NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships

University of British Columbia, Canada

Updated: about 4 hours ago
Deadline: 01 Sep 2025

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Deadline
Likely in September 2025
Annual Value
$40,000
Citizenship
Canadian
Permanent Resident
International
Degree Level
Doctoral

 
Important update: As part of a larger harmonization of Tri-Agency graduate and postdoctoral funding programs , the NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships program will be folded into the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral (CGRS D) program effective for the fall 2025 competition. A significant change is that eligibility has been expanded to include international students who are enrolled in a doctoral program of study at an eligible Canadian institution at the time of application.

This page will be updated with further details as they become available in summer 2025. The information below is from the previous competition, provided here for reference.


 

Eligibility

Complete eligibility criteria are available on the CGS-D program page  (the NSERC PGS D shares eligibility criteria with the CGS D).

However, this additional eligibility criteria is specific to the NSERC PGSD:

  • Applicants may take up their PGS D at any eligible Canadian institution. They may also take it up at any eligible foreign institution, provided they have received a previous degree from a Canadian institution.
  • If an applicant is offered a CGS D but decides to take the award to an eligible foreign institution, and is eligible to do so, they must decline the CGS D to be offered a PGS D award in its place.

Refer to the NSERC PGSD program page for details.



Evaluation Criteria

Complete evaluation criteria are available on the CGS-D program page  (the NSERC PGS D shares evaluation criteria with the CGS D).



Application Procedures

Refer to the Application Procedures on our CGSD webpage for detailed instructions (the NSERC PGS D shares application procedures with the CGS D).

Note regarding transcripts: UBC requires the provision of official transcripts as part of each application package. Please refer to the Application Procedures section on our CGSD webpage for detailed information. Applications that do not provide official or allowable transcripts may be deemed ineligible.



Nomination Procedures

Refer to the Nomination Procedures on our CGSD webpage for detailed instructions (the NSERC PGS D shares nomination procedures with the CGS D).



Adjudication Procedures

Refer to the Adjudication Procedures on our CGSD webpage for details (the NSERC PGS D shares adjudication procedures with the CGS D).



Meet Award Holders

Adrienne Kinman

Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience (PhD)

Visualizing and manipulating cell-type specific spatial and novelty driven memory in the subiculum




Shalini Iyer

Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience (PhD)

Identifying sex-specific pharmacological interventions for autism by targeting a distinct neuron type




Quanhan Xi

Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics (PhD)

Representing latent interventions in generative models




Melanie Mackay

Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD)

Critical elements in the coalfields of British Columbia




Joseph Liang

Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience (PhD)

Linking dopamine signalling and downstream behaviours in vivo and investigating how PD-genes affect these processes




Carrie Peters

Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology (PhD)

Motor system involvement in action observation




Rubaiya Rumman

Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)

Wood fly ash-based self-healing concrete using encapsulated chemical agents




Raymond Wu

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD)

The role of uncertainty in reward pursuit




Cassandra Andrew

Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Public Health (PhD)

Understanding, monitoring and mitigating the risks of HPAI in British Columbia (BC) and the Yukon, Canada



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Further Information

NSERC's FAQs  provide helpful information for applicants.

For further information, please visit the NSERC PGS-D page .

 


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