Scholarship opportunity for Bangladesh | Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS)

About Vanier CGS: The Scholarship Program “Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS)” was created to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and to establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in the field of research and higher learning. The worth of Vanier CGS is USD 50,000 per year for three years. The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) is available to both Canadian and international PhD students studying at Canadian universities.

The key points for Vanier CGS:

The key points for Vanier CGS:
Funding Organization		Vanier CGS
Program Name		Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships: 2013-2014
Program Launch Date		July 09, 2013
Application Deadline		November 06, 2013
Anticipated Notice of Decision		March 31, 2014
Funding Start Date		May 01, 2014

To be considered for a Vanier CGS, the applicant must: 

• be nominated by only one Canadian university, which must have received a Vanier CGS allocation; 
• be seeking financial support to pursue his/her first doctoral degree (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD). Note that only the PhD portion of a combined degree is eligible for funding;
• intend to pursue, in the summer semester or the academic year following the announcement of results, full-time doctoral (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD) studies and research at the nominating university; Note that only the PhD portion of a combined degree is eligible for funding; 
• have completed no more than 20 months of doctoral studies as of May 1, 2014 (see calculating months of doctoral studies below); 
• have achieved a first-class average, as determined by your university, in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent. Candidates are encouraged to contact the university for its definition of a first-class average; and 
• not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC. 

Selection criteria for Vanier CGS:

1. Academic excellence
2. Research potential
3. Leadership:

• Personal achievement
• Involvement in academic life
• Volunteerism/community outreach
• Civic engagement 

Please visit the official website for more info about Vanier CGS. The link is given bellow:

http://www.vanier.gc.ca/eng/scholarship_details-renseignements_generaux.aspx    

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