Canada's STEM funding ecosystem for women includes federal programs through NSERC and CIHR, provincial scholarships, and a growing number of industry-backed awards. Programs are available in both English and French and span STEM fields from computing to biomedical research.
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View details →The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) offers postgraduate scholarships and research grants with equity components. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) also funds interdisciplinary STEM work. Many programs have specific equity, diversity, and inclusion provisions that benefit women applicants.
Yes — organizations like Women Who Code, Ladies Learning Code (Cancode), and the Canadian Women in Technology association run bootcamps and scholarships. Several universities including UBC, Waterloo, and U of T have women-in-CS scholarships.
Federal programs like NSERC scholarships accept applications in both English and French. Some Quebec-specific programs are French-language only. Provincial programs vary — check the language requirements for each program.
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