Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Lakehead University myAwards page

Please note that we are currently in the process of updating our upcoming awards cycle that begins on August 15.

Below you will find a listing of funding opportunities that are available to registered Lakehead University students with brief information about each opportunity and the qualifications. To apply to any opportunity which require an application you must be a registered student. Sign in using your Lakehead University user name and password and you will then have the opportunity to complete the General Application. To sign in simply click the Sign In button located at the top right of this page.

New/Prospective Students – Please note that you must be enrolled at Lakehead University prior to applying for scholarships on this page.
You will receive your Lakehead University email address and login credentials once you have been admitted to Lakehead University.

If you have any questions, please connect with Student Central by Submitting an Inquiry.

The majority of the funding opportunities offered by Lakehead University are auto-matched through the General Application and you may not be required to complete any further applications. If you are eligible for additional opportunities that require supplemental information, these will display for you once you have completed and submitted the General Application, on the left hand side of your page. These are identified as Recommended Opportunities. You may still be allowed to apply to non-recommended opportunities but you may not qualify for these opportunities.

Many of our opportunities are funded through the generosity of donors within our communities. Be advised that all funding is subject to receipt from donor and we ask that you provide a thank you letter if asked to share your experiences with your donor.

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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$0.00 Faculty of Graduate Studies Fall Term Bursary
The Fall, Winter, and Spring/Summer Term Graduate Bursaries are awarded...
Deadline2024/11/15
$500.00 Graduate Student Professional Development Bursary
Awards for travel in connection with the pursuit of professional...
Deadline2024/11/15
15,000 Ontario Graduate Scholarship - Faculty of Business
Students in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels can...
Deadline2024/12/02
15,000 Ontario Graduate Scholarship - Faculty of Education
Students in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels can...
Deadline2024/12/02
15,000 Ontario Graduate Scholarship - Faculty of Engineering
Students in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels can...
Deadline2024/12/02
15,000 Ontario Graduate Scholarship - Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
Students in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels can...
Deadline2024/12/02
15,000 Ontario Graduate Scholarship - Faculty of Natural Resources Management
Students in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels can...
Deadline2024/12/02
15,000 Ontario Graduate Scholarship - Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies
Students in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels can...
Deadline2024/12/02
15,000 Ontario Graduate Scholarship - Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Students in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels can...
Deadline2024/12/02
15,000 Ontario Graduate Scholarship - Indigenous
Students in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels can...
Deadline2024/12/02
15,000 Ontario Graduate Scholarship - International
Deadline2024/12/02
$166.67 Graduate Student Research Excellence (GSRE) Awards
The Graduate Students Research Excellence (GSRE) Awards are designed to...
Deadline2024/12/15
$372.00 Mr and Mrs James MacAllan Munro Family Memorial Prize-Poetry
Awarded annually to an in-course student on the basis of competition. ...
Deadline2025/01/31
$372.00 Mr and Mrs James MacAllan Munro Family Memorial Prize-Prose
Awarded annually to an in-course student at Lakehead University on the...
Deadline2025/01/31
$1,790.00 "Thin Green Line" Thesis Award
Awarded to a full time graduate student in the Faculty of Natural...
Deadline2025/02/01
$1,500.00 A Vast and Magnificent Land Historical Research Grants
Established to encourage and support historical research relating to...
Deadline2025/02/01
$645.00 ALCES Graduate Award of Merit
Established in 1999, by the North American Moose Group and “ALCES – a...
Deadline2025/02/01
$1,195.00 Ali & Sirkka Mirza LU 35th Anniversary Graduate Award of Merit in Engineering
Awarded to a full-time graduate student in Engineering on the basis of...
