Valerie Anderson Award
To be awarded on the basis of academic merit (research and course work) to an outstanding graduate student in any subdiscipline of Plant Biology. Nominations may be made by any member of the Department of Cell & Systems Biology and the recipient will be selected by the Graduate Studies Committee of the Department.
2025 Paul Gamueda
2024 Stephen Bordeleau
2023 Eduardo Ramirez Rodriguez
2022 Saad Hussain
2021 Matthew Bergman
Kenneth C. Fisher Fellowship
This award recognizes a graduate student in Cell & Systems Biology who maintains a high standard of academic and research achievement, balanced with outstanding extra-curricular contributions to their department, faculty, or the university as a whole.
2025 Racquel Singh
2024 Cindy Hong
2023 Mario Filice
2022 Paul Gamueda
2021 Kathryn McTavish
Sheila Freeman Graduate Award in Zoology
One graduate fellowship to be awarded to an incoming or in-progress CSB graduate student who is focusing his/her studies in animal biology. The award is made on the basis of financial need, academic merit will also be considered.
2025 Vasilisa Nikiporets
2024 Milena Russo
2023 Haushe Suganthan
2022 Cindy Hong
2021 Jeffrey Stulberg
Dr. Clara Winifred Fritz Memorial Fellowship in Plant Pathology
The fellowship is awarded to a graduate student studying in the area of plant pathology and is awarded on the basis of academic excellence.
2025 Marina Kim
2024 Tamar Av-Shalom
2023 Andreea Bosorogan
2022 Aparna Haldar
2021 Zachary Kileeg
Duncan L. Gellatly Memorial Fellowship
To be awarded each year to one or two graduate students demonstrating excellence in Virology and/or Molecular Biology research.
2025 Renee Wagner
2024 Deepa Chaphekar
2023 Claire Fernendes and Yeshoda Harry-Paul
2022 Tejnaraine Persaud & Tiegh Taylor
2021 Charlotte Martin & Louis Dacquay
Yoshio Masui Prize in Developmental, Molecular or Cellular Biology
To be awarded to a master’s or doctoral student in the Department of Cell & Systems Biology on the basis of academic merit. International students are encouraged to apply.
2025 Charlotte Martin
2024 Sharanja Premachandran
2023 Rebecca Tam
2022 Gerald Lerchbaumer
2021 Ernest Iu
David F. Mettrick Fellowship
To be awarded to a qualified graduate student in the Department of Cell & Systems Biology engaging in any aspect of zoological research.
2025 Asia Anwary
2024 Jing Liu
2023 Brittany Dugan
2022 Sabrina Barsky
2021 Steven Chen
Dr. Klaus Rothfels Memorial Scholarship
The scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic standing and the need of financial support to a graduate student in the Department of Cell & Systems Biology.
2025 Mackenzie Loranger
2024 Keerath Bhachu
2023 Elissa Khodikian
2022 Elina Kadriu
2021 Arely Cruz-Sanchez
Senior Alumni Association Prize in Cell & Systems Biology
To be awarded to graduate students in the Department of Cell & Systems Biology (Master’s or PhD level) on the basis of financial need. Academic merit will also be considered.
2025 Angela Sidsworth
2024 Gregor McEdwards
2023 Hasna Khan
2022 Nasha Sethna
2021 Tammy Lee
Hilbert and Reta Straus Award
The award is made annually to a full time graduate student who has demonstrated high research achievement in the fields of plant molecular or cellular biology. Students can only receive this award once.
2025 Hyunsuh Lee
2024 Jimmy Issa
2023 Anya Franks
2022 Jasmin Patel
2021 Tamar Av Shalom
Vietnamese-Canadian Community Graduate Award in Zoology
To be awarded to a master’s or doctoral student studying animal biology based on academic merit. Students must have maintained an overall A-minus average over the last two years of study. Recipients should also exhibit research ability/potential, good communication skills and interpersonal/leadership abilities.
2025 Gary Chatha
2024 Areej Al-Dailami
2023 Mila Gorchkova
2022 Anhadvir Singh
2021 Shanelle Mullany
Elizabeth Ann Wintercorbyn Award
One award is made annually to a graduate student in the Department of Cell & Systems Biology engaged in research work which is likely to prove beneficial to Agriculture and the second award is for a graduate student engaged in research work which is likely to prove useful to Medicine.
