SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships

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Deadline
Likely in September 2024
Annual Value
$20,000
Citizenship
Canadian
Permanent Resident
Degree Level
Doctoral

 

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowships support high-calibre students engaged in doctoral programs in the social sciences and humanities. This support allows scholars to fully focus on their doctoral studies, to seek out the best research mentors in their chosen fields and to contribute to the Canadian research ecosystem during and beyond the tenure of their awards.

SSHRC welcomes applications involving Indigenous research, as well as those involving research-creation.

Note: Both the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships and the Canada Graduate Scholarships—Doctoral Scholarships (CGS D) are offered through one annual national competition. Applicants need to submit only one application to be considered for one or both awards. As each award has notable differences, applicants must read the descriptions for each award carefully to determine if they are eligible to apply and hold each award. Applicants eligible for both the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships and CGS D Scholarships will automatically be considered for both awards.

Fall 2023 competition deadlines:

• Application deadline (through The University of British Columbia): Tuesday, 12 September 2023 at 12:00 pm PT
• Graduate program nomination deadline (to Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies): Tuesday, 10 October 2023 at 4:00 pm PT

Late applications will not be accepted.

 

Eligibility

Note: Both the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships and the Canada Graduate Scholarships—Doctoral Scholarships (CGS D)  are offered through one annual national competition. Applicants need to submit only one application to be considered for one or both awards. As each award has notable differences, applicants must read the descriptions for each award carefully to determine if they are eligible to apply and hold each award. Applicants eligible for both the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships and CGS D Scholarships will automatically be considered for both awards.

Eligibility requirements that are specific to the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships:

• SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships are tenable at any recognized institution in Canada or abroad. For the fellowship to be held abroad, the award holder must have completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree at a Canadian postsecondary institution. For award holders who do not meet this requirement, the fellowships are tenable only at recognized Canadian postsecondary institutions.
• Applicants must have completed no more than 48 months of full-time study in their doctoral program by December 31 of the calendar year of application

Complete eligibility criteria for the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship are available on SSHRC's program webpage .

Note: Some eligibility requirements for the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships differ from those of the CGS-D (e.g., months of study eligibility).

Evaluation Criteria

Complete evaluation criteria are available on SSHRC's funding opportunity page .

Application Procedures

Refer to the Application Procedures on our CGSD webpage for detailed instructions (the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships share application procedures with the CGSD).

Note regarding transcripts: UBC requires the provision of official transcripts as part of each application package. Please refer to the Application Procedures section on our CGSD webpage for detailed information. Applications that do not provide official or allowable transcripts may be deemed ineligible.

Nomination Procedures

Refer to the Nomination Procedures on our CGSD webpage for detailed instructions (the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships share nomination procedures with the CGSD).

Adjudication Procedures

Refer to the Adjudication Procedures on our CGSD webpage for adjudication details (the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships share adjudication procedures with the CGSD).

Meet Award Holders

Shirley Anne Swelchalot Shxwha:yathel Hardman

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies (PhD)

One Heart at a Time: Indigenizing the Academy

Jason Leslie

Doctor of Philosophy in Law (PhD)

Mortgages, Markets and a Big Mess: ‘Behind-the-Scenes’ Finance and Canadian Housing

Andrea Vasquez Fernandez

Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)

Addressing violent conflicts through understandings of “respect”: A collaborative research with the Asheninka and Yine Peoples from the Peruvian Amazon

Randip Gill

Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Public Health (PhD)

Supporting the Educational Attainment and Well-Being Trajectories of Immigrants and Refugees in Canada, A Population-Level Analysis

Atlanta-Marinna Grant

Master of Arts in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (MA)

From food 'waste' to food 'cycle: biocultural heritage and the sharing of oral histories

D. Kyle Sutherland

Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology (PhD)

Examining how the role of structural stigma produces health inequalities among marginalized communities

Kirk King

Doctor of Philosophy in Music, Emphasis Ethnomusicology (PhD)

Kadekaru Rinsho: His Life, His Music, and His Role in Restoring Okinawan Identity

Titilope Onolaja

Doctor of Philosophy in Art History (PhD)

Power and policy in West African museums: a comparative analysis of Nigeria and Senegal

Michael W Brunt

Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Animal Biology (PhD)

How perceptions of transparency influence the social acceptability of animal use in science

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Further Information

For further information, please visit the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships page .