Graduate awards

Find scholarships and awards relevant to graduate students using USask's scholarships and awards database. You will find information on eligibility, deadlines and how to apply. Search for keywords like master's, doctoral, PhD, plant breeding, etc.


Wanda Young Scholarship in Doctoral Studies

Value: To be determined by Awards Committee. Approximately $10,000, subject to change depending on the number of applicants.
Number offered: To be determined by Awards Committee.
Eligibility: To be eligible for this award, the applicant must:
  • Be a female student entering or continuing in a Ph. D. program
  • Have completed no more than 12 months of PhD program
  • Have an entrance average or current cumulative GPA of 85% or better
  • Have evidence of research productivity, in the form of at least one refereed publication or one presentation
Donor: This award is donated by the generosity of the late Wanda Young to recognize and support female doctoral candidates at the University of Saskatchewan.
Apply:

Application package:
Apply online. You will need to include the following:

  • Evidence of research productivity, in the form of at least one refereed publication or one presentation (enter on application itself)
  • Your unofficial USask transcripts

If you have any questions, please contact us at gradstudies.awards@usask.ca.
Deadline:

The call for applications for this award will open in the Winter term annually.

2025 deadline - Monday, February 3, 2025 at 4:30pm CST

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