Application

CGRS-D 2026 Application Checklist

Eligibility checker plus document, application, nomination and after-selection trackers, and a stipend planner. Not an official CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC decision.

ScholarshipUnion Editorial 2 min read Updated Oct 6, 2026

The essentials

Vanier is closed. CGRS-D is $40,000 per year for 36 months. Agency close 17 October, 8:00 p.m. ET (weekend → next business day), so direct files in 2026 close Monday 19 October 2026. Confirm every cutoff on NSERC, SSHRC or CIHR.

Progress is kept only in this browser tab. This is a planning tool, not an official agency decision.

Quick eligibility checker

Yes = you pass that published cutoff. Full notes: eligibility page.

0 of 6 answered

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No more than 36 months FTE doctoral study by 31 December of the application year?
2
At most your third CGRS-D application?
3
Never held a CIHR/NSERC/SSHRC doctoral award, including Vanier?
4
Only one CRTAS program this academic year?
5
Predominantly research-oriented doctorate?
6
International: registered at an eligible Canadian institution by the deadline? (Citizens/PRs/protected: Yes.)

You meet these published cutoffs

You pass these six filters. Work through the trackers below.

You may not be eligible on these rules

Read the eligibility page before you go further.

This is a planning tool, not an official agency decision.

Combined application tracker

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Tasks done

Overall progress

Documents

Detail: documents page.

Progress: 0% (0 of 8).

Apply steps

Detail: how to apply.

Progress: 0% (0 of 6).

Nomination channel

Detail: nomination page.

Mapped this year’s registration
Opened the agency quota list
Matched the official table
Asked graduate studies
Set referee dates to the earlier close

Progress: 0% (0 of 5).

After selection

Detail: after selection.

Progress: 0% (0 of 5).

Published value

CAD $40,000 × years. Detail: funding page.

Planning years

CAD $120,000

At $40,000 / year

Official CGRS-D value only. This is a planning tool, not an official agency decision.