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Friday, January 14, 2011

Government of Canada Awards - Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships (PDRF)

Overview

As part of the Government of Canada Awards (GCA), the Government of Canada offers one-year Post-Doctoral Research fellowships (PDRF) tenable at recognized public Canadian universities and affiliated research institutes.

The PDRF is designed to provide research opportunities to promising recent doctoral graduates in the natural sciences and engineering, social sciences and humanities. Fellowships are not offered to professional artists or to those wishing to do clinical research and training involving patient-care.

Award Value

Total value of the fellowship is $36,500 CAD and it is taxable in Canada. As no dependant allowance is payable, it is essential that fellows who plan to bring their family to Canada have sufficient financial resources for their support.

Duration

A fellowship is for 12 months and is not renewable.

Background

The Government of Canada Awards

(GCA) are based on reciprocal agreements between Canada and Foreign governments and are designed to provide research opportunities to promising recent doctoral graduates in the form of Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships (PDRF) to non-Canadian researchers tenable at recognized public Canadian universities and affiliated research institutes.


The Government of Canada’s objective in establishing the Canadian Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships (PDRF) is to attract recent Ph.D. graduates to do research in Canada. The Government wishes to support research that clearly advances the scholar's own career and that is useful to Canada or to the research team within which the scholar proposes to work.

Student

Eligibility

Applicants must:

•be citizens of one of the following countries: Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Republic of Korea, Russia and Switzerland. Applicants who have obtained Canadian citizenship or applied for permanent residency in Canada are ineligible;
•have completed a Ph.D. degree within the last three (3) years or have completed the Ph.D. degree requirements before taking up the award (evidence of submission of dissertation for defence provided by the responsible department head); and
•be accepted into a post-doctoral position at a recognized public Canadian university or affiliated research institute of their choice.

Priority will be given to candidates who have not previously studied in Canada under a Canadian government scholarship.

Application Process

How to Apply

Note: This is a two-step process.

To be considered for a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (PDRF), an applicant must:

1.Complete and submit an online application; and
2.Send all required supporting documentation to the agency in the country of application.

Complete and submit an online application to be considered for the program. Late or incomplete submissions will not be eligible.


- Enter your data in the fields provided, following the instructions for each item.

- Upon completion, verify your data prior to submitting.

- Obtain a hard copy, prior to submitting, by printing the form using the print function on your browser. A copy of the application must be submitted with the other supporting documentation.


- Click SUBMIT to provide your application electronically. You will receive a confirmation by email when the application has been submitted.

Supporting Documentation

Ensure all documents listed in the Checklist of Supporting Documents are sent to the agency by their respective deadline. For country specific deadlines, follow these links:

Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Republic of Korea, Russia, Switzerland

References: You are required to include the Letter of Recommendation form with all references. Please forward this document and the guidelines in the Checklist of Supporting Documents to your referees.

Application deadline

  • Online application: November 15th, 11:59 PM (EST)
  • Supporting documentation: This deadline is set independently by the embassy in the country of application. For country specific deadlines, follow these links:

  • Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Republic of Korea, Russia, Switzerland

    Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all necessary supporting material is received by the agency deadline. Supporting documents submitted past their respective deadline will not be accepted.

    http://www.scholarships.gc.ca/PDRFNonCdn-BRPDEtr-Eng.aspx#HowtoApply


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