Applications are open for Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships 2022. 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 center 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 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.

Scholarship

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.

Eligibility

In order to get consideration for Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, you must

• be nominated by only one Canadian institution, which must have received a Vanier CGS quotaFootnote.
• 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

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)

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