Tri-Agency Graduate Awards General Information Session

Are you a Canadian or Permanent Resident of Canada planning on applying to graduate school, and wondering about funding? Are you a current graduate student who is unsure what the Tri-Agency awards are, or have some basic questions about how they work? If so, this information session is for you.

This information session will be a basic introduction to the Tri-Agency graduate awards, which includes the Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s (CGS-M) program, the Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral (CGS-D) program, and the Vanier. These are some of the largest and most prestigious academic research awards in Canada.

This information session will go over the following:

• What are the Tri-Agencies (SSHRC, NSERC, and CIHR)?
• What are the Tri-Agency awards (CGS-M, CGS-D, and Vanier)?
• Can and should I apply for these awards?
• When should I apply for these awards?
• How much time does the application process take? (Hint: more than you think!)
• What resources are available on campus to help me if I choose to apply?
• And much more

This session is open to upper-level undergraduate students, incoming and continuing Master’s and Doctoral Students, and anyone else who has general questions about the Tri-Agency awards. Please note that the Tri-Agency awards are not open to students pursuing non-thesis programs.

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