Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships 2024-2025

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships 2024-2025: A Comprehensive Guide to the application process 

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, given by the Canadian government, aids qualifying doctorate candidates in pursuing their postgraduate and research programmes. More than 20 Canadian universities are eligible for the scholarship programme. A prestigious programme, the scholarships are designed to draw and keep top-notch doctoral students.

This scholarship programme chooses its recipients based on their academic ability, aptitude for research, and leadership ability. We shall examine the specifics of the Vanier CGS for the 2024–2025 academic year in this post, along with a comprehensive overview of the application procedure.

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships 2024-2025

Application Opening And Deadlines

Application deadlines are in November for the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, which open in April. The institution will soon have until November 3, 2023, to select names of candidates for the 2024 academic year.

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Application Fees 

There are no application fees required when applying for this scholarship. The scholarship is valued at $50,000. This amount will be given to domestic and foreign students who wish to study for free in Canada through the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships 2024.

All expenses up until the degree’s completion can be covered by these grants. This sum is sufficient to cover one person’s living expenses as well as the cost of tuition, housing, and other costs associated with a free education in Canada.

Documents Needed To Apply 

1. Letter of nomination, with the department head’s signature

2. Canadian Common CV (CCV)

3. Academic Transcripts from all universities attended

4. Letters of support for leadership

5. Individual Leadership Declaration

6. Two letters of recommendation for leadership

7. Referrals to the Project

8. A research proposal

9. Contributions to research

10. Referee Assessments

Courses Offered 

• Health research
• Natural sciences and/or engineering
• Social sciences and humanities

How To Apply 

There are two ways to start a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship application:

One of two things happens: either the applicant notifies the graduate faculty at their preferred university of their willingness to apply to the Vanier CGS programme, or the school contacts a qualified candidate to start the nomination process.

As a start:

1. Open ResearchNet and carry out each of the steps outlined in the Vanier CGS application instructions.

2. Before submitting your application, preview the Full Application Package using the “Preview Application Materials” task.

3. Print the complete application and save it as a PDF.

4. Complete the “Consent and Submit Application” procedure in ResearchNet after double-checking the electronic application.

5. To complete the application process, candidates must submit a nomination package for the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.

Bursary Application Process 

To apply for financial aid, applicants must submit financial statements together with the application form to prove they are in dire financial need.

Eligibility Criteria

• applicants must be Canadian citizens, Canadian permanent residents, or international students.
• must be approved under the Vanier CGS quota, and can only be proposed by ONE Canadian university.
• you must be applying for one of these research programmes: social sciences and humanities research, health research, or research in the natural sciences and/or engineering.
• a first Canadian doctoral degree must be being pursued.
• plan to enrol in a course for full-time doctoral studies and research during the summer semester or the following academic year.
• in each of the previous two years of full-time study, the student must have received a first-class grade.
• NOT have previously held an NSERC, CIHR, or SSHRC doctoral-level fellowship.

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