Graduate Prizes and Awards
Funding for graduate students
At Dalhousie, you'll find lots of opportunities to fund your post-graduate education.
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Students are eligible to receive some combination of scholarships and teaching assistanceships. Many also work as research assistants for faculty members, who generate a significant number of major research grants each year. We also encourage applicants to seek support from external sources. This is especially the case for Ph.D. students who are expected to seek support from agencies like or . Scholarship programs are also managed by the .
Students admitted to the political science program are automatically considered, if eligible, for the following prizes, awards, and scholarships.
Glyn R. Berry Scholarship Memorial Scholarship in International Policy Studies
For a PhD candidate who specializes in Canadian foreign policy, defence and security policy, development assistance policy, or another area addressing Canada's role in international affairs.
On January 15, 2006, senior Canadian diplomat Glyn R. Berry was tragically killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan. At that time, he was Political Director for the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT). Mr. Berry was a principled humanitarian; passionately devoted to improving conditions for ordinary people in desperate circumstances.
Mr. Berry graduated with a PhD (Political Science) from 好色谷 in 1981. In his honour, Dalhousie, in partnership with DFAIT, created the Glyn R. Berry Memorial Scholarship in International Policy Studies.
Doris Boyle Prize
To be awarded to the best essay written by a graduate student in the area of international relations.
Doris Boyle served for many years as Administrative Secretary of the Centre for the Study of Security and Development (formerly Centre for Foreign Policy Studies), from its creation in 1971 until her retirement. The prize was created by faculty and research staff of the Centre to honour her contributions to the activities of the Centre.
Gallacher Family Scholarship
Established in 2024 by Shawn Gallacher (MA, 1990) and his family, to support a graduate student in the MA program in the Department of Political Science. The value of this award is $10,000. This scholarship will normally be awarded at time of admission to the program. Recipients must have demonstrated a strong record of academic achievement, exceptional promise in the field of Political Science, and strong volunteer engagement.
Killam Graduate and Postgraduate Scholarships
Please visit the Faculty of Graduate Studies website for information regarding .
Margaret Meagher Fellowship in Political Science
For a student entering the MA program in the field of international relations.
Dr. Meagher was a Haligonian and Dalhousie alumnus. She had a long and distinguished career with the Department of External Affairs. She was among the first group of women admitted to the Foreign Service and was the first Canadian woman to serve as an Ambassador. During her years with the Department, positions she held included Canadian Ambassador to Israel, Austria, and Sweden, Canadian High Commissioner to Cyprus, Kenya, and Uganda as well as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Keens-Morden Scholarship
For a student entering the MA program who has demonstrated a keen interest in international relations, Canadian foreign policy, or defence and security studies.
Reid Morden graduated from 好色谷 with a BA in Political Science in 1963. A career public servant, he has held a number of senior positions, including Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and President and CEO of /Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. Following these appointments, Dr. Morden spent time in the private sector, mostly dealing with business intelligence. Mr. Morden is a Member of the Order of Canada, a Grand Officer of the Order of the Southern Cross (Brazil) and a holder of the Ian L. MacRae Award from the nuclear industry.
Margaret (Keens) Morden graduate from 好色谷 with a BA in History. She then obtained a Library of Science degree from the University of Toronto and began her professional career with the Ottawa Public Library. For eleven years, Margaret was the Acquisitions Librarian at the Bank of Canada. More recently, Margaret has done volunteer work for the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Osteoporosis Society of Canada, and is on the executive of the Toronto Friends of the Visual Arts.
