Presentation - Master's scholarships - External agencies

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)

Value :  $15,000 + Excellence Scholarships if attending the uOttawa

Duration :  One year (non-renewable: you must apply every year)

May be held during the first 6 sessions (2 yrs) of a master’s program (you must apply 8-12 months prior of the funding beginning)

• Minimum GPA of 8.0/10 (A-)
• Each university in Ontario receiving an OGS allocation administers the entire OGS application process and granting of OGS awards.
  • Each university establishes their own deadlines
  • OGS awards are not transferable between universities
  • OGS awards are not transferable between faculties at UO
  • You must submit an OGS application to each Ontario university with whom you are seeking admission to a graduate program
  • You do not need to be a resident of Ontario
  • -Citizenship: be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, protected person (under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protections Act (Canada)), temporary resident visa or student study permit at the time of the OGS application deadline

• Fonds de recherche du Québec sur la société et la culture (FRQ-SC)
• Fonds de recherche du Québec en nature et technologie (FRQ-NT)
• Fonds de recherche du Québec en santé (FRQ-S)

$15,000/year + Excellence Scholarship if attending uOttawa

Minimum CGPA : Please consult their websites for specifics concerning averages

Candidates must:

• Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (S.C. 2001, c.27).
• Be domiciled in Québec for at least 6 months
• Be resident of Québec within the meaning of Article 5 of the Health Insurance Act and the Regulation respecting eligibility and registration of persons in respect of the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec. (CQLR, c.A-29 and CQLR, c.A-29, r.1).

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Alexander Graham Bell CGS-M

Social Siences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS-M

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Frederic Banting and Charles Best CGS-M

Value:  $17,500 for one year (non-renewable)

• Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
• Have completed, as of December 31 of the year of application, between zero and 12 months of full-time studies (or equivalent) in:
• The master’s program for which you are requesting funding; or
• The doctoral program for which you are requesting funding if you were admitted into a doctoral program directly from your bachelor’s program; or
• A master’s program, but are requesting funding for a doctoral program (an example is a student who is fast-track from master’s to a doctoral program within 12 months of starting their Master’s and is seeking funding for the first 12 months of their doctoral program
• Must have a minimum GPA of 8.0/10 (A-) in each of the last two years of full-time studies
• Not have previously held a CGS-M

DEADLINE:  December 1

Applicants are evaluated and selected according to the general criteria in the following categories.  However please consult each agency’s website for accurate evaluation criteria.

• Academic excellence
• Weighting:  50%
• As demonstrated by past academic results, transcripts, awards and distinctions.

• Research ability or potential
• Weighting:  30 %
• As demonstrated by the applicant’s research history, his/her interest in discovery, the proposed research, its potential contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the field, and any anticipated outcomes.

• Communication, interpersonal and leadership abilities
• Weighting:  20%
• As demonstrated by the applicant’s past professional and relevant extracurricular interactions and collaborations.