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 humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health.
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The University of Saskatchewan (U of S, or USask) is a Canadian public research university, founded on March 19, 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the provincial legislature in 1907. It established the provincial university on March 19, 1907 "for the purpose of providing facilities for higher education in all its branches and enabling all persons without regard to race, creed or religion to take the fullest advanta... continue reading
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University of Saskatchewan Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) 2024
Aim and Benefits of University of Saskatchewan Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) 2024
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) was created to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and to establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning.
It is worth $50,000 per year for three years and is available to both Canadian and international PhD students studying at Canadian universities.
Requirements for University of Saskatchewan Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) 2024 Qualification
To be considered for a Vanier CGS, you must:
- be nominated by only one Canadian university, which must have received a Vanier CGS allocation;
- be seeking financial support to pursue your first doctoral degree (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD; 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 combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD) studies and research at the nominating university. Note that only the PhD portion of a combined degree is eligible for funding;
- have completed no more than 20 months of doctoral studies as of May 1, 2024 (see Calculating months of doctoral studies);
- have achieved a first-class average (minimum of 80%) in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent; and
- not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC to undertake or complete a doctoral degree.
Without exception, the Vanier CGS is tenable only at the eligible Canadian university that submitted the nomination.
To hold the Vanier CGS, the candidate must:
- be registered as a full-time student at the nominating Canadian university and be pursuing a doctoral degree (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD); and
- remain enrolled and demonstrate continued satisfactory progress in their doctoral program.
Citizenship:
- Canadian citizens
- Permanent residents of Canada
- Foreign citizens
Interview date, Process and Venue for University of Saskatchewan Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) 2024
Areas of research:
- Health research
- Natural sciences and/or engineering
- Social sciences and humanities
Application Deadline
November 1, 2023
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
University of Saskatchewan on grad.usask.ca to apply
