Regulations Governing the Use of Fellowship and Scholarship Funds

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Guide for SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship holders, Canada Graduate Scholarships doctoral and master's scholarship holders and Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship holders, registered at Canadian universities

Introduction

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) have harmonized their policies and procedures for the payment and administration of awards for postgraduate study. Award holders will receive payment of their awards through their university, which will also be responsible for managing the awards according to the councils' regulations.

The information in this Guide supersedes all SSHRC's statements on award regulations.

It is intended for use by students holding one of the following awards at a Canadian university:

• SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship
• Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Scholarship
• Canada Graduate Scholarships Master's Scholarship
• William E. Taylor Fellowship
• Queen's Fellowship
• Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship

Please read this Guide carefully. It contains essential information regarding the payment and administration of your award.

SSHRC reserves the right to change award regulations and to interpret the provisions of this Guide, as well as any conditions attached to an award.

Note: All personal information collected by SSHRC is subject to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.
In this Guide:

• "your university" refers to the university at which you are registered as a full-time student during the tenure of your award.