SSHRC Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral (CGRS-D) - Tri Council
Awarded to outstanding Canadian students for doctoral studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
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.
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 apply a maximum of three times to the CGSRS-D program.
Indigenous students are strongly encouraged to self declare on their application as they can be nominated over and above our quota.
Please ensure that the research proposal falls under SSHRC’s mandate. Updated guidelines for eligibility of subject matter at SSHRC can be found on our website at: https://sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/policies-regulations-and-guidelines/subject-matter-eligibility.aspx#af2
Application Information
Applications must be fully submitted on SSHRC's online portal: https://webapps.nserc.ca/SSHRC/faces/logon.jsp?lang=en_CA
Full application information can be found here: https://sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/opportunities/canada-graduate-research-scholarships/doctoral-program/2025/competition/instructions/applicant.aspx
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 Credit 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 transcript request to Graduate.Studies@uregina.ca and cc: grad.funding@uregina.ca. Late requests (less than 2 weeks notice) cannot be granted.
- Student Session: SSHRC Doctoral How to Apply: September 9, 2025 at 2:00pm, via Zoom
- Please register at: https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/hnUmVDRjSKOcTqlX-y1uEg
- Student Session: How to Write a Doctoral Research Proposal: September 10, 2025 at 2:00pm, location CK226
Please see the Memorandum for full details on this competition.
Submit Application To
Students are required to submit their application on SSHRC's online application portal.
To be fair to all students, late applications cannot be accepted.
Website
https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/cgrsd-besrd_eng.asp#a3