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Vanier Canada Graduate Scholars

In April 2009 the Government of Canada announced the first 166 recipients of the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. These outstanding doctoral students from Canada and around the world are recognized as leaders in their fields of research and in their communities. The Vanier scholars were selected for their exceptional leadership skills and their high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health.

Vanier Scholars announced in 2010 (PDF document, 179 KB)

Vanier Scholars announced in 2009 (PDF document, 96 KB)

Vanier Scholars Spotlight

AmesChristopher J.H. Ames (McGill University)

Unearthing the origins of human behaviour: paleoenvironmental change and hominid/human occupation in the Azraq Druze Basin, Jordan

AmesEva Boon (Université de Montréal)

Multiple genomes in ubiquitous fungi

AmesGetu Woube Hailu (Ryerson University)

Erosive wear of polymeric materials

AmesNoorjehan Johnson (McGill University)

Inuit participation in climate change activism and policy: connecting local and global knowledge through institutional networks and practices

AmesShai Sabbah (Queen's University)

The visual performance of cichlid fishes under dynamic photic conditions