Description:
The scholarship is offered to encourage and retain the finest doctoral students. Purpose of the scholarship is to introduce Canada as a global center of excellence in research and higher learning. The scholarships lead toward a doctoral degree or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD.
Scholarship Provider:
Canadian Universities with Vanier CGS allocation. The Vanier CGS is only tenable for the eligible Canadian Institution which is submitted for nomination.
Area of Study:
PhD programmes or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD is available in health research, natural science and/or engineering research. There is also have opportunity in social sciences and humanities research.
Benefits of this Scholarship:
- The scholarship will provide $50,000 per year
- The amount will be provided for three years
Eligibility:
To qualify for a Vanier CGS,
- Applicant must be elected by only one Canadian university, which must have received a Vanier CGS allocation;
- Applicant need to pursue 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 will consider eligible for funding.
- From the applicants whoever intend to begin, in the summer semester or the academic year after the announcement of results, full-time doctoral (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD) studies and research at the nominating university; they need to note that only the PhD portion of a combined degree is eligible for funding;
- The applicants must have spent not more than 20 months of doctoral studies as of May 1, 2017;
- They have achieved a first-class average, as determined by their respective university, in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent. Candidates are encouraged to contact with the University for its Definition of a first-class average.
- They must have not already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC, or SSHRC to undertake or complete a doctoral degree.
How to Apply:
- Canadian Institutions must be nominate candidates with a quota at which they want to study otherwise Canadian candidates cannot apply directly to the Vanier CGS program.
- Applications can apply for the scholarship in two ways:
- The student can inform the faculty of graduate studies at the selected institution of their intent to apply to the Vanier CGS program
- The institution can initiate the nomination process by contacting with the desired and eligible candidate.
- Applications need to be prepared by the student
- They need to submit the application to the nominating institution by their internal deadlineusing the Research Net application system.
- The nominating institution then forwards recommended nominations to the Vanier-Banting Secretariat (the Secretariat) by 2November 2016.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the application form and to know the complete details on how to apply for this scholarship.
Website:
Official Scholarship Website: http://www.vanier.gc.ca/en/home-accueil.html
See also: List of Scholarships in Canada
