Doctoral Personnel Awards for Indigenous Scholars

In order to be eligible to apply for the 2025/26 Doctoral Personnel Award for Indigenous Scholars, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Applicants must self-identify as Indigenous.
• As of the application deadline date applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada or Protected Persons under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada).
• At the time of submission, applicants must either
  • (a) be enrolled in a Doctoral program at an eligible Canadian institution,
  • (b) have applied for full-time admission to a Doctoral program at an eligible Canadian institution, with a start date of no later than September 30, 2025, or
  • (c) are intending to reclassify from a Master’s to a Doctoral program at eligible Canadian institution, with a date of no later than September 30, 2025. Applicants must submit confirmation from their institution of being enrolled/accepted/reclassified as a full-time student; or have submitted an application for full-time admission, in a Doctoral program.
• Partial Doctoral Personnel Awards for less than one (1) year of funding are not available.
• Applicants must have an identified research supervisor based at an eligible Canadian institution where the research will be undertaken.