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Summary of changes: 202223 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 program descriptions that are relevant to you and the appropriate instructions in full to review all the changes.
Undergraduate programs |
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| Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) Revision: April 2022 |
New – As of April 1, 2022, USRA award duration is 14 to 16 weeks on a full-time basis. |
Postgraduate programs |
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| NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships – Doctoral program (PGS D) |
New - If you are applying through your institution, the faculty of graduate studies (or its equivalent) is no longer responsible for uploading your transcripts. It is your responsibility to scan and upload all transcripts required for your application. |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada Aquatic Science supplement | New - This supplement provides financial support to high-calibre students working towards degrees in ocean science and related research areas of relevance to Fisheries and Oceans Canada. |
| Supplement for Research in the Field of Impact Assessment Revision: July 2022 |
New - This supplement provides financial support to high-calibre postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows pursuing research in the field of impact assessment. |
Postdoctoral programs |
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| Supplement for Research in the Field of Impact Assessment |
New – This supplement provides financial support to high-calibre postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows pursuing research in the field of impact assessment. |
| Canadian Space Agency postdoctoral supplement Revision: July 2022 |
New – This supplement provides financial support to high-calibre postdoctoral fellows whose research is in the field of space sciences. |
Tri-agency Research Training Award Holders Guide |
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| Tri-agency Research Training Award Holder's Guide Revision: April 2022 |
New - As of April 1, 2022, new postdoctoral fellows (PDFs) are paid through their eligible Canadian host institutions instead of directly by the agencies. |
NSERC Student Ambassadors |
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| As of March 1, 2022 this funding opportunity is no longer accepting applications. | |
NSERC Young Innovators |
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| As of March 1, 2022, this funding opportunity is no longer accepting applications. Funding requests in support of science and engineering competitions for youth may be eligible through the PromoScience funding opportunity. | |
Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Scholarship supplement |
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| As of January 1, 2022, this funding opportunity is no longer accepting applications. | |