Updated on: 03 May 2025

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
  • Provider:Government of Canada
  • Deadline:30 Apr 2025

Expired

Degrees:

PhD

Location:

Canada

About Scholarship:

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.
 

Key Dates:

July – November 2024: Applicants seek a nominating institution and prepare and submit the application package.
Internal Deadline (varies): Contact the nominating institution for a specific date.
October 30, 2024 (20:00 EDT): Deadline for institutions to submit nominations to the Vanier CGS program.
November 2024 – March 2025: Review and evaluation of nominations.
Early April 2025: Anticipated notification of results. Nominees will be notified by email when the results are available on ResearchNet.
May 1, 2025; September 1, 2025; or January 1, 2026: Payments begin.
 

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship is valued at $50,000 annually for three years during doctoral studies.

Required Language: English

Eligible Countries: Permanent residents of Canada, Canadian citizens, and Foreign citizens
(i)You should be pursuing your first doctoral degree (including a joint undergraduate/graduate research program such as MD/PhD, DVM/PhD, or JD/PhD – if it has a demonstrated and significant research component). Only the PhD portion of a combined degree is eligible for funding.
(ii)You should not have completed more than 20 months of doctoral studies as of May 1, 2024
(iii)You should be nominated by only one Canadian institution, which must have received a Vanier CGS quota.
(iv)You should 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;
        -You must not hold or have held a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC, or SSHRC to undertake or complete a doctoral degree.
        -You should 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.

If you are passionate about making a difference and have the drive and determination to succeed, apply for a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship today and take the first step towards an exciting future.

 

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