CFGR Bertram Scholarship

CFGR Bertram Scholarship 2021 is offered for PhD degree in the field of Courses offered at the university. You can apply to this scholarship here. The deadline for the sending your application is 12 Apr 2021. This scholarship is provided by Canadian Foundation for Governance Research (CFGR) and the value of this scholarship is Partial Funding, CAD 15,000 . This scholarship is open for: Open to all nationals.

• Degree: PhD
• Provided by: Canadian Foundation for Governance Research (CFGR)

• Deadline: 12 Apr 2021
• Scholarship value: Partial Funding, CAD 15,000

In recognition of the growing importance of good governance to all Canadian institutions, the Canadian Foundation for Governance Research is offering annual Bertram Scholarships of $15,000 to PhD students registered at Canadian universities. The scholarship will support the work of students who are conducting research into organizational governance as part of their doctoral research project.

Value of CFGR Bertram Scholarship, 2021:

• CFGR Bertram Scholarship 2021 offers CAD 15,000 to PhD students registered at Canadian universities. The scholarship will support the work of students who are conducting research into organizational governance as part of their doctoral research project.

• To qualify for a Bertram Scholarship, you must be a full-time student registered at a recognized Canadian university in September 2021.
• You must be a senior doctoral student undertaking studies that include significant original, autonomous research that leads to the completion of a dissertation or major scholarly publication. 
• You must not have exceeded the allowable number of years already spent in doctoral study, as set out by your university. 
• You must not have previously been awarded a Robert Bertram Doctoral Research Award or Bertram Scholarship.

1. The Bertram Scholarship application form
2. A one-page summary of your doctoral research project highlighting its applicability to the furtherance of good governance. Your summary should clearly indicate the connection between your research and organizational governance;
3. A sample of your written academic work (the sample does not necessarily need to be on a governance-related topic)
4. A signed appraisal letter from the student's doctoral advisor (who themselves should be a researcher and faculty member at a recognized Canadian university) attesting to the general quality of the student's doctoral work (the letter may be submitted directly to CFGR by the doctoral advisor)
5. One additional academic reference letter (the letter may be submitted directly to CFGR by the faculty member)
6. A curriculum vitae detailing academic history, publications, scholarships and awards, teaching positions
7. A short (approximately 100 words) biography and a short (approximately 100 words) research description
8. A signed letter from an appropriate university official in your institution's scholarships & awards department indicating their willingness to administer the scholarship of behalf of CFGR. In administering the scholarship, we will be asking the university to:
   • To verify that the student is currently registered at the university;
   • To verify that the funds were received by the university from CFGR and paid to the student;
   • That CFGR be notified of any leaves of absence requested by the student.

Please note that your name should appear within the body of all documents (not just in the file name). Please use 8 1/2 x 11 paper format and a pdf file format when submitting your documents.