RRU's
Financial Aid & Award team has targeted these major Doctoral research
scholarships for which we will provide application and administrative
support. There are lots of other scholarships out there and you can find
them through following tips in this blog. Please
contact those agencies directly with any questions. They’re the experts
regarding their funding program.
To
be competitive for many of the major doctoral scholarships you’ll need an
already established history in the field of research you’re planning to
conduct, whether as a researcher or a professional, and have a reasonable list
of publications in your name in that subject area – publications are a MUST in
my opinion. Having presented at conferences would be an asset.
Personally
speaking, I’m a big fan of Mitacs because of its high success rate. The next
most reasonable competition is the SSHRC Doctoral Awards, described below, for
research related to social science or humanities. If you’re not researching the
social sciences, consider NSERC for natural science, or CIHR for any
health-related research.
Before
you start your program, please check out RRU’s Entrance Awards for some
Doctor of Social Science-specific opportunities. After your first day of class
you can start to participate in our In-Course Award competitions.
You may find our blog about
applying for awards as an interdisciplinary student helpful.
SSHRC Vanier Canada
Graduate Scholarship
The
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program is designed to attract
and retain world-class doctoral students by offering them a significant
financial award to assist them during their studies at Canadian universities.
This program provides 500 Canadian and international doctoral students each
year with highly prestigious scholarships valued at $50,000 per year for three
years.
RRU
is able to submit one application every three years to the national
competition for funding through the Social Science and Humanities Research
Council.
Vanier
scholars are doctoral students of the highest calibre who demonstrate:
• academic excellence (all “A”s or nearly so in all past post-secondary study)
• research potential (determined through presenting a strong research proposal, has past publications, received other awards and honours, conference presentations, etc.)
• leadership (personal achievement, involvement in academic life, relevant community involvement, civic engagement, etc)
• academic excellence (all “A”s or nearly so in all past post-secondary study)
• research potential (determined through presenting a strong research proposal, has past publications, received other awards and honours, conference presentations, etc.)
• leadership (personal achievement, involvement in academic life, relevant community involvement, civic engagement, etc)
If
the 3-year allocation hasn't yet been used, students enrolled in the first year
of RRU's Doctoral program will be emailed a "Call for Applications"
in the spring for the November nomination deadline. This will be a short-form
competition to seek a potential Vanier Scholar. If a candidate who fulfills the
Vanier description above is found, we will assist him or her through the full
application process.
Application
deadline: a short-form competition will be run in each spring RRU has a
remaining allocation. One student may be invited to complete the full
application by November that year.
SSHRC Doctoral Awards
The SSHRC Doctoral
Fellowships and Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS)
Doctoral Scholarships aim to develop research skills and assist in the training
of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high
standard of scholarly achievement in undergraduate and graduate studies in the
social sciences and humanities. Applicants apply for both awards by completing one
application form. The top tier of Doctoral Fellowship recipients get
upgraded to the CGS award.
Some
CGS recipients may be considered for the honour of having their scholarship
named a “Canada Graduate Scholarship to Honour Nelson Mandela,” should SSHRC
deem their application to be aligned with at least one of five themes
championed by Mandela: national unity; democracy; freedom and human rights;
leadership; children’s participation in society; and children’s health. They do
a key word search in application titles to assign this extra honour.
RRU
is able to submit three applications to SSHRC to compete nationally for
renewable awards valued up to $35,000/year, renewable for up to three
years. I don’t yet know how many awards are available Canada-wide, but
ask me late September if it’s important to you.
Visit
the SSHRC Doctoral Awards program information
page
to view the funding program description, eligibility requirements and the
application form
Application
deadline: mid-October
NSERC Alexander Graham
Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral Program and NSERC Postgraduate
Scholarships-Doctoral Program
The Alexander
Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral Program (CGS D) and NSERC
Postgraduate Scholarships-Doctoral Program (PGS D) provide financial support to
high caliber scholars who are engaged in a doctoral program in the natural
sciences or engineering. The CGS D will be offered to the top-ranked applicants
and the next tier of meritorious applicants will be offered an NSERC PGS D.
RRU
is able to submit applications to NSERC to compete nationally for renewable
awards valued up to $35,000/year for up to three years.
Visit
the NSERC program information
page
to view the funding program description, eligibility requirements and the
application form
Application
deadline: mid-October
CIHR Frederick Banting
and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Awards (CGS-D)
The
program provides special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a
doctoral degree in a health-related field in Canada.
RRU
is able to submit applications to CIHR to compete nationally for renewable
awards valued up to $35,000/year for up to three years.
Application
deadline: mid-October
Mitacs Accelerate
Mitacs-Accelerate
is a graduate research internship program which connects graduate students and
post-docs in any discipline at Canadian Universities with companies through
short- to medium-term research projects which address a company need. During a
Mitacs-Accelerate internship, the intern spends approximately half of his or
her time onsite with the company, collecting data and interacting with staff;
the balance of time is spent at the university, developing innovative
approaches to solving the research challenge in collaboration with faculty and
fellow students.
The
program provides grad students and postdocs with the unique opportunity to
apply their research to an issue faced by a company while making vital
connections with industry. Faculty members benefit also from the program as it
can be a stepping stone to establishing a greater collaboration with a private
sector partner.
For
each four-month internship, the company contributes $7,500 which is matched by
Mitacs through the support of the Networks of Centres of Excellence’s
Industrial R&D Internship Program and the BC Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and
Innovation. Of the $15,000, the intern receives a minimum $10,000 stipend with
the remaining $5,000 supporting other costs associated with the research
project.
For
more information about the Mitacs-Accelerate program, check out this blog dedicated to Mitacs, watch this video, visit www.mitacs.ca/accelerate, or
contact Nolan Beise, Mitacs Business Development
Specialist.
McKenzie King Open
Scholarship
The
Open Scholarship is available to graduates of Canadian universities who
pursue graduate study in any discipline, in Canada or elsewhere.
The
awards will be based on high academic achievements (typically all A’s or very
nearly so), personal qualities, and demonstrated aptitudes. Consideration will
also be given to the applicant’s proposed program of study.
RRU
is able to submit two applications to the McKenzie King Scholarship
Selection Committee for consideration. One Open Scholarship is awarded each
year and the value has recently been about $8,500 but it is subject to change.
Application
deadline: annually on February 1st
Trudeau Scholarship
Each year, the
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation rewards outstanding doctoral candidates who
are enrolled or about to be enrolled in a social sciences and humanities
program and who are doing research in areas related to our four themes. This
award, the most prestigious of its type in Canada, has continuously attracted
the very best scholars in the social sciences and humanities, individuals with
a passion for public engagement and who are likely to become leading national
and international figures.
RRU is able to
submit up to eight applications to the national competition for
renewable awards valued up to $60,000/year for up to four years. Success rate
is around 6%.
Visit
the Trudeau Scholarship program information page to view the funding program
description, eligibility requirements and the application form.
Application
deadline: mid-November
Please
note that the deadlines listed in the Trudeau Scholarship application are for
when the nominations are due to them (i.e. RRU’s deadline to nominate). We must
first hold an internal competition to select our nominees.
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