Graduate research funding can affect which supervisor, department, and project you can realistically commit to. If you are preparing for the Graduate Research Assistantship Fellowship at the University of Alberta, winners can help you understand how students connected their academic background with research needs at the university.

Below, scholarship winners share how they prepared their applications, explained their research interests, and handled the timing around admission and funding decisions. Read their stories to see what they highlighted, how they worked with potential supervisors, and what helped them stand out for graduate research support.