There is an annual competition in September for outstanding eligible students pursuing doctoral level studies https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/CGSD-BESCD_eng.asp. SSHRC eligibility regulations are subject to change and may be found on their website.

Students currently registered, or who were registered at any time during the year of application, at a Canadian university with a quota for SSHRC, must apply through that institution and follow its procedures and deadline dates for application submission. At Guelph, SSHRC applications are processed by the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Students who are not currently registered, and were not registered at any time during the year of application, in a degree program at a Canadian institution with a quota for SSHRC, must apply directly to SSHRC and follow SSHRC’s application procedures and submission deadlines.

Please refer to SSHRC’s instructions for how to apply https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/CGSD-BESCD_eng.asp)

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 a high standard of leadership skills and 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 that opens in July with an an Intent to Apply deadline in early August if applying through the University of Guelph https://graduatestudies.uoguelph.ca/current/funding/scholarships/gov-fundedawards/vanier. Full instructions and eligibility criteria are available at: https://vanier.gc.ca/en/home-accueil.html

There are 70 fellowships awarded annually and they are distributed equally among the Canadian Institutes 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, permanent residents of Canada and foreign citizens on the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship website. 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 July for upcoming due dates.

Application forms are available for Canadians and permanent residents on the NSERC and SSHRC websites.

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.

At Guelph, eligible undergraduate students must apply in January of the current year for scholarships which can begin in May, September or January of the following academic year (i.e., apply in January 2021 for awards to start in May 2021, September 2021, or January 2022. Continuing graduate students must apply in their first year before receiving an award for the second year of a master's program or any of the first three 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 where it is awarded. At Guelph, applications for OGS are made through the department to which the students has applied for admission or is currently registered in a graduate program; students should investigate this opportunity early in September. Information can be found on the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website at: https://www.uoguelph.ca/graduatestudies/current/funding/scholarships.

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 cannot be held at the same time as an Ontario Graduate Scholarship. It can be held for up to two years as a master’s student and for up to four years as a doctoral student to a lifetime maximum of six 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

• 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

• Imperial Tobacco Ltd OGS Fund

• Dr. and Mrs. K.F. Gregory OGS Fund

• Dr. Kiyoko Miyanishi OGS Fund

• George and Lois Whetham OGS Fund