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Fancher-Bakan-Danziger Awards for Excellence in Historical, Theoretical and Critical Studies of Psychology

Overview The Fancher-Bakan-Danziger Awards for Excellence in Historical, Theoretical and Critical Studies of Psychology will be awarded to York University graduate students for excellence in Historical, Theoretical and Critical Studies of Psychology. Two (2) Fancher-Bakan-Danziger Awards will be granted annually: one(1) award will be granted to a graduate student at the Masters level who has […]

Kevin Jackson Disability Activism Award

Overview Kevin Jackson was a valued and beloved mad activist, scholar, friend, and colleague in the Critical Disability Studies program; he also furthered connections with other disability justice and activist communities in Toronto and beyond. For decades Kevin had dedicated his labour, creativity and passion to cross-disability activism and seeking justice often denied to disabled […]

Morris Wolfe Bursary for Examining the Role of Media in Society

Overview Morris Wolfe (1938-2021) was a prominent cultural nationalist Canadian writer whose thoughts about media were published in regular columns Saturday Night and The Globe and Mail, and in book form in Jolts: The TV Wasteland and the Canadian Oasis (1965). Wolfe advocated for and wrote about Canadian media in A Saturday Night Scrapbook (1973), […]

Marcia H. Rioux Award in Critical Disability Studies, Human Rights and Social Justice

Overview The Marcia H. Rioux Award in Critical Disability Studies, Human Rights and Social Justice will be awarded annually to a doctoral student in Critical Disability Studies for excellence in the areas of critical disability studies, human rights and social justice. Applicants must be registered as a full-time doctoral student and have completed at least […]

Laurenne Kredentser Memorial Award for Critical Disability Studies

Overview The Laurenne Kredentser Memorial Award is meant to recognize a student's volunteer work and contribution to the community at large, while encouraging the award winner's ongoing studies and facilitate future contributions to the mental health community. It will be awarded annually to incoming and current students in the Master of Arts program in Critical […]

Academic Excellence Fund

Launched in the fall of 2021, the Academic Excellence Fund (AEF) program supports graduate students in advancing their research and scholarly objectives through simple and timely access to funds. Activities that are supported by AEF include research, dissemination of scholarly or creative work as well as well as student-led initiatives, activities or events that advance […]

SSHRC Canada Graduate Research Scholarship—Doctoral (CGRSD)

Overview The Canada Graduate Research Scholarship—Doctoral program recognizes and supports the next generation of outstanding innovators, knowledge workers, creative thinkers and researchers. By providing support for a high-quality research training experience to awardees, the program strives to foster impacts within and beyond the research environment. Value and Duration Eligibility Deadline How to Apply Students are […]

Research Cost Fund

Overview The Research Cost Fund (RCF) assists with the costs directly connected to research undertaken by registered full-time York graduate students who are or have been members of CUPE 3903 within their current program of study. Applications are reviewed and allocations are determined by a four–person committee, consisting of: Value and Duration Eligibility Eligible Applicants […]

Autism Scholars Awards

Overview With the support of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Autism Scholars Awards have 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 concerning child […]

NSERC Canada Graduate Research Scholarship—Doctoral (CGRSD)

Overview The Canada Graduate Research Scholarship—Doctoral program recognizes and supports the next generation of outstanding innovators, knowledge workers, creative thinkers and researchers. By providing support for a high-quality research training experience to awardees, the program strives to foster impacts within and beyond the research environment. Value and Duration $40,000 per year for 3 years Eligibility […]