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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), NSERC, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Canada Research Training Awards Suite – Research Travel Supplements (CRTAS-RTS)
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A non-renewable $9,000 supplement for active master’s and doctoral award holders undertaking 2 to 6 months of research travel within or outside Canada.
Do I qualify 14 requirements for everyone + route options
Do I qualify
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Everyone needs
- degree accepted or currently held master's or doctoral award from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC, including a Vanier Canada Gr… Exact current official rule
- proposed research travel begins on or after the application deadline date Exact current official rule
- Not open to: applicant has held or is currently holding a Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Suppl… Exact current official rule
- hold no more than one CRTAS-RTS
- degree research travel occurs during an active master's or doctoral award
- Not open to: degree taking up the CRTAS-RTS during an interruption of the master's or doctoral award Exact current official rule
- research travel duration is at least 2 months (59 days) Exact current official rule
- research travel duration is no more than 6 months (184 days) Exact current official rule
+6 more requirements
- take up the supplement within one year of receiving the notice of award Exact current official rule
- institution host institution is a university, interuniversity research centre, international or national research institu… Exact current official rule
- institution host supervisor is a researcher affiliated with and employed full-time at the proposed eligible host institution Exact current official rule
- Not open to: profession research assistant or postdoctoral researcher serving as host supervisor Exact current official rule
- enrolment registered in a graduate studies program at an eligible institution Exact current official rule
- degree return to complete the degree at the institution where the active master's or doctoral award is held
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- citizenship Canadian citizen
- permanent resident of Canada
- refugee status Protected Person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)
- if the master's or doctoral award is held in Canada, research must be outside Canada Exact current official rule
- if the doctoral award is held outside Canada, research must be in Canada Exact current official rule
- Not open to: institution Canadian federal government research institution as host when the doctoral award is held outside Canada Exact current official rule
Preferences and flexible criteria (1)
- applicant was unsuccessful in a previous competition, applicant declined a previous CRTAS-RTS offer
Not open to:
not have held or be currently holding a Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS); You cannot take up a CRTAS-RTS during an interruption of your master’s or doctoral award.; If your doctoral award is held outside Canada, you cannot hold the supplement at a Ca…
not have held or be currently holding a Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS); You cannot take up a CRTAS-RTS during an interruption of your master’s or doctoral award.; If your doctoral award is held outside Canada, you cannot hold the supplement at a Canadian federal government research institution.; Research assistants and postdoctoral researchers are not eligible to be host supervisors.Show the full text
- Level of study
- Master's, PhD
What's covered Travel grant
- Funding type
- Travel grant
- Funding details
- minimum of two months (59 days) and a maximum of six months (184 days); Costs directly related to the research must be covered by other funding sources.; The CRTAS-RTS covers costs associated with travel, living and other logistical expenses.; costs associated with travel, living and other logistical expenses; tuition at the host institution; other logistical expenses; travel, living and other logistical expenses; travel and accommodation (for one round trip)
- Host country
- Multiple
- Host institution
- Eligible host institutions include universities, interuniversity research centres, international or national research institutes or laboratories, or other institutions with a research mandate.
What I need Not listed here
- In-person requirements
- Required in-person study/placement/event
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How to apply
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- Complete the CRTAS-RTS application form, including the applicant sections and proposed research description. Obtain the current and host supervisors’ required confirmations and signatures. Required
- After completing the rest of the application, have the authorized institutional official complete and sign Part 6 confirming institutional approval. For University of Toronto applicants, the department’s Graduate Coordinator or Graduate Administrator completes and signs this part. Required
- Read and agree to the terms and conditions of applying, then sign and date them before submitting the application. Retain a copy for your records. Required
- Assemble the completed application form and signed terms and conditions into one complete PDF file. Required
- Submit the complete PDF electronically through the secure tri-agency submission site, selecting the granting agency to which you are applying. Required
- Deadline
- Closed
- Deadline notes
- The stated deadline is June 10. Agencies may announce a second intake with an October 10 deadline if additional funding is available.
- Application cycle
- Current listing
- Notes
- Supplements are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
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