CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements – Fall 2019 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.

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: 4:00pm on Friday, 13 September 2019

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

Applicants submit their application materials directly to Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies via email to graduate.awards@ubc.ca by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, 13 September 2019. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Take advantage of opportunities for free statistical consulting offered by the Statistics Department.  One type is through courses with students mentored by faculty (STAT 551 Term 1, STAT 450 Term 2) – open to faculty, students and staff. The other (SOS-Statistical Opportunity for Students), is via a team of a senior consultant and a Statistics graduate student (year-round) – open to graduate students only.  For more information, please see https://www.stat.ubc.ca/free-statistical-consultation-august-2019-call about how you can get help with your project.

 

Faculty Panel: The Academic Job Search

Thursday, August 15, 4:00 -6:00 pm

Thea Koerner House

This panel will give you the opportunity to learn from the experiences of UBC faculty members regarding academic hiring. Panelists will speak to the strategies that helped them succeed on the academic job market and the advice they would give to those setting out. For registration, and a list of the panelists, please see https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/17864-academic-careers-week-faculty-panel

Sincerely,
Idaliya Grigoryeva
Graduate Career Assistant
 Center for Student Involvement and Careers (CSIC)
University of British Columbia
Vancouver BC, Canada

ATTENTION:  SEEKING TEAMS WITH TRANSFORMATIVE STARTUP OPPORTUNITIES

I’m pleased to announce that entrepreneurship@UBC’s incubator program is taking applications for our 2019 Fall Cohort! We’re looking for innovators and entrepreneurial faculty, staff and students who are passionate about building a transformative technology venture and need resources and expert guidance to build their venture.  Please circulate this information memorandum widely amongst your colleagues, staff and students.

Application Deadline:  August 19, 2019 via simple online form here

Eligibility Requirements:

• At least one team member must have a connection to UBC: a faculty member, student, staff member, or recent alumni.
• Any graduate student team members should be within 1 year of completion of their program if they intend to be involved in the startup opportunity.
• Technology Readiness Level (TRL) at least 4, ideally 5 or 6.  TRL = 3 will be considered on a case by case basis. More info on Technology Readiness Levels here.

Program Summary

This competitive cohort includes 9 workshops and one-on-one mentoring with life science entrepreneurs, running from September to December.  Ventures will be competing for a membership in e@UBC’s coveted HATCH accelerator program.  Membership benefits include one-on-one venture building mentorship with a dedicated life science Entrepreneur-in-Residence, lab-design-office space, exclusive programming, events, networking opportunities, and access to the UBC Seed Fund.  Total value of the venture building experience exceeds $50,000.  Total cost to the venture:  $0 & their time, commitment, and passion!

More information related to the incubator program and the fall 2019 cohort can be found in the attached flyer and online here.

Mentoring Opportunity

Our incubator program depends on the generous volunteer mentors who donate their time to the cohort ventures.  If you or a colleague might be interested in a mentoring opportunity, more information can be found here.

Info Session

entrepreneurship@UBC will hold an info session on August 14th from 12pm to 1pm in our venture space at the Robert Lee Alumni Centre.  To register click here.

If you or a colleague would like to discuss this program or host an information session, please let me know.

 

Fraser Pogue, MBA

Entrepreneur-In-Residence, e@UBC

Adjunct Professor, Sauder School of Business

My apologies but an incorrect link was sent in this morning’s update.  To apply for graduate student work learn opportunities please use this link https://ubc-csm.symplicity.com/index.php/pid117779?

All postings are also available through https://community.grad.ubc.ca/forums/careers-ubc .

My apologies for the error.
Jacqui.

Interested in part-time work on campus, Sept through April (10 hrs/week)? There are several work learn opportunities specific to grad students (apply online through Careers Online by Aug 20^th):

• Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
  • Communications Assistant, Job ID 869351
  • Community Coordinator (working with us in the GPS program), Job ID 869021
• Centre for Student Involvement and Careers
  • Graduate Career Assistant (working with Danielle Barkley), Job ID 869232
  • Graduate Student Career Advisors, Job ID 869951
• Centre for Accessibility
  • Exam Invigilators, Job ID 870687

Registration is now open for:

Project Management II (Mitacs) | Aug 20 & 21 | 9 – 5 pm | Register (participants must have completed Proj Mgmt I through Mitacs) 

There are still seats remaining in this week’s:

Academic Careers Week:  Interested in a career in academia? Do you have a strategy for your job search? How do you highlight your accomplishments in an academic CV? And, hear from UBC faculty members on their strategies to be successfully hired.

Planning for the Academic Job Search | Aug 13 | 10 – 11:30 am | Register

The Academic CV | Aug 14 | 2 – 3:30 pm | Register

Faculty Panel | Aug 15| 4-6 pm| Register

Check out community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including:

Career Building

Negotiating the Job Offer (WEBINAR) | Aug 24

Grad School Success

Navigating Your Role as an Instructor | Aug 19

Workshop

Opportunity to learn about an innovative research methodology | Oct 1-3 | RSVP needed

Please let me know if you have questions!

Thank you,

Jacqui

Jacqui Brinkman, MSc
Director, Graduate Student Professional Development
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueum Traditional Territory
170 – 6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 827 4578 | Fax 604 822 5802
jacqui.brinkman@ubc.ca | @ubcgradschool
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/