Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral (CGS D)
IMPORTANT message for SSHRC applicants ONLY
*NEW McGill internal deadline: Tuesday, 10 October 2023 at 8:00 AM.
No late or incomplete applications will be accepted.
[excerpt from SSHRC message received 03 Oct 2023 PM] As you know, the SSHRC application system was taken offline on September 26 to address technical issues. As a result, applicants have been unable to submit applications or view previously submitted applications. We now have a status update on the system and what this means for the SSHRC Doctoral Awards competition.
- SSHRC anticipates that the Doctoral Awards competition will once again be live as of end of day on Thursday, October 5. Applications that had already been uploaded to the online system will be reactivated. No further action needs to be taken if you have already submitted your application.
- Referees have been informed of the situation. Although we will be reaching out to them to provide an update once the system is back online, we encourage you to contact them to ensure that they submit their letters of appraisal before the revised deadlines.
McGill’s NEW internal deadline: Tuesday, 10 October 2023 at 8:00 AM - Note: It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all referees, who have not yet completed uploading their appraisal, are made aware of the situation and notified as soon as the system is back up with the new deadline.
Applications to Unit via SharePoint - Friday, 13 October 2023
Unit deadline for SSHRC ONLY via FAD has been adjusted to end of day Thursday, 19 October 2023
Canada's three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) have been working together to harmonize the Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral (CGS D) Programs. The Tri- Agencies have recently launched the first phase of the harmonization, which includes a new common CGS D webpage, harmonized application timeline and program descriptions.
More information on the CGS-D program including eligibility, application process, and selection process is posted on the new Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Program webpage.
Students will still apply via each agency specific web site linked to from the new Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Program webpage.
GPS will download all applications and forward via Sharepoint to all Academic Units by 05 Oct end of day.
Deadlines
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Student |
Determined by Unit 01 October 8:00 PM |
Submission of application documents to Unit if requested by Unit Online application * Note: Late submissions will not be accepted. |
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Academic Unit |
18 October (if weekend, next working day) |
Academic Unit recommendations are due to GPS via FAD (https://www.mcgill.ca/gps/funding/fac-staff/fellowships-awards-database-fad) |
Departmental Quotas
Academic Units are required by McGill to rank their applicants and recommend the top applicants for funding, based on their eligible Graduate enrolment.
Academic Units may recommend 10% of their Graduate enrolment, to a maximum of 10.
Units where the 10% of enrolment is less than 4, may submit up to 4.
Eligibility and Evaluation
Academic Unit is to ensure candidate's eligibility based on the criteria outlined on the Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Program webpage .
Academic Unit evaluations should be based on the criteria and weighting outlined on the Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Program webpage.
Required Documents, Tools & Resources
- Fellowships Awards Database (FAD) *All applicants must be entered in FAD
- How to deal with pdf transcripts and other competition tools.
- CIHR Checklist
- NSERC Checklist
- SSHRC Checklist
- How to understand how each Agency names documents differently
- SSHRC Discipline Codes and McGill Committee Numbers
- NSERC Discipline Codes and McGill Committee_Numbers
Note: “Department” roles usually refers to work led by appointed Academic Unit fellowships coordinator.
NOTE: GPS does not require hardcopies of applications or other supporting documents for this competition.
NO EXCEPTIONS: Incomplete, incorrect, or late application submissions by students will not be accepted. Late recommendations are not acceptable and will not be forwarded to the GPS Central Selection Committee.
Should an awardee’s student status change in any way during the course of the award, it is the responsibility of the awardee to notify the Academic Unit, GPS-Graduate Funding, and the Agency.
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