Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarships, Canada 2024-25

Applications for the 2024–2025 academic year are being accepted from overseas students wishing to study PhD programs at Canadian universities under the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarships. For a maximum of three years, each Scholar will receive an annual value of up to $60,000, which includes a $20,000 travel stipend.

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The most prominent doctorate scholarship programs in the world hold their candidates to the highest academic standards, and these programs evaluate candidates based on their performance in these programs. Future academics must also show that they can participate in fruitful discussions with other academics and researchers and that they genuinely want to add to the public discourse.

A Background

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarships is known for giving scholars a sizable annual stipend for study and travel. By doing this, the funding aid encourages multidisciplinary research and unique fieldwork and allows them to interact directly with the different populations that might enhance their studies.

The Foundation pairs each Scholar with a renowned Trudeau Mentor from among the most notable Canadian practitioners across all spheres of society as a whole. Through the financial resources at hand, the Scholarship also provides the chance to run seminars, engage in programs hosted by the Foundation, and network with an amazing group of administrators and dedicated people in all areas of the social sciences and humanities.

What the Scholarship Offers

The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarships offers a funded opportunity for prospective applicants as follows:

• For a maximum of three years, each Scholar may receive an annual value of up to $60,000 (which includes a $20,000 travel allowance).

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the opportunity, applicants have to meet certain requirements as listed below:

• The required language is English.
• All nations in the globe are eligible.
• A full-time PhD program in the humanities or social sciences (broadly defined) must already have you admitted into or be enrolled in year one, year two, or year three.
• The four main issues of the Foundation must be addressed in at least one of your PhD projects: People in their Natural Environment, Human Rights and Dignity, Canada and the World, and Responsible Citizenship
• No matter if they are enrolled at a domestic or foreign institution, Canadian citizens are qualified.
• Eligible candidates for PhD programs at Canadian universities are non-Canadians (permanent residents or foreign citizens).

NOTE: Only doctoral applicants are eligible.

Application Procedure

Follow the process below on how to apply for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarships for the 2024-25 academic session: 

• Find out when the internal selection process deadlines at your university are: There are internal deadlines for each university, so be careful to apply on time.
• Sign up: Create an account on the Foundation’s application webpage when the challenge starts. After registration, you will be sent an email with your username and password (if you do not see it, please check your spam folder). If you have an account from a prior scholarship competition, you may reset your password or log in using your current login information.
• Complete the application: After logging in, you may apply by filling out the form found in the portal’s “Ébauche / Draft” section. In the portal’s “Coordonnées / Contacts” area, kindly include your contact details as well.
• Obtain approval letters: You will be required to submit the name and email address of your two referees in the designated box throughout the entire application procedure. The referees will instantly get an email inviting them to send their reference letters straight to our portal in PDF format. We suggest that you get in touch with your references again to make sure they submit on schedule.
• Add transcripts to the upload: All of your post-secondary transcripts should be uploaded into a single PDF document. Transcripts from CEGEP should not be included for any applicants who attended in Quebec.
• Get in touch with your university: Please notify the awards officer in charge of your university’s PETF Scholarship competition that you have submitted an application. This guarantees that the selection process at your university will consider your application.
• Nominations from universities: All applicants are requested by the Foundation to apply directly through its application portal. It is not necessary for universities to submit their favored nominees. The Foundation will analyze and evaluate all applicants who turn in completed applications by December 02, 2024, at 5 p.m. EST. The Foundation is still dedicated to diversity in various ways, including language and regional representation, a range of fields and viewpoints, and other types of diversity, even after this process.

NOTE: The deadline for this offer is December 02, 2024 at 5 p.m. EST

For detailed information about the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship and application guidelines, please visit the official scholarship link.

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