Dalhousie University is inviting exceptional Iranian or International students to apply for the Abdul Majid Bader Graduate Scholarship. The scholarship is renewable, subject to an annual progress review. The award can be held for a maximum of 24 months of full-time study. Fees are not waived and must be paid out of the prize.
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants from Iran will be given first preference for the award, with international students being considered if there are no Iranian candidates.
Students with first-class academic standing (>3.7/4.3) in their last two years of academic study may apply. Preference is given to students who have not yet started their degree or are in the first year of their PhD program at the time of application.
Students enrolled in a master’s program at the time of application are not eligible to apply.
Students who have applied to master’s programs are eligible to apply.
Students who are enrolled in or have applied to doctoral programs are eligible to apply.
Applicants who indicate Iranian citizenship in their Harmonized Scholarship application will be automatically entered into the competition for this award.
One new award is made each year.
BENEFIT:
The scholarship is valued at $40,000 for one 12-month academic year of full-time study. One new award is made each year. Current award holders must contact fgs.slo@dal.ca by August 1st to apply for renewal.
Dalhousie will be issuing Dalhousie Research Excellence Scholarships to support a number of emerging research leaders from the Indigenous community (with priority given to Mi’kmaw applicants) and the African Nova Scotian community. When completing your application, please self-identify and provide your consent for FGS to use your information in the award process.
ELIGIBILITY:
You must have an intent to start (enroll in or transfer to) a PhD program at Dalhousie in January, May, or September of 2025 or January of 2026.
Admission into a PhD program is not required prior to applying for this award. However, scholarship funds will only be administered to successful applicants after they are admitted to and registered in their intended program of study.
To maintain eligibility to hold this award, recipients must apply to additional major funding competitions for which they are eligible within the first two years of starting their PhD Program. These include the Research NS Scotia Scholar, Tri-Agency CGS-D and/or Vanier competitions. While not an eligibility requirement, you are strongly encouraged to complete the Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship Priority Area Justification as part of your harmonized scholarship application. This will allow for your application to be considered for a broader range of awards.
Applications are submitted through the Harmonized Scholarship Process. Your department will review your application and nominate you for an award if you meet the appropriate criteria.
