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SSHRC'S CGS & Doctoral Awards

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) runs the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program Doctoral Scholarships (CGSD) and SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships award under their Talent Program.

See Award Application Tips to learn more about the application process for External/Government Funded Awards.

Canadian Graduate Scholarships

Deadline to Apply:
October 1, 2020

CGSD Award Value:
$35,000 per year for up to three year

SSHRC DF Award Value:
20,000 per year for up to four years

Candidate Eligibility:

  • Canadian citizens
  • permanent residents of Canada

International students are not eligible to apply

Successful holders of this award may be eligible to be nominated for the SSHRC Talent Award. Learn more →

Undertaking SSHRC research? Consider applying to the annual SSHRC Storyteller's competition, where you may receive $3,000, attend the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, and possibly present at the SSHRC Impact Awards. Learn more →

Students apply in one competition - the CGSD will be offered to the top-ranked applicants and the next tier of meritorious applicants will be offered a SSHRC DF.

SSHRC Resources

Visit SSHRC's Resource Centre for Students →

* 2019SSHRCPresentation.pptx
Get some tips: 2019 PowerPoint Presentation

How to Apply

Check eligibility

Confirm that you meet all the criteria below before you apply for a CGSD and SSHRC DF.

Check out the SSHRC eligibility criteria →

Review evaluation criteria

Applications are adjudicated, and available funds awarded, through a merit review process. 
Applications (whether sent directly to SSHRC or via the institutions) are evaluated by multidisciplinary selection committees covering broad research areas. 
Learn more about the evaluation criteria →

Prepare your application

Use our SSHRC Applicant Worklist as a guide.

Download our SSHRC Applicant Worklist →

Apply using online portal

Follow the application instructions found within the SSHRC Online Portal
Go to SSHRC online portal →

Competition Timeline

October 1
11:59 PM		 Student deadline to submit the full application on SSHRC’s Online Portal
November 9-10
 University Scholarship Selection Committee (USSC) deadline to make final decisions
November 12-17 Students who have been selected to go forward can update their applications
November 20 FINAL submission deadline

Official Transcripts

Transcripts can be mailed to our mailing address or emailed to gpsaward@sfu.ca.

Our mailing address:

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Maggie Benston Student Services Centre
1100 Simon Fraser University
ATTN: Stephanie Santoso
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6