Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) are doctoral scholarships launched by the
natural sciences and engineering, or health-related fields. Scholarship recipients receive $50,000 each year for three years.[1] The program supports up to 166 scholars[2]
annually.
The Vanier CGS program helps Canada’s universities attract excellent doctoral students from across Canada and around the world.
Georges Philias Vanier
The Vanier CGS program honours distinguished Canadian soldier and diplomat
governor general of Canada from 1959 to 1967.[citation needed
]
Governance
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships are administered by Canada's three federal research 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]).
Vanier CGS nominees are evaluated by agency-specific multidisciplinary peer review committees.
References
- ^ "Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships". www.vanier.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-07-13.
- ^ "Review process: Overview - Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships". 16 January 2014.