CIHR Canada Graduate Research Scholarship Doctoral (CGRS-D) - Tri Council

Awards are to provide recognition and funding to students early in their academic research career, providing them with an opportunity to gain research experience; to provide a reliable supply of highly skilled and qualified researchers.

Eligibility

To be considered eligible for support, as of the application deadline date, you must: Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada or Protected Person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada).

If you are not a Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada or protected person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada), you must be enrolled in your doctoral program of study at an eligible Canadian institution by the application deadline. Up to 15% of awards across Canada will be available to international applicants.

FULL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:    

https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/cgrsd-besrd_eng.asp#a3

Note: You may submit only one application per year to one granting agency (NSERC or CIHR or SSHRC).

You can only apply a maximum of three times to the CGRS-D program.

Indigenous students are strongly encouraged to self-declare on their application as they can be nominated over and above our quota. Please see the General application process instructions: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54347.html

Application Information

You must submit your application online on ResearchNet. Full application information found here:

https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54347.html

and here: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/cgrsd-besrd_eng.asp

TRANSCRIPTS: You MUST SUBMIT UP TO DATE, OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS with your application.  Order ALL of your undergraduate and graduate transcripts as soon as possible from every university that you have attended, including the University of Regina (even if this is your first semester). You must include all Transfer Credits also. Transcripts must be submitted with your application by the deadline, in order to be considered.

If you have attended universities outside of North America, please formally request your international transcripts TWO weeks in advance by emailing graduate.studies@uregina.ca  for the Request for Transcripts other than University of Regina form. You will need to explain why you require this form.  Then once filled in please email the request form to graduate.studies@uregina.ca and cc: grad.funding@uregina.ca  Late requests (less than 2 weeks notice) cannot be granted.

CIHR Student Information Session was on June 11. If you missed the session you can email support@cihr-irsc.gc.ca to get a copy of the presentation.

• Student Session: How to Write a Doctoral Research Proposal: September 10, 2025 at 2:00pm, location CK226, please register at: https://uregina.libcal.com/event/3917204 
• Student Session: How to Apply: September 4, 2025 at 2:00pm
  • please register at: https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/pmlL21vwQkufh6Ytr6njsw

Canadian Common CV (CCV):  Students are required to complete a Common CV (CCV) which they will be required to attach to their application. 

Please find the CIHR CCV How To’s for creating a CCV here: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/45641.html

For CCV CIHR FAQ’s: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/45688.html

CIHR CCV Contact: 1-888-603-4178 or email: support@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

Please email us at grad.funding@uregina.ca and we can send you our CCV How To Cheat Sheet.

The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR) will award the top three ranked CIHR Doctoral applications with a $500 FGSR Scholarly Award.

Please see the Memorandum for full details on this competition.

Website

https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/cgrsd-besrd_eng.asp