The objective of the Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master’s (CGS M) Program is to help develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies.
Value
$27,000 for one year, non-renewable
Application Deadline
December 1 of each year
*If the deadline falls on a weekend, applications must be submitted by the following business day before 8:00 p.m. (ET).
Application Process
Complete applications must be submitted by the deadline using the research portal
For more information regarding the eligibility criteria and application process, please visit the CGS-M website.
Transcripts
All transcripts must be official. Official transcripts are defined as transcripts issued by the Registrar's Office. Transcripts from other sources, such as those printed from the student's account on the institution's website, are not official.
For University of Ottawa transcripts only, you may submit a PDF copy of your UO transcript available via uoZone.
Up-to-date transcripts are defined as transcripts dated or issued in the fall session of the year of application (if currently registered) or after the last term completed (if not currently registered).
If you have not provided the up-to-date official transcripts needed to determine whether you have achieved a first-class average in each of the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent), your application will be deemed ineligible.
If your transcripts include transfer credits from another institution, the original transcript with the grades shown should be included, or your application may be deemed ineligible.
Opening the envelope to scan the transcript will not render it unofficial for the CGS M competition.
Retain the paper copy of any uploaded transcripts, as you may be asked to provide it for verification purposes.
Notification of results
Offers of awards will be available in the Research Portal as of April 1. Alternate offers may be made up until January 31 of the next calendar year. It is your responsibility to regularly check the Research Portal between April 1 and January 31 for the results of the competition.
Accepting or refusing the scholarship
To view the application status, log in to your Research Portal account and click Open to access the Application Overview page (which contains your application, the CCV and all attachments). In the Application status section, you will be able to view the current application status. When the results are released, your application will be given one of four statuses: Offered, Alternate, Not offered or Ineligible.
Applications may be deemed Ineligible as early as the day following the application deadline. If your application is deemed Ineligible, you will receive an automated e-mail notifying you of this update.
If you are offered an award, you will have 21 days from the date of each offer of award to accept or decline through the Research Portal. The status of offers not accepted within the 21 days will automatically be changed to declined.
You may accept only one CGS M offer. Once an offer has been accepted, the system will automatically change all other offers and statuses to declined, and you will not be eligible to receive further offers.
When you accept a CGS M offer in the Research Portal, you must select an award start date from the three dates that will appear. These represent the three available start dates for activating your award (for more information refer to the Tri-agency research training award holder’s guide). If you select an incorrect start date during acceptance, it cannot be corrected in the Research Portal. You must contact the Financial Aid and Awards Service at [email protected].
If you accept an offer of award and you are on an alternate list for admission to your program of study, your CGS M award will be conditional upon admission to the program of study. An offer of award is considered official only once you have been formally accepted by the institution in the program of study to which you have applied.
Resource: Tri-agency research training award holder’s guide
* The information on this page is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment from the University of Ottawa.
The selection committee’s decisions are final. The dean (or delegate) of the faculty offering the program will hear appeals only on procedural grounds.