Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program for
Master’s and Doctoral Scholarships, and/or Fellowships

Program:

CGS Masters

SSHRC Doctoral

CGS Doctoral

Description:

The Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Master's Scholarships funding opportunity seeks to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students in the social sciences and humanities who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies.

The SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships and Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarships aim to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of scholarly achievement in undergraduate and graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities.

Value and Duration:

$17,500 for one year

$20,000 per year up to 4 years

$35,000 per year up to 3 years

Deadline:

Each graduate program will set its own internal deadline in advance of the December 7, 2012 Faculty deadline.

Each graduate program will set its own internal deadline in advance of the November 28, 2012Faculty deadline.

Technical Eligibility:

• be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada;

MASTERS: be applying for support to pursue your first graduate degree (i.e., master's or equivalent) and not have completed more than 12 months of full-time graduate study at the proposed start date of the award (all previous studies at the graduate level, regardless of discipline, will be included in determining eligibility);

DOCTORAL: be applying for support to pursue your first PhD (or equivalent);

• have achieved a first-class average, as determined by your university (At York University this is a minimum -A), in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent;
• not have already received an award for the same level of study from SSHRC, NSERC or CIHR;
• not be pursuing a degree program that combines undergraduate and graduate degrees; and

Subject Matter Eligibility:

http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/apply-demande/background-renseignements/selecting_agency-choisir_organisme_subventionnaire-eng.aspx

Required Documentation:

http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/fellowships/cgs_masters-besc_maitrise-eng.aspx

http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/fellowships/doctoral-doctorat-eng.aspx

How to Apply:

Submit a complete application to your graduate program by the internal program deadline.

Contact:

Your Graduate Program for questions about internal program process and submission.

More Information:

http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/index-eng.aspx#results-resultats

Who applies through York?

Masters: students who were registered in a degree program at York University in the 2012 calendar year.

Doctoral: students who are registered in a degree program at York University in the 2012 academic year.

All applicants who fit the above criteria apply through the affiliated graduate program offices.

If you do not meet the above criteria you should submit an application either directly to SSHRC or through the University at which you were registered as indicated in the above criteria.