Fully Funded Canada Master’s Scholarship Program 2023

Fully funded Canada Masters Scholarship Program 2023 gives financial aid to highly intelligent scholars who are involved in an eligible master’s or, in some cases, doctoral program in Canada. This assistance enables these scholars to focus solely on their studies in their field of interest.

The fully funded Canada Masters scholarship program 2023 supports up to 3,000 students every year in all professions and is also regulated jointly by Canada’s three granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

The selection procedure and post-award management are carried out at the institutional level, under the guidance of the three agencies mentioned above. Students submit their application to the institution at which they plan to hold their award using the Research Portal.

The purpose of the fully funded Canada Master’s Scholarships program 2023 is to assist in improving research abilities and help in the coaching of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who ascertain a high principle of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies.

Degree Level

A qualified graduate program must include a vital search element that leads to the completion of a thesis, major research project, dissertation, scholarly publication, performance, recital and/or exhibit that is merit/expert-reviewed at the institutional level as a prerequisite for completion of the program.

Joint programs with a professional degree (for example, MD/PhD, DVM/PhD, JD/MA, JD/PhD, MBA/PhD, MA/MBA) as well as clinically oriented programs of study, including clinical psychology, are eligible if they have a significant autonomous research component, as described above.

Master’s programs that are founded only on course work are generally not eligible since they do not contain a significant research component, as described above.

Given the particular requirements of certain disciplines, institutions are invited to contact the appropriate agency for guidance on the eligibility of programs of study.

Eligible locations of tenure

Without exception, this scholarship awards are secure only at eligible Canadian institutions.

Available Subjects of study

All subjects are available for study under this scholarship program.

Scholarship Benefits

As earlier mentioned, the fully funded Canada Masters Scholarship Program 2023 provides financial support to highly intelligent scholars who are engaged in an eligible master’s or, in some cases, doctoral program in Canada. This support allows these scholars to fully concentrate on their studies in their chosen fields.

Qualified Nationalities

Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) as of the application deadline date

Qualification Criteria

To be qualified for application, you must

be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) as of the application deadline date
be enrolled in, have applied for or will apply for full-time admission* to an eligible graduate program at the master’s or doctoral level at a Canadian institution with a scholarship allocation
respect the internal deadline to apply for admission for your intended program of study—contact the faculty of graduate studies (or its equivalent) at the selected Canadian institution(s) for more detailed information
have completed, as of December 31 of the year of application
- either between 0 and 12 months of full-time studies (or full-time equivalent) in the program for which you are requesting funding,** which may be one of the following:
  - a master’s program
  - a doctoral program that you are entering directly from a bachelor’s program without having ever been enrolled in any graduate programs (direct-entry)
  - a combined master’s-doctoral program
  - a master’s program that will transition to an eligible doctoral program, either before or after award activation, with no master’s degree conferred (fast-track)
  - a master’s program for which the degree requirements will be completed before the end of the award, allowing the award to continue into an eligible doctoral program
- or between 4 and 12 months of full-time study (or full-time equivalent) in an eligible master’s program for which the degree requirements will be completed before activation of the award, allowing it to be activated during the first 12 months of the subsequent doctoral program for which you are requesting funding
not have held or be currently holding a CGS M scholarship from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC
have achieved a first-class average**, as determined by the host institution, in each of the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent)
- Note: Institutions may, at their discretion, accept CGS M applications from individuals who have not obtained a first-class average; contact your proposed host institutions to determine their use of this eligibility criterion
submit a maximum of one scholarship (master’s or doctoral) or fellowship application per academic year to either CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC
- Note: Should more than one application be submitted, the eligible application submitted first chronologically will be retained
- Note: Nominations to the Vanier CGS program and applications to the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program do not count toward this limit (other exceptions may apply to CIHR internships)

*Refer to the Tri-agency research training award holder’s guide for details regarding part-time admission.
**All studies credited toward the eligible program will be counted, whether or not they were completed at the degree-granting institution.

Application Procedure

To apply to the program, you must complete and submit an application to up to three institutions using the Research Portal. Consult the Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s program: Instructions for completing an application for more information on how to apply.

Allocations

Eligible Canadian institutions are assigned a separate allocation of awards to offer from each agency. Institutions must respect agency-specific allocation. Refer to the Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s award allocations page for a list of allocations by an institution and by the agency.

Selection Criteria