Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships 2021 for Postgraduate Students

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Are you interested in pursuing your Postgraduate degree program in Canada? If yes, here’s an opportunity for you. The Canadian university through the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships invites application from students who want to undertake their degree program in the institution.

This scholarship program is taken at Canadian Universities with Vanier CGS allocation. Without exception, the Vanier CGS is tenable only at the eligible Canadian institution that submitted the nomination.

Foreign citizens like Nigerians are eligible to be nominated for a Vanier CGS.

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Eligible Countries

International

Type

PhD

Areas of Research

• Health research
• Natural sciences and/or engineering research
• Social sciences and humanities research

Eligibility

• Applicants must be nominated by only one Canadian university, which must have received a Vanier CGS allocation.
• Applicants must be pursuing their first doctoral degree (including joint undergraduate/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 combined degree is eligible for funding.
• Applicants must not have completed no more than 20 months of doctoral studies 
• Applicants must have achieved a first-class average, as determined by your university, in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent. Candidates are encouraged to contact the University for its Definition of a first-class average.
• Applicants must not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC, or SSHRC to undertake or complete a doctoral degree.

How to Apply

Interested applicants must be nominated by a Canadian Institution with a quota at which they want to study. Candidates cannot apply directly to the Vanier CGS program.

Check How to be Nominated Here

For More Information, visit the Official Webpage

Scope of Vanier Graduate Course

Up to 166 scholarships are awarded annually;
A total of up to 500 scholarships are active at any time.

Value

$50,000 per year

Duration of the Course

3 years (non-renewable)

Scholarships are distributed equally between the three federal granting agencies:

VGC Selection Criteria

Academic Excellence

Research Potential

Leadership (potential and demonstrated ability)

VGC Timelines

Features

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.

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