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The CGRS D is a scholarship in the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) administered by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
The CRTAS aims to support the next generation of innovators by providing funding and high-quality research training, cultivating research skills, fostering creativity, and empowering awardees to make significant contributions to Canada’s research ecosystem, economy, and prosperity.
The CGRS D program supports and promotes research excellence across a wide range of disciplines and broad fields, including health, natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, and humanities, as well as interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research.
Scholarship Summary
Institution(s): Canadian or international institutions
Degree level: PhD
Scholarship Coverage: Fully Funded
Eligible Nationality: All Countries
Award Country: Canada
Deadline: October 17, 2025
Courses Covered
An eligible doctoral program must be predominantly research-oriented, leading to the completion of a thesis, major research project, dissertation, scholarly publication, performance, recital, and/or exhibit that is merit-/expert-reviewed at the institutional level as a requirement for completing the program.
Joint programs with a professional degree (for example, MD/PhD, DVM/PhD, JD/PhD, or MBA/PhD), as well as clinically oriented programs of study, including clinical psychology, are eligible if they include a significant autonomous research component, as described above.
Scholarship Benefits
$40,000 per year for 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply,
You must have completed no more than 36 months of full-time equivalent study in the doctoral program, the PhD portion of the joint professional undergraduate/PhD program (such as MD/PhD, JD/PhD, DVM/PhD) or the joint program (such as MA/PhD, MSc/PhD, MBA/PhD) for which you are requesting funding by December 31 of the calendar year of your application.
International students must be enrolled in your doctoral program of study at an eligible Canadian institution by the application deadline.
Note: If you are eligible to apply to the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship—Master’s (CGRS M) program, you may be able to maximize your potential period of funding by applying to the CGRS M program for your first year of doctoral funding instead of the CGRS D program. You are responsible for choosing the award program to which you apply. See Other restrictions below for more information.
How to Apply for CGRS D
To complete the application process, see the appropriate agency’s website and instructions:
CIHR: ResearchNET and instructions
NSERC: Online system and instructions
SSHRC: Registration and login and instructions
Your application must be complete to be considered in the competition.
You must submit your application electronically through the relevant agency’s platform.
If you need help while preparing your application, write to the appropriate program contact in advance of the application deadline.
Application Deadline: October 17, 2025
Official Link: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/cgrsd-besrd_eng.asp
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