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Funding provided by the Government of Saskatchewan. The competition is only held once per year in the Fall semester.

Student Status
Full-time
Scholarship Value
/will be noted in your award letter in your UR Self-service account in 10 business days, please check the value at that time. - Variable Available
Application Type
Internal
Citizenship
Non Applicable
Areas of Study
La Cite universitare francophone, Arts, Science, Engineering & Applied Science, Kinesiology & Health Studies, Nursing, Education, Media, Art and Performance, Fine Arts, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, All La Cite universitare francophone, All Science, All Engineering Systems, All Arts, All Nursing, All Kinesiology, All Education, All Media, Art and Performance, All Fine Arts, All Public Policy
Categories
Saskatchewan Innovation & Excellence Scholarship, Ph.D. & Masters
Deadline
Competition opens October 10, 2024 and the deadline to apply is October 24, 2024, 11:59 pm
Grade point average (GPA)
80
Nominated
No

Eligibility

The value of the award is variable, due to budget available. The amount will be noted in the award letter in your UR Self-service account 10 business days after notification, if awarded.

Program – Students must fall into the following categories in order to be eligible for this scholarship:
• PhD Thesis Students or Master’s Thesis Students, including MAP’s - MFA & PhD Thesis Project (Research Creation) students;
• Students in Science, Engineering and Applied Science, Health Studies, Justice Studies, Aboriginal languages and culture, Media, Art and Performance, Intermedia, Journalism, Intercultural Education, Indigenous Education, Maîtrise en éducation français, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, Applied Economics and Policy Analysis, Geography, Linguistics, Police Studies, Social and Political Thought and special case programs.
*For clarity, Health Studies includes Health Studies, Psychology and Clinical Psychology, Nursing and Kinesiology & Health Studies*

Qualifications - Holders of these awards are required to be accepted as a fully-qualified student in a Master's or Doctoral degree program at the University of Regina.

In Good Standing – Entering students (1st, 2nd or 3rd semester) must have a minimum 80% average coming into their graduate program. Continuing students must maintain an 80% average and cannot have an incomplete and/or failing grade from a previous semester's work as it will render the student ineligible for support.

Required – Grad Thrive Plus 800AA must be completed by the end of the first semester in which a student begins their program, in order to be eligible.

Students in Post-Program Maintenance are ineligible for this award.

Application Information

ELIGIBILITY CONTINUED:

Registered Full-Time - Must be registered full-time (6 credit hours) in the semester you receive this funding. For students having between 3 and 5 credit hours of unfulfilled requirements remaining, this remainder will define the number of credit hours in which they are obliged to register to qualify for funding.

Holders of Major Awards (value of $17,500 or over) - Students who are holding major awards such as national scholarships, i.e. NSERC, SSHRC or CIHR or equivalent are NOT eligible to receive funding.

Government Funding – Students who hold government funding (ex: CSC funding) that is intended to finance their studies are NOT eligible. Student Loans are not considered Government Funding.

Employment - There is no restriction on employment while holding this scholarship.

Work Terms/Internships/Practicums – Any student on a work term, internship, practicum, etc. in which they are receiving any form of monetary compensation are ineligible to receive the scholarship.

Previous Saskatchewan Innovation Funding – Students who have received more than $15,000 from the Saskatchewan Innovation program since its inception, are not eligible to receive the scholarship.

In addition, students will need to upload the following:

- UP TO DATE Transcripts, which include CURRENT SEMESTER REGISTRATION. University of Regina Unofficial Transcript titled 'Current Registration & List of Courses (Unofficial Transcript)' found in UR Self Service.
IMPORTANT: If you are an entrance student with no grades yet at the U of R, in addition to the unofficial transcript found in UR Self Service you MUST also provide a copy of your last institution transcript along with the grading key. You must combine these documents into one and upload them.

This item is required for your application to be considered complete.