Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral (CGS-D) - Information Session
The Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (CGS-D) Program promotes research excellence in a wide variety of disciplines and broad fields of health, natural sciences and engineering, and social sciences and humanities, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research. This support allows scholars to fully concentrate on their doctoral studies, 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. This information session will discuss the CGS-D program requirements and application process.
Value: $35,000 per year for 3 years
Eligibility:
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 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 joint program by December 31 of the calendar year of application if enrolled in a joint program; such as, MD/PhD, MA/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
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 must be enrolled in their doctoral program at the time of application
See the below links for further eligibility criteria and award information:
