Vanier Canada Graduates Scholarship (Vanier CGS) 2013-2014
OVERVIEW
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier
CGS) program was created to attract and retain world-class doctoral students
and to establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher
learning. It is worth $50,000 per year for three years and is available to both
Canadian and international PhD students studying at Canadian universities. For
more information, see:
Eligibility :
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier
CGS) program aims to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by
supporting students who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard
of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and/or
humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health.
Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada
and foreign citizens are eligible to be nominated for a Vanier CGS.
In an effort to support students in broadening
their research horizons and seeking new challenges, the Vanier CGS program
strongly encourages candidates to pursue their studies beyond the university that
granted their undergraduate and/or graduate degrees.
ELIGIBILITY
FOR NOMINATION
To be considered for a Vanier CGS, you must:
be nominated by only one Canadian university, which
must have received a Vanier CGS allocation;
be seeking financial support to pursue your first
doctoral degree (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD). Note that only the PhD portion
of a combined degree is eligible for funding;
intend to pursue, in the summer semester or the
academic year following the announcement of results, full-time doctoral (or
combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD) studies and research at the nominating university;
Note that only the PhD portion of a combined degree is eligible for funding;
have completed no more than 20 months of doctoral
studies as of May 1, 2014 (see calculating months of doctoral studies below);
have achieved a first-class average, as determined
by your university, in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent.
Candidates are encouraged to contact the university for its definition of a
first-class average; and
not have already received a doctoral-level
scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC to undertake or complete a
doctoral degree.
Calculating months of doctoral studies
All prior doctoral-level studies, regardless of
discipline, are considered in the evaluation of eligibility. The Vanier-Banting
Secretariat will count two months of part-time study as one month of full-time
study.
In the case of students who are registered in a
combined MA/PhD program, a direct-entry doctoral program or who are accelerated
from a master’s program into a doctoral program without obtaining the master’s
degree, the Vanier-Banting Secretariat will not include the first 12 months of
graduate study in the evaluation of eligibility.
In the case of students who are registered in a
combined MD/PhD degree program, all months of doctoral-level study within the
combined degree program are considered in the evaluation of eligibility.
All interruptions, delays, part-time studies and MD
studies within an MD/PhD degree program must be indicated in the special
circumstances attachment.
Example: If you were completing full-time doctoral
studies as of January 1, 2013, with no interruptions during this period, the
Vanier-Banting Secretariat will consider you as having completed 16 months of
doctoral studies as of May 1, 2014. If, during this period, you were on leave
from your program for four months, the Vanier-Banting Secretariat will consider
you as having completed 12 months of doctoral studies. If, in addition to
having taken one semester off, you had been registered part-time for one
semester (i.e., four months), the Vanier-Banting Secretariat will consider you
as having completed 10 months of doctoral studies.
ELIGIBILITY
TO HOLD A VANIER CGS
Without exception, the Vanier CGS is tenable only
at the eligible Canadian university that submitted the nomination.
To hold the Vanier CGS, the candidate must:
be registered as a full-time student at the
nominating Canadian university and be pursuing a doctoral degree (or combined
MA/PhD or MD/PhD); and
remain enrolled and demonstrate continued
satisfactory progress in their doctoral program.
Part-time studies
A Vanier CGS may be held by students who are
registered part-time because of a disability or family responsibilities. For
this purpose, disability is defined as “a functional limitation resulting from
a physical, sensory or mental impairment, which, for an indefinite period,
affects the ability of the student to perform the activities necessary to
participate fully in his or her learning” and family responsibilities is
defined as “the primary responsibility for providing personal care to a
dependent family member (e.g., pre-school children, infirm spouse or parent)
which affects the ability of the student to perform the activities necessary to
participate fully in his or her learning”. For eligible part-time students, the
Vanier CGS will be equivalent to full-time funding spread over a longer period
of time.
Canadian federal government employees
Canadian federal government employees are eligible
to hold a scholarship only if an unpaid leave of absence is taken (no salary or
special allowances permitted).
MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS
Candidates may only apply to the same federal
granting agency’s doctoral scholarship/fellowship program and the Vanier CGS
program simultaneously within the same academic year. Applications to more than
one federal granting agency are not eligible. In addition, concurrently holding
more than one federal granting agency scholarship/fellowship is not permitted.
SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE FEDERAL GRANTING AGENCY
The candidate’s proposed research project and
doctoral program of study must be eligible within the mandate of the federal
granting agency to which the nomination is submitted. If in doubt, universities
must consult with the Vanier-Banting Secretariat in advance of submitting the nomination. This
also applies to nominations involving interdisciplinary fields of research or
research areas that span the mandates of two or more of the federal granting
agencies.
Information on CIHRs mandate and subject matter
eligibility is available on the CIHR website.
Information on NSERCs mandate and subject matter eligibility
is available on the NSERC website.
Information on SSHRCs mandate and subject matter
eligibility is available on the SSHRC website.
Additional information on selecting the appropriate
federal granting is available at science.gc.ca website.
DEADLINE
The deadline date is November 6, 2013 (8:00 p.m. Eastern
Time).
Canadian universities must submit all nominations
to the Vanier-Banting Secretariat via ResearchNet by the deadline date.
Note: Each Canadian university has an internal
deadline date for students to submit their applications. The Canadian
university should be contacted for this information.
REVIEW
PROCESS
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships are awarded
after a competitive review process.
University
review
Students must be nominated by an eligible Canadian
university. The scholarship liaison officer at each eligible Canadian university
is responsible for coordinating the university review to determine the selected
candidates and forwarding those nominations to the Vanier-Banting Secretariat
—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council (NSERC) or the Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council (SSHRC)—in accordance with their university's allocation.
Selection
committees
Once submitted to the Vanier-Banting Secretariat,
each nomination is evaluated by an agency-specific selection committee. Each
selection committee recommends the top 55 or 56 candidates (for a combined
total among the three federal granting agencies of up to 167 candidates) to the
Vanier-Banting steering committee based on the candidate's academic excellence,
research potential and leadership (potential and demonstrated ability).
Vanier-Banting
steering committee
The Vanier-Banting steering committee, which is
comprised of the presidents of the three federal granting agencies and the
deputy ministers of Industry Canada and Health Canada make the final decisions
on funding. Each year, the Vanier-Banting steering committee approves up to 167
Vanier Scholars for funding based on the recommendations of the agency-specific
selection committees. The Vanier-Banting steering committee also oversees the
program's process, policies and results to ensure that the program achieves its
objectives.
WHEN CAN THE
VANIER CGS BE TAKEN UP?
Once notified of the results, Vanier Scholars may
take up their Vanier CGS on May 1, 2014, September 1, 2014 or January 1, 2015.
The start date chosen must not overlap with any prior federal granting agency
funding received and the Vanier Scholar must be registered for full-time
studies at the Canadian university as of the Vanier CGS start date.
SUPPLEMENTARY
FUNDING
Vanier Scholars who are citizens or permanent
residents of Canada may also be eligible for supplementary funding. Please
visit the following websites to view available opportunities:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
QUESTIONS:
For more information regarding the Vanier CGS
program, please contact: vanier@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
For more details visit: http://www.vanier.gc.ca/eng/home-accueil.aspx
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