Clarifications on PDF for 2021-22

[liammo29]

Hi,

I am nearing the completion of my PhD and had a few questions on the NSERC PDF that don't make sense to me:

1. By when do I have to be completed my PhD and what does completion mean? Due to covid I am not due to defend until October, does the defense need to be done by then? Can I still continue to be funded as a PhD student for the remainder of that term or do I need to be totally done. It does not make sense to me to have to be done in the middle of a term, how are we supposed to be funded during this gap time?

2. When does the award start. I know announcements are in January, but when does award actually begin?

 

3. Has anyone had any luck or heard of splitting the location of tenure between two institutions. I have colleagues who have split a postdoc between two supervisors and I have interest from two universities. Is this possible?

 

Thanks!