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Application deadlines and notification of results
Your application must be submitted to NSERC before 8:00 pm (ET) on the deadline date. If the deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, your application must reach NSERC by the following business day. Most institutions also have internal deadlines; contact your scholarship liaison officer for those deadlines. An institution’s deadline is often significantly earlier than the agency's deadline. Late applications will not be accepted.
Undergraduate programs
| Program | Application deadline date | Notification of results* |
| NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors (NISA) | Minimum of two months before start of activity | 4 weeks |
| Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) | Set by institution | 6 weeks |
Postgraduate programs
| Program | Application deadline date | Notification of results* |
| Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral (CGS D) | Applicants applying through an institution: Date set by institution |
17–28 weeks (depending on internal institutional deadline) |
| Applicants applying directly to NSERC: October 17 |
28 weeks | |
| Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s (CGS M) | December 1 | 17 weeks |
| Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS) | June 10 and October 10 | 8 weeks |
| NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors (NISA) | Minimum of two months before start of activity | 4 weeks |
| NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships - Doctoral (PGS D) | Applicants applying through an institution: Date set by institution |
17–28 weeks (depending on internal institutional deadline) |
| Applicants applying directly to NSERC: October 17 |
28 weeks | |
| Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships program (Vanier CGS) | See the Vanier CGS website | – |
Postdoctoral programs
| Program | Application deadline date | Notification of results* |
| Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships (Banting PDF) | See the Banting PDF website | – |
| Japan Society for the Promotion of Science postdoctoral fellowships (JSPS) | February 1 | 12 weeks |
| NSERC and L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science supplement | April | – |
| NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors (NISA) | Minimum of two months before start of activity | 4 weeks |
| Postdoctoral Fellowships (PDF) | October 17 | 18 weeks |
* From the date NSERC receives the complete application.