Scholarship Information and Application Strategy Sessions

2025-2026 Funding Deadlines

Award Name

SGS Deadline

External Award Deadline

Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement

June 2, 2025, at noon

June 10, 2025

CGRS D - Tri-Council Canada Research Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral
$40,000 per annum

To be determined

To be determined

CGRS M - Tri-Council Canada Graduate Research Scholarships - Master's
$27,000 per annum

N/A (you apply directly)

December 1, at 8:00 PM EST

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Scholarship

N/A (you apply directly)

To be determined

SSHRC Talent Award

See our Scholarship Database for how to apply to our internal competition.

To be determined

To be determined

*The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships programs are no longer accepting applications.


 

CGRS M Master's Fellowships 2025 Competition

Memorial Internal Process and Timeline for 2025-2026

December 1, 2025 (before 8:00 pm ET): The deadline for CGRS M applications is December 1 before 8:00 pm (ET). Complete applications must be submitted by the deadline using the Research Portal. If the deadline falls on a weekend or on a federal holiday, applications must be submitted by the following business day before 8:00 pm (ET).

  • Applications are prepared and submitted by the student directly to the agency through the Research Portal. Please refer to the Tri-agency website for application forms and instructions.
  • Note: Students applying for CGRS Ms should submit their application for admission to Graduate Studies to support their CGRS-M application.

Winter 2026: The Memorial CGRS M committees complete the internal review of applications, and submit recommendations to Tri Councils by March 31, 2026.

April 1, 2026:  Offers of awards will be available in the Research Portal as of April 1. Alternate offers may be made up until January 31 of the next calendar year. 

  • It is your responsibility to regularly check the Research Portal between April 1 and January 31 for the results of the competition.

If you have any questions about applying for a CGRS-M and would like any clarification on the information provided above, please contact our Scholarships Officer, Tammy Power-Taylor (gradawards@mun.ca).


 

CGRS-D Doctoral Fellowships 2025 Competition

Memorial Internal Process and Timeline for 2025-2026 – To Be Determined

If you have any questions about applying for a CGRS-D Doctoral Fellowship, or would like any clarification on the information provided above, please contact our Scholarships Officer, Tammy Power-Taylor (gradawards@mun.ca).