The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) will be offering a Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) on September 23, 24 & Oct 1, 2023.

The Grad ISW is a 24-hour, fully participatory, and peer-based professional development workshop for graduate students that is beneficial to both new and experienced instructors.

Please note: You must attend all face-to-face sessions and complete all independent work for the complete duration of the workshop, (i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop).

To apply for the waitlist for September 23, 24 & Oct 1, 2023 ISW click here: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-september-23-24-oct-1-2023-preliminary-application-2/

Application opens on August 11 at 9 am and closes on September 20, 2023 at 4:30 pm. By clicking this link, you are applying for the WAITLIST only and this DOES NOT register you for the workshop. Graduate ISWs at UBC are in high demand. To create an equitable registration process all graduate students who apply for an ISW will first be enrolled on a waitlist, from which participants are randomly selected. If a participant has applied for more than one ISW waitlist, their name will appear more frequently when generating the participant list, giving them a higher chance of being selected for an ISW. If you are accepted into the workshop, you will be contacted by our office to confirm your registration. For more information and a list of all upcoming sessions visit: http://ctlt.ubc.ca/gradisw

Workshop Eligibility:

Please read the application process and workshop eligibility prior to applying.

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is eligible if they are:

• a full-time or part-time registered graduate student at UBC during the academic term when the ISW is offered
• a graduate student at UBC who has completed degree requirements but has not yet convocated
• a joint degree graduate student who is enrolled at UBC and another institution
• a graduate student at UBC pursuing non-degree studies
• a visiting graduate student that is eligible to take courses

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is not eligible if they are:

• not a graduate student at UBC
• a graduate student at UBC who has on-leave status
• a visiting graduate student that is not eligible to take courses

Elisa Herman
Event Coordinator
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
The University of British Columbia

http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca

Attention: PhD students

Please let me know about your intention of applying by Sep 1, 2023

Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (CGS-D)

Applicants applying through UBC will either be:

• currently registered in, or are on an approved leave of absence from, a degree program at UBC
• not currently registered anywhere but was registered at any other time during the year of application (2023) in a degree program at UBC

If a student is not sure where to submit their application, they can consult the CGSD chart “Where should I submit my application?”

ELIGIBILITY

Complete eligibility criteria are available on the CGS D program page.

Important Note: Some eligibility requirements for CGS D differ from those of the agency-specific doctoral awards. Refer to the appropriate literature for CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC for further details.

Applications will be submitted via each of the agency platforms. The application portals are now open and applicants may begin preparing their applications.

• CIHR: Online Application System(application instructions)
• NSERC: Online Application System(application instructions)
• SSHRC: Online Application System(application instructions)

For detailed application instructions, nomination, and adjudication procedures that are specific to UBC, please visit:
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canada-graduate-scholarships-doctoral-cgs-d-program.

Important note regarding UBC Transcript requirements for 2023

UBC requires the provision of official transcripts as part of each application package. Please refer closely to the Application Procedures section of the CGSD webpage for detailed information. Applications that do not provide official or allowable transcripts may be deemed ineligible.

UBC Affiliated Fellowships – Doctoral competition

The UBC Affiliated Fellowships doctoral competition runs in concert with the university-adjudicated Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (CGS-D) competition.

Students who submit an NSERC, SSHRC, or CIHR doctoral award application are automatically considered for “unrestricted” Affiliated Fellowship awards and do not need to submit a separate Affiliated Fellowships application. To be considered for “criteria-based” affiliated fellowship(s), students must submit the criteria-based checklist to their graduate program by the application deadline.

Those applying only for the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship must submit a separate and complete Affiliated Fellowships application in order to be considered for the Affiliated Fellowships.

Affiliated Fellowship competition information and application/reference forms are available at:
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/affiliated-fellowships-doctoral-program.

UBC Deadlines for the Tri-Agency CGSD / Affiliated Fellowships Doctoral Competitions

• Applicant deadline: 12 September 2023 at 12:00 noon PT
• Graduate program nomination deadline:  10 October 2023 at 4:00 pm PT

Resources for graduate programs: Resources for graduate programs (such as the Transcript Checklist – Doctoral – now available) are posted here:
https://faculty-staff.grad.ubc.ca/resources/award-administration.

Additional resources, such as the Doctoral competition application checklists and nomination materials, will be posted at a later date.

2024-2025 Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships – Deadline to submit a complete application to LFS G&PS is 4:00 PM, Monday, October 2, 2023 – no exceptions.

The UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are provided annually from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies and are available for most fields of research. The number of awards offered presently varies between three and five per year.

Value: Annual stipend of $50,000 for a maximum of two years plus a travel and research allowance of $4,000 over two years.

The application and nomination process is briefly summarized below.  Refer to the Application Guide and Nomination Guide posted on our Killam webpage for complete details.

UBC Vancouver (UBC-V)

• • Each UBC Vancouver department or unit sets its own internal application deadline for receipt of applications (typically early to mid-October) – LFS deadline is 4:00 PM, Monday, October 2, 2023
  • Each department or unit at the Vancouver campus may forward one nominee to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies by November 9, 2023 at 4:00 pm PT. Rather than using UBC SharePoint, a Qualtrics survey link is provided in the nomination form and nomination guide for nomination submission.  LFS may submit one nomination per nominating unit:  APBI, FRE, FDNH
  • UBC-V contact: killam.fellowships@ubc.ca
  • Send complete application to:  shelley.small@ubc.ca

For complete application and nomination details, as well as detailed eligibility requirements, please visit: https://www.postdocs.ubc.ca/award/killam-postdoctoral-research-fellowship.

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I want to share an upcoming workshop that the Equity & Inclusion Office is hosting for Teaching Assistants. If you see this as relevant to your audiences, please see the communications toolkit below to help you raise awareness of this opportunity. The toolkit includes newsletter and social copy, as well as visual assets for web, email, and social.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in TAing
September 1, 8, 15 or 21
UBC Teaching Assistants are encouraged to attend this discipline-specific workshop to learn how they can build an inclusive learning environment. TAs will learn about power and privilege, the policies and guidelines that frame their work, and how best to support students as they navigate ethical dilemmas and potential conflicts. 
Register now

Please access the communications toolkit to support you in sharing this opportunity through your channels: EDI in TAing Communications Toolkit.

If you need additional materials or further details, please let me know. Thank you so much for your support.

Best,

Vanessa

Vanessa Kim (She, her, hers)
Events and Communications Coordinator
Equity & Inclusion Office
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
1874 East Mall #2306 | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada

vanessa.kim@ubc.ca
https://equity.ubc.ca/
Vanessa’s virtual office

The UBC Vancouver campus is situated within the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).