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$20,000 Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
The TD Bank has been funding scholarships at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute to support graduate students with disabilities since 2005. This support allows KITE, the research arm at Toronto Rehab, to offer scholarships of up to $20,000 to graduate students with disabilities. These students often require adaptive aids, technologies and other resources that can contribute to the financial burden of being a student. With that in mind, an individual supplement for educational expenses incurred as a result of the student's disability is also available.
To be eligible, applicants must have a disability, plan to be enrolled in a rehabilitation-related graduate program leading to a masters or doctoral degree, and be supervised by a KITE Senior Scientist or Scientist. The scholarship is also open to international students and final-year undergraduate students.
Fields of study must relate to rehabilitation but are not limited to any particular discipline. Acceptable programs include Engineering, Social Work, Psychology, Medicine, Physical and Occupational Therapy, Kinesiology, Recreation and Music Therapy, Nutrition, Pharmacology, Speech-Language Pathology, Biostatistics, Chemistry, Physics, Telecommunications, Architecture, and Public Policy and Administration.
"This valuable scholarship opportunity could have a significant impact for students with disabilities who are pursuing graduate studies,” said KITE Institute Director Dr. Milos R. Popovic. “It’s essential that our research teams include members who have first-hand experience with the challenges we are trying to address. It is the mixture of different experiences and insights that contribute to strengthening of our science."
The next round of scholarships will be awarded for the 2026/27 academic year, with an application deadline of May 8, 2026. For more details, including eligibility criteria and application procedures, read the application guidelines below or contact Mary Lam at Mary.Lam@uhn.ca.
How to apply:
Contact:
Mary Lam: Mary.Lam@uhn.ca