University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship

To secure the University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship, students must meet the eligibility criteria listed below:

• Must be either domestic or international students with a visa to study in Canada.
• Must enroll in full-time doctoral programs at UAlberta.
• Must have an admission GPA of 3.5 or more
• Students transferred from a master’s program to doctoral programs are also eligible.
  • provided both their APGA and current program GPA are 3.5 or over.

Note 1: Transfer students please ensure the Recommendation for Change of Category form is sent to FGSR Program Services before the nominations.

Note 2: In exceptional cases, If a candidate does not score a GPA of 3.5 or more, a justification letter must be included with the nomination letter.

No separate application is required, candidates will be nominated by the respective departments at the University of Alberta. Departments may choose to nominate students based on a variety of criteria such as:

• Academic record
• Letters of appraisal
• Statement of program
• Applicant's research
• Potential contributions to research and technical experience.

Nomination Process Details

The admission term and deadlines for nomination process is listed below:

Submit Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship Nominations Forms (FGSR’s website) via email to grad.awards@ualberta.ca in PDF format.

For newly enrolled students: Flag all applications for admission for applicants that will be nominated for an award as "Scholarship".

This will alert FGSR Admission Services to process them as a priority.

Departments are to notify FGSR Award Services when a student declines admission.

For master’s students transferring to the doctoral program: First ensure the Recommendation for Change of Category form is sent to FGSR Program Services at the same time of nomination, or before. Then identify the student as a scholarship nominee so Program Services can process them as a priority.

Note: Change of Category and recruitment nomination form will not be processed until final grades are posted for the term preceding the nomination deadline (ex. master’s transfer to Ph.D. effective Spring term will not be processed if there are winter term grades outstanding.

After the nominations are received by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR), next comes the selection process.

FGSR will verify the eligibility of the candidate. Selection is based on academic background, research proposal and test scores of the students.

FGSR will then approves the award and notifies winners directly.

Note: In the case of multi-year offers, renewal after the first year depends on the student maintaining first-class standing (minimum GPA of at least 3.5).