Study in Canada: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2021/2022 – How to Apply!

Vanier Canada graduate scholarship 2021 At a glance. Named after Major-General Georges P. Vanier, the first francophone Governor General of Canada, the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) program helps Canadian institutions attract highly qualified doctoral students.

  • Scope

    Up to 166 scholarships are awarded annuallyFootnote 1;
    A total of up to 500 scholarships are active at any time.

  • Value

    Valued at $50,000 per year for three years during doctoral studies

  • Duration

    3 years (non-renewable)

  • Scholarships are distributed equally between the three federal granting agencies:
    1. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    2. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    3. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
  • Selection Criteria
    1. Academic Excellence
    2. Research Potential
    3. Leadership (potential and demonstrated ability)

Timelines

  • July – November 2021
    Applicants seek a nominating institution, prepare and submit an application package.
  • Internal Deadline (varies)
    Deadline to submit an application to the nominating institution. Contact the nominating institution for a specific date.
  • November 2, 2021 (20:00 EST)
    Deadline for institutions to submit nominations to the Vanier CGS program.
  • November 2021 – March 2022
    Review and evaluation of nominations.
  • Early April 2022
    Anticipated notification of results. Nominees will be notified by email when the results are available on ResearchNet.
  • May 1, 2022, September 1, 2022, or January 1, 2023
    Payments begin.

Features

The 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 humanities, natural sciences, and/or engineering and health.

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Footnotes

  • Footnote

    Should more funds become available, additional scholarships may be awarded.

How To Apply

Those wishing to apply for a Vanier CGS should verify that the institution to which they are applying for doctoral studies has a Vanier CGS quota. They must then inform the institution that they wish to be considered for a Vanier CGS.

Candidates must be nominated by the institution at which they want to study. Candidates cannot apply directly to the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program. Vanier CGS application packages submitted through ResearchNet will first be submitted to the Canadian institution that will be putting forward their nomination.

Candidates should verify institutional internal deadlines with the administrator at the nominating institution.

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Candidates should read the Selection Committee Guide prior to commencing their application. This guide lists the three evaluation criteria and has useful information on how the criteria are evaluated. Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships selection committees are multidisciplinary, and applications should therefore be written with a non-specialist research audience in mind.

You must also review the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion page before beginning the preparation or review of an application.

To be considered eligible for funding, candidates must attain an average score of at least 3.1 in each of the three criteria.

Tips for applicants new to the Canadian academic system

  1. Begin your application by researching Canadian institutions through the Universities Canada website. We recommend browsing each university’s respective website and thoroughly researching the program of interest in which you would like to complete your doctorate degree, as well as supervisors for your proposed research.
  2. Consult the Vanier CGS quota page in order to ensure that your institution of interest has a quota for the year in which you are applying.
Competition process
  1. Applications are initiated in one of two ways. Either:
    • the student informs the faculty of graduate studies at the selected institution of their intent to apply to the Vanier CGS program; or
    • The institution initiates the nomination process by contacting the desired candidate.
  2. Applications are prepared by the student and submitted to the nominating institution by their internal deadline (set in ResearchNet by the nominating institution) using the ResearchNet application system.
  3. The nominating institution performs the internal candidate selection process.
  4. The nominating institution forwards recommended nominations to the Vanier-Banting Secretariat (the Secretariat) by November 2, 2021 (20:00 Eastern Time).
  5. The Secretariat coordinates the review process.
  6. The Secretariat presents the recommendations to the Tri-Agency Programs (TAP) Steering Committee.
  7. The TAP Steering Committee endorses and approves final decisions for the Vanier CGS program.
  8. Nominated candidates are notified of the competition results in April 2022.
Important notes:
  • Each student can only be nominated once per competition. If more than one institution is interested in nominating an individual student for a Vanier CGS, the student must choose one institution to submit their nomination. Multiple nominations will not be accepted.
  • Based on its quota and an internal evaluation process, the institution will forward its nominations to the Secretariat.
  • The institution is responsible for notifying candidates if their application is not selected for nomination to the Secretariat. The timing for this notification may vary by institution.
  • Students are responsible for contacting the institution for more information about selecting the appropriate federal granting agency, finding the appropriate contact person within a department/faculty, and for advice or questions related to content and how best to present the information in their application.

