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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. 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 →
Canadian Graduate Scholarships
Featured Award Recipient
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Alexandra studies the properties of networks for her doctoral research in mathematics.
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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.
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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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Abdelrahman's research focuses on powering smart wearable devices.
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Kathryn aims to devise new graph algorithms to solve computational problems.
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Amanda studies how stress and sleep patterns may affect women's reproductive development.
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). |
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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. |
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Prepare your applicationUse our Vanier Application Worklist as a guide to manage your time while completing your application. |
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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. |
Competition Timeline
| September 10 4:30 PM |
Deadline for students to submit official transcripts to GPS |
| September 11 11:59 PM |
Student deadline to submit the full application on ResearchNet |
| September 29 | Departmental deadline to submit rankings to GPS |
| October 20 | University Scholarship Selection Committee (USSC) deadline to make final decisions |
| October 21-29 | Students who have been selected to go forward can update their applications |
| November 3 | 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 (Vanier)
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6
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