The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) program is designed 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 engineering, and health-related fields. Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada, and international students are eligible to be nominated for a Vanier Scholarship, which is valued at $50,000 per year for up to three years.
The application is completed online on ResearchNet: https://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/LoginServlet.
UBC Vanier application deadline: 12 noon (PT – Vancouver time) on Thursday, August 31 2023
Graduate program nomination deadline: 4:00 pm PT on Tuesday, September 19 2023
Note: Vanier CGS requires official transcripts – unofficial transcripts are not accepted for non-UBC transcripts. For details on transcript requrements, applicants are recommended to review our Vanier webpage (section ‘ Application Procedures’).
For more information, including eligibility requirements, application procedures, and nomination procedures, please visit the G+PS Vanier webpage: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/vanier-scholarship.
Important to note:
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: The Vanier CGS program encourages equity, diversity and inclusion, as part of the Tri-Agency’s broader commitment to excellence in research and research training in Canada. Resources for applicants, institutions, referees and the selection committees are available at: http://www.vanier.gc.ca/en/equity_diversity_inclusion-equite_diversite_inclusion.html. Applicants are encouraged to review the resources before they begin writing their application.
- Self-Identification of Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and/or Métis) Applicants: Additional funding allocations may be made available to the University to accommodate applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and/or Metis). Applicants who choose to self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and/or Metis) should complete the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) Voluntary Self Identification Form (https://vanier.gc.ca/en/pdf/vanier_cgs-besc_vanier_indigenous_self-identification_form-bil.pdf) and upload it within their application.