Want to Continue your education in Canada? We bring you Good news! Scholarships at Dalhousie University are now available. We will go into great detail regarding this scholarship in this article, its advantages, and step-by-step instructions for applying.
For international students, the Dalhousie University Scholarship 2024–2025 is a fully funded scholarship. This award is available for Masters and Ph.D. studies. The $30,000 scholarship provides a monthly stipend, accommodation costs, fee waivers, and health insurance.
A present or prospective student can apply for multiple FGS-managed scholarships through the Harmonised Scholarship Process. These scholarships include
- Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship,
- Killam Predoctoral Scholarships,
- Eliza Ritchie Doctoral Entrance Scholarship for Women,
- James Robinson Johnston Graduate Entrance Scholarship for African Canadians,
- Vitamin Scholarship
- Abdul Majid Bader Graduate Scholarship.
Please check with your planned programme of study for the internal deadline, which is often in early December, for applicants. By this internal date, your programme of study must receive all needed application materials. Your application might not be eligible for evaluation if it is submitted too late.
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Scholarship Summary
- Level of Study: Masters, PhD
- Institution(s): Dalhousie University
- Study in: Nova Scotia, Canada
- Opportunity Focus Areas: Graduate Programs Offered at Dalhousie University, please click here.
- Program Period: Two years for masters and three years for PhD.
- Deadline: January 16, 2023
Scholarship Coverage
Dalhousie University Scholarships are of following types:
Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship
- The Master’s level award has a two-year value of $10,000 each year (subject to renewal annually).
- Awards at the doctoral level are worth $15,000 each year for four years (subject to annual renewal).
Killam Predoctoral Scholarships
- Master’s (Level 1): $6666.66 per term plus ITF (for international students) and, if required, a relocation allowance
- Doctoral (Level 2): $10000 each term plus, if available, a relocation stipend and a two-year President’s Award. Please take note that international tuition fees are no longer charged to Dalhousie PhD programmes.
Eliza Ritchie Doctoral Entrance Scholarship for Women
- The Award is worth $30,000 over the course of a 12-month academic year.
- Candidates who are already receiving scholarships will receive the Eliza Ritchie Doctoral Entrance Scholarship for Women as a “top-up award” to those existing awards, up to a maximum of $30,000 per academic year or $10,000 per term, regardless of whether they are internal or external to Dalhousie University.
James Robinson Johnston Graduate Entrance Scholarship for African Canadians
- The Master’s scholarship is worth $15,000 for a complete academic year of twelve months of study. Subject to an annual progress evaluation (scholarship-class standing is necessary), the Award is renewable. For a maximum of 24 months of full-time study, the Award may be used.
- The doctoral scholarship has a 12-month academic year value of $19,000. Subject to an annual progress evaluation (scholarship-class standing is necessary), the Award is renewable. Awarded students may keep their awards for up to 36 months of full-time study.
- Fees must be paid out of the award because they are not waived.
- Each year, a new prize is given out.
The James Robinson Johnston Graduate Entrance Scholarship for African Canadians will be given as a “top-up award” to any other scholarships that a candidate holds, up to a maximum of $20,000 for master’s degrees and $30,000 for doctoral degrees per academic year, both internal and external to Dalhousie University.
The Award has a 12-month academic year value of $19,000 (Masters) and $21,000 (Doctoral) and there are one to two prizes given out each year.
Abdul Majid Bader Graduate Scholarship
- The scholarship is worth $40,000 for a full-time 12-month academic year of study. The scholarship is re-eligible every year pending an evaluation of progress.
- The scholarship may be used for up to 24 months of full-time study.
- Fees must be paid out of the award because they are not waived.
- Each year, a new prize is given out.
Eligibility Criteria for Dalhousie University Scholarships
The following requirements must be satisfied by applicants in order to be eligible for Dalhousie University Scholarships:
- Required Language: English.
- Eligible Countries: All world countries
For applications in the Master’s Competition:
- Please take a look at the CGS-M Evaluation Criteria, which are used to rank applications.
- Written without using jargon and in basic, understandable English.
- For suggestions on what to include in a strong research proposal, have a look at the CGS-M guidelines’ “Outline of proposed research (attachment)” section.
For applications in the Doctoral Competition:
- Please study the selection criteria for the programs offered by the Harmonized CGS-Doctoral.
- For suggestions on what to include in a strong research proposal, take a look at the Tri-Agency doctorate competition instructions or the Research Proposal guidelines for the Vanier doctoral competition.
How to Apply for Dalhousie University Scholarships?
To apply for scholarships at Dalhousie University, please follow the instructions below.
- Open the FGS Scholarship Management Platform and log in. To log in, please choose “Use Dalhousie NetID” if you already have one. If not, kindly type in your email address and set a new password. Even if you want to apply for multiple opportunities, you only need to set up one account.
- On your home page, pick “My applications” to add a new scholarship application or amend an existing one. Please only submit one Harmonized Scholarship application for each competition; multiple submissions will not be accepted by any applicant.
- Candidates seeking master’s degrees who have submitted applications to the Tri-Agency CGS-M competition can decide to use their CGS-M application as part of the Harmonized Scholarship Process. To achieve this, please go through the application process and choose “Master’s Level – CGS-M Opt-In” as the submission category. Your opt-in form, reference letters, and transcripts submitted for the Tri-Agency CGSM competition will all be linked to your CGS-M application by the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Opt-in requests must be submitted by December 1st, which also happens to be the CGS-M application deadline set by Tri-Agency. You must submit a full Harmonized Scholarship Application in order to be considered for other awards if you do not opt-in with your CGS-M application.
- We strongly advise all applicants to fill out the self-identification form located on the online scholarship platform. Administrators can then make sure candidates are categorized into award opportunities with particular eligibility requirements before the review process begins. Information given in this questionnaire will be kept absolutely confidential and is not visible to reviewers.
- To advance through the application, click “Next” at the bottom of each page. The applicant can exit the application after clicking “Save” and come back to it later to make changes or updates.
- According to the requirements in the application, applicants must obtain official transcripts and upload them immediately in the scholarship portal. Copies of transcripts from admissions applications will not be given by FGS. Before submitting, transcripts from various universities must be consolidated into a single PDF. For the harmonized scholarship application procedure, unofficial grade reports rather than official transcripts may be used by current Dalhousie students.
- By the deadline of January 16, 2024 all reference letters must be submitted online (or February 15, in the case of non-thesis applicants). After this date, both applicants and referees will be unable to use the application portal, and incomplete applications won’t be sent for review. Reference letters cannot be sent through email or printed out on paper. It is strongly advised that candidates provide their referees with a deadline a few days to a week prior to January 14 in case of unforeseen emergencies or technical issues. Once references have been completed, the portal will send applicants an email message, and a “received” notation will show up in red by each referee’s name. Prior to the deadline, kindly keep an eye on the status of your references.
- Accept the terms and conditions, then finish the application by clicking “Save and Finalize”.
Note: Before the January 15 deadline, you may withdraw your application to make modifications, such as updating your transcripts with your fall grades or making adjustments in response to departmental feedback. If you withdraw your application, you must resubmit it by the deadline of January 15 in order to be taken into consideration.
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