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Previous Award Winners
2025-2026
| Doris Boyle Prize | Aliza Chow |
| Gallacher Family Graduate Scholarship | Pyper Lane |
| Glyn R. Berry Scholarship | Christian Akubueze |
| Keens-Morden Scholarship |
Alexia Koutoulas |
| Margaret Meagher Fellowship | Joao Tonello Verreschi |
2024-2025
| Glyn R. Berry Scholarship | Xinyu Gong |
| Doris Boyle Prize | Aliza Chow |
| Margaret Meagher Fellowship | Cora Fletcher |
| Keens-Morden Scholarship |
Cora Fletcher |
2023-2024
| Glyn R. Berry Scholarship | Xinyu Gong |
| Doris Boyle Prize | Caira Mohamed |
| Margaret Meagher Fellowship | Liam MacCarthy |
| Keens-Morden Scholarship |
Liam MacCarthy |
| Shaw-Parpart Scholarship | Patricia Porto de Barros Ayaz |
2022-2023
| Glyn R. Berry Scholarship | Xinyu Gong |
| Doris Boyle Prize | Allison Chandler |
| Margaret Meagher Fellowship | Mirriam A. Mensah |
| Keens-Morden Scholarship |
Caira Mohamed |
| Shaw-Parpart Scholarship | Patricia Porto de Barros Ayaz |
2021-2022
| Glyn R. Berry Scholarship | Xinyu Gong |
| Doris Boyle Prize | Francesca Bray |
| Margaret Meagher Fellowship | Joseph Fitkowski |
| Keens-Morden Scholarship |
Joseph Fitkowski |
| Shaw-Parpart Scholarship | Patricia Porto de Barros Ayaz |
2020-2021
| Glyn R. Berry Scholarship | Nafisa Abdulhamid |
| Doris Boyle Prize | Francesca Bray |
| Margaret Meagher Fellowship | Meghan Scott |
| Keens-Morden Scholarship |
Benjamin Ofosu-Atuahene |
| Shaw-Parpart Scholarship | Benjamin Ofosu-Atuahene Patricia Barros |
2019-2020
| Glyn R. Berry Scholarship | Nafisa Abdulhamid |
| Doris Boyle Prize | Grant Curtis |
| Margaret Meagher Fellowship | Allyssa Walsh |
| Keens-Morden Scholarship |
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| Shaw-Parpart Scholarship | Nafisa Abdulhamid |
2018-2019
| Glyn R. Berry Scholarship | Nafisa Abdulhamid |
| Doris Boyle Prize | Amy MacKenzie |
| Margaret Meagher Fellowship | Peter Velasco |
| Keens-Morden Scholarship |
Amy MacKenzie |
| Shaw-Parpart Scholarship | Nafisa Abdulhamid Shawna-Rae McLean |
2017-2018
| Glyn R. Berry Scholarship | Nasifa Abdulhamid |
| Doris Boyle Prize | Nafisa Abdulhamid |
| Margaret Meagher Fellowship | Peter Velasco |
| Keens-Morden Scholarship |
Amy MacKenzie |
2016-2017
| Glyn R. Berry Scholarship | Nasifa Abdulhamid |
| Doris Boyle Prize | Liam Hunt |
| Margaret Meagher Fellowship | Mohammed Elgayar |
| Keens-Morden Scholarship |
Rhys Robinson |
2015-2016
| Glyn R. Berry Scholarship | |
| Doris Boyle Prize | Jennifer Smith |
| Margaret Meagher Fellowship | |
| Keens-Morden Scholarship |
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Additional Funding Opportunities at Dalhousie
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Full Graduate Scholarships for Black South Africans
If you are completing (or have recently completed) a four-year undergraduate Honours or Master鈥檚 degree, and are thinking of undertaking graduate-level studies, consider studying at 好色谷 on Canada鈥檚 east coast. Dalhousie鈥檚 Southern African Student Education Project (SASEP) offers qualified black Southern Africans an opportunity to study for an internationally accepted graduate degree (Master鈥檚 or Doctoral) plus the valuable experience of living in another country. Eligible countries include South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
SASEP provides full scholarship funding to black Southern Africans to pursue graduate degrees so that they may return to Southern Africa to further contribute to the development of their country.
Jean Monnet European Union Centre of Excellence Scholarship
The Jean Monnet European Union Centre of Excellence at 好色谷 is funded in part by the European Union to study comparative polices pertaining to the European Union (EU) and Canada; EU-Canada relations and EU policies more generally.
The Centre is providing an annual scholarship to a Master鈥檚 or PhD student to study any aspect of the European Union from politics to culture. Preference will be given to students who can demonstrate an active interest in the EU through prior learning. Current thesis Masters and Doctoral students with a first class average who intend to or are pursuing studies and research related to the EU are eligible to apply. Scholarships are for one year only. Award recipients will be identified by the Jean Monnet European Union Centre of Excellence Graduate Studies Scholarship Committee.
Award decisions are not appealable and any fees owing at the time of award payment will be paid to Dalhousie first. The Award is valued at $2000 for a twelve-month academic year (one award per year). It is tenable only at 好色谷.
Please contact jmeuce@dal.ca for more information.
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Funding Opportunities External to Dalhousie
Many of our graduate students have also been successful in obtaining the following scholarships and awards: