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20 THE PIERRE ELLIOTT TRUDEAU FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 21
Our Network
Our Scholars
This year, we selected fifteen new
scholars – a $2.7 million commitment
over up to four years to support
outstanding PhD students studying
in Canada and abroad. The 2016
scholars are actively engaged in
their fields and are expected to
become leading figures within and
beyond academia. In 2015-2016,
the Foundation invested $1.7 million
in the Scholarship Program.
The Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Foundation scholarships provide
$40,000 per year for three years
as base funding plus $20,000 per
year in a research and travel
allowance. Scholars may apply for
additional funding in their fourth
year. Scholars’ research projects
are related to one or more of the
Foundation’s four themes.
A total of 208 scholarship
applications were considered in
the 2016 competition. Universities
may submit up to eight files
each. Screening and interviews
were conducted by external
review committees. This year, the
Foundation funded 56 scholars
from cohorts 2012 through 2015.
As of 31 August 2016, we counted
128 alumni scholars.
Scholarship competition timeline
SEPTEMBER 1
2015
FALL
2015
DECEMBER 11
2015
JANUARY
2016
EARLY FEBRUARY
2016
MARCH 18-19
2016
LATE APRIL
2016
MAY 15-20
2016
JUNE 10
2016
Doctoral
scholarship
competition
opens
Internal
university
deadlines
for submission
of files
Foundation
deadline
for receiving
files from
universities
Internal review
of candidates
Semi-finalists
chosen
and notified
Interviews with
finalists
in Montréal
Notification
of selected
candidates
2016 scholars
attend
the Summer
Institute
2016
scholars
announced
publicly