Closing date: September 4, 2024
Student type: Domestic and International students are eligible for this scholarship program.
Level of study: graduate studies

Study area: social sciences , humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health.

Scholarship value: $50,000.00/year for three (3) years

Description: The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships program aims to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health.
These prestigious scholarships awarded by CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC help McMaster attract highly qualified doctoral students.

Eligibility:
To be considered for a Vanier CGS, you must:
· Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a foreign citizen;
· Be nominated by only one Canadian institution, which must have received a Vanier CGS quota;
· Be pursuing your first doctoral degree (including joint graduate research program such as: MD/PhD, DVM/PhD, JD/PhD – if it has a demonstrated and significant research component).
· Intend to pursue, in May 2025, September 2025, or January 2026, full-time doctoral (or a joint graduate program such as: MD/PhD, DVM/PhD, JD/PhD) studies and research at the nominating institution; Note that only the PhD portion of a combined degree is eligible for funding;
· At McMaster you must have achieved a first-class average which is an A- (10/12, 80%) or above, in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent; and
· Must not hold, or have a held a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC, or SSHRC to undertake or complete a doctoral degree.

How to apply: apply online
More info:https://gs.mcmaster.ca/current-students/scholarships/vanier-canada-graduate-doctoral-scholarship/