Scholarships

CGRS-D – $40,000 per year for up to 36 months

Please refer to the Tri-Agency CGRS D website for complete eligibility requirements.

At Concordia, you must be registered in the PsyD program. In addition, you must meet the following general eligibility requirements:

• 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.  A limited number of awards will be available to international applicants but you must be enrolled in your doctoral program of study at an eligible Canadian institution by the application deadline.
• have completed no more than 36 months of full-time equivalent study in your doctoral program by December 31 of the calendar year of application.
• submit a maximum of one scholarship (master’s or doctoral) or postdoctoral research award application per year to either CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC. You can apply a maximum of three times to the CGRS D.
• not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC.
• you cannot hold a tenure-track appointment or be on leave from such an appointment concurrently with a CGRS D award.

Number of months: Eligibility for CGRS D is based on the number of months of full-time study, including summer months, you completed by December 31 of the calendar year of your application toward the degree for which you are requesting funding. Two terms of part-time study count as one term of full-time study.

Note: You may be eligible to apply to the CGRS M program for your first year of doctoral funding. Applying for a CGRS M, if you are eligible, will maximize your potential period of funding. If you are going directly from an undergraduate degree to the PsyD program (i.e. you do not hold a Master’s degree), you can apply for a CGRS M in your first year of studies, and a CGRS D in your second year. You are responsible for choosing the type of award for which you apply.

Subject Eligibility: Students should be aware that research related to Psychology can fall to more than one agency. You must meet SSHRC eligibility subject matter in order to apply to Concordia’s competition. Students should review the General Guidelines for Eligibility of Subject Matter at SSHRC & Guidelines for the Eligibility of Applications in Psychology, prior to submitting their application.

Students must apply either through a Canadian institution that has a quota for your selected agency or directly to the appropriate agency depending on your registration status in the calendar year of application.  Failure to submit an application through the correct channel will result in your application being rejected.  Please refer to the flowchart Where Should I Submit My Application?  or contact finaid@concordia.ab.ca.

Concordia University of Edmonton has a quota for the SSHRC CGRS D, therefore, Concordia PsyD students applying for a SSHRC CGRS D can only apply through CUE’s competition. You must submit your application through the SSHRC online system by Concordia’s internal deadline of October 6th.

Indigenous Applicants: Institutions may recommend applications from self-identified Indigenous applicants to the doctoral awards competition beyond their application quota. Indigenous applicants must agree to their personal information being used for this purpose by making the appropriate selection in the application form. Note: A checkbox in the application form to identify a proposed program of study as Indigenous research, such that the Guidelines for the Merit Review of Indigenous Research will apply (CIHR and SSHRC only).

Black Student Researchers: The Government of Canada has provided additional funds to increase direct support for Black student researchers. CGRS D applicants who self-identify as Black and provide consent to be considered for funds designated for specific groups may be selected to receive this funding. Each agency has up to 10 additional CGRS D awards reserved for Black student researchers.

CUE’s Internal Deadline: October 6 

Useful Timelines:

July: Application opens

October 6th: Application Deadline  

October: Committee Review
Concordia University of Edmonton will convene a selection committee for review and ranking.

November 28: Concordia submits recommended applications to SSHRC

April: The agencies will publish the names (and other basic award information) of scholarship recipients on their respective websites.

Eligible applications will first be reviewed at the institutional level (Concordia University of Edmonton). Recommended applications will then be forwarded to SSHRC (according to our quota) for the national competition by November 28.

The evaluation of CGRS D applications is based on the following criteria:

• 50% for research ability or potential
• 50% relevant experiences and achievements obtained within and beyond academia

For a full description, refer to the CGRS D website.

• Doctoral awards funding opportunity descriptions:
  • The Canada Graduate Research Scholarship—Doctoral Program (CGRS D)
• Definitions of terms SSHRC uses in the application process
• Tri-agency Research Training Award Holder’s Guide
• Guidelines for selecting the appropriate federal grant agency
• General Guidelines for the Eligibility of Subject Matter at SSHRC
• Guidelines for the Merit Review of Indigenous Research (if applicable)
• Guide to Including Diversity Considerations in Research Design for Doctoral and Postdoctoral Award Applicants
• Guidelines for Effective Research Training

SSHRC Contact Centre
fellowships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca

Financial Aid and Awards
finaid@concordia.ab.ca