CAD$5,000.00 (Rs3,03,232)
Fee waiver/discount
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Postgraduate
University of Guelph
1 per year (avg)
1 award of CAN $5,000
All International
Applicable to all genders
All types of delivery mode
Only selective applicants are considered
Full Time
September 2025
Academic excellence
Students entering a full-time Master’s or PhD program in the Ontario Agricultural College and whose area of study is food systems, which may include agriculture, food distribution, food sustainability, food security, nutrition, local food and rural change.
Students are shortlisted based on their
Selection will be based on the quality of the student’s statement of research interest/academic intent in the graduate application and the feasibility of the proposed research as documented in a one-page letter of support from the faculty research advisor.
You need to apply separately for this scholarship
Deadline: August 15
Faculty research advisors nominate graduate students who are still in the first year of their program (semester 1, 2 or 3) as of the Fall semester after the application deadline (August 15) to the Graduate Coordinator in their academic unit. OAC Graduate Coordinators in each academic unit will then nominate up to 3 students (per unit) from their pool to the OAC Awards Office through mail by Sept 15.