Overview
Defence-and-security research scholarship providing CAD 17,500 for 12 months in addition to the CGRS M award for eligible Indigenous master's applicants.
Complete scholarship details
Applicants align social-sciences or humanities research with one or more MINDS Policy Challenges and select the MINDS master's stream in the CGRS M application.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, be eligible for the CGRS M social sciences/humanities stream, self-identify as Indigenous for this initiative, and meet the Tri-Agency Indigenous citizenship or membership affirmation requirements if selected. Most federal employees and Canadian Armed Forces members are ineligible, except CAF Class A Reservists.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified against the named official source on 8 September 2026; no unstated facts were inferred.
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada ↗