**Reminder-听 Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot听Initiative **
The Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative will provide financial support to meritorious Indigenous students who have applied to the听听(颁骋厂听惭).
Meritorious applications include all applications that have received the status 鈥淥ffered鈥� or 鈥淎lternate鈥� in the Research Portal (see for more information):
- Offered: CGS M applicants who are offered and accept a CGS M award and who are eligible for the Indigenous Scholars Award will keep the CGS M award and will be offered the Indigenous Scholars Supplement, to the limit of available funding.
- Alternate: CGS M applicants who are not offered a CGS M award but whose application is deemed meritorious by being deemed an alternate candidate and who are eligible for the Indigenous Scholars Award will be offered, to the limit of available funding, both the Indigenous Scholars Award and the Indigenous Scholars Supplement.
Value & Duration
- Indigenous Scholars Awards : $27,000听(one year non-renewable)
- Supplements :听$5,000听(one year non-renewable)
Deadline
Student - December 2 (8:00 p.m. ET) - Submission of online application to
Eligibility
Applicants must:听
- be eligible to apply to the CGS听M program;
- self-identify as Indigenous for the purposes of this initiative;
- 听and have had their application deemed meritorious in the CGS听M review process.
- and
- have had their application deemed meritorious in the CGS听M review process.
How to Apply听(special added instructions)
Applicants who meet the eligibility requirements for this funding stream must apply through the听. (See "How to Apply" in the CGSM section below)
- provide a one-page (3,000 characters maximum) personal statement;
**Reminder -听 Black student researchers听Initiative **
The Government of Canada has deployed additional funds to increase direct support for Black student researchers. CGS M applicants who self-identify as Black and provide consent in their application to be considered for funds designated for specific groups may be able to receive this funding through a scholarship as part of this initiative. Each agency has a limited number of additional CGS M awards reserved for this initiative.听 For more information, consult the .
Meritorious applications include all applications that have received the status听 鈥淎lternate鈥� in the Research Portal (see for more information):
- Alternate: CGS M applicants who are not offered a CGS M award but whose application is deemed meritorious by being deemed an alternate candidate and who are eligible for the Black student researcher initiative maybe offered, to the limit of available funding, a CGS M award.
Value & Duration
- Black student researchers Initiative -CGS M: $27,000 (one year non-renewable)
Deadline
Student - December 2 (8:00 p.m. ET) - Submission of online application to
Eligibility
Applicants must:听
- be eligible to apply to the CGS听M program;
- self-identify as a Black scholar for the purposes of this initiative;
- 听and have had their application deemed meritorious in the CGS听M review process.
How to Apply听(special added instructions)
Applicants who meet the eligibility requirements for this funding stream must apply through the听. (See "How to Apply" in the CGSM section below)
- After the fall deadline of the regular application process (02 December 2024), all applicants will be asked to provide self-identification information via a questionnaire. Applicants who self-identify as Black and provide their consent to be considered for funds targeted towards specific groups will be eligible.
CGS Master's:听
Value & Duration
$27,000 (one year non-renewable)
Deadline
Student听-听December 2听(8:00 p.m. ET) -听Submission of online application to .
*Please be sure to communicate with the听Academic Unit regarding admissions process, deadlines and requirements.
Eligibility
To be to apply, you must:
- be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person* under subsection 95(2) of the听Immigration and Refugee Protection Act听(Canada) as of the application deadline date. *NOTE: Protected persons must select "Refugee" under Citizenship in the Canadian Common CV.