Application/nomination instructions

Individual application documents can be submitted in either English or French. If another language is required to express a particular idea (e.g., specialized concept), be sure to provide an explanation in French or English.

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A complete Vanier CGS application package includes:

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  • A ResearchNet application form (includes two letters of reference, each with three sections)
  • A CCV (limited entries; please see Completing the Common CV (CCV) for complete information)
  • Research Contributions (maximum one page)
  • A Personal Leadership Statement (maximum 2 pages)
  • Special Circumstances (max 0.5 pages, optional)
  • Two Leadership letters of reference (maximum 2 pages)
  • A Research Proposal (maximum 2 pages)
  • Project References (maximum 5 pages)
  • Transcripts

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Eligibility

Confirm that you and your nominating institution meet all the criteria below before you apply for a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS).

Nominations that do not meet all of the eligibility criteria will be deemed ineligible.

Candidate eligibility
Citizenship

Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada, and foreign citizens are eligible to be nominated for a Vanier CGS.
To be considered for a Vanier CGS, you must:

  • be nominated by only one Canadian institution, which must have received a Vanier CGS quotaFootnote 1;
  • be pursuing your first doctoral degree (including joint graduate research program such as MD/Ph.D., DVM/Ph.D., JD/Ph.D. – if it has a demonstrated and significant research component). Note that only the Ph.D. portion of a joint 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 a joint graduate research program such as MD/Ph.D., DVM/Ph.D., JD/Ph.D.) studies and research at the nominating institution; For joint graduate research program, only the Ph.D. portion of a joint graduate research program is eligible for funding.
  • have completed no more than 20 months of full-time study in their doctoral program as of May 1, 2022;
    • .The doctoral program would begin after the completion of a Master’s degree. The months of study completed are calculated from the doctoral enrolment date.
  • have completed no more than 32 months of full-time study in their doctoral program (i.e. joint graduate research program, fast-track, accelerated), by May 1, 2022, if:
    • enrolled in a joint graduate research program, e.g., MD/Ph.D., MA/Ph.D., DVM/Ph.D. Applicants in this category have access to the 32-month window whether or not they were previously enrolled in a Master’s program:
      • The months of study are calculated starting from the date on which an applicant is officially registered in the joint program (including the Master’s portion of the program).
    • accelerated directly from a Bachelor’s to a Ph.D. (not previously enrolled in a Master’s program);
      • The months of study completed are calculated from the doctoral enrolment date.
    • accelerated (Fast-track) from a Master’s degree into a Doctoral program without obtaining the Master’s degree.
      • The months of study completed are calculated from the original Master’s enrolment date.
  • have achieved a first-class average, as determined by your institution, in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent. Candidates are encouraged to contact the institution for its definition of a first-class average;
  • must not hold, or have held, a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC, or SSHRC to undertake or complete a doctoral program.

Eligibility of program of study

  • An eligible doctoral program must include a significant research component that leads to the completion of a thesis, major research project, dissertation, scholarly publication, performance, recital, and/or exhibit that is merit/expert-reviewed at the institutional level as a requirement for completion of the program.
  • Joint graduate research programs with a professional degree (e.g., MD/Ph.D., DVM/Ph.D., JD/Ph.D.) as well as clinically-oriented programs of study, including clinical psychology, are also eligible programs if they have a significant autonomous research component, as described above.
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Note: Research Net will only allow the creation of one application per applicant. Applicants should only seek a nomination from the institution at which they want to study and are advised to discuss their decision with the nominating institution before they submit the application through ResearchNet.

Number of months of doctoral studies

All prior doctoral-level studies, regardless of discipline, are considered in the evaluation of eligibility and are considered to be continuous, full-time, and uninterrupted unless otherwise confirmed by the institution (including the summer months, unless on official leave). The Vanier-Banting Secretariat (the Secretariat) will count two months of part-time study as one month of full-time study.

Students who studied on a part-time basis must outline their part-time study in the Special Circumstances attachment.

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Nominating institution

The nominating institution must have received a Vanier CGS quota.

Next important date

For students: Consult nominating institution for submission deadline.

For nominating institutions: Deadline: November 2, 2021 (20:00 EDT).

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