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  2. TriCouncil (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR) Doctoral Scholarship

TriCouncil (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR) Doctoral Scholarship

Award Quick Look

Deadline: Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Amount: $35,000.00

Student Status: Full Time

Type: External

Citizenship:

  • Canadian
  • Permanent Resident

Programs:

  • Doctor of Philosophy

Program(s):

  • School of Graduate Studies

The objective of the Canada Graduate Scholarships—Doctoral (CGS D) program is to promote continued excellence in Canadian research by rewarding and retaining high-caliber doctoral students at Canadian institutions. By providing support for a high-quality research training experience to awardees, the CGS D program strives to foster impacts within and beyond the research environment.

In addition to the CGS D, each agency has its own doctoral awards. Refer to the appropriate literature for CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC for further details.

Meritorious CGS D applicants may also be eligible for agency-specific doctoral awards. Applicants complete and submit one application to be considered for both a CGS D scholarship and an agency doctoral award. CGS D scholarships are offered to top-ranked eligible applicants.

Deadline

  • INTERNAL DEADLINE OCTOBER 8TH, 2024 22:00 MST

Value

  • CGS-D $35,000 per annum for up to 3 years

Criteria

  • Be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada;
  • For NSERC & CIHR: have completed no more than 24 months of full-time study in their doctoral program by December 31 of the year of application (no more than 36 months if transferred directly from Bachelors to a PhD; fast-tracked or enrolled in joint program, e.g., MD/PhD, MA/PhD);
  • For SSHRC, have completed no more than 48 months of full-time study in their doctoral program by December 31 of the year of application. 
  • submit only one doctoral award application in a given academic year. Nominations to the Vanier CGS program do not count towards this limit;
  • not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC.

Some eligibility requirements for CGS D differ from those of the agency-specific doctoral awards.

Allocation*:
We are an institute with quotas:

  • NSERC: 12 nominations 
  • SSHRC: 3 nominations
  • CIHR: 3 nominations

*NOTES:

  • Institutions may recommend applications from self-identified Indigenous applicants to the doctoral awards competition beyond their application quota. Indigenous applicants must agree to their personal information being used for this purpose by making the appropriate selection in the application form.
  • Each agency has a number of additional scholarships reserved for applicants who self-identify as Black.

Self-identified Indigenous applicants who are required to submit directly to the appropriate agency are automatically evaluated at the national competition.

Applications are completed and submitted online here:

Applicants should complete the agency application that is best aligned with their research subject matter to ensure that it is reviewed by experts in disciplines closest to their field(s) of study.  For more information on selecting the appropriate federal granting agency, refer to science.gc.ca.

The ULethbridge now has digital transcripts and instructions are found on the Student Enrollment and Registration > Resources >  Transcripts webpage. You must include ULethbridge transcripts even if there are no grades.  Be sure you read the scholarship application instructions regarding formatting for transcripts. You must include the legend (Grading System) for your transcripts.  For international transcripts : submit a request to UL registrar’s office to upload them to the secured SGS OneDrive folder that is set up for them. 

NSERC: On-line System, Instructions,  Equity, diversity & inclusion  NSERC video tutorials
NOTE: Transcripts are uploaded by the applicant and therefore, applicants must obtain copies of their transcripts (unofficial are acceptable) and upload as per the Agency's instructions. Retain the copy of any uploaded transcripts, as you may be asked to provide it for verification purposes.

Playlist – Scholarships & Fellowships program application tutorials (English): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6ox0GB7vXYlhaAY7mEqwmMqYK9TGCp1E

SSHRC: On-line System and Instructions 
Transcripts are uploaded by the applicant and therefore, applicants must obtain copies of their transcripts (unofficial are acceptable) and upload as per the Agency's instructions. Retain the copy of any uploaded transcripts, as you may be asked to provide it for verification purposes.

CIHR: ResearchNET and Instructions
Transcripts are uploaded by the applicant and therefore, applicants must obtain copies of their transcripts (unofficial are acceptable) and upload as per the Agency's instructions. Retain the copy of any uploaded transcripts, as you may be asked to provide it for verification purposes.

For evaluation criteria be sure to visit the Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Program website.

Renewal Process:

For Doctoral Awards, you must submit an Annual Progress Report in order for you next year of funding to be put into place. This report should be submitted to the Graduate Funding Facilitator prior to the anniversary of your scholarship to ensure there is no disruption to your payments.

**NSERC is hosting question and answer sessions for Doctoral Scholarship**

 

 

 

 

 

These sessions will be hosted as live Q&A MS teams events. They are supported by a series of informational videos available on the NSERC YouTube channel. These videos are intended to completely replace the presentation portion of the NSERC sessions, allowing NSERC and applicants to engage in a more in-depth and detailed Q&A session than we would normally have time for. Participants should watch the videos in advance and come to the Q&A session with specific questions in mind.

Please attend any of the sessions that best suits your schedule. Registration is not required.

Playlist - Scholarships & Fellowships program application tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6ox0GB7vXYlhaAY7mEqwmMqYK9TGCp1E