University of Saskatchewan's (USask) Tri-Agency Master's National Competition 2023-2024

Tri-Agency is the umbrella term used to describe the three Canadian government research funding agencies:

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

USask students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents (landed immigrants) are eligible to apply for Tri-Agency funding. International students are only eligible to apply for the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. The application process, nomination of candidates and administration of awards for the following competitions are managed by the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Each Tri-Agency competition has unique eligibility criteria.

The Tri-Agency CGS-M scholarships provide financial support to high caliber scholars who are engaged in eligible Masters or, in some cases, doctoral programs in Canada (refer to Eligibility). This support allows these scholars to fully concentrate on their studies in their chosen fields.

The CGS-M scholarships support students annually in all disciplines and is administered jointly by Canada’s three federal granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The selection process and post-award administration is carried out at the university level, under the guidance of the three agencies. Students submit their application to the university at which they propose to hold their award via the Research Portal.

• Table of Content
• About University of Saskatchewan (USask)
• USask Tri-Agency Master's National Competition
• Aim and Benefits of USask Tri-Agency Master's National Competition
• USask Tri-Agency Master's National Competition Courses
• Requirements for USask Tri-Agency Master's National Competition Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for USask Tri-Agency Master's National Competition
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Saskatchewan (USask)

USask is one of the top research-intensive, medical doctoral universities in Canada, and is home to world-leading research in areas of global importance, such as water and food security and infectious diseases. Study and discovery is enhanced by our outstanding facilities, including the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, VIDO-InterVac, the Global Institute for Food Security, the Global Institute for Water Security and the Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation. ... continue reading

USask Tri-Agency Master's National Competition

Application Deadline	Not Specified
Country to study	Canada
School to study	University of Saskatchewan
Type	Postgraduate
Course to study	View courses
Sponsor	University of Saskatchewan (USask)
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of USask Tri-Agency Master's National Competition

Scholarship value: $17,500

USask Tri-Agency Master's National Competition Courses

• Engineering
• Health Research and related
• Natural sciences
• Social Sciences and Humanities

Requirements for USask Tri-Agency Master's National Competition Qualification

To be eligible to apply, you must:

• be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada;
• be enrolled in, or intend to apply for full-time admission* to an eligible graduate program at the master’s or doctoral level at a Canadian university with a CGS-M allocation;
• have completed, as of December 31 of the year of application, between zero and 12 months of full-time studies (or full-time equivalent) in:
  • the master’s program for which you are requesting funding; or
  • the doctoral program for which you are requesting funding, if you were admitted into a doctoral program directly from your bachelor’s program (you were never registered in a master’s program, or you are registered in a combined Master’s/PhD program); or
  • a master’s program, but are requesting funding for a doctoral program (an example is a student who is fast-tracked from a master’s to a doctoral program within 12 months of starting their Master’s and is seeking funding for the first 12 months of their doctoral program); and
• not have previously held a CGS-M;
• have achieved a first-class average (at the University of Saskatchewan, this is a minimum of 80%) in each of the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent); and
• submit a maximum of one CGS-M application per year (the Research Portal will allow the application to be submitted to up to three universities - refer to Application Procedure).

* Please refer to the Tri-Agency Award Holder’s Guide for details regarding part-time admission.

Interview date, Process and Venue for USask Tri-Agency Master's National Competition

Deadline: 

• The call for applications for this award is distributed annually in the Fall term.

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to University of Saskatchewan (USask) on portal-portail.nserc-crsng.gc.ca to apply

To apply to the CGS-M program, applicants must complete and submit an application using the Research Portal. Applicants should consult the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s Program Instructions for Completing an Application. The Research Portal will instruct applicants to select up to three institutions where they intend to hold the award.

Applicants must only select institutions where:

• they are currently admitted or enrolled full-time in an eligible program of study and intend to pursue their studies, or
• they will apply for full-time admission to an eligible program of study by the deadline set for their intended graduate program.

For more details visit: USask website.