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Government of Canada Scholarships ;Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Program 2020

The Government of Canada started 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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Application portal is now open for the highly qualified doctoral students for the 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Program. The scholarship is valued at $50,000 per year for three years during doctoral studies.

 

 

Eligibility

The following group of people are open to apply for this scholarship; Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada and foreign citizens are eligible to be nominated for a Vanier CGS.

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To be considered for a Vanier CGS, you must:

  1. be nominated by only one Canadian institution, which must have received a Vanier CGS quota;
  2. 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;
  3. 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;
  4. Not have completed more than 20 months of doctoral studies as of May 1, 2020
  5. 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
  6. Must not hold, or have held, a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC to undertake or complete a doctoral degree.

Application Procedures

To apply, candidates

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  1. must be nominated by a Canadian institution with a quota (i.e., a predetermined number of applications that can be put forward to the national competition) to host Vanier scholars.
  2. Candidates should only seek a nomination from the institution at which they want to study.
  3. Candidates must be nominated by the institution at which they want to study. Candidates cannot apply directly to the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program. Vanier CGS application packages submitted through ResearchNet will first be submitted to the Canadian institution that will be putting forward their nomination.
  4. Candidates should verify institutional internal deadlines with the administrator at the nominating institution.
  5. Candidates should read the Selection Committee Guide prior to commencing their application. This guide lists the three evaluation criteria and has useful information on how the criteria are evaluated.
  6. The Secretariat has curated a list of resources to help applicants, institutions, referees, and evaluators consider equity, diversity, and inclusion in their application. All applicants are encouraged to review the resources before they begin preparing their application.
  7. To be considered eligible for funding, candidates must attain an average score of at least 3.1 in each of the three selection criteria listed above.

Deadline for application: November 6th 2019

Application Link: http://www.vanier.gc.ca/en/home-accueil.html

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