Eligibility

A number of criteria are involved in the evaluation of target countries. Primarily, we offer scholarships to students who could not otherwise study in Canada for financial reasons. We also try to attract academic achievers from a number of language backgrounds.

Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement and do not have to be repaid. For programs beginning before May 1, 2007, the following 4-week Super-Intensive Scholarships are currently available:

This scholarship includes the Application Fee, Materials Fee, and Tuition (4 weeks). Other services, such as Homestay, Medical Insurance and Airport Reception are not included. All decisions by the VEC Scholarship Selection Committee are final. Explanations are not provided and there is no appeal process.

How to Apply for a Mosaic ScholarshipTo apply for a scholarship, please send the following to us by fax or mail:

1. Completed Application for Admission and Mosaic Scholoarship Application forms
2. Photocopies of transcripts from your last educational institution

Documents will not be returned.
Do not send original certificates or transcripts.

Website: Mosaic Scholarships

• [Canada] Postdoctoral Position in Retinal and Early Eye Development, University of Victoria
• [Canada] Postdoctoral Position in Numerical Linear Algebra at University of British Columbia
• [Canada] Graduate Research Assistantship (PhD) in Urban Micrometeorology, The University of British Columbia
• [Canada] PhD Position in Signal Processing and Hearing Aids at University of Ottawa
• [Canada] Postdoctoral Fellowship in Signal Processing and Hearing Aids at University of Ottawa

Eligible Fields of Study

Applications will be accepted for research at the doctoral level in areas corresponding to IDRC’s research priorities. IDRC’s research activities focus on four program areas:

• Social and Economic Policy
• Environment and Natural Resource Management
• Information and Communication Technologies(ICTs) for Development
• Innovation, Policy and Science

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following conditions for eligibility:

• Hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residency status in Canada, orhold a citizenship of a developing country;
• Be registered at a Canadian university;
• Research proposal is for a doctoral thesis and has been approved by the thesis supervisor;
• Proposed field research will take place in a developing country;
• Provide evidence of affiliation with an institution or organization in the region in which the research will take place;
• Have completed course work and passed comprehensive examinations by the time of award tenure.

Duration

Award tenure corresponds to the period of field research. In general, this will be no less than 3 months and not more than 12 months.

Value

The award will cover justifiable field research expenses to a maximum of $20,000
per year. Candidates may apply for a renewal of funding for a second year of field
work if the nature of the research requires a second season of data collection.
Renewals are an exception and are provided for those disciplines that may need
to deal with the uncertainties of growing seasons and climatic characteristics that
affect data collection.

Number of Awards

Variable

Deadlines

There are two competitions each year:

1st deadline: April 1, 2007 (awards will be announced in August 2007).

2^nd deadline: November 1, 2006 (awards will be announced in March 2007).

Applications

Applications will be evaluated according to criteria, such as relevance to sustainable and equitable development and to IDRC priorities, quality of the research proposal and suitability of the candidate.

Re-applicants must explain, in a covering letter, what changes have been made since the last application and specify where to find the changes in the proposal. Please note that Centre policy stipulates that an individual cannot apply more than twice, if unsuccessful, for the same IDRC award.

If there are ethical questions connected with the research, the applicant may, at IDRC’s discretion, be required to submit the appropriate approval from the Ethic’s Committee of the University.

Please submit all documents listed in the List of Supporting Documents to be Submitted. Complete applications must be received at the Centre by the deadline. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered for the competition. Applications must be sent to the following address:

By mail:

IDRC Doctoral Research Awards
Centre Training and Awards Program
International Development Research Centre
P.O. Box 8500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 3H9
By courier services:

IDRC Doctoral Research Awards
Centre Training and Awards Program
International Development Research Centre
250 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6M1

Fax: (1 613) 563-0815
Telephone: (1 613) 236-6163 ext. 2098
E-mail: cta@idrc.ca

We thank all applicants for their interest and will contact those candidates whose academic background, quality of the research proposal and skills best match the criteria of the Award.

• [Canada] The Bentley Cropping System Fellowship
• [Canada] MBA/MPA Scholarships From The Management Institute of Canada
• [Canada] PhD Position in Signal Processing and Hearing Aids at University of Ottawa
• [Canada] Postdoctoral Fellow in Ocean and Coupled Modelling and Data Assimilation – Dalhousie University
• [Canada] Postdoc Research Fellow at CSL/CIISE, Concordia University