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Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program is designed to support world-class doctoral students who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health-related fields.
See Award Application Tips to learn more about the application process for External/Government Funded Awards.
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Successful holders of this award may be eligible to be nominated for the SSHRC Talent Award.
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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 →
Canadian Graduate Scholarships
Featured Award Recipient
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Zoe is a Resource and Environmental Management (REM) PhD Student researching how new technologies can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector over time and how policy can ensure that these technologies are compatible with climate change goals. (Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and a Graduate Fellowship)
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Jason is a Social Psychology PhD student researching human social cognition and emotions and helping to develop community prosociality programs. (Community Engaged Research Initiative Graduate Research Fellowship, Graduate Dean Entrance Scholarship at SDFU, SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master's, & Arthur and Ancie Fouks Graduate Entrance Award in Public Service)
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Emmanuel is a Chemistry PhD student researching on fuel cells and how they can be made cheaper and more efficient with environmentally friendly starting materials. (MITACS Research Training Award, Chemistry Graduate fellowship (3), and NSERC Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship)
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Amanda studies how stress and sleep patterns may affect women's reproductive development.
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Alexandra studies the properties of networks for her doctoral research in mathematics.
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Kathryn aims to devise new graph algorithms to solve computational problems.
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Abdelrahman's research focuses on powering smart wearable devices.
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Katherine studies the assessment of violent behavior and psychopathic personality.
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Denise researches and creates design guidelines for VR to help enhance people's well-being.
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Natalie's research on the genetic features of the HIV virus aims to bring us closer towards a cure.
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Sarah's research involves a multi-faceted approach to modeling bumble bee dynamics.
How to Apply
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Check eligibilityConfirm that you meet all the criteria below before you apply for a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS). Check out the Vanier eligibility criteria → |
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Review evaluation criteriaWhen evaluating nominations, both the prestige of the Vanier CGS and the stage and nature of the candidate's academic career is considered. Each application is reviewed by the selection committee using a multi-step review process.Learn more about the Vanier selection criteria → |
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Prepare your applicationUse our Vanier Application Worklist as a guide to manage your time while completing your application.Download Vanier Application Worklist → |
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Complete your applicationFollow the application instructions. Complete applications must be submitted no later than September 12th. No late applications will be accepted.View application instructions → |
Competition Timeline (Fall 2021)
| September 9 11:59 PM |
Student deadline to submit the full application on ResearchNet |
| September 22 | Departmental deadline to submit rankings to GPS |
| October 13/14 | University Scholarship Selection Committee (USSC) deadline to make final decisions |
| October 15-25 | Students who have been selected to go forward can update their applications |
| November 2 | Final submission deadline |
Transcripts
Unofficial (or official if you have them) transcripts can be emailed to gpsaward@sfu.ca (attn: Stephanie Santoso).
Or they can be mailed to:
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Maggie Benston Student Services Centre
1100 Simon Fraser University
ATTN: Stephanie Santoso (Vanier)
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6