Deadline: 2 November 2021
Open to: Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada and foreign citizens
Benefits: scholarship is valued at $50,000 per year for three years during doctoral studies

Description

Applications are open for the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Program 2022. The Vanier CGS program aims to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students who demonstrate both 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.

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.

The Vanier CGS program helps Canadian institutions attract highly qualified doctoral students.

Eligibility

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 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 joint 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 research program such as: MD/PhD, DVM/PhD, JD/PhD) studies and research at the nominating institution; For joint graduate research program, only the PhD portion of a joint graduate research program is eligible for funding.
• have completed no more than 20 months of full-time study in their doctoral program as of May 1, 2022;
  • The doctoral program would begin after the completion of a Master’s degree. The months of study completed are calculated from the doctoral enrolment date.
• have completed no more than 32 months of full-time study in their doctoral program (i.e. joint graduate research program, fast-track, accelerated), by May 1, 2022 if:
  • enrolled in a joint graduate research program, e.g., MD/PhD, MA/PhD, DVM/PhD. Applicants in this category have access to the 32-month window whether or not they were previously enrolled in a Master’s program:
    • The months of study are calculated starting from the date on which an applicant is officially registered in the joint program (including the Master’s portion of the program).
  • accelerated directly from a Bachelor’s to a PhD (not previously enrolled in a Master’s program);
    • The months of study completed are calculated from the doctoral enrolment date.
  • accelerated (Fast-track) from a Master’s degree into a Doctoral program without obtaining the Master’s degree.
    • The months of study completed are calculated from the original Master’s enrolment date.
• 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 program.

Areas of research:

• Health research
• Natural sciences and/or engineering research
• Social sciences and humanities research

Selection Criteria

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

Benefits

• The scholarship is valued at $50,000 per year for three years during doctoral studies.
• Up to 166 scholarships are awarded annually. A total of up to 500 scholarships are active at any time.

How to apply?

Candidates must be nominated by a Canadian institution with a quota to host Vanier scholars. Candidates should only seek a nomination from the institution at which they want to study.

For students: Consult nominating institution for submission deadline.
For nominating institutions: Deadline: November 2, 2021 (20:00 EDT).

Click here for nomination/application process.

For more information, please visit the official website.