Deadline2025/02/01
$1,609.00 Alumni Association Graduate Bursary
Awarded to full-time students in any graduate program on the basis of...
Deadline2025/02/01
$1,840.00 Alumni Association Silver Jubilee Graduate Scholarship
Awarded to a high-ranking student who attended Lakehead University the...
Deadline2025/02/01
$2,565.00 Anne B. Cochran Graduate Award in Social Work
Established in 1999 by long-time Thunder Bay resident Anne Cochran....
Deadline2025/02/01
$1,250.00 Annie Werbicka Childs Aboriginal Graduate Award
Awarded on the basis of financial need to an Indigenous full-time...
Deadline2025/02/01
$1,250.00 Annie Werbicka Childs Graduate Business Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a high-ranking, full-time student who is...
Deadline2025/02/01
$2,500.00 Annie Werbicka Childs Graduate Scholarship in Psychology - PhD
Awarded to a high-ranking, entrance full-time PhD student in Psychology....
Deadline2025/02/01
$2,500.00 Annie Werbicka Childs Graduate Scholarship in Psychology – Masters
Awarded to a high-ranking, full-time student who is entering into a...
Deadline2025/02/01
$5,215.00 Barrick Gold Graduate Scholarship
Awarded to a graduate student with a background in geology who has...
Deadline2025/02/01
$675.00 Baziuk Family Sports Medicine Graduate Award
Awarded to a full-time graduate student, in the Kinesiology graduate...
Deadline2025/02/01
$2,915.00 Ben Cowan Graduate Scholarship
Created through the Estate of Ben Cowan, Lakehead University Honourary...
Deadline2025/02/01
$770.00 Benita Kalns Memorial Bursary
Established in perpetuity in memory of Benita Kalns by her family and...
Deadline2025/02/01
$5,667.50 Bernie Schnieders Memorial Award
Created in loving memory of Bernie Schnieders by his family, friends and...
Deadline2025/02/01
$640.00 Biology Dept Wild Rice Wetland Graduate Bursary
Awarded to a full-time graduate student in Biology involved in wetlands...
Deadline2025/02/01
$3,275.00 Bombardier Inc Transportation Equipment Group Lakehead University 30th Graduate Scholarship
Awarded to a high-ranking student entering or continuing in a full-time...
Deadline2025/02/01
$2,841.67 C.J. Sanders Grad award in English, History and Mathematics
The Departments of English and History and the School of Mathematical...
Deadline2025/02/01
$1,630.00 Chancellor Norman M. Paterson Graduate Scholarship
Awarded to a high-ranking student entering the graduate program in...
Deadline2025/02/01
$1,265.00 CIBC Graduate Bursary
Awarded to full-time graduate students in any program on the basis of...
Deadline2025/02/01
$1,075.00 Coughlin-Courtland Family Bursary
Awarded to a full-time or part-time graduate student in either the MEd...
Deadline2025/02/01
$420.00 CUPE Local 3905 Bursary
Awarded to a member of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local...
Deadline2025/02/01
$1,000.00 CUPE Local 3905 Graduate Award
Three awards to be given to 3 full time graduate assistants with...
Deadline2025/02/01
$665.00 David Jones Silver Jubilee Scholarship
Awarded to a high ranking student entering the graduate program or the...
Deadline2025/02/01
$1,590.00 Dean's graduate Scholarship
Awarded annually to one Master’s student and one PhD student who...
Deadline2025/02/01
$1,430.00 Denise F. Watson Memorial Graduate Bursary in Psychology
Established in 1999 by John H. Watson In loving memory of his wife....
Deadline2025/02/01
$1,035.00 Doris K. Adams Memorial Graduate Award of Merit
Created in 1998 by the loving family of Doris K. Adams. Awarded to a...
Deadline2025/02/01
$630.00 Douglas Lindsay Memorial Graduate Bursary
Awarded to a full-time graduate student in Biology on the basis of...
Deadline2025/02/01
$1,370.00 Dr Hugh McLeod Graduate Scholarship in Psychology
Established in memory of Dr. Hugh Mcleod, an esteemed professor in...
Deadline2025/02/01
$1,800.00 Dr. Darlene Steven Master of Nursing Award
Awarded to one student entering the Master of Nursing Program based on...
Deadline2025/02/01
$995.00 Dr. Gerd Schroeter Memorial Graduate Bursary
Established in 1999, by the family, friends and colleagues of Professor...
Deadline2025/02/01
$2,965.00 Dr. J. Donald Wilson Graduate Scholarship in History
Awarded to a student confirmed by Graduate Studies to be entering the...
Deadline2025/02/01
$4,615.00 Dr. Joseph Swartz Memorial Scholarship
Created in 2004, in loving memory of Joseph Swartz, PhD; by the Swartz...
Deadline2025/02/01
$3,135.00 Dr. Melville Bartley Memorial CESME Award
Awarded to graduate students entering or enrolled in a graduate program...
Deadline2025/02/01
$610.00 Dr. Min-sun Chen Research Award in History
Established in 1991 by Dr. Min-sun Chen, a Lakehead University History...
Deadline2025/02/01