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NSERC - Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2026

Awarded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

Scholarship Details

Eligible Degrees

Post Doc

Funding Type

Partial Funding · CAD 70,000 per year

Eligible Courses

Engineering, Psychology, Maths, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Earth sciences, Ecology, Biology

Eligible Nationalities

Open to citizens and permanent residents of Canada

Can Be Taken At

Universities and research institutions in Canada and abroad

Provider

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

Last Verified On

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Overview

The NSERC is offering postdoctoral fellowships to highly qualified Canadian nationals or permanent residents.

Eligibility for NSERC - Postdoctoral Fellowship Program:

  • Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a protected person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
  • You must not be currently declared ineligible to apply for and hold funding from NSERC or any other Canadian research funding organization for reasons of breach of standards of ethics or integrity
  • hold or expect to hold a doctorate in one of the fields of research that NSERC supports
  • You must not have already received a postdoctoral award 

Value of NSERC - Postdoctoral Fellowship Program -

  • Successful applicants to the NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will receive CAD 70,000 per year for two years.
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  • The deadline of NSERC - Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2026 is 17 Oct, 2026.
  • NSERC - Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2026 is offered to Post Doc degree.
  • NSERC - Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2026 is offered for Engineering, Psychology, Maths, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Earth sciences, Ecology, Biology.
  • NSERC - Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2026 is open for: Open to citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
  • NSERC - Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2026 is offered by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council.
  • NSERC - Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2026 covers Partial Funding, CAD 70,000 per year .