University of Ottawa Autism Scholars Award 2025-2026

With the support of the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU), the Scholars Awards Program has been established to ensure that Ontario attracts and retains pre-eminent scholars. The community of autism scholars fostered by this Awards program will excel according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge of child autism, and its translation into health care for children, more effective services for children with autism, and increase the province’s capacity for diagnosis and assessment of autism and a strengthened treatment system.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineDecember 1, 2024
• Value$18,000 - $20,000
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorUniversity of Ottawa
• City to studyOttawa
• School to studyUniversity of Ottawa
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

Value of Awards

Master's Awards

• $18,000

Doctoral Awards

• $20,000

Requirements

To be eligible to receive an award, an applicant must be

• a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada at the time of the application deadline (January 31, 2025), and registered as a full-time student in a master’s or doctoral program at an Ontario
• university at the beginning of the award period (fall 2025), and remain registered as a full-time student throughout the term of the award.
• A master’s student remains eligible until the end of the sixth term of full-time study.
• A doctoral student remains eligible until the end of the 15th term of full-time study.
• During the year an Autism Scholars Award is held, the recipient is precluded from holding any other award that offers financial support of more than $30,000 for that same year (subject to the university’s own policies)

Application Deadline

How To Apply

The application must be submitted Financial Aid and Awards Service by email to [email protected].

Please visit the Autism Scholars Awards websitenorth_eastexternal link to obtain the application form and to learn about the eligibility criteria.

* The information on this page is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment from the University of Ottawa.

For more details, visit University of Ottawa Autism Scholars Award  webpage