Application deadlines and notification of results

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Your application must be submitted to NSERC before 8:00 pm (ET) on the deadline date. If the deadline falls on a weekend or on a federal holiday, your application must be submitted before 8:00 pm (ET) the following business day. Most institutions also have internal deadlines; contact your faculty of graduate studies (or its equivalent) to confirm the deadlines. An institution’s deadline is often significantly earlier than the agency's deadline. Late applications will not be accepted.

Undergraduate programs

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

Postgraduate programs
Program Application deadline date Notification of results*
Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral (CGRS 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 Research Scholarship - Master’s (CGRS M) December 1 17 weeks
Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS) June 10 and October 10 8 weeks
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan - Short-term program April 1 12 weeks
NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors (NISA) Minimum of two months before start of activity 4 weeks

Postdoctoral programs

Postdoctoral programs
Program Application deadline date Notification of results*
Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) October 17 24 weeks
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan – Short-term program April 1 12 weeks
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan – Standard program 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

* From the date NSERC receives the complete application.

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