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Autism Scholars Awards
Award Overview
Doctoral - $20,000
Full-time master's and doctoral students enrolled at eligible Ontario universities whose research centers on autism.
The Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Colleges and Universities
December 1, 2026
4:00 p.m. ET
With the support of the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development (MAESD), a Scholar Awards Program in Autism has been established to ensure that Ontario attracts and retains pre-eminent scholars. The community of autism scholars fostered by this Awards Program will excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge concerning child autism, and its translation into improved health for children, more effective services and products for children with autism, and increase the province's capacity in diagnosis and assessment of autism and a strengthened treatment system.
Application Process
Review the Eligibility Criteria on the Council of Ontario Universities Awards webpage.
How to Apply:
Download the Application
The Autism Scholars Award application form is a fillable pdf file. The file can be found on the Council of Ontario Universities Awards webpage.
Submit the Completed Application to SGPS
Completed applications (electronic or hard copy) must be submitted to Erin Daley in the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (edaley2@uwo.ca).
Electronic copies of your official transcripts are accepted.
If submitting the application electronically, please submit the completed application in a single pdf file.
Referees may forward hard copy appraisals or electronic copies directly to Erin Daley in the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (edaley2@uwo.ca)
Applications open
Western's deadline
4:00 p.m. ETSGPS Executive Committee convenes
Institutional deadline to submit nominations to COU
Have a Question about this Award?
Contact the Council of Ontario Universities at ExecDirectorQA@oucqa.ca.