offered by alternate department starting 2002 with Rural Economy). Deadline: 1 June.

West Fraser Timber Graduate Scholarship in Enhanced Forest Management Value: Two awards @ $5,000 each. Funds are intended to recruit MSc or PhD students with excellent academic backgrounds and high research potential in the fields of silviculture, forest genetics, management, growth and yield, protection or other areas related to sustaining and enhancing the forest resources of Alberta. Proposals will be evaluated as they are received, and awards made until the funds have been disbursed.

How do I apply?

There is no application form; eligible students will automatically be considered jointly by the Department of Renewable Resources and the Department of Rural Economy (offered by alternate department starting 2002 with Rural Economy). Deadline: 1 June.

Financial Support

The University of Alberta does not guarantee funding and funding levels may vary.

Canadian / Permanent Resident: $19,000 for MSc student (research assistantship); $20,000 for PhD student (research assistantship).

International Student: $22,600 for MSc student (scholarship and research assistantship); $23,600 for PhD student (scholarship and research assistantship); Funded at the same rate as Canadian and the department usually offsets the international student differential fee.

Current department funding opportunities

For current research and postdoctoral fellow opportunities please check the careers section.

FGSR Awards & Funding Information

Visit the Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research website to obtain more information on additional opportunities.