Bachelor of Applied Computer Science (Co-op) Dalhousie University, Canada

The 2026/2027 Dalhousie General Entrance Awards/Scholarships program will open for submissions on October 15, 2025.

If you’re applying to Dalhousie directly from high school (or have not completed any other transferable post-secondary study), please complete the General Entrance Award application after you have submitted your application in the Application Portal to be considered for the majority of entrance awards and bursaries available. These are awarded based on academic achievement, leadership, extracurricular involvement, community service, financial need and cultural identity. Please note, a small number of awards do require a separate application, that can be completed after you apply.

• You must be enrolled in a graduate studies program
• You must demonstrate strong academic achievement
• Your project will be in the research area focusing on Parkinson’s Disease with an emphasis if possible at a basic sciences level or broader symptom level to address everyday living challenges and concerns such as caregiving, home design, technology, accommodations, or those tracing and predicting Parkinson’s families. 

• You must be enrolled in a graduate studies program.
• You must demonstrate financial need.
• Your project will be in the field of learning more about triggers and/or cellular changes that influence the development of Parkinson's.

• Awards are open to both Canadian and international students
• As applicants must be eligible to receive scholarship support for at least two years, only master’s students who have yet to begin their program may apply
• You must also apply for funding from relevant provincial, national and/or international agencies, such as NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR, NSHRF, etc.

• Preference will be given to single mothers whose area of study is in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and whose research incorporates a social justice analysis. Preference will also be given to a student whose research is in women's studies.
• Second preference given to single mothers enrolled in graduate studies in any discipline at Dalhousie University.

• You must be enrolled in a humanities or social sciences degree program and have an interest and involvement in social justice and human rights.
• You must have satisfactory academic standing and a demonstrated financial need. 

• You must be a registered graduate student in the second year or later of a full-time program.
• You must be experiencing a temporary financial emergency, such as unforeseen medical expenses, and demonstrate financial need. 
• You must have applied for government student loans and/or a bank line of credit, where available.
• If eligible, a maximum of one FGS emergency bursary will be granted to you per 12-month period. 

• Must be a resident of a Commonwealth country other than Canada and be in need of financial aid.

• You must be registered as a full-time graduate student or postdoctoral fellow at an eligible Canadian institution or eligible international institution and remain as such throughout your Globalink Research Award.
• As a postdoctoral fellow, you may apply if your date of graduation from a PhD program is no more than five years prior to the proposed start date of the research project and you have postdoctoral status at an eligible institution. 
• You cannot undertake a research project at an institution where you have previously completed a degree or in a country where you hold citizenship. 
• Visit the Mitacs website for the full eligibility criteria.

• You must be enrolled in a graduate or doctoral program. 
• First-class academic standing in the most recent two years of study prior to the year of application is required (GPA 3.7/4.3).
• Significant levels of community and university life involvement are required.

• You must be a registered graduate student at Dalhousie University.
• Must apply for travel grant at least one month before the date of the conference at which you will be presenting a paper or poster. 
• You are eligible to apply for one travel grant during the course of your program.
• If you are planning to take part in an International Learning Experience, please first consult with faculty advisors and the International Centre prior to finalizing any international travel plans. Please visit the International Centre's website and review the information on International Learning Experiences. You will be required to provide proof of completion of all the required components (pre-departure session, registration with international SOS and emergency information form).