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I would reach out the FRQ directly because their documents are pretty unclear in general. I’m guessing they probably wouldn’t let you hold both scholarships unless you can prove that your tuition isn’t covered. A lot of people get both scholarships and they usually require you to turn it down if you also get tri-council funding. You are permitted to use the FRQNT for a fifth year of funding after the NSERC (4 years) ends, however.

Yeah I also think the 10-12 is much more feasible in the US since they have so many programs. It would be a stretch to find 10+ Canadian programs that are a good fit unless you have super common research interests or multiple areas of focus.

No personal experience, but I’m guessing location. A lot of people don’t want to move anywhere outside of Toronto/Vancouver/Montreal, let alone Thunder Bay. It’s accredited, so I doubt it’s because there’s anything wrong with the program.

I may be wrong, but I think you are still eligible for the CGS-D past PhD1. I know of people last year who got it when applying in PhD2, although obviously that could’ve changed. That being said, I got a similar score last year when I applied as a masters student. I applied this year in the first year of my PhD and scored ~16. Honestly, there weren’t any major changes in my app, especially not anything to truly justify the jump in my scores. I changed one letter writer to someone more SSHRC oriented (I’m in psych, so some faculty are more NSERC/CIHR). I was also able to provide a more defined timeline and plan since I was in the program already. Really, I think I just got luckier with my reviewers since there’s a lot of chance involved.

External funding is mostly for domestic students. You can apply for OGS at York, but I don’t know what‘s available for Manitoba. A lot of programs limit the number of international student they accept because they’re more expensive to fund, so check with the departments before applying. Regarding the masters thing, it’s a bit different than in the US, where MA and PhD programs seem to be quite separate. Here, they’re often combined and most programs accept students into the masters program with the expectation that you continue to the PhD at the same school. So it’s not really a terminal MA. I mention this because some PhD programs reserve their spots for their own masters students and it might be a good idea to check. I imagine this is less of a problem for quant than more popular disciplines, though.

It’s really unfair. The acceptance letter says that we *have* to turn down FRQSC if we get sshrc as well (i.e. there’s no option to choose FRQSC instead) so it’s like their main worry is saving money. And then they go on to talk about the importance of supporting young researchers...

Wow, I got my letter and actually scored lower than last year. Yet this year I was ranked like 5 spots higher in my committee. Just goes to show that it really comes down to the other applicants in your committee.

I’m in the first year of my PhD, second time applying. Based on your profile, it looks like you’re in psych too. Would your research fit with FRQS? I’ve heard of people getting turned down by FRQSC, and then getting very highly ranked by FRQS the next year. Could be that they’re less weirdly picky than FRQSC? But that’s all anecdotal obviously

Yeah, I was rejected last year. There was no change to my profile and I eventually got an email from frqsc to check the portal around 3pm.

Maybe it’s some poor soul working from home with young kids haha

No letter yet. I don’t think I got a letter until late afternoon last year when I applied. It’s making me nervous haha like maybe it’s actually an administrative error or something

It definitely seems they’re uploading things gradually. I got the award but my profile didn’t change until this morning, even though some people seemed to find out at midnight or overnight

Yes this is what I don’t understand! Even if they’re doing it in waves, it doesn’t make sense

Amazing! Congrats! My extranet is still empty ? wtf is sshrc doing if some results are up and half the applicants don’t have login info

Looking at the NSERC discussion, it seems like their login info was sent out randomly over a couple of days too. SSHRC is a mess at the best of times so god knows what’s happening with the new system A lot of people from Quebec (myself included) heard back for whatever reason so maybe it’s being done by institution or province?

Got the email in Quebec around 2:30 EST, last name near the end of the alphabet, committee 4. Seems totally random and probably doesn’t mean anything.

I also want to point out that all of the PsyD programs in Quebec are in French. The only accredited PsyD taught in English is Memorial University.

I saw a tweet from a university history department (I think at U of T or western?) saying they haven’t heard anything and expect it’ll be next week.

Yeah it’s BS lol they used to do 2nd and even 3rd round offers but seem to have stopped a few years ago. Who knows what happens to the money.

Nope. I was ranked one spot below the cut-off for my group last year so I contacted FRQSC and they said they don’t have a waitlist. It sucks since a lot of recipients get SSHRC and other awards.

There is no research proposal for incoming students, just the application package you submitted. The professor is probably just confused because students already in the program have to submit a proposal for OGS, I believe.

It looks like you chose schools within a pretty narrow geographic range. How was your research fit and fit with the programs? Faculty can tell when people are truly interested in their research vs. applying because they like the location.

Honestly, there’s no way to predict success in this process and you’ll make yourself crazy trying. Assuming you have decent credentials, everything else is up to fit, politics, and a lot of luck. For example, I was not a great applicant (unlike a lot of you guys!). Good GPA/GRE, but weaker CV because I was at a low ranked rural undergrad. Yet I got accepted into some programs over other interviewees with many more publications and presentations (I know because I googled them...). On paper, they probably deserved it more than me, but that proves you never know how admissions will turn out.

Probably not super common, but you can’t take the CGS out of the country so anyone studying at a foreign university has to downgrade, which frees up the bigger award for someone else.

I think it’s hard to predict successful applications because it’s so random. I know people who have gotten SSHRC with no publications/presentations, lower GPA, etc. while some of the most qualified people I know have been rejected.