Alberta Innovates (Technology) graduate studentship

Archived copy of the University of Calgary Faculty of Graduate Studies award page

An excerpt from the University of Calgary Faculty of Graduate Studies award page, as of October 2026. The original is at grad.ucalgary.ca.

Supporting high calibre students undertaking full-time graduate studies in Emerging Technology Areas of scientific research important to Alberta

At a glance

  • Value: $26,000 master’s, up to two years; $31,000 doctoral, up to four years; $18,000 AGES top-up value; $12,000 Major Award top-up value
  • Citizenship: Unrestricted
  • Degree type: Open to thesis-based students undertaking a full-time graduate program in research areas that are strategically important to Alberta.

Research areas

The Government of Alberta funds Alberta Innovates Graduate Studentships (Technology) to support top-quality, research related to Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Nanotechnology, or Omics (Omics consists of: Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, Transcriptomics and Regulomics) and which supports the innovation priority areas of Environment & Climate, Energy, Food & Agriculture, Fibre/Bioindustrial and Health.

Terms of reference

The Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarships AGES top-up is only available to students who have applied for, and been awarded, both an Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarships award and Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarships award.

The Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarships Major Award top-up is only available to students who have applied for, and been awarded, both a major award and Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarships award. For the purposes of the Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarships competition, a major award is defined as having a value of $17,500 or higher.