Presentation - Doctoral 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 15 terms (5 yrs) of a PhD 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 de la nature et technologie (FRQ-NT)
• Fonds de recherche du Québec en santé (FRQ-S)

$20,000/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).

NSERC

Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS)

NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships (PGS)

• CGS – Doctoral    $35,000 / year (for 2 or 3 years)
• PGS – Doctoral    $21,000 / year (for 2 or 3 years)

SSHRC

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS)

SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships

• CGS – Doctoral    $35,000 / year (for 3 years)
• Doctoral  Fellowship    $20,000 / year (up to 4 years)

CIHR

Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS)

CIHR Ph.D. Foreign Study Awards

• CGS – Doctoral  $35,000* / yr (for 3 yrs)
• Ph.D. Foreign Study Award  $35,000* / yr (for 3 yrs)

* $30,000 plus $5000 research allowance

Criteria common to all councils

• be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada;
• Intend to pursue, in the following year, full-time graduate studies and research in a PhD
• not have already received a doctoral scholarship or fellowship from SSHRC, NSERC or CIHR to undertake or complete a doctoral degree or combined MA/PhD
• you must not hold, or have held, a CGS D, a Vanier CGS or a doctoral scholarship from NSERC, CIHR or SSHRC.

Criteria specific to NSERC

• hold, or expect to hold (at the time you take up the award), a degree in science or engineering from a university whose standing is recognized by NSERC (if you have a degree in a field other than science or engineering, NSERC may accept your application at its discretion).
• have obtained a first-class average (a grade of "A-") in each of the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent).
• you must have completed, as of December 31 of the year of application, between zero and 24 months of studies (full-time equivalent) in the doctoral program for which you are requesting funding.

Criteria specific to SSHRC

• be applying to pursue first PhD (or equivalent);
• be pursuing doctoral studies in the social sciences or humanities;
• as of December 31st of the year of applications, you must have completed between zero and 40 months of studies (full-time equivalent) in the doctoral program for which your are requesting funding.

Criteria specific to CIHR

• All candidates must have completed a minimum of 12 months of graduate study at the Master's or PhD level and no more than 22 months in the Ph.D. as of the application deadline.
• Students who transferred from a Master’s to the PhD in less than 12 months are eligible to apply if they have no more than 30 months in the PhD and students who were admitted directly from a bachelor’s to the PhD are eligible to apply if they have no more than 34 months of PhD studies as of the application deadline.

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:  30%
• As demonstrated by past academic results, transcripts, awards and distinctions.

Research ability or potential

• Weighting:  50%
• 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.

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) was created to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and to establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning.

VALUE - $50,000 per year for 3 years

• Scholarships are available to both Canadian and international PhD students
• Students must be nominated  by a recognized Canadian university with which they intend to pursue their PhD studies
• Candidates must apply via ResearchNet
• be seeking financial support to pursue your first doctoral degree (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD). Note that only the PhD portion of a combined degree is eligible for funding;
• have completed no more than 20 months of doctoral studies as of May 1, 2017
• have achieved a first-class average, as determined by your university, in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent (UO has defined a first class average to be 8.0/10 (A-)); and
• not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC to undertake or complete a doctoral degree.

Find out more about the Vanier CGS.