External awards

• Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights
• AEBC and T-Base Communications Scholarship
• Alberta Learning Information Service
• NSERC Postgraduate Programs
• Allied Health Doctoral Fellowships
• Allied Health Scholarships
• Association of Canadian Universities of Northern Studies
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
• Canadian Federation of University Women
• Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Fellowships
• Canadian Nurses Foundation
• Dr. Ken Stewart Annual Scholarship in Aquatic Biology and Conservation
• Erasmus + Programme
• First Nation, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) NADC Bursary
• Flywire Charitable Foundation
• Governor General's Gold Medal - Governor General of Canada
• Government of Canada – International Scholarships
• Government of Canada – Student Financial Assistance
• Graduate Tutor.com Scholarships
• Graduate Women International Fellowships and Grants
• Holberg Prize
• Indigenous Bursaries Search Tool
• J. H. Stewart Reid Memorial Fellowship for Doctoral Students
• James Pon Memorial Award
• Mackenzie King Scholarships
• National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
• Northern Alberta Development Council Bursaries
• Scholarships Canada
• Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute
• Society for Technical Communication
• Soroptimist Foundation of Canada
• Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship
• Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

There are many scholarships, awards, and bursaries that are available through other organizations. These types of award resources (known as external awards) are administered and funded by sponsoring organizations (not by Athabasca University). You must apply for external award competitions following the directions and forms supplied by the sponsoring organization.

The following is a list of awards that are offered by external organizations that you may be eligible for. They are listed in alphabetical order, and then broken into specific categories further down the page.

• Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights
• AEBC and T-Base Communications Scholarship
• Alberta Blue Cross Scholarship for Indigenous Students
• Alberta Health Services Financial Aid
• Alberta Indian Investment Corporation Alberta Learning Information Service
• Alberta Learning Information Service
• Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians
• Asia-Pacific Foundation
• Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies
• ATCO Pipelines Indigenous Education Awards Program
• Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards
• Canada Graduate Scholarships: Honouring Nelson Mandela
• Canada Graduate Scholarships—Master's Program
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
• Canadian Federation of University Women
• Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Awards and Scholarships
• Canadian Historical Association
• Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association of Canada
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Fellowships
• Canadian Japanese Mennonite Scholarship - Mennonite Central Committee Canada
• Canadian Liver Foundation Research Grants
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Canadian Nurses Foundation
• Canadian Psychological Association Research and Conference Funding
• Canadian Water Resources Association – Awards
• Canadian Water Resources Association – Scholarships
• Columbia Institute Scholarships
• Dobbin Scholarship
• Canadian Association on Gerontology
• Dr. Ken Stewart Annual Scholarship in Aquatic Biology and Conservation
• Ducks Unlimited Graduate Fellowships
• Erasmus + Programme
• First Nation, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) NADC Bursary
• Flywire Charitable Foundation
• Fulbright Student Awards
• Google Canada Anita Borg Scholarship
• Government Finance Officers Association Scholarships
• Government of Canada – International Scholarships
• Government of Canada – Student Financial Assistance
• Graduate Tutor.com Scholarships
• Graduate Women International Fellowships and Grants
• Holberg Prize
• India Studies Fellowships
• Indspire – Awards for AU Indigenous Students
• ITS Canada Scholarships and Competitions
• International Scholarship Opportunities for Non-Canadians
• James Pon Memorial Award
• Jules and Gabrielle Léger Fellowship
• Ken Thomson Scholarship
• List of National and International Scholarships for Going Abroad
• Canadian Lung Association
• Mackenzie King Scholarships
• National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
• Northern Alberta Development Council Bursaries
• Peter Elzinga Family Foundation Scholarships
• Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation
• Red Deer Regional Health Foundation
• Rhodes Scholarship
• Scholarships Canada
• Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada Student Award of Merit
• Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute
• Soroptimist Foundation of Canada
• Trudeau Foundation
• Universities Canada
• Working Parent College Scholarship

Accessibility Services

• NEADS National Student Awards Award: This is being offered to encourage full access to post-secondary education for persons with disabilities who often have greater barriers to participation in higher education and extra costs because of their disabilities.

Arts/science

• Associated Medical Services: AMS continues to support history of medicine as a core programme. However, it wishes to expand this focus to a more interdisciplinary/interprofessional approach and include the history of health care and health services more generally.
• Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) and NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships (PGS): Provides financial support to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in master's or doctoral programs in the natural sciences or engineering.
• J. Armand Bombardier CGS Masters Award: This program seeks to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly-qualified personnel by supporting students in the social sciences and humanities.

Business

• Associated Medical Services: AMS continues to support history of medicine as a core programme. However, it wishes to expand this focus to a more interdisciplinary/interprofessional approach and include the history of health care and health services more generally.
• Government Finance Association: Graduate students of public administration, (governmental) accounting, finance, political science, economics, or business.

Environment

• Canadian Water Resources Association Awards and Scholarships: CWRA annually offers five scholarships. These scholarships are available to graduate students whose programs of study focus upon applied, natural, or social science aspects of water resources.
• Ducks Unlimited Awards: Assist in the development of talented young professionals who are dedicated to furthering the conservation of wetlands and wildlife advance scientific understanding of the biology of waterfowl and wetlands with special emphasis on the Canadian prairies.

Indigenous

• AIIC Business Awards: Full-time post-secondary First Nations students.
• ATCO Pipelines Indigenous Education Awards Program
• Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards
• First Nation, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) NADC Bursary
• Indspire: Aboriginal applicants are encouraged to apply.
• Osum Spark Awards

Medals

Awards based on academic merit and achievement.

