Canadian Government Graduate Scholarship for International Students

                                 

Scholarship Overview:

• The Government of Canada launched the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program in 2008 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. Vanier Scholars demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and/or humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health.

Host School(s): 

• Study in Canada

How Many Scholarships will be awarded?

• Up to 167 scholarships are awarded annually(Should more funds become available, additional scholarships may be awarded.)

Field(s) of study:

• Graduate studies in the social sciences and/or humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health.

Who can Apply?

• Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada and foreign citizens.

Application Timeline:

• July – November Applicants seek a nominating institution, prepare and submit application package.
• Internal Deadline Deadline to submit application to the nominating institution. Contact nominating institution for specific date.
• November 1, 2017 (20:00 ET) Deadline for institutions to submit nominations to the Vanier CGS program.
• November 2017 – March 2018 Review and evaluation of nominations.
• End of March 2018 Anticipated announcement of results.Nominees will be notified by email when the results are available on ResearchNet.
• May 1, 2018, September 1, 2018 or January 1, 2019 Payments begin.

Eligibility

Confirm that you and your nominating institution meet all the criteria below before you apply for a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS).
Nominations that do not meet all of the eligibility criteria will not be accepted.

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, 2018 (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.

Selection of Applicants:

Applicant are selected based on:

• Academic Excellence
• Research Potential
• Leadership (potential and demonstrated ability)

Scholarship Duration:

• Three years(non-renewable) during doctoral studies
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• What does the scholarship cover?
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• $50,000 per year

Application Closing date: 

There are two deadlines pertaining to the 2017-2018 competition:

• Institution internal deadline: Following the student's identification in ResearchNet of the institution proposed for doctoral study (see Task 10), an additional deadline date and time will appear at the top of each page. This is the deadline by which your application must be submitted to the institution through ResearchNet. This deadline is set and controlled by each institution. You will not be able to submit your application past this precise date and time.
• Program deadline: Institutions must forward their selected nominations to the Vanier CGS program by November 1, 2017 (20:00 Eastern Time).

How can I Apply?

Before beginning an application please read the Application instructions carefully. The Vanier CGS agency-specific selection committees are multidisciplinary; applications should be written with a non-specialist research audience in mind.

Individual application documents can be submitted in either English or French.


It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that the application is complete, including referee assessments.

1. In ResearchNet, complete all tasks listed for the Vanier CGS application.
2. Preview the Full Application Package version of your application in ResearchNet, using the "Preview Application Materials" task, to ensure that your application is complete. Note: What you see previewed is exactly how your application will look when submitted electronically to the Canadian nominating institution and to the Vanier CGS program.
3. Print the entire application.
4. Save the PDF version of the entire, completed application.
5. Submit the completed electronic application through ResearchNet by completing the "Consent and Submit Application" task. Note: The nominating institution cannot accept your application until you complete this task.
6. For technical help, call 1-888-603-4178 or 613-954-1968 or email support@cihr-irsc.gc.ca from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
7. For program-related help, please contact vanier@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.

How do I get more information?

• visit: http://vanier.gc.ca/en/nomination_process-processus_de_mise_en_candidature.html