Attention thesis master’s and doctoral students

The thesis team in the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies reviews students’ theses and dissertations to ensure that certain formatting requirements are met and that they are professionally presented. There is detailed information on our website about the requirements, and several resources to assist students in preparing an appropriately-formatted thesis. However, we still receive many theses with very basic proofreading and formatting mistakes. As an example, a common one is “Error! Bookmark not defined” appearing in the table of contents. If students can recognize simple mistakes before submitting, it will mean a quicker acceptance of their thesis and they will be less stressed by deadlines.

In order to ensure that students take advantage of the resources provided to help them identify mistakes in their theses, we will henceforth be telling students to check their theses against the Sample Thesis on our website at Resources for Thesis Preparation and Checking before submitting them to cIRcle or for pre-review. Students will no longer receive detailed feedback on errors that can be identified by comparing their theses to the Sample Thesis.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have questions.

Kind regards,

Max Read
Associate Director, Student Academic Services
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Office of the Dean and Vice-Provost
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
170-6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 822 0283
max.read@ubc.ca | http://www.grad.ubc.ca

Virtual Mentors Needed – UBC Let’s Talk Science: High School Science Fair Mentorship Program

We at UBC Let’s Talk Science are currently recruiting mentors for our 2020-2021 science fair mentorship program in partnership with David Thompson Secondary School. This year mentorship will take place entirely online!

What is the mentorship program?

Students at David Thompson Secondary School are in need of mentors to help guide them through their science fair projects. UBC Let’s Talk Science volunteer mentors are paired with high school students to help them design, run and analyze a scientific experiment for their online science fair.

 

Purpose: To encourage and support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning and discovery in high school students.

 

Time Commitment: 1-3 hours per week from December to March, virtual.

 

Interested in becoming a mentor? 

Sign-up at https://forms.gle/zLVFfhwNxRZertc29 by December 2nd. We encourage mentors from all university education levels (undergraduate, graduate, post-doc, etc.) to join! Please feel free to share this opportunity with your friends and colleagues as well.

 

For questions or more information, please contact Tianna Sihota at mentorship@ubclts.com

 

Warm Regards,

Tianna Sihota
Mentorship Coordinator

Let’s Talk Science
University of British Columbia | Vancouver, BC
Email: mentorship@ubclts.com

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COV-AID Graduate Student Mini-Grants

https://talloiresnetwork.tufts.edu/cov-aid-graduate-student-award/?fbclid=IwAR03yOvK7MYethYDTclWer89DxCYJkSfObAQj7cXNT48…

The COV-AID Graduate Student Mini-Grants will publicly recognize and support graduate students who are currently adapting or seeking to adapt their community engagement efforts to the challenges presented by COVID-19.

Value: $2,500 USD
Deadline: 30 November 2020 at 11:59 pm EDT (8:59 pm PDT)

Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) internship

https://pics.uvic.ca/programs/internships

PICS internships support hiring a university student at the workplaces of BC governments, NGOs, industry and communities pursuing climate change mitigation and adaptation research, planning or implementation.

Value: $12,000
Deadline: 11 January 2021 at 11:59 pm PST

Canadian Northern Studies Trust Awards

https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canadian-northern-studies-trust-awards

The Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) established its scholarship program, the Canadian Northern Studies Trust (CNST) in 1982 to advance knowledge and understanding of Canada’s North. The purpose of the CNST is to develop a cadre of scholars and scientists with northern experience and, at the same time, to enhance the educational opportunities available for northern residents.

Value: $1,500 to $10,000
Deadline: 31 January 2021 at 11:59 pm PST

Scholarship Notice #10/2020 

International Business School Americas announces the Scholarship Notice 10/2020 of International Exchange Program in Strategy and Marketing in Emerging Countries  for University of British Columbia Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students.

Summary 

Benefit: 70% of the full tuition

Host institution: Americas International College

Exchange period: 3 weeks (July), 2 weeks (January)

Intake: Summer 2021, Winter 2022 and Summer 2022

Registration Period: November 18th to December 06th

Eligibility criteria 

Any student who, by the time of the chosen intake, has met all three requirements below:

• Being 18 years old.
• Having successfully completed the 4th semester of undergraduate degree for the regular tracks; or finished their graduation for the advanced tracks.
• Having at least an intermediate level of proficiency in English.

Contact 

As a way of welcoming the student to explore the following certificate program options, our team is available to assist here.

• Strategy and Marketing for Emerging Countries
• Survival Portuguese
• Strategy and Marketing for Emerging Countries + Survival Portuguese.

Steps of the process 

• Complete the online Application.

• Applications will be accepted starting November 18th.
• In the online application, you will be asked to briefly describe the reason you are applying for this scholarship and describe how the program will help you attain your personal and/or professional goals.
• Delivery of final documentation by the selected candidates in this selection process.
• Scholarship recipients will be notified individually after 10 days

 

Professor Ricardo Britto, Ph.D.
Scholarship and Program Coordinator

Hope your week is starting off well! Please find our latest newsletter below. Brand new workshops have been added this month and we also showcase Mendeley.  Thank you for your continued support in sharing this newsletter with your students and contacts.  Here is the link for easier sharing:

 

https://bit.ly/UBCRCNewsNov162020

 

Please let me know if you have any questions, concerns, or recommendations,

Warm regards,

Sarah

 

Sarah Blay (she, her, hers)
Program Coordinator | UBC Library Research Commons

Vancouver home office | Traditional unceded territories of:

Musqueam | Squamish| Stó:lō | Stz’uminus | Tsleil-Waututh (source: https://native-land.ca/)

sarah.blay@ubc.ca | researchcommons.library.ubc.ca