- be enrolled in, have applied for, or will apply for full-time admission*听to an eligible graduate program at the master鈥檚 or doctoral level at a Canadian institution with a CGS M allocation.听*Note: Applicants who are not currently enrolled in their intended graduate program must submit an application for admission at 成人VR视频听by the deadline set for the intended graduate program
- have completed, as of December 31 of the year of application, between zero and 12听months of full-time studies (or full-time equivalent) in:
- the master鈥檚 program for which you are requesting funding; or
- the doctoral program for which you are requesting funding if you were admitted into a doctoral program directly from your bachelor鈥檚 program (you were never registered in a master鈥檚 program, or you are registered in a combined Master鈥檚-PhD program); or
- a master鈥檚 program, but are requesting funding for a doctoral program (an example is a student who is fast-tracking from a master鈥檚 to a doctoral program within 12听months of starting their Master鈥檚 and is seeking funding for the first 12听months of their doctoral program);听
- or between听4 and 12听months听of full-time study (or full-time equivalent) in an eligible master鈥檚 program for which the degree requirements will be completed before activation of the award, allowing it to be activated during the first 12 months of the subsequent doctoral program for which you are requesting funding
- not have previously held a CGS M;
- achieved a first-class grade point average, as determined by 成人VR视频,听in each of the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent)听
- submit a maximum of ONE CGS M application per year (the Research Portal will allow the application to be submitted to up to three universities 鈥� refer to ).
Interdisciplinary Research
Students seeking support for interdisciplinary research in areas covered by more than one of the granting agencies听NSERC,听CIHR听and听SSHRC听(for example, research in听Biomedical Engineering) should听refer to听 鈥溙�.
Subject Matter Eligibility:
How to Apply
There is one single application platform for all CGS Master鈥檚 students. Applicants are required to categorize their proposed 鈥渇ield of research鈥� (i.e., health CIHR, natural sciences and engineering NSERC, social sciences and humanities SSHRC). For questions on how to categorize a proposal, consult with the granting agency webpage at听听well before the deadline.
The Research Portal will instruct applicants to select up to three universities where they wish to hold the award. Please consult the听for more details.听
The online application via the 鈥�鈥澨� is hosted by听NSERC and on their website.听Students should only submit their applications to听universities where they are currently enrolled or where they anticipate submitting an application for admission.
- Application tutorials:
Offers from 成人VR视频 will only be made to students who will be admitted to an eligible Master鈥檚 program of study at 成人VR视频. These offers are not transferable to another institution.
Be sure to read the Agency webpage听.
Additional Resources
- NSERC is hosting the following question and answer sessions for the CGS M program听follow the link for Nov 2024 dates
Required Details & Documents
Full application form on the Research Portal that must include:
- Field of Research that is appropriate
- 成人VR视频 MUST be indicated as one of the Proposed Host Organizations with correct Faculty听and Academic Unit/ Department / Division name
- Outline of proposed research - uploaded by applicant in correct format
One (1)听page for Proposal.听Proposal may NOT extend into next page AT ALL.
One (1)听page for Bibliography/Citations.
**Be SURE to adhere to ALL specified formatting; especially with respect to number of pages permitted per document or document section. Non conforming formatting may render application inadmissible.
- Up-to-date official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate studies must be included in the听application, including transcripts for the CURRENT FALL SEMESTER.听 Transcripts must be accompanied by their respective transcript key/legend.
How to deal with 成人VR视频 pdf transcripts for upload
Downloadable 成人VR视频 Transcript KEY
- Two听Reference Assessments -听A tutorial video for听is now available. Please share this with your referee.
- Canadian Common CV -This must be validated for the correct funding agency.听
Post-Award Information
If you have been awarded the above fellowship, please refer to Accepting, activating and maintaining your award.听Among other items, this page听contains links to respective agency Award Holder's Guide, Payment Activation forms etc.
The deadlines for these items are as follows:
|
Award Start Date |
Activation/Payment |
Progress Report |
|
May 1 |
Apr 15 |
Apr 15 |
|
Sep 1 |
Jul 15 (in-course) |
Jul 15 |
|
Jan 1 |
Dec 1 |
Dec 1 |
Please note that should the student status change in any way during the course of the award, it is the responsibility of the awardee to notify the Academic Unit, GPS Funding Unit, and the Agency.
Contact
For more information, please contact your听Academic Unit听or consult the听.
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