Weston Family Awards in Northern Research - Masters 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 master's degree. The awards program supports an 'Extended Stay' program that enables master's 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. Research projects from all natural science subject areas that are relevant to supporting biodiversity will be considered provided they include a field research component conducted within the term of the award in the Canadian North.