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 2023) must be nominated by UVic and therefore are required to participate in the UVic internal adjudication process.
Amount
up to $35,000
Application deadline
2023 UVic deadline TBD
Are you eligible?
NSERC CGSD Eligibility NSERC PGS Eligibility.
How to apply
To be considered for NSERC doctoral scholarships complete the application in the NSERC online system by Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
If you have transcripts that include transfer credit from another institution, the original transcript with grades shown (and legend) are required. Ensure all transcripts are uploaded by the required deadline. After submission your application will be checked to be sure it is correct and complete and you will be contacted by email to advise you of any required changes if necessary. Applications are reviewed by your academic unit and then scored by the UVic NSERC Selection Committee.
All applicants will be notified in late November to let you know if your application has been chosen by UVic.
Read both the NSERC application instructions and the application procedures carefully before beginning your application.carefully before beginning your application.
Application help
Lisa Pender, UVic Scholarship Officer is available to help you apply for NSERC doctoral funding including:
- determining your eligibility & selecting the correct research council
- clarifying application instructions
- completing the application
- tips to get strong reference letters
- tips for writing a strong research proposal
- NSERC, Dr. Steve Perlman (stevep@uvic.ca) will be available to work with students and provide feed back and tips on the research portion of their application
NSERC workshop:
Email your questions to Lisa at fgsaward2@uvic.ca or schedule a meeting to discuss your application.