Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative

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• Description
• Value and duration
• Eligibility
• Application process
• Merit review
• Regulations, policies and related information
• Contact information

Description

The Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative will provide financial support to meritorious Indigenous students who have applied to the Canada Graduate Scholars—Master’s program (CGS M).

Value and duration

The Indigenous Scholars Award is valued at $27,000 over 12 months.

The Indigenous Scholars Supplement is valued at $5,000 over 12 months.

Eligibility

Applicants must: 

• be eligible to apply to the CGS M program;
• self-identify at the time of application as Indigenous for the purposes of this initiative;
• adhere to the Tri-agency Policy on Indigenous Citizenship and Membership Affirmation and the associated directive, if selected for an award; and
• have had their application deemed meritorious in the CGS M review process.

Meritorious applications include all applications that have received the status “Offered” or “Alternate” in the Research Portal (see selection process for the CGS M program for more information):

• Offered: CGS M applicants who are offered and accept a CGS M award and who are eligible for the Indigenous Scholars Award will keep the CGS M award and will be offered the Indigenous Scholars Supplement, to the limit of available funding.
• Alternate: CGS M applicants eligible for the Indigenous Scholars Award who are not offered a CGS M award but whose applications are considered meritorious and who are selected as alternate candidates will be offered, to the limit of available funding, both the Indigenous Scholars Award and the Indigenous Scholars Supplement.
  • Note: NSERC will use the results of the Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative to offer awards through the CGS M program. NSERC will also continue to offer Indigenous Scholars Supplements.

Application process

Applicants who meet the eligibility requirements for this funding stream must apply through the CGS M program.

Applicants must select “Indigenous Scholars Award and Supplement Pilot Initiative” in the drop-down menu in the “Supplements/Joint Initiatives” section of the application form, under the “social sciences and/or humanities” or “natural sciences and engineering” field of research.

Merit review

Applications to the CGS M program are reviewed first by institutional selection committees, as outlined in the selection process for the CGS M program.

The CGS M merit review process is used to determine potential recipients under the Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative. Should there be more applications than funds available, however, SSHRC and NSERC will each form a selection committee to rank the CGS M applications eligible for the award and supplement using the CGS M selection criteria.

Regulations, policies and related information

SSHRC and NSERC reserve the right to determine the eligibility of applications, based on the information included. They also reserve the right to interpret the regulations and policies governing their funding opportunities, including the Tri-aAgency Policy on Indigenous Citizenship and Membership Affirmation and the associated directive.

All applicants and award holders must follow the applicable policies, regulations and guidelines, as well as the regulations set out in the Tri-agency research training award holder’s guide.

Location of tenure

Awards and supplements must be held at the institution where the offer originates. Awards and supplements are not intended to be portable; however, exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis at SSHRC and NSERC’s discretion.

Contact information

For more information, contact the appropriate agency:

NSERC
schol@nserc-crsng.gc.ca

SSHRC
fellowships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca

Toll-free: 1-855-275-2861

Date modified:

2024-08-30