The deadline to submit a 2021-2022 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) Competition application to SGS is Tuesday October 6 at 4:00PM.
Background: 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. Vanier Scholars demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and healthrelated fields. Canadian and international students are eligible to be nominated for a Vanier CGS, which is valued at $50,000 per year for up to three years.
General Overview: The Vanier CGS can be held by doctoral students only. Applicants must be nominated by Queen’s University to be sent forward to the national competitions. Both domestic and international students who meet all eligibility criteria may be considered. Nominees must have an overall average of at least A- or the equivalent in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent. Nominees must not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from one of Canada's three federal granting agencies (also known as the Tri-Agencies), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) or the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to undertake or complete a doctoral degree.
Online Application: The online application to the 2021-2022 Vanier CGS competition is now available. Applicants should go to the following websites for complete instructions:
https://vanier.gc.ca/en/home-accueil.html
https://vanier.gc.ca/en/nomination_process-processus_de_mise_en_candidature.html
Interested Cultural Studies students should contact Jen Powell at cs.office@queensu.ca for additional important details.
Thank you!