We encourage all graduate students in the Faculty of Medicine to apply for the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Research Scholarships, Faculty of Medicine Graduate Studentships and other funding opportunities in which they qualify.
Priority will be given to students who demonstrate they have applied for additional funding.
Both in-program and entrance awards are available, check your eligibility.
Studentships are intended to build research capacity within the Faculty of Medicine. Applicants are expected to have strong potential for future research achievement. All reviews and decisions will be grounded in research excellence.
Award value: Awards are valued up to $20,000/year for up to two years and may be used to top-up students' scholarship support from non-FoM Graduate Studentship sources to a maximum of $40,000/year.
Eligibility:
At the time of award commencement, candidates must be a full-time registered student in one of the following graduate programs affiliated with Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine:Community Health and Epidemiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Physiology and Biophysics, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Psychiatry, Medical Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, or Medical Physics.
The primary supervisor must hold their primary appointment with the Faculty of Medicine and have active FGS membership permitting graduate student supervision.
Applicants cannot hold concurrent FoM Graduate Studentships.
Application procedure:
Graduate students must complete and online application. Please select the appropriate option from the buttons above. Applicants with an active NetID, please see the application procedure on our SharePoint site.
One supervisor and one reference must provide supporting material (these can not be the same person)
One letter of reference
The applicant must provide a letter of reference from a colleague, preferably a faculty member, who is not a supervisor. References are asked to provide an evaluation and examples demonstrating the candidates academic leadership, skills and contributions to research.
Please do not include Banner numbers in emails and attachments - include the students first and last name in the support document name.
All studentships awarded during the 2026 competition will have a start date of September 1st, 2027
Eligibility
At the time of award commencement, candidates must be a full-time registered student in one of the following graduate programs affiliated with Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine: Community Health and Epidemiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Physiology and Biophysics, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Psychiatry, Medical Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, or Computational Biology and Bioinformatics.
The primary supervisor must hold their primary appointment with the Faculty of Medicine and have active FGS membership permitting graduate student supervision.
Applicants cannot hold concurrent FoM Graduate Studentships.
Application Requirements
Application form including the following attachments:
One page research proposal plus references (1” margins, 12pt font, Times New Roman, single spaced). Demonstrate that the research is in primarily aligned with the scope of at least one of the Tri-Agency funders (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC).
Candidate’s Statement – Please share your motivation for pursuing your degree and highlight any unique or non-traditional contributions or achievements that may not be reflected elsewhere in this application. You may also include any career interruptions or barriers you have overcome that have shaped your academic or professional journey. (Maximum 300 words)
One letter of reference - The applicant must provide a letter of reference from a colleague, preferably a faculty member, who is not their supervisor. References will provide insight into the candidates academic leadership, skills and contributions to research.
Terms of Award
Awards are valued up to $20,000/year for up to two years and may be used to top-up students' scholarship support from non-FoM Graduate Studentship sources to a maximum of $40,000/year.
Students must maintain registration and good standing in their graduate program for the second year of funding to be released.
The funding start date will be September 1st of the year when the award is accepted.
Awards must be accepted within 5 working days from the date of offer, or the award will be offered to the next fundable applicant.
Successful applicants must have applied to and have accepted any awarded scholarships before accepting Faculty of Medicine Scholarships.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to inform the Medical Research Development Office (MRDO) immediately if they receive scholarship funding from other sources to exceed the funding maximum of $40,000 per year.
Criteria for evaluation
Applications will be screened by the Faculty of Medicine Scholarship Committee for:
Candidate’s abilities (e.g., skills, contributions to research, etc.)
Quality of the proposed research (e.g., scope, clarity, and feasibility of the proposal?
Quality of the research environment (e.g., supervisor’s productivity, availability of research funding, technical support, potential for collaborations)
