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2027 Maclean's University Rankings: Research Grants

By Logan Bright Modified on October 20, 2026
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Research grant amounts at Canadian universities, in social sciences and humanities as well as medicine and science.

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Interested in graduate studies? Maclean's magazine has ranked (most) Canadian public universities on the average number and amounts of research grants given in the social sciences and humanities as well as medicine and science. Grants like these support university faculty, who in turn hire graduate students (and some undergrads!) to aid in their research, so a generous university can be a lifesaver for a master's or doctoral student looking to advance their studies.

Social sciences and humanities research grants
Medicine and science research grants

Large universities

Large universities have over 30,000 full-time students.

Rank	University	Avg. amount ($)	Avg. number
1	Université de Montréal	28,782	60.71
2	University of Toronto	21,783	51.71
3	McGill University	19,264	48.75
4	McMaster University	18,430	38.00
5	University of Calgary	17,909	35.82
6	University of British Columbia	15,468	39.10
7	University of Alberta	16,988	35.43
8	University of Waterloo	15,471	37.14
9	Queen's University	13,392	34.86
10	Université Laval	13,976	33.05
10	Western University	13,815	33.33
12	University of Ottawa	12,356	33.88
13	York University	11,791	26.67
14	Concordia University	10,972	26.24
15	Toronto Metropolitan University	12,522	20.13

Mid-size universities

Mid-size universities have between 10,000 and 30,000 full-time students.

Rank	University	Avg. amount ($)	Avg. number
1	Carleton University	13,275	30.02
2	Dalhousie University	13,648	27.66
3	Simon Fraser University	12,561	26.67
4	Wilfrid Laurier University	13,463	23.94
5	University of Victoria	13,659	20.14
6	University of Guelph	10,705	25.64
7	University of Saskatchewan	10,703	23.65
8	Ontario Tech University	8,325	27.78
9	Université de Sherbrooke	8,808	26.72
10	Université du Québec à Montréal	8,836	26.00
11	University of Manitoba	8,194	21.68
12	University of Windsor	7,176	15.36
13	Brock University	6,870	15.90
14	University of Regina	7,055	15.11
15	Memorial University of Newfoundland	5,855	12.82
16	Trent University	4,634	14.47
17	Thompson Rivers University	2,869	10.08
18	MacEwan University	2,883	7.69
19	Mount Royal University	1,816	5.86

Small universities

Small universities have under 10,000 full-time students.

Rank	University	Avg. amount ($)	Avg. number
1	University of Winnipeg	8,497	18.61
2	Saint Mary's University	5,554	20.63
3	St. Francis Xavier University	5,317	18.24
4	Lakehead University	6,925	13.44
5	Bishop's University	5,091	16.67
6	University of Northern British Columbia	4,840	15.63
7	University of Lethbridge	4,672	14.86
8	Cape Breton University	4,966	12.70
9	Mount Saint Vincent University	4,251	11.97
9	University of New Brunswick	3,611	13.25
11	Université de Moncton	3,560	13.33
12	Mount Allison University	2,960	11.11
13	St. Thomas University	3,089	9.52
14	Laurentian University	2,909	8.13
15	Brandon University	2,339	7.89
16	Nipissing University	2,328	6.84
17	Acadia University	1,813	5.43
18	Concordia University of Edmonton	1,329	5.88
19	University of Prince Edward Island	1,241	4.63
20	University of the Fraser Valley	942	4.63
21	Algoma University	183	3.33
22	Vancouver Island University	661	1.51

Medical and science research grants

Large universities

Large universities have over 30,000 full-time students.

Rank	University	Avg. amount ($)	Avg. number
1	University of Waterloo	911,445	129.82
2	University of Toronto	244,164	181.70
3	McMaster University	175,048	125.00
4	University of Ottawa	145,612	131.35
5	Queen's University	122,574	125.19
6	University of British Columbia	143,183	118.44
7	McGill University	140,661	114.37
8	University of Alberta	114,173	111.15
9	Université Laval	109,153	101.62
10	Western University	79,992	108.18
11	Université de Montréal	118,059	93.59
12	University of Calgary	101,092	89.23
13	York University	58,276	95.65
14	Concordia University	56,307	86.05
15	Toronto Metropolitan University	41,516	62.24

Mid-size universities

Mid-size universities have between 10,000 and 30,000 full-time students.

Rank	University	Avg. amount ($)	Avg. number
1	Simon Fraser University	127,627	119.82
2	University of Victoria	86,875	98.04
3	Carleton University	68,355	102.08
4	Trent University	55,086	102.38
5	University of Manitoba	91,550	89.58
6	University of Regina	57,593	98.58
7	University of Guelph	91,892	84.87
8	Ontario Tech University	45,621	93.94
9	Dalhousie University	90,665	77.60
10	Université du Québec à Montréal	59,923	85.78
11	Brock University	40,804	81.48
11	Wilfrid Laurier University	40,506	82.22
13	University of Saskatchewan	52,165	67.84
13	University of Windsor	43,637	70.48
15	Université de Sherbrooke	67,437	61.14
16	Memorial University of Newfoundland	39,000	61.47
17	Thompson Rivers University	18,153	49.12
18	Mount Royal University	6,301	20.51
19	MacEwan University	3,822	13.64

Small universities

Small universities have under 10,000 full-time students.

Rank	University	Avg. amount ($)	Avg. number
1	Saint Mary's University	55,293	104.17
2	Mount Allison University	43,268	93.94
3	University of Winnipeg	44,069	90.48
4	University of Northern British Columbia	41,103	77.38
5	University of Lethbridge	42,494	71.26
6	Lakehead University	49,212	67.35
7	St. Francis Xavier University	29,342	61.33
8	University of New Brunswick	35,778	57.62
9	Mount Saint Vincent University	33,117	54.55
10	Nipissing University	38,870	50.00
11	Acadia University	25,136	52.38
12	Algoma University	16,538	50.00
13	Laurentian University	32,677	42.86
14	Bishop's University	17,917	46.67
15	University of Prince Edward Island	33,263	38.19
16	Cape Breton University	16,675	41.18
17	Université de Moncton	15,784	36.81
18	Brandon University	9,860	26.32
19	Vancouver Island University	10,371	14.29
20	University of the Fraser Valley	8,184	13.54
21	Concordia University of Edmonton	4,564	13.33
—	St. Thomas University	—	—

If the university you're interested in doesn't appear on these lists, don't worry! The school may still offer research grants and other financial supports for graduate-level studies. Be sure to contact the school directly to learn more about their offerings.

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2027 Maclean's University Rankings: Research Grants

Research grant amounts at Canadian universities, in social sciences and humanities as well as medicine and science.

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