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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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Summary
Benefits
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
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 Dates and Process
Areas of research:
- Health research
- Natural sciences and/or engineering
- Social sciences and humanities
Application Deadline
November 1, 2023How To Apply
Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to
University of Saskatchewan on grad.usask.ca to apply
