Canada Graduate Scholarship 2023-2024 | Master’s program

The objective of the Canada Graduate Scholarship 2023 – Master’s (CGS M) program is to help develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies. 

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The NSERC graduate scholarship Canada program supports up to 3,000 students annually in all disciplines and is administered jointly by Canada’s three granting agencies:

1. the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
2. the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC),
3. the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

The selection process and post-award administration are carried out at the institutional level, under the guidance of the three agencies. 

Students submit their application to the institution at which they intend to hold their award using the Research Portal.

 NSERC directly funds university professors and students as well as Canadian companies to perform research and training.

To be eligible to apply, for this Canada Masters Scholarship you must 

• be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) as of the application deadline date
• be enrolled in, have applied for or will apply for full-time admission* to an eligible graduate program at the master’s or doctoral level at a Canadian institution with a CGS M allocation
• respect the internal deadline to apply for admission for your intended program of study—contact the faculty of graduate studies (or its equivalent) at the selected Canadian institution(s) for more detailed information
• have completed, as of December 31 of the year of application

either between 0 and 12 months of full-time studies (or full-time equivalent) in the program for which you are requesting funding,** which may be one of the following:

• a master’s program
• a doctoral program that you are entering directly from a bachelor’s program without having ever been enrolled in any graduate programs (direct-entry)
• a combined master’s-doctoral program

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• a master’s program that will transition to an eligible doctoral program, either before or after award activation, with no master’s degree conferred (fast-track)
• a master’s program for which the degree requirements will be completed before the end of the award, allowing the award to continue into an eligible doctoral program
• or between 4 and 12 months of full-time study (or full-time equivalent) in an eligible master’s program for which the degree requirements will be completed before activation of the award, allowing it to be activated during the first 12 months of the subsequent doctoral program for which you are requesting funding
• not have held or be currently holding a CGS M scholarship from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC
• have achieved a first-class average**, as determined by the host institution, in each of the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent)Note: Institutions may, at their discretion, accept canada graduate scholarship applications from individuals who have not obtained a first-class average; contact your proposed host institutions to determine their use of this eligibility criterion
• submit a maximum of one scholarship (master’s or doctoral) or fellowship application per academic year to either CIHR, NSERC(nserc scholarship for international students) or SSHRCNote: Should more than one application be submitted, the eligible application submitted first chronologically will be retained.
• Note: Nominations to the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship program and applications to the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program do not count toward this limit (other exceptions may apply to CIHR internships)

Deadline of Canada Graduate Scholarship- Master’s Program

The deadline for Canada Graduate Scholarship applications is December 1, before 8:00 p.m. (ET). Complete applications must be submitted by the deadline using the This link will take you to another Web site Research Portal. If the deadline falls on a weekend, applications must be submitted by the following business day before 8:00 p.m. (ET).

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Note: As the application deadline approaches, delays may occur due to a high volume of users on the Research Portal, which may prevent the timely submission of your application. Requests to submit late applications will not be accepted.

Official Contacts for Canada Graduate Scholarships- Masters Program

The first point of contact for the Canada Graduate Scholarships Masters program is the faculty of graduate studies (or its equivalent) at the institution(s) where you intend to hold the award. You can also contact any of Canada’s three granting agencies for information about this program. You should communicate with the agency whose mandate corresponds to your field of research. The agencies aim to respond to inquiries within 48 hours. During peak periods (November to January), response time may be delayed.

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For questions about submitting an application:

• to CIHR, contact cgsma-bescbm@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
• to NSERC, contact schol@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
• to SSHRC, contact fellowships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca