Department Funding Opportunities

The Department has an annual call for specialized graduate scholarships in the areas of Forest Management, Biodiversity Conservation, Land Reclamation, Soil Science and Agriculture.

How to apply: Calls for online applications are announced through the departmental mailing list usually around May of each year. If you are a new or prospective student, and not yet on the departmental mailing list, please contact the Associate Chair, Graduate Studies.

Forest Management

  • Al Brennan Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Forestry ($13,000)
  • Desmond I Crossley Memorial Scholarship ($11,000)
  • College of Alberta Professional Foresters Graduate Award (4x $2,500)
  • Max MacLaggan Scholarship ($2,400)
  • William H McCardell Memorial Scholarship in Forest Science ($2,200)

Biodiversity Conservation

  • Bill Shostak Wildlife Award ($8,000)
  • Gwendolyn Ewan Graduate Scholarship ($5,700)
  • Martin J Paetz Memorial Graduate Award in Fisheries Management ($3,500)
  • Margaret (Peg) Brown Award in Environmental Studies and Wildlife Resources ($1,600)
  • Anina Hundsdoerfer Memorial Graduate Scholarship ($750)

Land Reclamation, Soil Science and Agriculture

  • Syngenta Graduate Scholarship in Sustainable Agriculture ($6000)
  • Donald A Shaw Memorial Graduate Scholarship ($4,300)
  • Henry Kroeger Memorial Graduate Scholarship ($2,800)
  • Rogers Sugar Ltd Scholarship ($500)

General Awards

  • John and Patricia Schlosser Environment Scholarship. ($7,000)
  • Jean Isabel Soper Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Science ($6,850)
  • William A. Fuller Memorial Graduate Scholarship ($2,000)
  • Professor JB McQuitty Graduate Scholarship: ($ 1,300)
  • Ian GW Corns Memorial Scholarship ($900)