The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation invites applications for the international PhD Scholarships in Canada for the 2022/23 session.
The renewed Scholarship program of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation is a gateway for courageous, bold, original thinkers who are hungry to play a leadership role in their communities. The Foundation’s three-year program aims to train Engaged Leaders, in order to build the capacity for academics to make their research accessible beyond academia, to partner and work with a diversity of actors across society, and to help address some of the most pressing domestic and global issues of direct relevance for the future of Canada.
The leadership training provided to each cohort of Scholars is based on a scientific theme, which is chosen because of the social importance of the issues it raises and its interdisciplinary dimensions. This innovative model aims to help Scholars to look beyond their areas of expertise and develop a desire to engage with people, issues and ideas typically outside their academic training.
Their scientific theme for the 2020-2023 leadership program cycle will be Technology & Ethics. In particular, leadership training will be offered through the lens of ethical issues pertaining to biotech and the incorporation of artificial intelligence in the area of health care.
Worth of Award
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholars receive:
- Membership in a vibrant community of Scholars, Mentors, and Fellows, all of whom are leaders in their respective disciplines and sectors;
- Leadership training from our Mentors and Fellows;
- Up to $40,000 per year for three years to cover tuition and reasonable living expenses; and
- Up to $20,000 per year for three years, as a research and travel allowance;
Eligibility
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 Foundation’s four themes
- Be nominated by a university
How to Apply
- Candidates must now apply directly to the Foundation through its online application portal.
- In contrast with previous years, universities are no longer required to hold an internal selection process and nominate a limited number of their preferred candidates. The Foundation will be reviewing all completed applications it receives by the final deadline.
- First, go to the Foundation’s new application portal. On the landing page of the portal, you may toggle the page in either English or French, which will also change the language of the application form.
- If you are not already registered on the Foundation’s new platform, you must register by clicking “Register here” and completing the eligibility criteria questions and ensuing registration information. Once complete, you will receive an email with a link to set up your username and password. The email should arrive within five minutes. If you do not receive this email, please refresh your inbox, and check your spam folder.
- Once you have logged in, you will be brought your personal Dashboard on the Foundation’s portal. You may return to your Dashboard at any time during the process by clicking on “Home” in the top right corner of your window.
- Once within the portal, please complete the mandatory questions in your Profile. If you are selected by the Foundation, you will be asked to complete the other sections of your Profile. To exit your Profile, click Next or return to your Dashboard.
- To begin an application form for the 2021 Scholarship competition, click on “Funding Opportunities” and then “Apply Now”.
Deadline: The final deadline to submit applications to the Foundation is December 21, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. EST.