2025 Bridget Murphy & Osama Abdallah
2024 Arvin Persaud & Gaeun Shin
2023 Mackenzie Loranger & Alyssa Ialongo
2022 Ryan Ruan & Chris Blackman
2021 Jonathan Burnie & Avesh Chadee
Ramsay Wright Scholarship in Cell and Systems Biology
To be awarded to a graduate student in the Department of Cell and Systems Biology who is engaged in research in zoology.
2025 Claire Fernandes
2024 Ashleigh Brink
2023 Chengyin Li
2022 Timothy McLean & Miranda de Saint-Rome
2021 Areej Al-Dailami
Zoology International Scholarships
Awarded to foreign students that are at UofT on Student Authorizations (visa students) registered as full-time graduate students in the Department of Cell & Systems Biology who have at least a B+ average over their previous two years. Two scholarships to be awarded on the basis of academic performance and financial need.
2025 Congrong (Ruby) He & Yunqi (Emma) Song
2024 Jerrica Jamison & Karan Ishii
2023 Ssu-Yu Yeh & Sanjana Bhatnagar
2022 Manisha Kabi & Jiashu Liu
2021 Tara McDonnell & Sonia Evans
Zoology Sesquicentennial Graduate Award
To be awarded to a graduate student enrolled in full-time studies in CSB, on the basis of academic merit. Financial need may also be considered.
2025 Saloni Modi
2024 Benjamin Tsang
2023 Stephanie Shishis
2022 Haoyu Wan
2021 Mouly Rahman
Alfred and Florence Aiken and Dorothy Woods Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Cell and Systems Biology
To be awarded to a graduate student in the Department of Cell and Systems Biology, on the basis of academic merit.
2025 Kortni Kindree
2024 Jenna Hountalas
2023 Paula Beronilla
2022 Osama Abdalla & Mahbobeh Zamani Babgohari
2021 Anita Taksokhan
Janssen Graduate Award for Equity & Inclusion at the University of Toronto
To be awarded to one or more graduate student(s) in health sciences/neuroscience in the Department of Cell and Systems Biology on the basis of academic merit and financial need. Preference will be given to Black and Indigenous students.
2025 Cameron Parro
2024 Brittany Mascarenhas
Dr. Sergiy and Tetyana Kryvoruchko Graduate Scholarship in Cell & Systems Biology
Awarded to 2 graduate students in the Department of Cell & Systems Biology, enrolled in a Graduate Collaborative Specialization program (Genome Biology and Bioinformatics, Developmental Biology, Neuroscience) on the basis of academic merit.
2025 Amelia Mesich & Ryan Yip
2024 Irina Alymova & Ayasha Abdalla-Wyse
Rustom H. Dastur Graduate Scholarship in Cell and Systems Biology
To be awarded to graduate students studying plant sciences on the basis of academic merit.
2025 Andrea Taylor
2024 Fabrizio Chow
2023 Noelle Perkins
2022 Christine Nguyen
2021 Arnaud N’Guessan
Dr. Christine Hone-Buske Scholarship for Outstanding Publication by a PhD Student
2025 Rebecca Tam
2024 Sabrina Barsky
2023 Tatiana Ruiz Bedoya
2022 Gordana Scepanovic
2021 Julia Gauberg
Joan M. Coleman Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST) Value: $15,000
Awarded to a graduate student in Cell & Systems Biology on the basis of academic excellence. Recipients should also exhibit research ability/potential, good communication skills and interpersonal/leadership abilities. Preference is given to a student studying in the field of Plant Molecular Biology.
2025 Punita Lalchand
2024 Bridget Murphy
2023 Racquel Singh
2022 Natalie Hoffmann
2021 Avesh Chadee
Sherwin S. Desser Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST) Value: $15,000
Awarded to a graduate student in Cell & Systems Biology on the basis of academic excellence. Recipients should also exhibit research ability/potential, good communication skills and interpersonal/leadership abilities.
2025 Liam Tigert
2024 Emily Dong
2023 Rebecca Heineman
2022 Mariela Faykoo-Martinez
2021 Chengyin Li