• Governor General of Canada Gold Medal

Nursing

• Associated Medical Services: AMS continues to support history of medicine as a core programme. However, it wishes to expand this focus to a more interdisciplinary/interprofessional approach and include the history of health care and health services more generally.
• Alberta Public Health Association: An honorary life membership is awarded to a person for exceptional service to the association and whose contributions have furthered the APHA in achieving its objectives.
• Canadian Lung Association Research: Graduate study in the field that supports respiratory health in Canada. Canadian or permanent resident. The Canadian Lung Association offers grants and fellowships funding to members of the CRHP.
• Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association of Canada
• Canadian Nurses Foundation: Applicants must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident in Canada. RNs enrolled in a Master of Nursing Program. Non-nurses who are in a nursing program which will qualify them as RNs at the Masters level.
• Research-Net: This is an updated list of over 40 awards for Students in Nursing and Health.

Regional

• Awards by Province: Select your province and see what is available to you based on your location.
• Fulbright Graduate Scholarship: Canadian or American Graduate Students in Canadian or American Studies, Communications Culture, Indigenous issues, International Trade, and Public Policy Issues.
• India Studies Fellowships: The purpose of the India Studies Programme is to promote understanding of India in Canada. Academic and Arts Fellowships are tenable for three to twelve months and four to twelve months respectively.
• Mackenzie King Travelling Scholarship: The Travelling Scholarship is available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in the United States or the United Kingdom in the areas of international relations or industrial relations.
• Mackenzie King Open Scholarship: This is available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in any discipline, in Canada or elsewhere. One Open Scholarship is awarded each year.
• Northern Alberta Development Council Bursaries: This North Fund provides over $800,000 in bursaries to university and college students training for jobs in demand in northern Alberta.
• Ontario Awards: Plan to be enrolled full-time in an eligible program leading to a masters or doctoral degree at an eligible institution in Ontario.
• Peter Elzinga Award: Scholarships are available to residents of Alberta who are currently students and to those residents who are returning to school to further their education.

Search engine

• Alberta Learning Information Services Portal: Open to all second year full-time Master's students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents, and a resident of Alberta.
• Universities Canada Awards: Please check this list throughout the year to view the status of Programs and Projects.
• Canadian Water Resources Association Awards and Scholarships: CWRA annually offers five scholarships. These scholarships are available to graduate students whose programs of study focus upon applied, natural, or social science aspects of water resources.
• Go Abroad: Search Engine for travel scholarships and financial resources.
• Canadian Historical Association: This link serves the interests of all history graduate students in Canada with multiple awards.
• Graduate Women International: The fellowships and grants offered by GWI and its national affiliates support the research, study, and training needed to open doors to qualify higher and continuing education for women and gilrs throughout the world.
• Provincial Search Engine: Select your province and see what is available to you based on your location.
• Rhodes Scholarship Trust 
• Transportation Association of Canada: Check this list for ongoing awards.
• Research-Net: This is an updated list of awards for Students in Nursing and Health.
• Scholarship Canada Search Engine: A searchable website for Canadian Students.
• Student Awards Search Engine: Please register with Student Awards to get access to many awards in Canada and the U.S. that you may be eligible for.

Women

• Anita Borg Scholarship from Google: Be a female student entering her senior year of undergraduate study or be enrolled in a graduate program in the 2009-2010 academic year at a university in Canada.
• Universities Canada Awards: Please check this list throughout the year to view the status of Programs and Projects.
• Canadian Federation of University Women: Eligibility for these fellowships and awards is restricted to women.
• Canadian Historical Association: Scholarships for Women
• Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada: This will be awarded annually to the women graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the university or general community while maintaining exemplary academic records.
• Soroptimist Foundation: Examples include but are not limited to: providing services, providing legal counselling and assistance, counselling mature women entering or re-entering the labour market, counselling women in crisis, counselling and training women.

• AEBC and T-Base Communications Scholarship
• Alberta Blue Cross Scholarship for Indigenous Students
• Alberta Health Services Bursaries
• Alberta Indian Investment Corporation
• Alberta Learning Information Service
• Alberta Women's Science Network (AWSN) Scholarship
• Arising to Action Award – CUPE 3911
• Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies
• Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies
• ATCO Indigenous Education Awards Program
• AU Students' Union Awards
• Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards
• CAEL CE Scholarships
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
• Canadian Hydrographic Association Award
• Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Chinese Government Scholarships
• CNIB Post-Secondary Scholarships & Bursaries
• Columbia Institute Scholarships
• Electro Federation Canada
• First Nation, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) NADC Bursary
• Flight 302 Legacy Award
• Flywire Charitable Foundation
• Government Financial Officers Association Scholarships
• Government of Canada International Scholarship Programs
• Government of Canada – Student Financial Assistance
• Indspire – Awards for AU Indigenous Students
• International Development Research Centre
• International Scholarship Opportunities for Non-Canadians
• International Scholarship Programs
• Kin Canada Bursaries
• Lal Bahadur Shastri Student Awards
• Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
• Live Your Dream Education and Training Award for Women
• North American Van Lines Logistics Scholarship
• Northern Alberta Development Council
• Ottawa Community Foundation (Black Canadian Scholarship Fund)
• Persons Case Scholarship
• Peter Elzinga Family Foundation Scholarships
• Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation
• Red Deer Regional Health Foundation
• Rhodes Scholarship Trust, The
• Scholarships Canada
• Support our Troops National Scholarship Program
• TAC Foundation Scholarships
• Universities Canada
• Working Parent College Scholarship, The