Application for the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier
CGS) Program. Entry is now
open for the Vanier
Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) Program
The Vanier CGS program aims to attract and retain
world-class doctoral students by supporting students who demonstrate both
leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate
studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and/or
engineering and health.
The Vanier CGS program aims to attract and
retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students who demonstrate
both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate
studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and/or
engineering and health.
1. Up to 166 scholarships are awarded
annually
2. A total of up to 500 scholarships are
active at any time.
The Application process opens June 24, 2020
Benefits
Valued at $50,000 per year for three years during
doctoral studies
Eligibility
Canadian citizens, permanent residents of
Canada and foreign citizens are eligible to be nominated for a Vanier CGS.
To be considered for a Vanier CGS, you must:
- 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, 2020 (see calculating months of doctoral studies below);
- 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
Application
1. Applications are initiated in one of two
ways. Either:
- the student informs the faculty of graduate studies at the selected institution of their intent to apply to the Vanier CGS program; or
- the institution initiates the nomination process by contacting the desired candidate.
2. Applications are prepared by the student
and submitted to the nominating institution by their internal deadline (set in
ResearchNet by the nominating institution) using the ResearchNet application
system.
3. The nominating institution performs the
internal candidate selection process.
4. The nominating institution forwards
recommended nominations to the Vanier-Banting Secretariat (the Secretariat) by
November 2020
5. The Secretariat coordinates the review
process.
6. The Secretariat presents the
recommendations to the Tri-Agency Programs (TAP) Steering Committee.
7. The TAP Steering Committee endorses and
approves final decisions for the Vanier CGS program.
8. Nominated candidates are notified of the
competition results in April 2020.
Deadline: November 6, 2020
To apply, Click
here
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