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, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science at UBC.  The award is valued at $8,000 for one year, but may be extended for a second year.

Note that eligible applicants must “hold a degree from a Canadian university other than the one at which the doctoral studies will be conducted during the tenure of the fellowship” (full eligibility requirements are noted in the webpage linked below).

Application deadline: 4:00 pm PT on March 29, 2024.  Applications are submitted directly by applicants to G+PS.

Further information, including eligibility requirements and complete application procedures, is available on our website at:
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/walter-c-sumner-memorial-fellowship.

The contact for this award competition is Joanne Tsui at joanne.tsui@ubc.ca.

Grading and providing feedback can be a challenge for new and experienced TAs. Come learn some strategies for success with the LFS TA Training Program and enjoy lunch, on us! 

Strategies for TA Success: Grading & Feedback

Who: New TAs, experienced TAs, prospective TAs, and any other LFS students who are interested in improving their teaching!

When: Friday, March 8th @ 10:30am – 12:30pm

Where: Michael Smith Laboratories Room 101 

RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/gradingandfeedback

Plus, you can count this workshop toward your LFS Advanced TA Skills Certificate as a “Teaching Fundamentals” workshop. For more info on the Certificate: https://blogs.ubc.ca/lfsta/resources/#forms

 

For the past several months the IOF has been working to develop a “Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Visiting Fellow Program”, which would enable talented early-career researchers from sub-Saharan African universities and research institutes to engage with UBC researchers.

We are now ready to launch! Join us on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 9:00 am PST (5:00 pm GMT for our partners in Ghana) as Dr. William Cheung, professor and IOF Director, Dr. Daniel Pauly, Dr. Rashid Sumaila, and Dr. Denis Aheto, Director of the Center for Coastal Management, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, announce the beginning of this program, and the opening for applications from African researchers.

To RSVP for this Zoom meeting: https://oceans.ubc.ca/africaubclaunch/

More information: https://oceans.ubc.ca/applytoafricaubcprogram/

Regards,

Katherine Came (She, Her, Hers)

Communications Manager

Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

Faculty of Science, The University of British Columbia

Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory

Rm. 233, 2202 Main Mall

Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4

Located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) People

604-827-4325

k.came@oceans.ubc.ca

@UBCOceans   |   facebook.com/UBCOceans   |    oceans.ubc.ca

Email to:  Graduate Department Administrative Assistants

Subject: Summer Tuition fee Deferrals for Teaching and Research Assistants

Summer session Deferrals

The online deferral application will be open from March 1^st to April 30^th for Graduate students employed as Teaching or Research Assistants.  The deferral is intended for students that do not have funds available to pay their tuition fees by the due date and are relying on their stipend to make payment.  Students must submit a copy of their workday compensation screenshot.

Click profile at the top right corner, and click ‘compensation’. It will display the end date of their current appointment.

The link to the application can be found on the Student Services website under Other Payment Options:

• UBC Vancouver: https://students.ubc.ca/enrolment/finances/paying-tuition
• UBC Okanagan: https://students.ok.ubc.ca/courses-money-enrolment/finances/tuition-and-fees/pay-fees-and-accept-awards/

Online application periods are:

• Summer session:              March 1 – April 30
• Winter Term 1:  July 15 – August 31
• Winter Term 2:                 November 1 – December 31

 

Tuition and student fees will be deferred as follows:

 

• Summer Term 1: due date June 30^th
• Winter Term 1: due date Nov 30^th
• Winter Term 2: due date March 31^th

 

May Lee

Student Financial Management | Enrolment Services
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
40-1874 East Mall, Brock Hall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada
Phone 604 822 6541
maylee.chow@ubc.ca