Competition announcements: Multiple upcoming competition deadlines
CIHR Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement – Third round of competition
In order to allocate their full funding for the 2013/2014 fiscal year, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is holding an additional competition for the Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement. Applicants will be adjudicated directly by CIHR on a first come, first served basis and are thus encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible in advance of the 30 January deadline. We will send them to Ottawa as the arrive and are checked for completeness.
Submit hard copies of application to G+PS by 4:00 p.m. 30 January, 2014
Please consult the Graduate Awards and the CIHR websites for more detail:
The contact at G+PS for this competition is Allan Lee allanlee@mail.ubc.ca.
Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowship
The Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowships are available to Canadian citizens engaged in or about to start doctoral studies in Chemistry, Physics, or Electronics (including Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) at UBC.
Annual Value: $6,000
Deadline: Friday, February 7, 2014
Please see the Graduate Awards website for more detailed information and application procedures: http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/walter-c-sumner-memorial-fellowship
Our contact at the Faculty of Graduate Studies for this competition is Allan Lee, who can be reached at: allanlee@mail.ubc.ca
Governor General’s Gold Medal
Please be aware of the deadline for the following competition, which is open to nominations from all graduate programs at UBC via their Faculty Dean’s Office: At the May 2014 Congregation ceremony, a gold medal is awarded to the UBC graduate student whose record is the best in the graduating class for the Doctoral degree. A second gold medal is awarded to the graduate student whose record is the best in the graduating class for the Master’s degree with thesis. Specific nomination guidelines, criteria and a list of required documentation are available on the FoGS website at: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/governor-generals-gold-medal
Please note: SIS printouts, signed and stamped by the Department are acceptable as substitutes for official transcripts.
Eligibility note: Students must have submitted the final copy of their theses to the Faculty of Graduate Studies between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2013.
Please note that the internal Faculty of Education deadline for submission of applications to the OGPR is 4:00pm, Tuesday, February 11, 2014.
The contact at the Faculty of Graduate Studies for this competition is Joanne Tsui: joanne.tsui@ubc.ca
Graduate Global Leadership Fellowship
The Graduate Global Leadership Fellowships enable promising leaders from developing countries to pursue doctoral studies at UBC. The fellowships are to support international students showing outstanding leadership in humanitarian and development work in their home country. Two fellowships will be offered; each fellowship provides an $18,000 stipend plus tuition each year for four years.
Applicants must:
– Hold a student visa at the beginning of the fellowship funding period
– Be a citizen of a developing country (see list of eligible countries on website link below)
– Be starting a PhD or DMA program at the UBC Vancouver campus in May 2013, Sep 2013, or Jan 2014
EDCP deadline for the Graduate Global Leadership Fellowship will be March 5, 2014
Please see the Graduate Awards website for more information: http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/graduate-global-leadership-fellowship
The contact at the Faculty of Graduate Studies for this award is Anne Brozensky, anne.brozensky@ubc.ca