NSERC Doctoral Research Awards
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Doctoral Research Awards provide financial support to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in an eligible doctoral program in the natural sciences or engineering. This support allows these scholars to fully concentrate on their studies and seek out the best research mentors in their chosen fields.
Successful applicants will win one of the following awards:
- Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral Program (CGSD):
$40,000 per year for 36 months - NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships-Doctoral (PGSD): $40,000 per year for 36 months
- For full details about eligibility, review the ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA on the NSERC website.
- August 1: Application opens.
- October 1: Application deadline (before 8:00 p.m. EST).
- October 2 - November 20: Western adjudicates awards. Students can obtain ongoing updates through Student Center.
- November 21: Western submits applications to NSERC.
- April: Anticipated notice of decisions
- Review the APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS on the NSERC website.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: In the online application, registered Western students must select Option C = You are currently registered in a degree program at a Canadian institution with a quota for NSERC, or are on an approved leave of absence from such a degree program.
- Overview of ALL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS on the Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral Program website.
- Writing Support Centre
- Contact Erin Daley, Manager (Acting), Financial Support, EMAIL.
- Contact NSERC directly by EMAIL.