INTERNAL deadline: TBA
If interested in applying, please let Lia know by March 10th in order to prepare the transcripts and reference letters when possible.
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Graduate programs are invited to submit nominations to the Graduate Global Leadership Fellowships competition.
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 $18,200 stipend plus tuition each year for four years.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must:
- Hold a study permit at the beginning of the fellowship funding period
- Be a citizen of a developing country (see list of developing countries) at the time of application for admission
- Have shown outstanding leadership in humanitarian and development work in their home country
- Be starting a PhD or DMA program at the UBC Vancouver campus in January 2018, May 2018, or September 2018
- Be starting their first doctoral degree
- Students with external funding (external scholarships, third-party sponsorship, etc.) are eligible to apply, but if successful, recipients will have their Graduate Global Leadership Fellowship funding reduced by the amount of their external funding
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Students complete application form and request supporting documents (transcripts, letters of reference – see application form for details). Students submit their application package to their UBC graduate program – applications submitted directly to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will not be accepted. Students are advised to verify their graduate program’s deadline well in advance.
A complete application package consists of:
- Completed and signed Graduate Global Leadership Fellowship application form.
- Academic records for all university-level studies (including studies undertaken but not completed) up to 31 December 2017. For institutions other than UBC, only official transcripts will be accepted. These may be original or certified true copies provided by the applicant’s graduate program. For UBC, the applicant’s “Academic History” printed from the SISC by the applicant’s graduate program will be accepted. Please note that students must request certified true copies of transcripts from their graduate program, not from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. If only unofficial admission transcripts are available, they will be accepted.
- Two letters of reference. Letters of reference provided with student’s application for admission will be accepted.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Academic Excellence (30%) – As demonstrated by academic transcripts, awards and distinctions
Research Ability / Potential (30%) – Quality of analytical skills, ability to think critically, ability to apply skills and knowledge, judgment, originality, initiative and autonomy, determination, and ability to complete projects within an appropriate period of time—as demonstrated in the description of the degree program and by work experience, research contributions, letters of appraisal.
Leadership in development of civil and sustainable society in home country (40%) – Established record of leadership in professional, academic or volunteer work – as demonstrated in personal statement; work experience, community involvement and other extracurricular activities; communication skills; and letters of appraisal
The deadline for graduate programs to submit nominations to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: 4:00 p.m. on Friday, 6 April 2018. (Please set an earlier internal deadline for your students.)
For more information, please see the Graduate Awards webpage: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/graduate-global-leadership-fellowship. Should you have further questions, please contact Angela Rizzo (angela.rizzo@ubc.ca).
