The Government of Canada is pleased to announce the 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.
The Vanier CGS program helps Canadian institutions aims to attract and retain world-class, highly qualified doctoral students from across Canada and around the world.
Vanier Scholars demonstrate 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.
Provided By: The Government of Canada
Key Details:
- Award Amount: $50,000 per year for three years during doctoral studies
- Number of Awards: Up to 166 scholarships are awarded annually. A total of up to 500 scholarships are active at any time.
- Study Level: Graduate
- Requirement: All Nationality
- Submission Categories: Online
- Application Deadline: For Students: Consult the nominating institution for submission deadline. For nominating institutions: Deadline: November 6, 2019 (20:00 EST).
Who May Enter:
Candidate eligibility
- Citizenship: 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.
Eligibility of Degree Programs
- Doctoral awards are tenable only in degree programs that have a significant research component.
- The research component must be a requirement for completion of the program and is considered to be significant original, autonomous research that leads to the completion of a dissertation, major scholarly publication, performance, recital and/or exhibit that is merit reviewed at the institutional level.
- Clinically-oriented programs of study, including clinical psychology, are also eligible programs if they have a significant research component, as described above.
Note: ResearchNet will only allow the creation of one application per applicant. Applicants should only seek a nomination from the institution at which they want to study and are advised to discuss their decision with the nominating institution before they submit the application through ResearchNet.
Before you apply for a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS), check all eligibility criteria here.
Application Procedure:
To participate, participants must be nominated by the institution at which they want to study. Applicants apply online on the portal.
A complete Vanier CGS nomination packages include:
- A ResearchNet application form(includes two letters of reference, each with three sections)
- A CCV(limited entries- check here for complete information)
- Research Contributions(limit one page)
- A 2-page Personal Leadership Statement(instead of a .5 page Special Circumstances document)
- Two Leadership letters of reference(max 2 pages)
- A Research Proposal(max 2 pages)
- Project References(max 5 pages)
Award Description:
The Government of India will provide benefits as the following:
- Valued at $50,000 per year for three years during doctoral studies
- Considers three equally weighted selection criteria: Academic Excellence, Research Potential, and Leadership
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