Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program Master’s Scholarships, Canada

Description
The Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Master's Scholarships funding opportunity seeks to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students in the social sciences and humanities who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies.

This funding opportunity, together with the SSHRC Doctoral Awards, the Vanier CGS, and the SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships and the new Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships help train Canada's researchers and leaders of tomorrow.

Tenable only at eligible Canadian universities, Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Master’s Scholarships are open to applicants who will be registered as full-time students in a master's or combined undergraduate/graduate program, or in the first year of a combined MA/PhD program, and in a discipline supported by SSHRC.

Eligibility
To qualify to apply to this funding opportunity, you must:

• be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada;
• be applying for support to pursue your first graduate degree (i.e., master's or equivalent) and not have completed more than 12 months of full-time graduate study at the proposed start date of the award (all previous studies at the graduate level, regardless of discipline, will be included in determining eligibility);
• have achieved a first-class average, as determined by your university, in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent;
• not have already received an award for master's-level study from SSHRC, NSERC or CIHR; and
• not be applying for graduate funding in the 2011-12 academic year to NSERC or CIHR.

Appliation Procedure

• Ensure both you and the master’s program for which you request support meet the requirements specified in the Eligibility section.
• Complete the application form and the required attachments. You will find the application instructions inside your application when you begin to create it online.
• Determine your current applicant status from the table below and submit your complete application to the appropriate institution.

Submission Deadline
February 2, 2012

Website Link
http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/