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
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Start date
Once notified of the results, Vanier Scholars may take up their Vanier CGS on May 1, 2023, September 1, 2023 or January 1, 2024.
The start date chosen must not overlap with any prior federal granting agency funding received, and the Vanier scholar must be registered for full-time studies at the nominating Canadian institution as of the Vanier CGS start date.
Change of institution
The Vanier CGS must be taken up at the institution that nominated the scholar for the Vanier CGS. If the Vanier Scholar wishes to study at another institution, they must decline or terminate the Vanier CGS.
Location:
CanadaBenefits
- $50,000 per year for 3 years.
Eligibilities
- be nominated by only one Canadian institution, which must have received a Vanier CGS quota;
- be pursuing your first doctoral degree (including joint program such as MD/PhD, DVM/PhD, or JD/PhD – if it has a demonstrated and significant research component);
- 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;
- have completed no more than 20 months of full-time study in your doctoral program as of May 1, 2023;
- The doctoral program would begin after the completion of a Master’s degree. The months of study completed are calculated from the doctoral enrolment date.
- have completed no more than 32 months of full-time study in your doctoral program (i.e., joint graduate research program, accelerated, previously enrolled without obtaining Master’s degree), by May 1, 2023 if:
- enrolled in a joint graduate research program, e.g., MD/PhD, MA/PhD, DVM/PhD. Applicants in this category have access to the 32-month window whether or not they were previously enrolled in a Master’s program:
- The months of study are calculated starting from the date on which an applicant is officially registered in the joint program (including the Master’s portion of the program).
- enrolled directly from a Bachelor’s to a PhD (not previously enrolled in a Master’s program);
- The months of study completed are calculated from the doctoral enrolment date.
- Previously enrolled in a Master’s program without obtaining the degree.
- The months of study completed are calculated from the original Master’s enrolment date.
- 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 program.
Application Process
- Applications must be prepared, finalized and submitted by applicants using ResearchNet.
- Any information that is not required or exceeds the page/character limits will be removed from the application prior to the review.
- Applicants must preview all components of their application to ensure its completeness.
- Applicants who wish to self-identify as an Indigenous (First Nation, Inuit and/or Métis) applicant to their Canadian institution may do so by completing the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship ( Vanier CGS) : Voluntary Self-Identification Form for Indigenous Applicants [ PDF (253 KB) ] and uploading it to their application. Please note that selection committee members will not be made aware of which applicants have self-identified as Indigenous (First Nation, Inuit and/or Métis)
- The Vanier-Banting Secretariat cannot legally accept an application until the “Consent and Submit” task is completed on ResearchNet.
- These pages provide general instructions, but do not necessarily represent an exhaustive list of all information required to complete an application.
- Format of documents: Refer to “Presentation standards for documents” for the required format. All attachments to your application must be prepared according to the standards provided. Applications submitted that are not prepared according to the instructions provided may be deemed ineligible.
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Application Deadline: November 1, 2022
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