NSERC · CA · NSERC / Tri-Agency

Fisheries and Oceans Canada Aquatic Science supplement

This supplement provides financial support to high-calibre doctoral students holding an active Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral (CGRS D) award, whose research falls within areas of relevance to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). It aims to encourage research in natural sciences and engineering, advance reconciliation and equity, diversity and inclusion in ocean science, and encourage postgraduate studies in ocean science. Up to 10 supplements are offered annually, each valued at $10,000 for one year.

Up to CA$10,000 ~12 months

Official page ↗

Data last verified 2026-09-06 · sources & verification

Eligibility

Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗

Career stage

Student

Applicant type

Individual

Host country

Organization type

University, Research Institute

Previous funding

must hold an active Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral (CGRS D) award

Target group

Indigenous, Women, Visible Minorities, Members Of The 2Slgbtqi+ Community, Persons With A Disability

Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.

Full eligibility text

Applicants must hold an active Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral (CGRS D) award and their research project must fall within one or more research areas of relevance to DFO. Eligible award holders are automatically considered based on their initial application.

Deadline

Not stated

Application form effort

4 form file(s) downloaded; 10 writing prompts; 24 fields/sections; moderate — substantial written sections

NSERC Alliance proposal template
NSERC Alliance application checklist (3 pages)
Proposal_Template-Alliance_Grants2_e.docx
attestation_e_1.pdf (1 pages)

Application form preview sample questions, page & word limits from the application form Back to browse

Data sources & verification (for research-office review)

Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. Several values often come from the same official page — that page is named in the Source column. Anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.

Curated item	Value in this record	Source
Funding agency	NSERC	nserc-crsng.canada.ca ↗
Country / funding source	CA · NSERC / Tri-Agency	same page as above — nserc-crsng.canada.ca ↗
Deadline	Not stated	same page as above — nserc-crsng.canada.ca ↗
Funding amount	Up to CA$10,000	same page as above — nserc-crsng.canada.ca ↗
Eligibility	6 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above	same page as above — nserc-crsng.canada.ca ↗

Pages & application forms captured

Official opportunity page ↗
Application form: NSERC Alliance proposal template — download ↗
Application form: NSERC Alliance application checklist — download ↗ (3 pp)
Application form — download ↗
Application form — download ↗ (1 pp)

Not captured / obstacles

Form could not be downloaded / analysed — https://nserc-crsng.canada.ca/sites/default/files/migrated/_doc/instructions/appendixa-ei_e_28.pdf: peer closed connection without sending complete message body (received 629652 bytes, expected 3408033)
Form could not be downloaded / analysed — https://nserc-crsng.canada.ca/sites/default/files/migrated/_doc/instructions/appendixa-ei_e_47.pdf: peer closed connection without sending complete message body (received 112462 bytes, expected 3408033)

Data is collected from official funder pages only. Figures are machine-curated (rule + LLM where noted) and should be re-verified on the linked source before use.