Up to 167 scholarships are awarded annually $50,000 per year 3 years (non- renewable) Eligibility Confirm that you and your nominating institution meet all the criteria below before you apply for a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS). Citizenship: Canadian citizens Permanent residents of Canada International students Areas of research: Health research Natural sciences and/or engineering research Social sciences and/or humanities research Nominations that do not meet all of the eligibility criteria will not be accepted. Scholarships are distributed equally between the three federal granting agencies: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) To be considered for a Vanier CGS, you must: be nominated by only one Canadian institution, which must have received a Vanier CGS quota; be pursuing your first doctoral degree (including joint undergraduate/graduate research program such as: MD/PhD, DVM/PhD, JD/PhD - if it has a demonstrated and significant research component). Note that only the PhD portion of a combined degree is eligible for funding; intend to pursue, in the summer semester or the academic year following the announcement of results, full-time doctoral (or a joint graduate program such as: MD/PhD, DVM/PhD, JD/PhD) studies and research at the nominating institution; Note that only the PhD portion of a combined degree is eligible for funding; not have completed more than 20 months of doctoral studies as of May 1, 2018 (see calculating months of doctoral studies below); have achieved a first-class average, as determined by your institution, in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent. Candidates are encouraged to contact the institution for its definition of a first-class average; and must not hold, or have held, a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC to under