Canada Graduate Scholarship Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement

Students must submit the following application materials to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies:

1. Signed and dated CGS-MSFSS application form

Please obtain the application form from the website of the funding agency from which you received your CGS award:

• CIHR: The application form is a fillable PDF (review the "How to Apply" section). A printed copy with signature in ink must be submitted to G+PS. Faxed or scanned copy will not be accepted.
• NSERC: The application is available via the NSERC On-line System (view instructions here). A signed and dated copy must be submitted to G+PS. Faxed or scanned copy sent by email is acceptable.
• SSHRC: Applicants must complete the web-based application form (view instructions here), verify it online, and submit a printed copy with signature in ink to G+PS. Faxed or scanned copy will not be accepted.

Note: The budget proposal is a part of the application form.

2. Attachment

• outline of proposed research while abroad (maximum two pages), including:
  • a detailed description of your proposed research activities during your study period abroad (including objectives, methodology, timelines, and expected outcomes)
  • an indication as to how this relates to your main graduate research topic
  • a description of the potential benefits that you will derive from working at, or attending, the host institution in relation to your current research objectives
• for CGS Master's and Vanier CGS recipients only, a copy of your most current CGS research proposal

3. Two letters of support

• letter of support from current research supervisor (maximum one page)
• letter of support from potential host supervisor (maximum one page). The host supervisor will also need to indicate that they have the resources available (financial [if any], supervision time, equipment, library access, etc.) to support your planned research activities. If the host supervisor’s primary place of employment is outside academia, they must demonstrate that they have supervised graduate student researchers.
• for all three funding agencies, faxed or scanned supervisor letters printed on official letterhead and including the supervisor signature are acceptable

4. Consent form

Please obtain the required form(s) from the appropriate funding agency website:

CIHR

• Consent form from the Nominated Principal Applicant: An "Applicant consent form for use and disclosure of personal information provided to CIHR for peer review" must be completed and signed by the applicant. A printed copy with signature in ink must be submitted to G+PS. Faxed or scanned copy will not be accepted.
• The "Consent to Disclosure of Personal Information" form must be completed and signed by the applicant and supervisor. A printed copy with signatures in ink must be submitted to G+PS. Faxed or scanned copy will not be accepted. For more information see "The Meaning of Signatures on Applications".

NSERC

• The "Terms and Conditions of Applying Form" must be completed and signed by the applicant. A signed and dated copy must be submitted to G+PS. Faxed or scanned copy sent by email is acceptable.

SSHRC

• The "Consent to Disclosure of Personal Information Form" must be completed and signed by the applicant. A printed copy with signature in ink must be submitted to G+PS. Faxed or scanned copy will not be accepted.