Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements Program

The Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS) Program is valued at up to $6,000 for one period of research study abroad.

To be eligible to apply for this program, you must:

• have accepted or currently hold one of the following CGS awards:
  • Joseph-Armand Bombardier (SSHRC)
  • Alexander Graham Bell (NSERC)
  • Frederick Banting and Charles Best (CIHR)
• undertake your proposed trip abroad no earlier than the competition deadline date.
• not hold, or have held, any other CGS-MSFSS during the course of your graduate studies.

To remain eligible during the research study period abroad, you must:

• hold an active CGS at the time your research study period abroad starts.
• be registered full-time in a graduate research studies program at a Canadian institution for the duration of your research study period abroad.
• take up the award within one year of receiving the notice of award for the CGS-MSFSS.
• return to complete your degree at your Canadian institution.

Each agency has its own application form and instructions, and care should be taken to ensure that the appropriate form is used. For a link to the application form, please click here.

You will be required to provide the following information:

• the name and contact information of your CGS or Vanier CGS research supervisor and of the proposed host supervisor;
• the name and location of the proposed host institution;
• a maximum two-page description of your intended research activities during your research study period abroad (including objectives, methodology, timelines and expected outcomes), how this relates to your main graduate research topic, and a description of the potential benefits that you will derive from the host institution in relation to your current research objectives;
• a budget that provides estimates for costs of travel, living and other expenses during your research study period abroad;
• a letter from your CGS or Vanier CGS research supervisor detailing their support for your research study period abroad and confirming that your proposed research aligns with the research from your CGS award (maximum one page);
• a letter from your host supervisor detailing their support for your research study period abroad and the resources they have available (financial [if any], supervision time, equipment, library access, etc.) to support your planned research activities (maximum one page);

The CGS – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements Program deadlines are as follows:
Agency: June 10 and October 10 of each year
Institution: April 30 and August 15 of each year (see Selection process)