The Government of Canada offering Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program to strengthen Canada’s ability to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning.
Number of Scholarship
Up to 167 scholarships are awarded annually. A total of up to 500 scholarships are active at any time.
Study University and level
Doctoral studies in the social sciences and/or humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health at Canadian Universities.
Eligibility
The candidate should
- be nominated by only one Canadian institution, which must have received a Vanier CGS quota
- be pursuing your first doctoral degree (including joint undergraduate/graduate research program such as: MD/PhD, DVM/PhD, JD/PhD – if it has a demonstrated and significant research component). Note that only the PhD portion of a combined degree is eligible for funding
- intend to pursue, in the summer semester or the academic year following the announcement of results, full-time doctoral (or a joint graduate program such as: MD/PhD, DVM/PhD, JD/PhD) studies and research at the nominating institution; Note that only the PhD portion of a combined degree is eligible for funding
- not have completed more than 20 months of doctoral studies as of May 1, 2018
- have achieved a first-class average, as determined by your institution, in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent. Candidates are encouraged to contact the institution for its definition of a first-class average; and
- must not hold, or have held, a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC to undertake or complete a doctoral degree.
Finance
Valued at $50,000 per year for three years during doctoral studies
Eligible country
- Canadian citizens
- Permanent residents of Canada
- Foreign citizens
Opening and closing date
Nomination submission deadline: November 1, 2017, 20:00 EDT
Application procedure
Considers three equally weighted selection criteria: academic excellence, research potential, and leadership
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