There are annual competitions for eligible students each fall. SSHRC eligibility regulations are subject to change. Eligible applicants must be Canadians or permanent residents and have at least an 'A-' average (first-class standing) in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent part-time study, as of the end of August of the year of application.

Students registered at a Canadian university must apply for SSHRC scholarships through the appropriate office at the university in which they are registered and follow its application procedures and deadlines. At Guelph, applications for these scholarships are made through the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Students who are not currently registered at a Canadian university must apply directly to SSHRC and follow SSHRC application procedures and submission deadlines. Applications are available on the SSHRC website at: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/index-eng.aspx

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program is designed to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by offering them a significant financial award to assist them during their studies at Canadian universities. Vanier Scholars demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health-related fields. Applicants to the Vanier Scholarships should also apply to the doctoral competition for the appropriate Tri-Council Agency. There is an annual competition for eligible students in September. Application instructions are available at: http://www.vanier.gc.ca/en/home-accueil.html

There are 70 fellowships awarded annually and they are distributed equally among the Canadian Institues of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Application forms and information on the process for all 3 agencies are available for Canadians, and permanent residents of Canada and foreign citizens on the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship website. There are various application deadline dates and postdoctoral award programs; doctoral students should note that some awards require application up to one year before doctoral degree completion. At the University of Guelph, application packages which have been endorsed by the academic department and college are forwarded to the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies well in advance of the annual deadline. Check the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website in late August for upcoming due dates.

Application forms are available for Canadians and permanent residents on the NSERC and SSHRC websites. There are various application deadline dates and postdoctoral award programs; doctoral students should note that some awards require application up to one year before doctoral degree completion.

These are awarded through an annual competition for students. OGS eligibility regulations are subject to change.

There are two competitions: (i) for applicants who are Canadians or permanent residents, and (ii) for international students who are in a graduate program in Ontario and on a student visa. Eligible applicants must have at least an 'A-' average (first-class standing) in the last two years of full-time study or equivalent part-time study, as of the end of August of the year of application.

Eligible undergraduate students must apply in fall of the current year for scholarships which can begin in May, September or January of the following academic year.

Continuing graduate students must apply in the fall before receiving an award for the second year of a master's program or any of the first five years of a doctoral program.

Students must apply for an OGS through the appropriate awards office at the institution where they plan to be registered and follow its procedures and deadline dates for application submission. The OGS is not transferable; it must be held at the institution that awards it. At Guelph, applications for OGS are made through the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies; students should investigate this opportunity early in September. Information can be found on the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website at: http://www.uoguelph.ca/graduatestudies/finance/extawards

The Ontario government, in partnership with the private sector, rewards excellence in graduate studies in science and technology through Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology which are valued at $15,000 per year. Full-time Canadian citizens or permanent residents who have a first class standing in each of their last two years of study are eligible for consideration. Students do not apply directly for these awards but are selected from the Ontario Graduate Scholarship applicant pool. The QEII-GSST is tenable with all other awards up to a total of $10,000 per fiscal year and cannot be held at the same time as an Ontario Graduate Scholarship. It can be held for two years as master’s student and for four years as a doctoral student to a lifetime maximum of four years.

Donors to the University of Guelph provide up to $5,000/yr. and the Province of Ontario provides up to $10,000/yr. for students awarded these annual scholarships and studying at Guelph. To date, the following named endowments and annual commitments have been generously created by private donors in support of this 2:1 government matching program, University-wide and within Colleges:

• Kenneth G. Murray OGS Fund

• Syngenta Graduate OGS Fund

• William Campbell OGS Fund

• Brian Ellsworth OGS Fund

• OAC1958 OGS Fund

• Bank of Nova Scotia OGS Fund

• BMO OGS Fund

• TD Financial Group OGS Fund

• Ilona Diener Memorial OGS Fund

• Dr. F. Michael Walsh OGS Fund

• OAC 1964 OGS Fund

• Gilbert's LLP OGS Fund

• History OGS Fund

• IImperial Tobacco Ltd OGS Fund

• Edward Y. Morwick OGS Fund

• Dr. and Mrs. K.F. Gregory OGS Fund

• Dr. Kiyoko Miyanishi OGS Fund

• George and Lois Whetham OGS Fund

The Ontario Trillium Scholarships (OTS) program is a significant initiative to attract more of the best qualified international students to Ontario for PhD studies. Academic merit is the defining criterion for the selection of OTS recipients by institutions. OTS recipients must have achieved a first-class average, as determined by each university, in each of the two years of full-time study prior to awarding of the OTS.

University of Guelph has 4 scholarships of $40,000 annually that are renewable for up to 4 years. Students do not apply. All international students who meet the eligibility criteria will be considered.