Graduate programs
Each department at the WCVM offers specific program information, resources and forms for their current graduate students:
Awards and Scholarships
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) has numerous awards, scholarships and bursaries to help fund your graduate education. Funding is made available from a variety of sources, including the Government of Canada, the Government of Saskatchewan and the generosity of our many donors.
Application submission for WCVM awards are completed online through surveymonkey, each award listed has a link for submitting your application. In order to be eligible for WCVM awards Graduate Students must be:
- Enrolled in a recognized graduate program with the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the time the award is granted;
- A graduate student in good standing of a department within the WCVM; and
- Supervised or co-supervised by a member of the WCVM faculty (not an adjunct member).
Please review the eligibility and award criteria information for each award.
The WCVM has numerous awards, scholarships and bursaries to help fund your graduate education. The following awards have an application deadline of April 1st. The application portal will open in January.
| Award | Amount | Description | Full Guidelines | Link to apply |
| Dennis Shute Memorial Award | $1,000 | Applicants must have interest in Small Animal medicine, especially dogs and cats and written an article acceptable for publication. | Dennis Shute Award | Closed |
| Equine Foundation of Canada | Varies | For students interested in Equine medicine. | Equine Foundation Canada Award | Closed |
| Clinical Teaching | $2,000 | To recognize excellence in clinical teaching. | Clinical Teaching Award | Closed |
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Dr. Ted Clark Award in Diagnostic Pathology |
Varies |
To recognize a student who has demonstrated an interest and proficiency in diagnostic pathology during their first year of graduate studies at the WCVM. |
Dr. Ted Clark-Award in Diagnostic Pathology | Closed |
| Dr. Ted Clark & Mrs. Lorna Clark Pathology Award | Varies |
To recognize a student who has demonstrated an interest and proficiency in diagnostic anatomic and/or clinical pathology during any year of graduate studies at the (WCVM). |
Dr. Ted Clark and Mrs. Lorna Clark Pathology Award | Closed |
| BC Resident | $17,500 | To further studies of students with established BC residency in an area of importance to the BC Government. | BC Resident GS Scholarship | Closed |
| Research Trust Scholarship |
$20,000- $25,000 |
To support research excellence of graduate students registered in a thesis-based MSc or PhD program. | Research Trust Scholarship | Closed |
| CAHF Tuition Scholarship and Michael Powell award | Varies | For research that improves the well-being and health care of companion animals in western Canada. | CAHF Scholarship Guidelines | Closed |
| TEHRF Tuition Scholarship and Kathleen Stinson Scholarship | Varies | To encourage Equine Research in the areas of Basic Sciences and Clinical Research. | TERHF & Kathleen Stinson award instructions | Closed |
The WCVM has numerous awards, scholarships and bursaries to help fund your graduate education. The following awards have an application deadline of May 30th. The application portal will open in April.
| Award | Amount | Description | Full Guidelines | Link to apply |
| Zoetis Animal Health Graduate Student Research Award | $2500 |
To recognize a WCVM graduate student involved in a research project of an applied nature. |
Zoetis GS Research Award | Closed |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Grad Award of Excellence (Merial) | $1500 |
To recognize outstanding leadership qualities and excellence in research studies in one of these signature areas Vaccinology, Infectious disease, Reproduction, Oncology, Immunology and Parasitology. |
BI Excellence | Closed |
| Dr. Norman Lowes Memorial Award in Cytology | $1500 | To recognize interest and proficiency in the field of pathology specifically in cytology. | Dr. Norman Lowes Cytology Award | Closed |
| Sharon Blok-Andersen Award in Animal Welfare | Varies |
To recognize a WCVM graduate student who has demonstrated interest and proficiency in animal welfare studies. |
Sharon Blok Andersen Award | Closed |
| Best Published Manuscript | $2000 |
To recognize graduate students for excellence in research publications. |
Best Published Manuscript Award | Closed |
| International impact | $2000 | To recognize a student who has achieved international recognition for their research, or conducted impactful research at an international site with international collaborators, or had a strong collaboration with an international researcher/student who visited this university. | International Impact Award | Closed |
| Community Engaged Research | $2000 |
To recognize graduate students for excellence in community-engaged research. |
Community Engaged Research Award | Closed |
| Non-Clinical Teaching | $2000 | To recognize excellence in instruction, focused on non-clinical teaching in a classroom or laboratory setting, but with contributions from mentoring, or other comparable non-clinical instructional activities. | Non Clinical Teaching Award | Closed |
| Leadership | $2000 | The Leadership award celebrates graduate students who demonstrate exceptional leadership, community outreach, and volunteerism that positively impacts society beyond their graduate program requirements. | Leadership Award | Closed |
| Award | Amount | Description & Deadline | Full Guidelines | Link to apply |
| Oncology Research Fund Graduate Scholarship | Varies |
Support for graduate students in the area of oncology research during the academic term. Deadline August 30, 2025. |
Oncology Research Fund Scholarship Guidelines
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Apply |
| One Health Graduate Student Award | $1,500 |
The award celebrates graduate students' research and promotion of One Health, which is defined as collaborative efforts to mitigate risks and maximize benefits at the animal-human-environment interface. Deadline TBD |
Applicants must submit the following. :
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Email applications to: |
Contact
Research and Graduate Studies Office
Western College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Saskatchewan
52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B4
Main contact email address: wcvm.research@usask.ca
Dr. Lynn Weber, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies
Tel: 306-966-8734
Tera Ebach, Research Office Analyst, Research and Graduate Studies
Tel: 306-966-7453