Deadline- November 6, 2012
Countries/Region-Canada
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) offers invitation for Canadian Applicants for PhD in the fields of Social sciences, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Engineering, and Health.
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) was created to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and to establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning. It is worth $50,000 per year for three years and is available to both Canadian and international PhD students studying at Canadian universities.
Eligibility–
- be nominated by only one Canadian university, which must have received a Vanier CGS allocation
- be seeking financial support to pursue applicants first doctoral degree (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD)
- intend to pursue, in the summer semester or the academic year following the announcement of results, full-time doctoral (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD) studies and research at the nominating university
- have completed no more than 20 months of doctoral studies as of May 1, 2012
- have achieved a first-class average, as determined by your university, in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent
- not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, SSHRC or NSERC to undertake or complete a doctoral degree (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD).
Eligibility to Hold an Award–
- be registered as a full-time student at the nominating Canadian institution, and be pursuing a doctoral degree (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD); and
- remain enrolled and demonstrate continued satisfactory progress in their doctoral program.
Part-time studies–
A Vanier CGS may be held by students who are registered part time because of a disability. For this purpose, disability is defined as “a functional limitation resulting from a physical, sensory or mental impairment, which, for an indefinite period, affects the ability of the student to perform the activities necessary to participate fully in his or her learning.” For eligible part-time students, Vanier CGS award funding will be equivalent to a full-time award spread over a longer period of time.
Canadian federal government employees–
Canadian federal government employees are eligible to hold a scholarship only if on an unpaid leave of absence (no salary or special allowances permitted).
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