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).