SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships
Likely in September 2023
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 2022 competition deadlines:
Application deadline (through The University of British Columbia): Tuesday, 13 September 2022 at 12:00 pm PT
Graduate program nomination deadline (to Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies): Tuesday, 11 October 2022 at 4:00 pm PT
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).
Complete evaluation criteria are available on SSHRC's funding opportunity page.
Refer to the Application Procedures on our CGSD webpage for detailed instructions (the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships share application procedures with the CGSD).
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).
Dustin Grue
Doctor of Philosophy in English (PhD)
Repeat After Me: The Psychology and Inner Psychology of Speech Reporting Forms
Pamela Mackenzie
Doctor of Philosophy in Art History (PhD)
Microscope/Macrocosm: Early Modern Technology, Visualization and Representations of Nature
Michèle Cheng
Doctor of Philosophy in School and Applied Child Psychology (PhD)
Exploring cognitive and social factors involved in the persistence of reading
Mahdi Ebrahimi Kahou
Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (PhD)
Can machine learning enhance economic models with heterogeneity?
Winy Vasquez
Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)
Food security in the Amazon: an investigation of the food security and nutrition of the Asháninka peoples living inside the Protected Forest San Matias-San Carlos
Leah Baugh
Doctor of Philosophy in Counselling Psychology (PhD)
Resilience after Childhood Maltreatment
Patrick Morgan Ritchie
Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology (PhD)
The Archaeology of Indigenous Rights and Title
Rebekah Kartal
Doctor of Philosophy in Geography (PhD)
The search for solidarity in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands/occupied O'odham land
Jason Leslie
Doctor of Philosophy in Law (PhD)
Mortgages, Markets and a Big Mess: 'Behind-the-Scenes' Finance and Canadian Housing
For further information, please visit the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships page.
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