Applicant Status
| Applicant’s status at time of application | Where to submit application |
| Currently registered in a degree program at a Canadian institution with a quota.
Note: This includes applicants on an approved leave of absence from a Canadian institution with a quota. |
The Canadian institution at which the applicant is currently registered. |
| Currently registered concurrently at a Canadian institution with a quota and at a foreign post-secondary institution (e.g., in a cotutelle). | The Canadian institution at which the applicant is currently registered. |
| Not currently registered in a degree program but was registered at any other time during the year of application in a degree program at a Canadian institution with a quota. | The Canadian institution at which the applicant was registered in a degree program. |
| Currently registered at an institution (Canadian or foreign) without a quota for the selected agency. | Directly to the appropriate agency. |
| Not registered at any time during the year of application in a degree program at a Canadian institution with a quota for the selected agency. | Directly to the appropriate agency.
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This applies to all 3 funding agencies.
The following table shows the periods of support applicable to students at different stages of doctoral (or equivalent) study.
| Applicants who will have completed between 0 and 4 months | 36 months of funding | 48 months of funding |
| Applicants who will have completed between 5 and 16 months | 36 months of funding | 36 months of funding |
| Applicants who will have completed between 17 and 28 months | Not eligible | 24 months of funding |
| Applicants who will have completed between 29 and 40 months | Not eligible | 12 months of funding |
| Applicants who will have completed 41 months or more | Not eligible | Not eligible |