Fully-funded, Vanier Scholarships in Canada, 2020. for International Students

Vanier Canadian Scholarships in Canada for International Students: Applicants are invited for the 2019/2020 Vanier Canadian Graduate Scholarship (VCGS) to study in Canada. The scholarships are open to students from all countries and can be accessible through a nomination process. For more details about the eligibility for this scholarship and how to be nominated, read through the instruction on this post carefully.

Scholarship Sponsor(s): Vanier Canadian Scholarships.

Scholarship level: Postgraduate Research Studies

Scholarship Type: Full Research Scholarships

Slots: Not Stated

Scholarship Worth:  Scholarship awarded in full, worth not stated

Subject Eligibility: Scholarship covers Health research, Natural sciences and/or engineering research and Social sciences and humanities research.

Country/Candidate Eligibility: Students from all nationalities can apply

English Language Requirement: Not a necessary requirement.

Scholarship Eligibility and Selection Criteria: To be qualified for the 2019 Vanier Canadian Scholarships in Canada for International Students, the following eligibility criteria should be met.

• Applicants must be nominated by only one Canadian university, which must have received a Vanier CGS allocation;
• Applicants must be pursuing their first doctoral degree (including joint undergraduate/graduate research program such as: MD/PhD, DVM/PhD, JD/PhD – if it has a demonstrated and significant research component). Note that only the PhD portion of a combined degree is eligible for funding;
• Applicants must not have completed no more than 20 months of doctoral studies as of May 1, 2019.
• Applicants must not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC, or SSHRC to undertake or complete a doctoral degree.

Application Procedures for the 2019 Vanier Canadian Scholarships in Canada for International Students – How-to-Apply: 

Application for the scholarship begins with a nomination and can be done online through suitable platforms.

Interested applicants must be nominated by a Canadian Institution with a quota at which they want to study. Candidates cannot apply directly to the Vanier CGS program.

Read: Nomination Pocess

Visit: Official Scholarship Link 

Application Deadline: November 6, 2019 (20:00 EST).