CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements – Fall 2021 Competition

The Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS) Program supports high-calibre Canadian graduate students in building global linkages and international networks through the pursuit of exceptional research experiences at research institutions abroad. By accessing international scientific research and training, CGS-MSFSS recipients will contribute to strengthening the potential for collaboration between Canadian and foreign institutions.

Applicant eligibility: Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents who hold a Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) at the Master’s or doctoral level or a Vanier CGS from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC. Please note that international students who hold a Vanier CGS are not eligible for this award.

Award value: Up to CAD $6,000 for two to six months

Applicant deadline: 4:00 pm PDT on Friday, 10 September 2021 (applicants apply directly to G+PS)

For further details about this competition, such as application procedures, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canada-graduate-scholarship-michael-smith-foreign-study-supplement.

NEW for Fall 2021 competition: Applications are submitted via online link, rather than by email (details outlined on the G+PS MSFSS webpage).

Friendly reminder to students who are hoping to complete their program by August 31st and graduate in November 2021

Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for August 31 end date	Friday, 27 August 2021	Last day for final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for August 31 program end date. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. Students are expected to submit 3-5 days before this approval deadline in order to have time for corrections.
Last day for students to complete all program requirements for August 31 end date	Friday, 27 August 2021	Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master’s degrees for August 31 program end date. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for 2021 Winter Session Term 1.
Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (August 31, 2021 Program End Date)	Friday, 27 August 2021	Last of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2021.
Last day for application for November graduation	Friday, 10 September 2021	Last day for applications for Congregation to be submitted to Enrolment Services by all graduate students expecting to graduate in November 2021. Application is made through the Student Service Centre.

This is our last Research Commons newsletter until September 15th. We hope you can join us in August for some brand new and returning workshops.

New Digital Scholarship workshops

Join us for these innovative workshops, taught by highly-skilled graduate students.

Learn more and register for series.

Introduction to web scraping with Python

Unlock doors to new data through web scraping with Python.

Monday, August 9 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Register

Powerful searching with regular expressions

Get a basic understanding of
regular expression syntax and
adapt regex solutions to
support workflows.

Tuesday, August 10 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Register

Creating XML files from newspapers in Oxygen

Understand the basics of tagging
textual data with TEI XML and
creating a basic XML file in Oxygen.

Thursday, August 19 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Register

Setting up a development environment

Learn how to set up a simple
development environment
using Visual Studio Code.

Monday, August 23 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Register

Advanced Unix shell usage

Learn how to get more out
of the Unix shell and increase
your productivity.

Tuesday, August 24 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Register

Upcoming highlights

Learn from our Geographic Information Technology experts

See how mapping your research data can amplify its impact through this wide variety of workshops. All levels and areas of study welcome!

 

GIS data normalization and classification

Tuesday, August 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register

Be part of the expanding movement to make scholarship open

Great opportunities this month to bring openness to the classroom.

Introduction to ArcGIS Pro

Monday, August 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register

Teaching with care: an introduction to accessible courses and Open Educational Resources

Monday, August 23 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register

 

Working with Open Educational Resources (OER)

Thursday, August 26 from 9 to 10 a.m.
Register

Geospatial analysis & visualization with Python

Tuesday, August 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register

 

Finding, using, and creating Open Educational Resources

Thursday, August 12 from 1 to 2 p.m.
Register

 

Last chance to catch a citation management workshop this summer

See how easy it is to add citations right from the UBC Library website.

Learn how to preserve your data for years to come

Wouldn’t it feel great to have a plan for your data in time for September?

 

Research Data Management

Tuesday, August 17 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register

Using Mendeley for Citation Management

Thursday, August 12 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.
Register

 

Using Zotero for Citation Management

Thursday, August 19 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.
Register

View the full calendar

 

Browse all our offerings, to help optimize your research, by following the link below.

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This Friday, August 13^th, is the deadline for work learn 2021 applications.  As you likely know, these positions run from Sept to April and are ~ 10 hours/week opportunities.  There are many opportunities specifically for graduate students such as work working with me as a Special Projects Coordinator with GPS or working with the Graduate Student Society.  You can view some of the opportunities here https://community.grad.ubc.ca/forums/student-work-experiences however there are many more students can view at Careers Online. Please let your students know about these on campus work experiences.

Below is this week’s GradUpdate, including the link to the online version. I appreciate you sharing this with your graduate students.

Have a wonderful week,

Jacqui.