Canadian Government Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Program

The objective of the Canada Graduate Scholarships — Doctoral (CGS D) program is to promote continued excellence in Canadian research by rewarding and retaining high-calibre 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. 

The Canada Graduate Scholarships — Doctoral (CGS D) program is a federal program of scholarships administered by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Scholarships are awarded through national competitions by these three granting agencies.

The CGS D program supports and promotes research excellence in a wide variety of disciplines and broad fields of natural sciences and engineering, health and social sciences and humanities, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research. This support allows scholars to concentrate on their doctoral studies more fully, to seek out the best research mentors in their chosen fields and to contribute to the Canadian research ecosystem during and beyond the tenure of their awards.

• Table of Content
• About Canadian Government
• Canadian Government Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Program
• Aim and Benefits of Canadian Government Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Program
• Requirements for Canadian Government Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Program Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Canadian Government Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Program
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

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Canadian Government Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Program

• Category PhD
• SponsorCanadian Government
• City to study -
• School to study -
• Course to study Not specified
• Application Deadline October 17, 2024

Aim and Benefits of Canadian Government Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Program

Eligibility for CGS D is based on the number of months of full-time study, including summer months, toward the degree for which you are requesting funding by December 31 of the calendar year of application. Two terms of part-time study count as one term of full-time study. 

Value: $35,000 

Note: The agencies count all studies toward the doctoral degree for which funding is requested, whether or not they were completed in the same program or at the degree-granting institution.

Requirements for Canadian Government Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Program Qualification

Consult the eligibility flowchart to confirm your eligibility.

To be eligible to apply, you must

• be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) as of the application deadline
• have completed no more than 24 months of full-time study in your doctoral program or the PhD portion of your joint professional undergraduate/PhD program (such as MD/PhD, JD/PhD, DVM/PhD) by December 31 of the calendar year of application if previously enrolled in a graduate program
• have completed no more than 36 months of full-time study in your doctoral program by December 31 of the calendar year of application if enrolled directly from a bachelor’s to a PhD program (without having completed or enrolled in another graduate program)
  • direct-entry applicants who are not enrolled in their doctoral program should contact the appropriate agency for further guidance.
• have completed no more than 36 months of full-time study in the PhD portion of your joint professional undergraduate/PhD program (such as MD/PhD, JD/PhD, DVM/PhD) by December 31 of the calendar year of application if you have not previously enrolled in another graduate program
  • if you have not previously completed or enrolled in another graduate program, you must be enrolled in your joint MD/PhD program at the time of application
• have completed no more than 36 months of full-time study in your joint program by December 31 of the calendar year of application if enrolled in a joint graduate program (such as MA/PhD, MSc/PhD, MBA/PhD)
  • if you fall into this category, you have access to the 36-month window whether or not you were previously enrolled in a master’s program

Interview date, Process and Venue for Canadian Government Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Program

Through a Canadian institution: Contact your institution (often significantly earlier than the agency’s deadline)
Directly to the agencies: October 17

Application Deadline

October 17, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Canadian Government on www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca to apply

You must apply either through a Canadian institution or directly to the appropriate agency, depending on your registration status on the application deadline date and/or your registration status during the calendar year of application. Where you intend to hold the award has no impact on the channel through which you must apply. Failure to submit an application through the correct channel will result in your application being rejected.

To determine the correct channel, you must

• determine your registration status for the calendar year of application
• determine if that institution has a quota for your selected agency
• refer to the chart and supporting information in the three-page document, Where should I submit my application?  

If you are unsure of your registration status in the calendar year of application, contact your faculty of graduate studies (or its equivalent).