If you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, have
completed or are about to complete a bachelor's degree, or are already
pursuing a master's degree in the humanities or social sciences, you may
be eligible to apply for a master's scholarship.
If you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, have
completed or are about to complete a master's degree or a bachelor's degree
in the humanities or social sciences, or are already pursuing a PhD or
equivalent or a combined MA/PhD, you may be eligible to apply for a doctoral
award.
| Program title |
Application deadline |
Value &
duration |
Results announced |
Apply |
Doctoral Awards
For students applying to, or registered in, a doctoral program or a combined MA/PhD program in the social
sciences or humanities |
Check your
applicant status. If you must apply through your university, the university sets the deadline; if you must apply directly to SSHRC, the deadline is November 5, 2009 |
Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarships: $35,000 per annum for
3 years
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships: $20,000 per annum for 12, 24, 36 or 48 months
|
April 2010 |
Web application form and instructions
Letter of Appraisal (pdf document, 171KB)
Departmental Appraisal (pdf document, 158KB) |
Aileen D. Ross Fellowship
Awarded to an outstanding recipient of a SSHRC doctoral award or Postdoctoral Fellowship conducting research in sociology, specifically research on poverty |
Doctoral: For applicants registered at a Canadian university:
University sets the deadline. For all others: November 5, 2009
Postdoctoral: October 6, 2009 |
$10,000 in addition to the value of the doctoral award or Postdoctoral fellowship
12 months |
Spring 2010 |
No application form. SSHRC will inform the successful recipient of a Postdoctoral Fellowship or doctoral award. |
Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements
A tri-agency program to support Canadian graduate students build global linkages and international networks through exceptional research experiences at research institutions outside of Canada. |
University deadline: Set by university
SSHRC deadline: June 10 and October 10 each year |
Up to $6,000
3 to 6 months |
August and December |
Web application form and instructions
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Queen’s Fellowship
For one outstanding Doctoral Fellow entering a program in Canadian Studies
in Canada |
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Tuition fees and travel allowances in addition to the value of the
doctoral fellowship
12 months |
Spring 2009 |
No application form. SSHRC will inform successful Doctoral award
recipients. |
SSHRC William E. Taylor Fellowship
Annual award for most outstanding SSHRC Doctoral recipient |
|
$5,000, tuition fees, travel allowances in addition to the value
of the doctoral fellowship
Up to 48 months |
Spring 2009 |
No application form. SSHRC will inform the successful Doctoral
award recipient. |
Sport Participation Research Initiative: Doctoral Award Supplements
To help support holders of SSHRC doctoral awards who are doing policy-relevant research on participation in sport in Canada |
For applicants registered at a Canadian university: University
sets the deadline. For all others, November 5, 2009 |
Up to $10,000 in addition to the value of the doctoral award
12 months |
June 2010 |
See details under Description |
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) Program: Doctoral Nominations
For Canadian and international students, nominated by a Canadian university, who are applying to, or registered in, a doctoral program or a combined MA/PhD program in the social sciences or humanities |
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) program is administered by Canada’s three research granting councils (the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council).
For more details, please visit the Vanier CGS website. |