FGSR Women in STEM Entrance Scholarship

Awarded by : University of Regina

Updated on Mar 25, 2024
Nidhi Yadav

University Research Analyst

FGSR Women in STEM Entrance Scholarship

  • Applicable for

    University of Regina in Canada

  • Max scholarship per student

    Rs 6,07,500/-

  • No. of students to be awarded

    Varies

  • Course Level

    Masters

  • Intake year

    May 2024 +2 more

  • Type of scholarships

    Merit

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Scholarship Overview

FGSR Women in STEM Entrance Scholarship is offered by the University of Regina to international students. FGSR Women in STEM Entrance Scholarship is available for students from all countries who want to study Masters Degree in the Canada at the University of Regina. Every year, the university selects a certain number of candidates from all the received applications and offers them scholarships based on their academic profiles. The maximum scholarship that a student can receive is CAD 10000 at University of Regina. The fee needs to be paid in full, the scholarship amount will be given to students once they start their study program.
Participating Programmes:
FGSR Women in STEM Entrance Scholarship is available for the Masters Degree. We have listed below the Masters Degree Programmes of University of Regina that are eligible for the scholarship:
• M.Sc in Chemistry,MSc in Physics,M.Sc in Biochemistry,MASc in Petroleum Systems Engineering,M.Sc in Computer Science (Thesis route),M.Sc in Mathematics,M.Sc in Psychology,M.Sc in Biology etc as given below.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in University of Regina in Canada

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: CAD 10,000 => Rs 6,07,500

Conversion rate used: 1 CAD = Rs. 60.44 (last updated 25th November 2024)

Scholarship amount will be given: One Time

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees ✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense ×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation ×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses ×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care ×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover ×Not covered in scholarship
Application ×Not covered in scholarship
Others ×Not covered in scholarship

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirement mentioned on the Scholarship site, student profile will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

Special Restrictions

  • Only for Women

Eligibility

  • Holders of these awards are required to be a fully-qualified graduate student who identifies as a woman
  • Students must also be an entering student (be in their first semester) in a STEM discipline, in a Master's or Doctoral degree program
  • Master’s & PhD students must have a minimum of a first class average (equivalent to a minimum of 80%) when they enter their program

Eligible student nationality

This scholarship is applicable for students from India +239 more

Application Process for this scholarship

  • NO APPLICATION IS REQUIRED. Each Faculty may determine their own nominees to FGSR by confirming full eligibility, as noted above. 

    Faculties will then provide full details on an excel spreadsheet (template provided by FGSR), with a list of 15+ fully eligible nominees in a RANKED order. Please include a list of ranked Alternates also, in the event there are ineligible nominees or extra awards offered later in the year. 

    Please note: We understand most faculties will not have 15 eligible students to nominate for this award, so please forward all eligible students that you would like to nominate, in a ranked order, on the spreadsheet provided by FGSR.  

    Nominations will be requested by FGSR twice per year (late winter and late summer), so as to include all potential incoming female STEM students.

  • The Associate Dean of each faculty must submit the ranked nominee spreadsheet electronically to grad.funding@uregina.ca

    Please contact the Manager of Graduate Scholarships & Awards for further information at grad.funding@uregina.ca

Scholarship Application

This scholarship needs a separate external application.

Important Dates

Date Additional Details
Application final end date Not Available
  • No specific deadline

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

FAQ Link https://www.uregina.ca/gradstudies/current-students/scholarships/index.html?id=527
Contact email grad.funding@uregina.ca

Additional Information

  • Eligibility:

    Qualifications: Holders of these awards are required to be a fully-qualified graduate student who identifies as a woman. Students must also be an entering student (be in their first semester) in a STEM discipline, in a Master's or Doctoral degree program. Master’s & PhD students must have a minimum of a first class average (equivalent to a minimum of 80%) when they enter their program.

    In Good Standing: Students must hold and maintain a minimum 80% average. An incomplete and/or failing grade from a previous semester's work will render the student ineligible for support. Failure to continue to be fully eligible and to remain in a STEM discipline in each semester while holding this scholarship will require the scholarship to be discontinued.

    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. Failure to complete this by the end of their first semester will require the scholarship to be discontinued.

    Registered Full-Time: Students are required to be registered full-time in the semesters in which the funding is to be received and accordingly, and are required to register and remain in no fewer than six credit hours each semester while holding the award. All awardees are required to be registered full-time by the fifth day of the first month (January, May, or September) of the semesters in which the award is to be paid, in order to meet payroll deadlines.

    Required Information: Students must provide to their faculty a brief description as to their future plans of their intention to pursue a STEM-related career (three-four sentences only). For NON Science or Engineering faculties, students must provide their faculty with a brief description as to how their research is related to STEM (three-four sentences only). The faculty will provide this information to FGSR when STEM nominations are called for, twice per year.

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

    RATES OF SUPPORT: 

    Each Women in STEM Entrance Scholarship is valued at $10,000.

    Please see the Terms of Reference for full information.

     

    NOTIFICATION & PAYMENTS:

    FGSR will manage the final review, awarding, notification and payments of all Women in STEM Entrance students. The successful awardees will be paid out over 2 consecutive semesters ($5,000 per semester).

    All FGSR Funding is subject to annual budgetary approval and up to the discretion of the Dean of FGSR.

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