LAST REMINDER
The deadline for students to submit their CGS-Master’s applications via the Research Portal is 5 PM (PST) on Monday, 2 December 2019. (December 1st falls on Sunday this year, so applicants must submit their application by the following business day.) This deadline is inflexible, and UBC has no administrative authority/means to extend the deadline for applicants.
Application materials cannot be revised after the deadline. Applicants are strongly encouraged to follow the application instructions and presentation standards when preparing their application.
Important reminders regarding transcripts:
- The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies does not provide transcripts for award/scholarship applications.
- Applicants need to order up-to-date official transcripts if they do not have them, or if their graduate program does not have their up-to-date official transcripts on file. Generally, a summary of grades that is printed from the student’s account (such as the SSC grades summary screen) will not be accepted as an official transcript.
- It is the applicant’s responsibility to submit up-to-date official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate studies via the Research Portal before the deadline. An application will be deemed ineligible if it does not include the up-to-date official transcripts required for determining grade point average (academic standing) in each of the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent).
- Transcripts cannot be updated or submitted separately after the deadline.
Important reminders regarding reference assessment forms:
- Referees (faculty members) are strongly encouraged to complete their assessments and submit them via the Research Portal well in advance of the December 2 deadline (instructions).
- Applicants cannot submit their application until the two reference assessment forms have been completed and submitted in the Research Portal. The deadline will not be extended for applicants who are unable to submit because of missing reference assessments.
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NOTE: please notify Lia (lia.maria@ubc.ca) about your intention of applying ASAP but not later than Friday, November 22nd.
You may consider working on your CGS-M or Affiliated Fellowship application with your supervisor. Or at least have it reviewed by your supervisor before submit it. Once submitted, no corrections/updates would be possible.
Please review the eligibility criteria, make sure you meet the requirements and have achieved a first-class average in EACH of the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent) before submitting an application.
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UBC Affiliated Fellowships-Master’s
The UBC Affiliated Fellowships Master’s competition runs in concert with the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS-M; see below) competition. Approximately 50 fellowship with values ranging from $175 to $16,000 are offered through this competition. Current and prospective full-time UBC graduate students can apply regardless of citizenship or visa status. Students who are eligible for CGS-M must submit a CGS-M application instead.
Detailed Affiliated Fellowships-Master competition information with links to application and reference forms is available at: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/affiliated-fellowships-masters-program
Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) – Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) – Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) – Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships
General Guidelines for the Eligibility of Subject Matter
Applicants for Tri-Agency CGS-M competition must be domestic students (citizen or PR) who are applying for or enrolled in graduate studies anywhere in Canada. Each applicant can apply to up to 3 universities with the same application. To be considered for a CGS-M at UBC, they must select The University of British Columbia as one of the 3 available institutions.
Details about this award opportunity, including eligibility and evaluation criteria, are available at http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/CGSM-BESCM_eng.asp and our site at https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canada-graduate-scholarships-masters-cgs-m-program
Students who apply for CGS-M awards will automatically be considered for open Affiliated Fellowships. To be considered for criteria-based affiliated fellowship, students should fill out and submit to their graduate programs the checklist available at https://www.grad.ubc.ca/forms/list-criteria-based-affiliated-fellowships
UBC Deadlines for the Tri-Agency CGS-M / Affiliated Fellowships Master’s Competitions
Applicant deadline: 5 PM on Monday, 2 December 2019
Graduate program deadline: 4 PM on Friday, 31 January 2019
- Stress the importance of the deadline – CGSM applications cannot be submitted or edited after the application deadline. The portal has crashed around the deadline a couple of years ago because too many students were submitting at the last minute. Submitting earlier (even on the day) will help.
- Ask for reference letters early and send the instructions to your referees http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ResearchPortal-PortailDeRecherche/Instructions-Instructions/CGSM_REF-BESCM_REF_eng.asp
- Order official transcripts for all previous studies (including transfer credits). If the official transcripts you have on file are up to date, I can provide you a PDF copy upon request. Note that UBC transcripts are required for students who had any studies at UBC before 2 December 2019, including September 2019 starts.
- Grad Studies will accept printouts of Academic History from SISC in place of official UBC transcripts
- They cannot accept any other unofficial transcripts
- Note that the SISC academic history may not be accepted by other universities in Canada, so students applying elsewhere should order UBC transcripts
It would help us greatly if applicants used the same email as their portal login as in eVision or SIS. This is absolutely not a requirement, but it helps route the applications to correct programs quicker.
Kind regards,
Lia
Lia Maria Dragan
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia
344-2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Phone 604.822.8373 | Fax 604.822.4400
Lia.maria@ubc.ca / lfs.gradapp@ubc.ca www.landfood.ubc.ca
