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​Canada Graduate Research Scholarship Doctoral (CGRS D)


Major changes -

  • Applicants of any citizenship are now eligible to apply, but non-Canadians not holding "protected persons status", must be registered in their doctoral program for Fall 2025.

  • Eligibility window extended. Number of months in programis now up to 36 months for ALL applicants.


Canada's three federal granting agencies have been working together to further harmonize and launch the Canada Graduate Research Scholarships - Doctoral (CGRS D) Programs. These replace the CGSD and still include a common webpage, harmonized application timeline, and program descriptions. ​

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

More information on the CGRS D program including eligibility, application process, and selection process is posted on the new.

Students will still apply via each agency specific web site linked from the new.

Application portals open 08 July for CIHR & SSHRC and 09 July for NSERC.

Reminder - Option for voluntary self-identification asIndigenous person(First Nation, Inuk (Inuit), or Métis) within their application.

  • Institutional applications: Considered for submission to the national competition beyond the institutional quota.

Reminder - EDI requirement for applicants

  • Mandatory application component where applicants are asked to indicate whether diversity considerations are applicable to their research and to provide a justification.

Reminder - Protected persons are eligible to apply to the Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Research Scholarship program

  • See the for information on ProtectedPersonsstatus

Application information specific to ɫƵ is posted below.

Value & Duration

$40,000.00 (per year for 3 years)

Deadlines

  • During Summer semester, communicate with your Academic Unit:Graduate Program Contacts
  • 22 September- online application submission(08:00 p.m.) Late submissions will not be accepted.

*Please be sure to communicate with yourAcademic Unit regarding nomination process, deadlines and any specific document requirements

Eligibility

*** The following informationis an excerpt only and has been copied from the following agency web page:

It is applicant's responsibility to verify if any changes have taken place.

To be eligible to apply, you must:

  • have completedno more than 36 monthsof full-time study in their doctoral program by December 31,the PhD portion of the joint professional undergraduate/PhD program (such as MD/PhD, JD/PhD, DVM/PhD) or the joint program (such as MA/PhD, MSc/PhD, MBA/PhD) for which you are requesting funding.
  • have completed no more than 36months of full-time study in their doctoral programby December 31if transferred directly from Bachelors to a PhD(must be enrolled in the PhD) or enrolled in a joint program, e.g., MD/PhD, MA/PhD; number of months are counted from 1st registration in the program; NOTE: You may be able to maximize your potential period of funding by applying to the (CGRS M) program if you are eligible.You are responsible for choosing the award program to which you apply.
  • submit only one doctoral award application in a given academic year.
  • not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC.

International applicants

If you are not a Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada, or protected person under subsection 95(2) of theImmigration and Refugee Protection Act(Canada), you must be enrolled in your doctoral program of study at an eligible Canadian institution at the time of application.

Other restrictions:

  • You can submit a maximum of one scholarship or fellowship application per academic year to either CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC.If you submit more than one application, only the eligible application submitted first will be retained.
  • You can apply a maximum of three times to this funding opportunity
  • You cannot have already received a doctoral-level scholarshipfrom CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC.
  • You cannot hold a tenure or tenure-track appointment or be on leave from such an appointment concurrently with your CGRS D award (some exceptions apply; see thefor details).

Number of months

Eligibility for CGRS D is based on the number of months of full-time study, including summer months, toward the degree for which you are requesting funding byDecember31 of the calendar year of application. Two terms of part-time study count as one term of full-time study.

Note: The agencies count all studies toward the doctoral degree for which funding is requested, whether or not they were completed at the degree-granting institution.

Fast-track and joint programs

Fast-track: If you were registered in a master’s program and subsequently transferred to a doctoral program (fast-track), the months of study completed are calculated starting from the date on which you transferred into the doctoral program.

If you are registered in ajoint professional undergraduate/PhD program(such as MD/PhD, JD/PhD, DVM/PhD), only the months of study in the PhD portion will be counted.

Interdisciplinary Research

  • Students seeking support for interdisciplinary research in areas covered by more than one of the granting agenciesNSERC,CIHRandSSHRC(for example, research inBiomedical Engineering) shouldrefer to “well before the deadline.
  • For questions on how to categorize a proposal, consult with the granting agency webpage at

How to Apply

To complete the application process, refer to the appropriate agency’s instructions.

Check with your unit if they want something from you before your submission deadline.

  • CIHR instructions (link to come)
  • NSERC instructions (link to come)
  • SSHRC instructions (link to come)

Where to direct your application

You must apply either through a Canadian institution or directly to the appropriate agency, depending on your registration status on the application deadline date and/or your registration status during the calendar year of application. Where you intend to hold the award has no impact on the channel through which you must apply.If you fail to submit your application through the correct channel, your application will not be considered.

To determine the correct channelrefer to the table below

Applicant’s status at time of application Where to DIRECT YOURapplication
Currently registered in a degree program at a Canadian institution with a doctoral award quota.

Note: This includes applicants on an approved leave of absence from a Canadian institution with a doctoral award quota.
The Canadian institution at which the applicant is currently registered.
Currently registered concurrently at a Canadian institution with a doctoral award quota and at a foreign post-secondary institution (e.g., in a cotutelle). The Canadian institution at which the applicant is currently registered.
Not currently registered in a degree program but were registered at any other time during the calendar year of application in a degree program at a Canadian institution with doctoral award quota. The Canadian institution at which the applicant was registered in a degree program.
Currently registered at an institution (Canadian or foreign) without a doctoral award quota for the selected agency. Directly to the appropriate agency.
Not registered at any time during the calendar year of application in a degree program at a Canadian institution with a doctoral award quota for the selected agency. Directly to the appropriate agency.

If you are unsure of your registration status in the calendar year of application, contact the Graduate Program where you will be conducting your PhD studies.

Additional Resources

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  • (ɫƵ has a quota)
  • ɫƵ Webinar presentation slidesFall 2024(Fall 2025 coming soon)
  • Although this is CIHR, it is VERY helpful for any funding application.
  • Selection Criteria (coming soon)
  • NSERC Checklist (coming soon)
  • SSHRC Checklist(coming soon)
  • CIHR Checklist (coming soon)

Required documents

  • All UP TO DATEofficial university transcripts (with respective transcript key/legend)obtained by student and MUST include CURRENT Fall 2025 even though no grades will be indicated.Includeall official transcripts(with respective transcript key/legend) to support any transfer credits. Verify the appropriate agency instructions for attaching transcript files to your application. ɫƵ will not accept unofficial transcripts from other institutions.

How to deal with pdf transcripts for upload

Downloadable ɫƵ Transcript Key

**CIHR signature pages (3 pages)** note that CIHR applications going through ɫƵ's electronic nomination processneed ONLY the supervisor's signature.Please see this"How-to"to guide you.

Post-Award Information

If you have been awarded the above fellowship, please refer to Getting Paid & Maintaining Fellowship.Among other items, this pagecontains respective agency Award Holder's Guides, Payment Activation forms etc.

The deadlines for submitting these items in order to avoid delays in award payments are as follows:

Award Start Date

Activation/PaymentDocument Deadlines

Ongoing Eligibility

May 1

Apr 15

Apr 15

Sep 1

Jul 15 (current student) | Aug 1 (new)

Jul 15

Jan 1

Dec 1

Dec 1

Please note that should the awardee’s student enrollment status change in any way during the course of the award, it is the responsibility of the awardee to notify the Academic Unit, GPS GraduateFunding , and the Agency.

Contact

For more information, please contact yourAcademic Unitor consult the

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