Dear BGSA Students,

We are working on getting you the most up to date information, so keep an eye out on the ListServ for more information, but for the moment, here is some contact information for NSERC and some general information for FQRNT and CIHR.

FOR NSERC

Deadline to submit application to department is Sept 21!!

The government website http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/index_eng.asp

The GPS http://www.mcgill.ca/gps/students/fellowships/nserc

The Mcgill Bio page
http://biology.mcgill.ca/grad/grad_gen_awards&scholarsh.html

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Person to submit COMPLETE application to
Maria Colonna

Person to list for transcript requests
awards.biology@mcgill.ca
If a name is required, put Dr. Laura Nilson

NSERC Online Application Help
wepapp@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
(613) 995-4273 (this info is from 2010)
Include your email and telephone number

FQRNT
If you plan on applying for an FQRNT, the application is through the agency itself, NOT through McGill. You will complete your application and submit supporting documents directly to FQRNT.

FQRNT application deadline is October 5th. http://www.fqrnt.gouv.qc.ca/en/bourses/index.htm

CIHR
According to the GPS office, if you are applying for a CIHR masters, you apply through McGill. If you are applying for a CIHR Doctoral award, applications are done directly through the agency.

http://www.mcgill.ca/gps/students/fellowships/cihr

Master’s deadline is OCTOBER 27, 2011. Doctoral deadline, please see the CIHR website:
http://www.cihr.ca/

Keep an eye out on the ListServ for more information.

Vanier
If you would like to apply for a Vanier, you will fill out the required application form and compile necessary supporting documents and that will be submitted to the Biology Department. The Biology Department then ranks the applicants and recommends the top ranked students to the university. We are working to find out when the deadline is. this post will be updated as soon as we know. You will have to fill out the entire application on Research Net. For more information:

Information from McGill: http://www.mcgill.ca/gps/students/fellowships/vanier

The Vanier website: http://www.vanier.gc.ca/

Departmental deadline for the Vanier application submission is September 26th!!!

Good luck!
The BGSA