Scholarships

Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health Scholarships and Travel Awards

The application period for 2025-2026 IALH graduate student scholarships is now open.

• All IALH graduate student affiliates with a GPA of 7.0 are eligible to apply.
• Please refer to each award overview in the application document for additional eligibility criteria.
• Each application (maximum three pages) requires different information. Be sure to read each description carefully and include details for each requested point.
• Students may apply for multiple scholarships, although each student may only receive one award per academic year. Students are eligible even if they’ve received IALH funding in the past.

The 2025-2026 awards are:

Alice Lou-Poy Scholarship, $1080
For a student conducting research on Alzheimer’s or other form of dementia. 
Alice Lou-Poy Scholarship & Overview

David Chuenyan Lai Scholarship, $1140
For a student conducting research on aging and whose supervisor is an IALH Research Fellow. 
David Chuenyan Lai Application & Overview

Elaine Gallagher Travel Award, up to two awards with a combined value of $1930
For students with an accepted paper or poster at a national or international academic conference. 
Elaine Gallagher Travel Award Application & Overview

Madden Family Graduate Scholarship in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging, $13,835
For a PhD student conducting research in the cognitive neuroscience of aging
Madden Family Scholarship Application & Overview

Marilynne Convey Graduate Scholarship, $1300
For a student with financial need and who has demonstrated volunteerism in the community.
Marilynne Convey Graduate Scholarship Application & Overview

Neena Chappell Scholarship, $1530
For a student conducting research on aging.
Neena Chappell Scholarship Application & Overview

UVic Retirees Association Award, up to two awards with a combined value of $2650
For students whose research focuses on individuals 55 years of age and older.
UVic Retirees Association Award Application & Overview

Applications with supporting documents should be sent to Dylan Cutler, dylancutler@uvic.ca. 
 
Deadline for application submissions: Friday, August 29, 2025, 4:00 PM (PDT).

A scholarship can be the deciding factor in the decision to pursue graduate education or in selecting which university to attend. The opportunity to work with world class researchers is also a deciding factor. The Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health scholarships bring essential elements to support the University of Victoria, an institution that has always had a reputation for superior educational opportunities.

If you are interested in supporting student success with a scholarship donation, please consider a gift, pledge or bequest in honor of these distinguished scholars and community members.

For further information, please contact Kathryn Callahan in Development: kathryncallahan@uvic.ca. 

View the 2023/2024 IALH Student Award Recipients

View the 2022/2023 IALH Student Award Recipients

View the 2021/2022 IALH Student Award Recipients

 

 

Eldercare Foundation Research Awards

Administrated in partnership with IALH, the Eldercare Foundation is offering two awards: The Funke-Furber Gerontological Research Award and the Ruth A. Gardner Research Award. The application period for 2025-2026 is closed. 

 

Other Award Opportunities at UVic

UVic awards 8+ million dollars in scholarships each year on the basis of academic merit or excellence, as well as a number of bursaries. For more information please click here.