Graduate Student Scholarships - Alberta Innovates

This scholarship program is open to Canadian, permanent resident, and international graduate students conducting full-time research in key emerging technology areas of information and communications technologies (ICT) and advanced materials and manufacturing technologies (AMM) at one of the following post-secondary institutions. View their websites below:Athabasca UniversityConcordia University of EdmontonUniversity of AlbertaUniversity of CalgaryUniversity of Lethbridge

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Funding Amount

31000

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Eligible Applicants

Master’s students awarded a scholarship, when not holding a major (i.e., NSERC) award, will receive a stipend of $26,000 per year. Doctoral students awarded a scholarship, when not holding a major (i.e., NSERC) award, will receive a stipend of $31,000 per year. Students who receive a major (i.e., NSERC) award do not receive the full GSS stipend but do receive a top-up award (see Funding and Payments chart on page 4 to 5). The Faculty of Graduate Studies at each Alberta University determines which awards are considered major awards for the purposes of Alberta Innovates scholarship terms. Students who receive a 2022 Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES) may receive an AGES top- up award. This top-up reflects changes to the recent 2023 AGES and the amount is determined by the Faculty of Graduate Studies at each Alberta University. Please contact your university of choice for further information. Master’s students are eligible for a maximum of two years of funding. This would apply to a student who has not yet begun their master’s program at the competition deadline. For degrees already in progress, the term of the scholarship will be reduced by one year for each academic year or portion of an academic year spent participating in the graduate program, prior to commencing the scholarship, as determined by the registration date on their transcripts.* see note below. Students who transfer to a doctoral program during the tenure of their master’s award may continue to hold the master’s level GSS at its original value and duration until the end date of their award. The GSS ALBERTA INNOVATES PAGE 7 is to be held at the same institution, whether or not they have completed the master’s degree, provided there is no gap in registration and/or enrolment. Doctoral students are eligible for a maximum of four years of funding. This would apply to a student who has not yet begun their doctoral program at the competition deadline. For degrees already in progress, the term of scholarship will be reduced by one year for each academic year or portion of an academic year spent participating in the graduate program, prior to commencing the scholarship, as determined by the registration date on their transcripts. This includes any time spent in a master’s program (transfer from master’s to doctoral program).

Eligible Activities

The scholarship is subject to the terms and conditions described in the most current version of the Program Guidelines and Handbook, including any amendments to these documents. All scholarships are subject to the availability of funds. It is the responsibility of the scholarship recipient to stay apprised of the Program Guidelines and Handbook, as they may be updated from time to time. Students should also consult the rules and regulations governing graduate awards at their chosen university. During the tenure of the award, students are expected to make satisfactory academic progress to maintain their scholarship eligibility.

Deadline to Apply

2024-03-31

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Amount of Funding

Up to 50% funding to a maximum $50,000 grant per project;
Applicants may receive up to 50% of eligible costs for up to $10,000 to $50,000 in grant funding per project;
The applicant is responsible for the remaining 50% of costs;
The annual CanExport contribution maximum is $99,999 (in the event of multiple projects approved in the same government fiscal year);
A group of related companies cannot receive >$200,000 in funding in a single fiscal year. Projects budgets should be between $20,000-100,000; and
Applicants can apply for funding multiple times as long as their prior CanExport application has been completed all reporting is finished.

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Eligible Applicants

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Maintain 1 to <500 full-time employees;
Earn annual revenues ranging from $100,000 to $100,000,000;
Be federally incorporated federally or classified as a limited liability partnership (LLP);
Create eligible project expenses of $20,000 or more; and
Be financially stable and able to pay all project expenses not covered by the program.

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The Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarships program (GSS) is designed to enable these promising students to succeed in Emerging Technology Areas of scientific research which are strategically important to Alberta. These areas are Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies (AMM) in and of themselves or which additionally support the innovation priority areas of Environment, Energy, Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Health.