Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships(Vanier CGS) were created to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and to establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning. The scholarships are towards a doctoral degree (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD).

Brief Description | Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

Scholarship Sponsor(s): Canadian Government

Host Institution(s):ÂCanadian Universities with Vanier CGS allocation

Scholarship Worth: $50,000

Number of Awards:Â166

Study Level: PhD

Nationality: Domestic & International Students

Deadline: before 1 Nov 2022 (annual)

Eligibility | Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

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 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 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 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;

• have completed no more than 20 months of doctoral studies as of 1 May 2023

• have completed no more than 32 months of full-time study in their doctoral program, by 1 May 2023 if:

• enrolled in a joint graduate research program, e.g., MD/PhD, MA/PhD, DVM/PhD. Applicants that fall into this category have access to the 32-month window whether or not they were previously enrolled in a Master’s program; or
• accelerated directly from a Bachelor’s to a PhD (no time spent in a Master’s program); or
• accelerated from a Master’s degree into a Doctoral program without obtaining the Master’s degree.

• 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 degree.

Areas of research:

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

Benefit

Valued at $50,000 per year for three years during doctoral studies

How to Apply | Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

Candidates must be nominated by a Canadian Institution with a quota at which they want to study. Candidates cannot apply directly to the Vanier CGS program.  Â

Applications are initiated in one of two ways. Either the student informs the faculty of graduate studies at the selected institution of their intent to apply to the Vanier CGS program OR the institution initiates the nomination process by contacting the desired candidate.