NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship/ Canada Graduate Research Scholarship Doctoral 2025

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarships – Doctoral (PGS D) program provides financial support to high-calibre students who are engaged in an eligible doctoral program in the natural sciences or engineering. This support allows these scholars to fully concentrate on their studies and seek out the best research mentors in their chosen fields.

Applications to the NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship will automatically be considered for the Canada Graduate Research Scholarships – Doctoral (CGS D) award.

• Table of Content
• About Concordia University
• NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship/ Canada Graduate Research Scholarship Doctoral
• Aim and Benefits of NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship/ Canada Graduate Research Scholarship Doctoral
• NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship/ Canada Graduate Research Scholarship Doctoral Courses
• Requirements for NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship/ Canada Graduate Research Scholarship Doctoral Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship/ Canada Graduate Research Scholarship Doctoral

Aim and Benefits of NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship/ Canada Graduate Research Scholarship Doctoral

$40,000 per year, for up to three years.

NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship/ Canada Graduate Research Scholarship Doctoral Courses

• Engineering
• Natural sciences

Requirements for NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship/ Canada Graduate Research Scholarship Doctoral Qualification

• You must be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person. 
  You can apply as an international student if you are enrolled in your doctoral program.
• You must have completed no more than 36 months of full-time study in your doctoral program by December 31 of the calendar year of application.
• You should not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) or the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Application Deadline

How to Apply

* Concordia has an internal application deadline. Students registered in a Canadian university – including Concordia – during the calendar year (Jan 1 to Dec 31) of the application must apply by the internal deadline.

To apply to the NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS D) program, you must complete and submit an electronic application using the NSERC Online System and identify Concordia University as your ‘Organization to award the degree’. Concordia's internal adjudication committee pre-selects applications to be forwarded to the national competition.

For more details, visit Concordia University Scholarship webpage