Autism Scholars Awards at University of Toronto 2024

In order to guarantee that Ontario draws and keeps top researchers on autism, the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU) supported the creation of the Autism Scholars Awards Program. In order to improve children's health through more effective services and products for children with autism, the Autism Scholars Awards Program seeks to create a research community that meets or exceeds internationally recognized standards of scientific excellence. This will increase the province's ability to diagnose and assess autistic children and the caliber of its treatment program.

Eligibility for the University of Toronto Autism Scholars Awards:

• Applicants must be registered as full-time students in a master’s or doctoral program at an Ontario university at the beginning of the award period and remain registered as full-time students throughout the term of the award.
• A master’s student remains eligible until the end of the sixth term of full-time study.
• A doctoral student remains eligible until the end of the 15th term of full-time study.
• During the year an Autism Scholars Award is held, the recipient is precluded from holding any other award that offers financial support of more than $20,000 for that same year (subject to the university’s own policies).

Application process:

Applicants must submit an electronic copy of their completed application as a single PDF file (excluding confidential letters) via email to graduate.awards@utoronto.ca by the application deadline.