Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarships
The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship Program offers a three-year program designed to train engaged leaders with the skills required to turn their ideas into actions and contribute concretely to addressing the challenges of their communities, Canada, and the world.
The Foundation welcomes applications from candidates across a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, and is directly relevant to the future of Canada. Candidates’ research must be related to one or more of the Foundation’s four central themes: Human Rights and Dignity; Responsible Citizenship; Canada and the World; and, People and their Natural Environment.
- Value: Up to $50,000 stipend plus up to $20,000 research and travel allowance per year for three years
- Application Deadline: November 17, 2025 at 4 p.m. EST (1:00 pm PT).
Reminder: As of the 2020 award competition year, interested applicants apply directly to the Trudeau Foundation to be considered in the national competition; all interested and eligible applicants may apply. The University of British Columbia no longer nominates a subset of applicants to the national competition (there is no department-level or university-level adjudication).
For further information, such as detailed eligibility requirements, evaluation criteria, and application procedures, please visit the Trudeau Foundation webpage: https://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/become-scholar. Questions about this scholarship should be directed to the Trudeau Foundation at scholarship2026@trudeaufoundation.ca.