Affiliated Fellowships Doctoral Program

Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements of the Canada Graduate Research Scholarships - Doctoral competition in order to be considered for Affiliated Fellowships.

Applicants who plan to be registered in a master's program in September 2026, should refer to Affiliated Fellowships Master's Program.

Other funding

• While award recipients will be selected based on the evaluation criteria, priority will be given to eligible candidates who do not hold significant scholarship funding (i.e., $16,000 or higher) for the 2026/2027 academic year (September 2026 to August 2027).  If a student is offered Affiliated funding, and later receives other scholarship funding for the same period, the Affiliated funding offer will normally be rescinded.
• Exceptions:
  • Students are normally permitted to hold “GSI”,  and other department-recommended donor-funded awards, as well as RA/TA positions at the same time that they hold Affiliated funding.
  • Recipients of 4YF funding will be eligible to be considered for Affiliated funding. If successful in receiving Affiliated funding, award holders may have some or all of their 4YF replaced by the Affiliated award.
  • Some of the Affiliated awards have very niche award descriptions (eligibility requirements).  If an Affiliated award receives a very low number of eligible applications, it may be awarded to a student who already has significant scholarship funding.
  • The Killam Doctoral Scholarships are offered to the top doctoral candidates in the Affiliated Fellowships-Doctoral competition who meet the Killam's additional eligibility requirements.  Recipients who have other funding may receive the Killam as a top-up to their other funding.