NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowships Program in Canada 2017 apply now

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council NSERC Canada is Calling on Applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme. Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada can apply for the Fellowships.

The aim of Fellowships is to secure a supply of highly qualified Canadians with leading edge scientific and research skills for Canadian industry, government and universities.

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is a Canadian government agency that provides grants for research in the natural sciences and in engineering.

NSERC supports post-secondary students and postdoctoral fellows in their advanced studies.

Course Level: These Fellowships are available to pursue postdoctoral research.

Study Subject: These Fellowships are awarded in the field of scientific research.

Scholarship Award: These Fellowships will be awarded $45,000 per year for two years.

Number of Scholarships: There are 10 fellowships available.

Scholarship can be taken in the Canada

Eligibility: The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the scholarship:

• Be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada; and
• Hold or expect to hold a doctorate in one of the fields of research that NSERC supports.
• In addition:

You must have completed all requirements for your first doctoral degree no more than two years before the deadline date of the year in which you apply, or by September 1 of the year of the award announcement.

If you have acquired at least six months of full-time relevant employment in industry or government (experience in a university or its affiliated hospitals, research institutions and other laboratories will not be considered) after you received your doctorate, NSERC will extend this eligibility period to three years.

If, within two years following the date of completion of your PhD, you withdraw from the workforce and from active research for maternity leave or to raise a child for at least one year, NSERC will extend this eligibility period to six years.

 Nationality: Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada can apply for the Fellowships.

College Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirements: You must have completed all requirements for your first doctoral degree no more than two years before the deadline date of the year in which you apply, or by September 1 of the year of the award announcement.

English language Requirements: Applicants whose first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level required by the University.

How to Apply: NSERC scholarships and fellowships selection committees review all applications for PDFs. The committees are organized according to the broad discipline categories.

Application Form

Application Deadline: The Application Deadline is October 15, 2017.

Official Scholarship Link

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