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.
2022 Saad Hussain
2021 Matthew Bergman
2020 Yi-Ting Jeff Chen
2019 Tatiana Ruiz Bedoya
2018 Ahmed Hamam
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.
2022 Paul Gamueda
2021 Kathryn McTavish
2020 Ahmed Elbassiouny
2019 Kevin Xue
2018 Amir Arellano Saab
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.
2022 Cindy Hong
2021 Jeffrey Stulberg
2020 Fernando Valencia
2019 Kamar Nayal
2018 Dennison Trinh
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.
2022 Aparna Haldar
2021 Zachary Kileeg
2020 Clare Breit-McNally
2019 Francis Lee
2018 Derek Seto
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.
2022 Tejnaraine Persaud & Tiegh Taylor
2021 Charlotte Martin & Louis Dacquay
2020 Laxshaginee Thaya & Ahmed Hasan
2019 Jonathan Burnie & Pallavi Pilaka
2018 Taraneh Zarin
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.
2022 Gerald Lerchbaumer
2021 Ernest Iu
2020 Ishrat Islam
2019 Gordana Scepanovic
2018 Nicholas Guilbeault
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.
2022 Sabrina Barsky
2021 Steven Chen
2020 Nawar Alwash
2019 Mouly Rahman
2018 Rida Ansari
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.
2022 Elina Kadriu
2021 Arely Cruz-Sanchez
2020 Han-Hee Lee
2019 Samantha Lauby
2018 Sherin Mohammed Shibin
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.
2022 Nasha Sethna
2021 Tammy Lee
2020 Amira Abozaid
2019 Deka Mohamed
2018 Trisha Mahtani
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.
2022 Jasmin Patel
2021 Tamar Av Shalom
2020 Natalie Hoffmann
2019 Michael Kanaris
2018 Stuart Macgregor
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.
2022 Anhadvir Singh
2021 Shanelle Mullany
2020 Nicholas Guilbeault
2019 June Bang
2018 Annik Yalnizyan-Carson
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.
2022 Ryan Ruan & Chris Blackman
2021 Jonathan Burnie & Avesh Chadee
2020 Nawrah Khader & Hayley McKay
2019 Alexandre Martel & Gurdeep Singh
2018 Choden Shrestha & Sonhita Chakraborty
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.
2022 Timothy McLean & Miranda de Saint-Rome
2021 Areej Al-Dailami
2020 Bina Koterniak
2019 Thanh Phung
2018 Arthur Cheng
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.
2022 Manisha Kabi & Jiashu Liu
2021 Tara McDonnell & Sonia Evans
2020 Vineeth Andisseryparambil Raveendran & Russell Luke
2019 Luis Abatti & Renan Almeida
2018 Casey Read & Tatiana Ruiz Bedoya
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.
2022 Haoyu Wan
2021 Mouly Rahman
2020 Julia Gauberg
2019 Morley Willoughby
2018 Steven Chen
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.
2022 Osama Abdalla & Mahbobeh Zamani Babgohari
2021 Anita Taksokhan
2020 Ahmad Israwi
2019 Wassim Elkhatib
2018 Afif Aqrabawi
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.
2022 Christine Nguyen
2021 Arnaud N’Guessan
2020 Stuart Macgregor
2019 Kathryn McTavish
2018 Ahmad Hasan
Dr. Christine Hone-Buske Scholarship for Outstanding Publication by a PhD Student
2023 Tatiana Ruiz-Bedoya
2022 Gordana Scepanovic
2021 Julia Gauberg
2020 Alexandre Martel & Bradley Laflamme
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.
2022 Natalie Hoffmann
2021 Avesh Chadee
2020 Jeff Chen
2019 Shen Yen Hsu
2018 Anna Van Weringh
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.
2022 Mariela Faykoo-Martinez
2021 Chengyin Li
2020 Amanda Facciol
2019 Justin Jarovi
2018 Alexander Myrka