PhD Students
One of the goals of the School is to have all doctoral students receive some form of outside funding at some point in their PhD experience. To assist students, the PhD program conducts a Grant Writing Seminar at the beginning of each academic year. When you are ready to apply for funding, search PhD scholarships and awards below and explore the External Scholarships page for even more funding options.
This award for $2,000 will be provided annually to a full-time graduate student registered at the University of Waterloo in Global Governance or Environment and Resource Studies to assist with travel costs associated with conducting research for his/her final dissertation. Selection will be based on academic excellence and on the estimated travel costs associated with the field research. This award is made possible by a donation by Drs. Thomas Homer-Dixon and Sarah Wolfe. For more information on this award, please visit the UW website.
Through the new Global Technology Initiative, the BSIA will fund several four-month internships with organizations working at the intersection of technology and international affairs.
The BSIA Dissertation Award of Excellence is an $2,500 award administered by the Balsillie School of International Affairs that recognizes excellence in PhD research in the field of Global Governance. The award is open to all students in the joint-Wilfrid Laurier University/University of Waterloo PhD Global Governance program.
To be eligible for the award, students must have defended their theses within the previous 12 months of the deadline for applications and be nominated for a dissertation award/prize at their home university. All PhD students who have had their dissertation nominated for an award at their home institution will automatically be considered for this award.
Applications will be reviewed by a committee of BSIA-affiliated faculty.
Several awards, valued at $2,500 and in some cases more, are available annually to full-time graduate students who participate in an international experience, including a minimally-paid or volunteer international co-op work placement, a volunteer placement, an academic exchange or a study term related to academic requirements. Students in any Faculty, in satisfactory academic standing, who are planning to participate in an international experience are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to students with financial need who will be travelling to an unfamiliar country where they will experience a different culture in a new learning environment. For more information, please see International Experience Awards.
Internal Scholarships and Awards at Laurier
Requires at least an 80% average in previous graduate degree
- Balsillie Doctoral Fellowships (valued at $30,000 for the first year, and $27,000 per year for the subsequent three years)
- Graduate Teaching Assistantships
- Research Assistantships
- Laurier Graduate Scholarships (valued at up to $10,000)
- Dean of Graduate Studies Scholarship (valued at $5,000)
- Laurier Ontario Graduate Fellowships (valued at $15,000)
- Faculty of Graduate Studies International Student Scholarship (one award per year – variable)
- Dean of Graduate Studies PhD Dissertation Award (one per year, for research costs – variable)
Internal Scholarships and Awards at Waterloo
Requires at least an 80% average in previous graduate degree
- Global Governance Fellowships (valued at $30,000 for the first year, and $27,000 per year for the subsequent three years)
- President’s Graduate Scholarship (additional $10,000 to OGS and SSHRC recipients)
- Provost’s Doctoral Entrance Award for Women ($5,000, one award per year)
- International Experience Awards ($2,500 and above, one award per experience)
- Arts Graduate Enhancement Scholarship (variable)
- Briarhurst Travel & Research Award ($1,500, one award per year)
- David Johnston Waterloo Awards for Refugee Students (up to $3,000)
- Indigenous Student Bursary (amount varies)
- Limited number of teaching and research assistant positions may also be available