NSERC awards 267 Canada Graduate Scholarships 
Ottawa,
Ontario, July 8, 2003 – Canada Graduate Scholarships are
now being offered to applicants in the most recent (2003) NSERC Scholarships
and Fellowships competition. A total of 143 awards are being made
available at the doctoral level, and 124 at the master’s. Highest
ranked applicants receive letters of offer, which they are free to accept
or refuse.
Scholars accepting the prestigious CGS award at the doctoral level
will see their scholarship funding increased to $35,000 a year
for up to three years; those accepting at the master’s level
will receive $17,500 for one year.
“We are really pleased that we can offer new financial incentives
and recognition to our very best students,” said Isabelle Blain,
NSERC Vice-President Research Grants and Scholarships. “But there’s
even more good news in that we can now offer additional NSERC scholarships
this year. Since the Canada Graduate Scholarships replace NSERC scholarships,
these can now be offered to students who ranked high but fell just below
the cutoff line. We are making offers to those students as well.”
Winners will be announced later in the summer.
The new Canada Graduate Scholarships are the flagship scholarships
of NSERC’s postgraduate awards program. This fall, the Canada
Graduate Scholarships will be integrated into the 2004 NSERC scholarship
competition in such a way as to benefit as many students as possible.
At its June meeting, NSERC Council recommended an immediate start to
the Canada Graduate Scholarships program announced in the last Federal
Budget. The program is designed to make graduate studies more attractive
and develop the additional faculty and research leaders that will be
needed to move Canada into the top rank of R&D performing nations.
In a related decision, Council also increased the value of its regular
doctoral scholarships to $21,000 a year retroactive to April 1.
For the remainder of the summer, NSERC will be communicating with students
and graduate offices across Canada. Individuals with questions about
their awards should direct inquiries to schol@nserc.ca.
For more information, contact:
Teresa Brychcy
NSERC
Research Grants and Scholarships
Tel.: (613) 995-5521
E-mail: teresa.brychcy@nserc.ca
Candace Robinson
NSERC
Research Grants and Scholarships
Tel.: (613) 992-7816
E-mail: candace.robinson@nserc.ca
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