Thanks to the generous support of groups, organizations and individuals, CMCC graduate students can accessseveral awards, scholarships and bursaries. 

Admission Bursary
An Admission Bursary will be offered to the top five applicants each year. The Selection Committee selects the recipients based on the results of the Admission Interview. The bursary is renewable for each year of Graduate Study at CMCC based on annual review of academic performance, participation, and meeting the specified criteria.

Graduate Award
Kirkaldy-Willis Memorial Award
This scholarship honouring the memory of Dr. William Hay Kirkaldy-Willis, a great friend to chiropractic and supporter of research, graduate education and interdisciplinary collaboration was established by the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. The award is determined by the Dean, Graduate Education and Research Programs and the Director, Graduate Studies for a CMCC Graduate Student who has completed his/her program of study and has demonstrated leadership and creative initiative in the promotion of interdisciplinary research.

Teaching Assistant Opportunities and Responsibilities

Graduate students may be offered positions as teaching assistants at CMCC. Combined contact hours per week vary throughout the programs depending upon the course and practica loads. Research opportunities are organized with the senior clinical/laboratory scientist in whose laboratory the graduate student is assisting.

The following teaching assistant opportunities are available:

Teaching Opportunities:

• Department of Anatomy – laboratory
• Clinical Education CE1101, CE2202, CE3303
• CMCC teaching clinics – Resource Clinician
• Department of Radiology

Research Opportunities:

• The Centre for Interprofessional Health Dynamics: Faculty involved in the Centre pursue studies on the impact of practice on public, interprofessional dynamics, and health policy.
• Centre for the Study of Mechanobiology, Injury and Health: The Centre addresses fundamental and clinical questions on the role of connective tissue (bone, joint, ligament, muscle and neural tissues) in health and disease. Clinical and laboratory studies are conducted in conjunction with faculty and may involve work in any or all of the following areas:
  
  –   Biomechanics and Elastography Laboratory
  –   Tissue Testing laboratory
  –   Cellular, Molecular Biology, and Histology Laboratory

Aside from the assigned TA hours, Graduate Students will have the ability to apply for additional teaching assistant positions within CMCC. The Program Coordinator and Director must be consulted to avoid conflicts with other areas of the program.