External Award Opportunities
External awards are not administered by Mount Royal University; applications or requests for more information must be submitted directly to the organization administering the award (unless otherwise stated). Please refer to the list below for current external opportunities with upcoming deadlines. If you require a confirmation of enrolment letter for your external awards application, please complete the online confirmation of enrolment request.
Upcoming External Awards Deadlines
Field Law Community Fund Program Next Gen Award
The Alex Decoteau Award of Honour is named in honour of Alex Decoteau, an Olympic athlete and Canada’s first Indigenous police officer, who joined the Edmonton police force in 1909. He died at the Battle of Passchendaele on October 30, 1917, while serving in the Canada’s Expeditionary Force during the First World War. The Alex Decoteau Award of Honour recognizes and rewards Canada’s Armed Forces and their immediate families by supporting their pursuit of post-secondary studies in Alberta.
Deadline: October 31, 2024
Amount: Up to 200 awards of $5,000 each
For more information, eligibility requirements and to apply please visit the website
External Award Websites
To search for other award opportunities offered by external institutions you can also use these websites and databases.
Searchable awards databases
Awards for Indigenous students
- Aboriginal Futures
- The (CAUAC) Aboriginal Youth Achievement Award
- Calgary Foundation
- Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) - Indigenous Bursaries Search Tool
- Indspire
Awards for students experiencing disabilities
- Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians
- College Scholarships for Students With Disabilities
- Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
- NEADS National Student Awards Program
- Voice of Albertans with Disabilities (VAD)
Other external awards websites
- The Students’ Association of Mount Royal University (SAMRU) Awards
- Alberta Scholarship Programs
- Calgary Black Chambers
- Calgary Foundation
- Edmonton Community Foundation
- Government of Canada Scholarships
- International Scholarships
- Official Languages Programs
- Red Deer Regional Health Foundation
- TD Scholarships for Community Leadership
- Terry Fox Humanitarian Award
- Universities Canada
- Youth of Canada Scholarships
- Open Door Bursary by Burns Memorial Fund
- Northern Alberta Development Bursary Program
If you have information on an external award that you would like to advertise here, please contact Student Awards, Office of the Registrar at awards@mtroyal.ca
Graduate Studies Award Opportunities
There are several awards offered through external organizations to provide funding support to students who wish to pursue graduate studies. These external awards are not administered by Mount Royal University; applications or requests for more information must be submitted directly to the organization administering the award (unless otherwise stated). Please refer to the list below for resources on external graduate award opportunities.
- Fulbright Awards
- Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships at Harvard University
- McCall MacBain Scholarship
- Mitacs Globalink Research Award
- Rhodes Scholarships for Canada
- W.L. Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships