Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarships  sponsors graduate students in high academic standing who want to pursue Doctoral degree programs in social sciences.

Approximately 15 is awarded every year. This scholarship is a well paid scholarship and so those the quality of Candidates being selected.

Value of the scholarship:

This scholarship can pay up to $60,000 per Scholar annually  (including an annual travel allowance of $20,000) for up to four years

Selection Criteria:

• Candidates must have been accepted or will be accepted into a Canadian University
• Candidates pursuing Doctoral degree programs in any of the following related areas will be preferred:
• Human Rights and Dignity,
• Responsible Citizenship,
• Canada in the World,
• People in Their Natural Environment.

Scholars are selected through an application process that includes nomination by a university.

Foreign students who have been accepted or will be accepted into a doctoral program at a Canadian university are eligible for nomination by a university; applications from students of developing countries will be favoured.

How to Apply

Application is available in lat August every year.

Deadline

For Paper applications: December 3, 2012 – 5 p.m.

For online applications: December 3, 2012 – 5 p.m.

For more information and to download the application for the scholarship, visit their scholarship website