NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships

Applicants must complete Form 201 electronically via the NSERC online application system. Instructions on how to complete Form 201 is available here. There is a single application and selection process for the CGS D and the PGS D. The top-ranked applicants will be offered a CGS D, and the next tier of meritorious applicants will be offered a PGS D.

Depending on the applicant's status at the application deadline date and/or the applicant’s registration status in the year of application, applications are routed through a Canadian university or directly to NSERC. Applicant must review the "How do you apply for a scholarship?" section to determine the correct route for their application materials. Note to applicants: If you applied directly to NSERC when you were required to apply through a Canadian university (or vice versa), your application will be deemed ineligible and rejected.

Applicants who are to submit their application to UBC must submit a complete application package by their graduate program's deadline (generally mid-September to early October - confirm with the graduate program).

Submission of transcripts:  Applicants who submit their application to UBC will be asked to identify a university designate (i.e., the applicant's graduate program staff) who will upload the applicant's transcripts to their NSERC application. Applicants are responsible to confirm with their graduate program which transcripts need to be provided by the student and which transcripts the graduate program already has on file to be uploaded. Please note that applicants must request certified true copies of transcripts from their graduate program, not from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Consult the Form 201 instructions for detailed transcript requirements.

Submitting the NSERC online application:  Application materials are submitted via the NSERC online application system. Applicants who are to submit their application via UBC should check with their graduate program to determine when they are to "submit" their application online. Some graduate programs may ask their students to submit a PDF copy of their application materials before submitting their application online, in order to allow the graduate program to review their application and request corrections.

All NSERC applicants applying through UBC do not need to submit a separate Affiliated Fellowships application. To be considered for criteria-based Affiliated Fellowships, students should submit this checklist with their NSERC application to their graduate program.