Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral (CGSD) $35,000

NSERC Post-graduate Scholarship (PGS) - $21,000

NSERC provides doctoral scholarships to students pursuing a doctoral degree in natural sciences and engineering. To apply you must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.

Students currently registered at UVic, on an approved leave from UVic or who were registered in a degree program at UVic in this calendar year (Jan – Dec 2022) must be nominated by UVic and therefore are required to participate in the UVic internal adjudication process.

To be eligible to apply, you must

• be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada), as of the application deadline
• have completed no more than 24 months of full-time study in your doctoral program by December 31 of the calendar year of application if previously enrolled in a graduate program
• have completed no more than 36 months of full-time study in your joint program by December 31 of the calendar year of application if enrolled in a joint program; such as, MD/PhD, MA/PhD
• if you fall into this category, you have access to the 36-month window whether or not you were previously enrolled in a master’s program
• have completed no more than 36 months of full-time study in your doctoral program by December 31 of the calendar year of application if enrolled directly from a bachelor’s to a PhD program (without having completed or enrolled in another graduate program)
• direct-entry applicants must be enrolled in their doctoral program at the time of application

Note: To maximize your potential period of funding, you may be eligible to apply to the CGS M program for your first year of doctoral funding. You are responsible for choosing the type of award for which you apply. See Other restrictions below for more information.