Weston Family Awards in Northern Research - Doctoral Level

Since 2007, the Weston Family Foundation, through its Weston Family Awards in Northern Research program, has provided unparalleled support to early-career scientists undertaking research in Canada's North. Their research spans a broad spectrum of fields and disciplines in the natural sciences and is addressing key knowledge gaps in our understanding of northern biodiversity. The awards are some of the largest in the country for students pursuing a doctoral degree, with each award valued at $120,000 over two years. The awards program supports an 'Extended Stay' program that enables doctoral level students to apply for additional funding to engage with northerners (including Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities and community members), disseminate the results of their field research and maximize the impact of their work. Since the awards program's inception, nearly 300 early-career scientists have been supported resulting in a community of Weston Family Northern Scientists at the forefront of northern scholarship, all of whom share a passion for Arctic and Northern research.