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Summary of changes 202021 Program guide for students and fellows
NSERC has revised the Program guide for students and fellows. A summary of the most significant changes appears below.
This summary is meant only to help you focus on the main changes. Read the scholarship and fellowship descriptions that are relevant to you, and the appropriate instructions to review all the changes.
Undergraduate programs |
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| NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors Revision: July 8, 2019 |
New — previously Aboriginal Ambassadors in the Natural Sciences and Engineering (AANSE) Program description and eligibility criteria have been updated. |
Postgraduate programs |
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| NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships – Doctoral (PGS D) program Revision: July 15, 2020
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New — Diversity consideration in Research design module in the online system New — Optional Special circumstances module in the online system Refer to the Instructions for completing an application – Form 201 for information. New — Scholarships and fellowships selection committee for earth sciences (168) is now Scholarships and fellowships selection committee for geosciences (168). |
| NSERC Foreign Study Supplement in Taiwan | This program is discontinued. |
| NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors Revision: July 8, 2019 |
New — previously Aboriginal Ambassadors in the Natural Sciences and Engineering (AANSE) Program description and eligibility criteria have been updated. |
Postdoctoral programs |
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| NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors Revision: July 8, 2019 |
New — previously Aboriginal Ambassadors in the Natural Sciences and Engineering (AANSE) Program description and eligibility criteria have been updated. |
| Postdoctoral Fellowships program Revision: July 15, 2020 |
New — Diversity consideration in Research design module in the online system New — Removal of the one-time application limit from eligibility criteria New — Optional Special circumstances module in the online system Refer to Instructions for completing an application – Form 201 for information. New — Scholarships and fellowships selection committee for earth sciences (168) is now Scholarships and fellowships selection committee for geosciences (168). |
Tri-agency research training award holder’s guide |
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| Tri-agency research training award holders guide Revision: March 11, 2020
Revision: November 21, 2019 |
New — A new provision has been added for deferment of start date for relevant work experience. New — A new provision has been added for unpaid interruptions for relocation, visa application and/or academic calendar differences. Following the recent extension of the duration of paid parental leave from six to 12 months, the agencies have further reviewed the eligibility requirements of the policy and will now extend them to include individuals who were on an unpaid parental leave of six months or less as of April 1, 2019. |