The deadline for students to submit their CGS-Master’s applications via the Research Portal is 5 PM (PST) on Tuesday, 1 December 2020. This deadline is set nationally and is not flexible; UBC has no administrative authority/means to extend the deadline for applicants.
Unlike the Doctoral competition, CGS-M 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.
- The Transcript Checklist – Master’s covers questions related to transcript requirements. The checklist is posted here: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/award-resources-programs/affiliated-fellowships-tri-agency-competitions
- 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 1 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.
Affiliated Fellowships-Master’s and CGS-M Competitions
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-Vancouver graduate students can apply regardless of citizenship or visa status. Students who are eligible for the CGS-M must submit a CGS-M application in order to additionally be considered for Affiliated funding.
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 (CGS-M)
Applicants for Tri-Agency CGS-M competition must be domestic students (Canadian citizen or PR) who are applying for or enrolled in graduate studies anywhere in Canada. Each applicant can select 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 on the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Graduate Studies 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/un-restricted Affiliated Fellowships. To be considered for criteria-based Affiliated Fellowships, 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: 5:00 pm PST on Tuesday, 1 December 2020
Graduate program nomination deadline: 4:00 pm PST on Friday, 29 January 2021
Important notes:
- Importance of the application deadline. CGS-M applications cannot be submitted or edited after the application deadline. Late applications will be ruled ineligible. The CGS-M application deadline is set nationally by the CGS-M funding agency and is not flexible.
- Please 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
- Check early if you have all of the official transcripts for all previous studies (including transfer credits).
- Note that although the SISC academic history document is accepted for UBC CGS-M applications, it may not be accepted by other universities in Canada, so students applying elsewhere in addition to UBC should order official UBC transcripts.
It would help us greatly if applicants used the same email in their CGS-M Research Portal login as in eVision or SIS. This is absolutely not a requirement, but it helps route the applications to correct programs quicker after the application deadline.
