NSERC 101

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NSERC promotes and assists research in the
natural sciences and engineering
NSERC 101
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and in engineering
NSERC Presents
Scholarships Fellowships
Programs
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Todays Agenda

• Introduction
• Undergraduate Programs
• Graduate Programs

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Scholarships News

• New Industrial Innovation Scholarships (IIS)
  program for students registered at a Quebec
  university
• Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS) applicants are no
  longer required to request tenure abroad
• Engineering Committee 175 has now been split into
  two new committees Committee 193 and Committee
  194
• Not-for-profit partners may now be considered
  eligible for the Industrial Undergraduate Student
  Research Awards (USRA) and Industrial RD
  Fellowships (IRDF) programs

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Scholarships News (continued)

• New collaborating companies will now be required
  to submit an Application for Eligibility of
  Organizations to Participate in all NSERC
  industrial scholarships programs to determine
  their eligibility (Form 183B)

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To Apply for NSERC SupportYou Must Be

• A Canadian citizen
• OR
• A Permanent Resident of Canada
• by the application deadline of the program

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Scholarships and Fellowships Budget Over Last
Decade (millions of dollars)
136M
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Undergraduate Student Research Awards

• University-based research
• USRA
• Industry-based research
• I-USRA
• Northern Research Internships

Eligible companies on our Web site
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USRA Programs
Travel funds are available if the host
organization is far away
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Applying for USRA
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Graduate Students

• Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) /
• Postgraduate Scholarships (PGS)
• Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships (IPS) /
• Industrial Innovation Scholarships (IIS) for
  students
• registered at a university in Quebec
• NSERC/MITACS Scholarship
• Supplements
• Northern Research Internships
• Summer in Japan/Taiwan

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• Graduate Students
• Maximum of 4 years support (full-time
  equivalent)
• Total Masters PhD support
• Any combination of CGS, PGS, IPS, IIS,
• NSERC/MITACS

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Eligibility of Proposed Research

• CIHR/SSHRC Overlap
• Research must advance knowledge in the Natural
  Sciences and Engineering
• Psychology
• Consult Program Guide for Students and
• Fellows and Eligibility Criteria
• Apply to only one Council per academic year
• IN DOUBT
• Send a 1 page summary to NSERC

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Deadline for PGS
Check your university's internal deadlines!

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CGS/PGS M and D
Possibility of one-year extension if
eligible Must have obtained at least one
Canadian degree in NSE
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CGS/PGS M
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PGS M Extension possible 2nd year of support

• Eligible if you
• Start program and award at the same time
• OR
• Start program in January, take up award in May of
  the same year

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CGS/PGS D
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CGS/PGS D Support

• Support available for 2 or 3 years
• Decision made by NSERC and based on
• the number of months completed in the program for
  which funding is requested and
• NSERC funding previously held (e.g., CGS/PGS M,
  PGS M Extension or IPS1)

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CGS/PGS Level Selection Criteria and Weightings
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What Happens to Your Application at your
university?

• You submit to department/university
• University committees select applicants to fill
  NSERC quota
• Quota of applications sent to NSERC
• University informs unsuccessful applicants

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What Happens to Your Application at NSERC?

• Selection committees members review all
  applications
• Top-ranked applicants offered CGS
• PGS offered to next group of applicants
• Applicants informed
• Feedback available

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Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships (IPS)

• Collaboration between university, student and
  company
• No NSERC deadline
• Quick application turn around
• Greater value for Masters level funding compared
  to PGSM funding

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Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships
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IPS Agreement

• Must cover duration of scholarship
• Company's commitment (6,000/year minimum)
• Intellectual property rights
• Students time at company (minimum average of
• 50 days/year)
• No delay in degree granting due
• to confidentiality issues

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NSERC/MITACS Scholarship

• A collaboration with MITACS, a Network of Centres
  of Excellence (NCE) that conducts research in the
  mathematical sciences
• Combines features of the NSERC Industrial
  Postgraduate Scholarship (IPS) program and the
  MITACS Internship Program
• Offers more funding than the IPS alone

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NSERC/MITACS Scholarship

• Funding each year, for up to two years at the
  masters level or up to three years at the
  doctoral level
• NSERC contributes 15,000
• The company contributes 7,500
• MITACS contributes 7,500
• Graduate student will receive 22,500/year as a
  scholarship
• Supervisor will receive the remaining 7,500/year
• NSERC and MITACS will jointly evaluate each
  application

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Northern Research Internships (NRINT)
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Summer Research Fellowships in Japan or Taiwan
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upplements

• Extra from other organizations
• Support research in specific areas
• Value ranges from 5,000 - 15,000
• Duration from 1-3 years
• Contact agencies directly upon receipt of NSERC
  award letter
• IPS Check eligibility requirements

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Scholarships Application Form 200 for CGS, PGS,
IPS, PDF, IRDF, VF
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Online Application Completion

• www.nserc.gc.ca to online services
• Print out and review FAQ instructions
• Register as new user or Login
• E-console screen choose Forms student
• My portfolio screen
• Choose Form 200 for PGS or PDF
• Choose Form 202 for USRA

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Login for previous user Register for new
users PDF format available
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Create a form Select the program Or Edit
No electronic submission A paper copy must be
submitted
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List specific for each program
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PIN if you don't have one leave it blank, not
SIN, not Student ID
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Full address including postal code
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Academic background accurate does it make
sense? Do not include programs that you have not
yet started
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Relevant work experience, in science or
engineering OR that show leadership/
communication skills
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Scholarships don't put down from prof's NSERC
grants
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Locations of tenure must be universities, not the
affiliated hospitals, research institutes, etc.
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Required for PDF, VF and NRINT only
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PGS Master and IPS 1 Do not need to complete
this section. Section will not appear
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Watch the margins Check grammar, typos, spelling,
etc. Don't repeat information found in Thesis
Times New Roman regular 12 pts, or any
comparable font nothing smaller Condensed type
is not acceptable
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If you choose not to fill in any section from a
certain point to the end, indicate so on
application
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Indicate that a paper copy will come with the
application
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Required for PDF, VF and NRINT only
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Number to be forwarded to the proposed referees
to complete Appendix 1 on-line
Verify for completeness
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Appendix 1 2 Reports Required

• Person most familiar with applicants abilities
  research, etc.
• Usually thesis supervisor
• Another person familiar with applicants
  abilities and research
• Specific examples
• CGS/PGS applicant, use only the form provided
• All other applicants may use 1 additional page
• Not proposed supervisor unless also past
  supervisor
• Signed by referee

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Appendix 2 Evaluation by the Department or
University

• Must be completed by
• Department Head or University Representative
• Cannot be same person who completed
• Appendix 1 or the proposed supervisor

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Appendix 3 Consent Form

• Statistical information
• Not given to reviewers

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Remember

• Follow instructions
• Font size, margins, page limits etc.
• Clear, concise writing
• Proofread for spelling, grammar
• Provide needed documentation
• Choose respondents with care
• Be aware of deadlines
• No on-line application submission!

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General Information / Application Forms

• Website www.nserc.gc.ca
• On-line application system webapp_at_nserc.ca
• Helpdesk [phone]
• Scholarships Fellowships schol_at_nserc.ca
• Finance Division scholfin_at_nserc.ca

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