Explore endowment funds designed to provide financial support to graduate students throughout their academic journey. Discover available funding opportunities and learn how these resources can help support your studies and academic goals.

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Endowment funds scholarships
Endowment FundFund Purpose
Audrey J. Boyce MD/PhD Fellowship (712240102715)Financially assist students and their research in the MD/PhD Program at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa.
Charles Sean Alger Memorial Scholarship (OSOTF) (762220100979)Provide assistance to medical students in financial need.
David M. Shillito Scholarship in Ophthalmology Research (712220102332)Provide financial support to a graduate student who has been confirmed in the Faculty of Medicine’s MSc or PhD program at the University of Ottawa and training at the Department of Ophthalmology or its Vision Research Program.
Douglas C. Cryderman ScholarshipTo award a scholarship to a full-time undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine or the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section.
Dr. Charles W. MacLeod MD/PhD Fellowship (OTSS) (712220102255)Provide financial assistance to University of Ottawa students who are enrolled in a doctoral program in the field of brain-related illnesses (brain and mind) at the Faculty of Medicine, and who qualify under the terms established by the Ontario Trust for Student Support
Dr. Normand Léo and Mrs. Ljubica Benoiton Bursary (722200105069)Award a bursary to a full-time student registered in the Translational and Molecular Medicine program at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa.
Emilie Frenkel AwardProvide financial assistance to an undergraduate or graduate medical student at the University of Ottawa, with preference to a medical student doing a summer research project related to the field of Arthritis, and who qualifies under the terms established by the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund.
Eva Princz Memorial Travel Bursary (712200302620)Supply funds for graduate students to travel to scientific meetings. Any of the costs associated with attending a meeting can be applied for (travel, registration, meals and hotels). However, it is assumed that funds to cover some of the costs will be obtained elsewhere.
Ingeborg and Angela Kramer Thrombosis Research Scholarship Fund (752220103888)Provide financial assistance to an undergraduate or graduate medical student at the University of Ottawa conducting research related to the field of thrombosis and who qualifies under the terms established by the OSOTF.
Jacques Bradwejn Grad Studies scholarshipPresent an award to a graduating student in the MD/PhD program (PhD component) at the Faculty of Medicine on account of his/her outstanding research work.
James M. Inglis Fellowship for Mental Health Studies (OTSS) (712220102292)Provide financial assistance to University of Ottawa students who are enrolled in a doctoral program in the field of brain-related illnesses (brain and mind) at the Faculty of Medicine, and who qualify under the terms established by the Ontario Trust for Student Support
Judith R. Raymond Scholarship in Cancer Research (712240300928)Promote research on cancer through a scholarship for a graduate student at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa. This scholarship will give preference to research in types of cancer affecting mostly women.
Koszycki-Bradwejn Fund for Graduate Studies in Anxiety Disorders (712100302717)Support graduate training and research in stress and anxiety disorders by providing bursaries to the graduate students working under Dr. Diana Koszycki and Dr. Jacques Bradwejn at the Faculty of Medicine or the Faculty of Education of the University of Ottawa.
Langevin-Desrochers Doctoral Bursary at the Faculty of Medicine (712200305092)Award a bursary to a PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine who needs financial assistance to continue their studies and research.
Master of Public Health Financial Aid Bursary (712140105393)Award a bursary to students newly admitted into the Master of Public Health program at the Faculty of Medicine, who demonstrate financial need.
Mark and Gail Marcogliese Graduate Fellowship for Research at the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute (712200305043)The purpose of the fund is to support a graduate student at the University of Ottawa, who is conducting research at the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute.
Nancy J. Gormley R.N. Scholarship (OSOTF) (712220101260)Provide financial assistance to University of Ottawa medical students who qualify under the terms established by the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund. Within those guidelines, the donor requests this fund to be directed to students who may have exceptional financial needs or unusual circumstances, and further requests that if necessary, the awarding of this scholarship may be used to enhance other bursaries or scholarships, and not to preclude the recipient from receiving other financial assistance.
RCNair Scholarship (712220102379)Provide financial assistance to deserving graduate students in the Epidemiology Program at the Faculty of Medicine who demonstrate a financial need.
Saroj and Kishori Lal Family Scholarship (712240302631)Support students conducting research relating to memory cognition, including dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
The Hans K. Uhthoff, ND FRCSC_Graduate Fellowship (712240301930)Support and encourage graduate orthopaedic research at the Master’s and PhD levels.
University of Ottawa Patient Safety Research Fellowship and Graduate Studies Program (712240303953)Produce generalizable knowledge to be used to improve health system performance and highly qualified personnel with graduate degrees to work in the Canadian healthcare context. The Fellowship will begin in July of each year.
Walter Faigan Kiwanis Club Fellowship in Lymphoma and Transplant Research (712200302627)Support a graduate student in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa who is pursuing research in the field of malignant haematology (blood cancers) or hematopoietic cell transplantation.
Michael Ip Memorial Scholarship (712200307075)To support a graduate student who is conducting research at the School of Epidemiology and Public Health in a field related to compassionate aging, including but not limited to palliative care or the application of advanced analytical techniques (ex: AI/ML) to improve care delivery.
Graduate student support fund for research at the Ottawa hospital, department of mental healthTo support graduate student research in mental health and/or substance use at The Ottawa Hospital’s Department of Mental Health.

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