The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides funding to encourage and promote leadership, international affairs, public policy, and public administration.
The Foundation’s leadership program aims to empower Scholars to have a meaningful impact in their institutions and communities. It does so by equipping Scholars with essential leadership skills and instilling values crucial for Engaged Leaders, such as engagement with various perspectives, service to the community, audacity, and innovation.
Every year, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation offers up to fifteen doctoral scholarships to Canadian and international postgraduate applicants pursuing research associated with humanities and social sciences.
Brief Description of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarships
Scholarship Location: Canada
Scholarship Host: Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
Host Institution: Participating Canadian Universities
Course/Level of Study: Ph.D. Research Programme related to Social sciences and Humanities, precisely one or more of the following areas: Human Rights and Dignity, Responsible Citizenship, Canada in the World, and People and their Natural Environment
Number of Awards: Up to 15
Eligible Countries: Canadian citizens or permanent residents and international students
Worth of Award: The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation scholarships provide $40,000 per year for three years, up to $20,000 per year for three years (as research and travel allowance), membership in a community of other Scholars, Mentors, and Fellows, all of whom are leaders and change-makers in their respective disciplines and sectors; and Leadership training from Mentors and Fellows.
Please visit the official website for the total scholarship worth.
Eligibility Criteria for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation scholarships
- Doctoral students already accepted into or in year one, two, or three of a full-time program in the humanities or social sciences whose work relates to one of the Foundation’s four themes:
- Human Rights and Dignity;
- Responsible Citizenship;
- Canada and the World; and
- People and their Natural Environment
- Canadian citizens, whether at a Canadian or an international institution
- Up to 25% of Scholars in a given year may be non-Canadians (permanent residents or foreign nationals) enrolled in a doctoral program at a Canadian institution.
Method of Application
Students must apply via the Foundation’s online portal. Their registration is then matched with their school. Each university’s internal selection process determines which applicants from their institution will be nominated for the scholarship. Please contact your university to learn about its internal selection process and deadlines.
Each university has internal deadlines for selecting students it will nominate for the scholarship. Check the official website below for the Foundation application deadline.
For more information on how to apply and the application deadline, visit the official scholarship website below.
