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.

Applications are invited from International students who are looking to undergo a degree program in any Canadian Institution.

Course Level: PhD

Eligible Countries: ALL

Areas Of Research:

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

Value Of Scholarships: The scholarships is worth $50,000 per year for three years

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Applicants must not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC, or SSHRC to undertake or complete a doctoral degree.
  • 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 as of May 1, 2019.
  • 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.

Method of Application: 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.

See How To Be Nominated Here

Scholarship link

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31st October 2018