Canada Graduate Scholarships Master’s Program

Scholarship Value: $17,500 for 12 months, Non-renewable.

You are here to find information about scholarships and the Canada Graduate Scholarships Master’s program is to help develop research skills and train highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies.

Description

The CGS M program provides financial support to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in an eligible master’s or, in some cases, doctoral program in Canada (refer to Eligibility for more information). This support allows these scholars to fully concentrate on their studies in their chosen fields.

The CGSM program supports up to 3,000 students annually in all disciplines and is administered jointly by Canada’s three granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The selection process and post-award administration are carried out at the institutional level, under the guidance of the three agencies. Students submit their application to the institution.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply, you must

1. Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) as of the application deadline date.
2. Be enrolled in, have applied for or will apply for full-time admission* to an eligible graduate program at the master’s or doctoral level at a Canadian institution with a CGS M allocation.
3. Respect the internal deadline to apply for admission for your intended program of study—contact the faculty of graduate studies (or its equivalent) at the selected Canadian institution(s) for more detailed information.
4. Have completed, as of December 31 of the year of application.
5. Either between 0 and 12 months of full-time studies (or full-time equivalent) in the program for which you are requesting funding,** which may be one of the following:
   1. A master’s program
   2. A doctoral program that you are entering directly from a bachelor’s program without having ever been enrolled in any graduate programs (direct-entry)
   3. A combined master’s-doctoral program
   4. A master’s program that will transition to an eligible doctoral program, either before or after award activation, with no master’s degree conferred (fast-track)
   5. A master’s program for which the degree requirements will be completed before the end of the award, allowing the award to continue into an eligible doctoral program between 4 and 12 months of full-time study (or full-time equivalent) in an eligible master’s 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:

1. Not have held or be currently holding a CGS M scholarship from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC
2. Have achieved a first-class average**, as determined by the host institution, in each of the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent)
   1. Note: Institutions may, at their discretion, accept CGS M applications from individuals who have not obtained a first-class average; contact your proposed host institutions to determine their use of this eligibility criterion
3. Submit a maximum of one scholarship (master’s or doctoral) or fellowship application per academic year to either CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC
   1. Note: Should more than one application be submitted, the eligible application submitted first chronologically will be retained
   2. Note: Nominations to the  Vanier CGS program and applications to the  Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program do not count toward this limit (other exceptions may apply to CIHR internships)

Application Procedure Submit your application in three institutions using the research portal

Deadline

The deadline for CGS M applications is December 1, before 8:00 p.m. (ET). Complete applications must be submitted by the deadline. If the deadline falls on a weekend, applications must be submitted by the following business day before 8:00 p.m. (ET).