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​Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master's (NSERC/SSHRC & CIHR)


**Reminder- Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements PilotInitiative **

The Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative will provide financial support to meritorious Indigenous students who have applied to the(ҳ).

Meritorious applications include all applications that have received the status “Offered” or “Alternate” in the Research Portal (see for more information):

  • Offered: CGS M applicants who are offered and accept a CGS M award and who are eligible for the Indigenous Scholars Award will keep the CGS M award and will be offered the Indigenous Scholars Supplement, to the limit of available funding.
  • Alternate: CGS M applicants who are not offered a CGS M award but whose application is deemed meritorious by being deemed an alternate candidate and who are eligible for the Indigenous Scholars Award will be offered, to the limit of available funding, both the Indigenous Scholars Award and the Indigenous Scholars Supplement.

Value & Duration

  • Indigenous Scholars Awards : $27,000(one year non-renewable)
  • Supplements :$5,000(one year non-renewable)

Deadline

Student - December 2 (8:00 p.m. ET) - Submission of online application to

Eligibility

Applicants must:

  • be eligible to apply to the CGSM program;
  • self-identify as Indigenous for the purposes of this initiative;
  • and have had their application deemed meritorious in the CGSM review process.
  • and
  • have had their application deemed meritorious in the CGSM review process.

How to Apply(special added instructions)

Applicants who meet the eligibility requirements for this funding stream must apply through the. (See "How to Apply" in the CGSM section below)

  • provide a one-page (3,000 characters maximum) personal statement;

**Reminder - Black student researchersInitiative **

The Government of Canada has deployed additional funds to increase direct support for Black student researchers. CGS M applicants who self-identify as Black and provide consent in their application to be considered for funds designated for specific groups may be able to receive this funding through a scholarship as part of this initiative. Each agency has a limited number of additional CGS M awards reserved for this initiative. For more information, consult the .

Meritorious applications include all applications that have received the status “Alternate” in the Research Portal (see for more information):

  • Alternate: CGS M applicants who are not offered a CGS M award but whose application is deemed meritorious by being deemed an alternate candidate and who are eligible for the Black student researcher initiative maybe offered, to the limit of available funding, a CGS M award.

Value & Duration

  • Black student researchers Initiative -CGS M: $27,000 (one year non-renewable)

Deadline

Student - December 2 (8:00 p.m. ET) - Submission of online application to

Eligibility

Applicants must:

  • be eligible to apply to the CGSM program;
  • self-identify as a Black scholar for the purposes of this initiative;
  • and have had their application deemed meritorious in the CGSM review process.

How to Apply(special added instructions)

Applicants who meet the eligibility requirements for this funding stream must apply through the. (See "How to Apply" in the CGSM section below)

  • After the fall deadline of the regular application process (02 December 2024), all applicants will be asked to provide self-identification information via a questionnaire. Applicants who self-identify as Black and provide their consent to be considered for funds targeted towards specific groups will be eligible.

CGS Master's:

Value & Duration

$27,000 (one year non-renewable)

Deadline

Student-December 2(8:00 p.m. ET) -Submission of online application to .

*Please be sure to communicate with theAcademic Unit regarding admissions process, deadlines and requirements.

Eligibility

To be to apply, you must:

  • be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person* under subsection 95(2) of theImmigration and Refugee Protection Act(Canada) as of the application deadline date. *NOTE: Protected persons must select "Refugee" under Citizenship in the Canadian Common CV.
  • be enrolled in, have applied for, or will apply for full-time admission*to an eligible graduate program at the master’s or doctoral level at a Canadian institution with a CGS M allocation.*Note: Applicants who are not currently enrolled in their intended graduate program must submit an application for admission at ƬƵ Universityby the deadline set for the intended graduate program
  • have completed, as of December 31 of the year of application, between zero and 12months of full-time studies (or full-time 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 (you were never registered in a master’s program, or you are registered in a combined Master’s-PhD program); or
    • a master’s program, but are requesting funding for a doctoral program (an example is a student who is fast-tracking from a master’s to a doctoral program within 12months of starting their Master’s and is seeking funding for the first 12months of their doctoral program);
  • or between4 and 12monthsof full-time study (or full-time equivalent) in an eligible master’s program for which the degree requirements will be completed before activation of the award, allowing it to be activated during the first 12 months of the subsequent doctoral program for which you are requesting funding
  • not have previously held a CGS M;
  • achieved a first-class grade point average, as determined by ƬƵ,in each of the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent)
  • submit a maximum of ONE CGS M application per year (the Research Portal will allow the application to be submitted to up to three universities – refer to ).

Interdisciplinary Research

Students seeking support for interdisciplinary research in areas covered by more than one of the granting agenciesNSERC,CIHRandSSHRC(for example, research inBiomedical Engineering) shouldrefer to “.

Subject Matter Eligibility:

How to Apply

There is one single application platform for all CGS Master’s students. Applicants are required to categorize their proposed “field of research” (i.e., health CIHR, natural sciences and engineering NSERC, social sciences and humanities SSHRC). For questions on how to categorize a proposal, consult with the granting agency webpage atwell before the deadline.

The Research Portal will instruct applicants to select up to three universities where they wish to hold the award. Please consult thefor more details.

The online application via the “” is hosted byNSERC and on their website.Students should only submit their applications touniversities where they are currently enrolled or where they anticipate submitting an application for admission.

  • Application tutorials:

Offers from ƬƵ will only be made to students who will be admitted to an eligible Master’s program of study at ƬƵ. These offers are not transferable to another institution.

Be sure to read the Agency webpage.

Additional Resources

Required Details & Documents

Full application form on the Research Portal that must include:

  • Field of Research that is appropriate
  • ƬƵ MUST be indicated as one of the Proposed Host Organizations with correct Facultyand Academic Unit/ Department / Division name
  • Outline of proposed research - uploaded by applicant in correct format

One (1)page for Proposal.Proposal may NOT extend into next page AT ALL.

One (1)page for Bibliography/Citations.

**Be SURE to adhere to ALL specified formatting; especially with respect to number of pages permitted per document or document section. Non conforming formatting may render application inadmissible.

  • Up-to-date official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate studies must be included in theapplication, including transcripts for the CURRENT FALL SEMESTER. Transcripts must be accompanied by their respective transcript key/legend.

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Downloadable ƬƵ Transcript KEY

  • TwoReference Assessments -A tutorial video foris now available. Please share this with your referee.
  • Canadian Common CV -This must be validated for the correct funding agency.

Downloadable Application Checklist

Post-Award Information

If you have been awarded the above fellowship, please refer to Accepting, activating and maintaining your award.Among other items, this pagecontains links to respective agency Award Holder's Guide, Payment Activation forms etc.

The deadlines for these items are as follows:

Award Start Date

Activation/Payment
Document Deadlines

Progress Report
Deadlines

May 1

Apr 15

Apr 15

Sep 1

Jul 15 (in-course)
Aug 1 (new)

Jul 15

Jan 1

Dec 1

Dec 1

Please note that should the student status change in any way during the course of the award, it is the responsibility of the awardee to notify the Academic Unit, GPS Funding Unit, and the Agency.

Contact

For more information, please contact yourAcademic Unitor consult the.

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