2012 Doctoral Scholarships - Application Guidelines

KEY DATES

Late August	Application Form available online
October	Opening of the competition
December 16, 2011 - 5 p.m.	Deadline for receiving applications at the Foundation
Early March	Finalists invited for an interview
Mid-March	Interviews at the Foundation's offices in Montreal
Late April/early May	Notice to the selected candidates
May	Public announcement of the new Trudeau Scholars

Be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant applying to a doctoral program in the social sciences and humanities or registered full-time in the first or second year of such a program at a Canadian university
OR
Be a Canadian citizen applying to a doctoral program in the social sciences and humanities or registered full-time in the first or second year of such a program at a foreign university
OR
Be a foreign national [with a preference for candidates from the developing world] applying to a doctoral program in the social sciences and humanities or registered full-time in the first or second year of such a program at a Canadian university
Present a research project linked to one of the four themes of the Foundation
Be nominated by a university

Completed and printed application form (filled out by using Adobe Acrobat)
Letter of nomination signed by a high-ranking official of the institution
Three letters of reference: two (2) from academic referees, principally concerning academic achievements, AND one (1) from a non-academic referee, concerning the non-academic aspects of the application. The letters of reference must be signed and clearly indicate the name and contact information of the referee
Transcripts of all post-secondary studies, including CEGEP transcript for candidates who attended CEGEP in Quebec.

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