reminder: Competition Announcement: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

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Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral level

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) program is designed to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health-related fields. Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada, and international students are eligible to be nominated for a Vanier Scholarship, which is valued at $50,000 per year for up to three years.

The application is completed online on ResearchNet:
https://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/LoginServlet.

The ResearchNet application portal for the Vanier opened on June 30, 2022.

UBC Vanier application deadline12 noon (PT – Vancouver time) on Thursday, 1 September 2022
Graduate program nomination deadline: 4:00 pm PT on Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Eligibility criteria: Nomination process: eligibility – Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

Application procedure: Applicants should refer to the Vanier CGS website for step-by-step application instructions.

Application/nomination instructions – Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

Note: Vanier CGS requires official transcripts – unofficial transcripts are not accepted for non-UBC transcripts.  For details on transcript requrements, applicants are recommended to review our Vanier webpage (section ‘ Application Procedures’).

For more information, including eligibility requirements, application procedures, and nomination procedures, please visit our Vanier webpage:
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/vanier-scholarship.

Important note on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:  The Vanier CGS program encourages equity, diversity and inclusion, as part of the Tri-Agency’s broader commitment to excellence in research and research training in Canada. Resources for applicants, institutions, referees and the selection committees are available at:

http://www.vanier.gc.ca/en/equity_diversity_inclusion-equite_diversite_inclusion.html.

Applicants are encouraged to review the resources before they begin writing their application.

November 2022 Graduation Dates and Updates

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CHANGE TO GRADUATION APPLICATION FOR November 2022

We have a change to this year’s online application deadline for graduation in November 2022.  That is the date your student can apply in the SSC for graduation.

The online application will be open until Friday October 21, 2022.

PLEASE NOTE – This is only for students who are in G+PS administered programs.

Previously we would put up a paper application on our website when the online application closed.  We won’t be doing that this year as the online application has been extended for us.  A student must apply to be eligible for graduation.

 

OTHER DEADLINES TO KNOW CONCERNING GRADUATION

Friday October 21, 2022

Online Application – as mentioned above last day to apply to graduate for November 2022.

Thesis Submission – last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for November graduation.

Degree Completion Memo – Latest date the program can place on the DCM for the student to be eligible for November 2022 graduation.

 

Friday November 4, 2022

Last Day! – this is your final day to submit any missing requirements to G+PS.  The lists have to be finalized by 4pm on that day.

Wednesday November 16, 2022

Senate – meets and confers the degrees for our students.

 

Wed November 23 to Friday November 25, 2022

Congregation – UBC graduation ceremonies happen during this time frame.

We will be having a graduation training session for GPO’s closer to the deadlines with details to follow.

Please email me if you have any questions.

ADDITIONAL NOTE

UBC is hosting additional on-campus graduation ceremonies from Monday November 14 to Tuesday November 22, 2022 for those students who graduated in 2020 / 2021.  Graduation during the pandemic years was held online exclusively, so this is a chance for those folks to celebrate on-campus with their families.  If you need further information about these ceremonies please contact Enrolment Services or the Ceremonies team.

Regards,

Rockne Hewko
Academic Support Manager
Office of the Dean and Vice-Provost | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
170-6371 Crescent Rd | Vancouver BC | V6T1Z2 Canada
rockne.hewko@ubc.ca | grad.ubc.ca

Doctoral Deadline Reminder – December 31, 2022 completion

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The deadline for submission of Nominations for External Examiner for PhD candidates wanting to complete on the timeline for December 31, 2022 Program Completion was Friday, August 26. This is a flexible deadline, and there is still time for students to submit those forms. If students have not yet submitted the form, they should do before Sept 6, to reduce the likelihood of a delay in the invitation process.

As a reminder, the other dates candidates need to meet are as follows:

FRIDAY, 14 OCTOBER 2022 – Doctoral dissertation (and supporting documentation) submitted to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for external examination

WEDNESDAY, 14 DECEMBER, 2022 – Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examination

FRIDAY, 6 JANUARY, 2023 – Acceptance of final, approved doctoral dissertation by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Students will be able to choose to defend either in person or on Zoom. We will work with students to select the most appropriate mode for their defence. (Please note that the exam rooms in Thea Koerner House will not be available until late October due to ongoing work on the roof.)

There is an information session for students about the Doctoral Exam process organized by Graduate Pathways to Success on September 7 at 2pm. Students who are interested in attending this Zoom session can register here: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/22302-doctoral-defence-doctoral-examination-defence-procedures

Please distribute this email to any faculty or students you think may be interested.

Best,

Robyn

Robyn Starkey (Pronouns: No Preference)
Doctoral Exams Coordinator
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
The University of British Columbia 170 – 6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 822 3989
robyn.starkey@ubc.ca | grad.ubc.ca

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Grow Good Webinar Sept 8 with UBC LFS

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You are invited to join BC Food & Beverage for a panel discussion focusing on intellectual property (IP) and patents for emerging and SMEs food businesses. The webinar will be hosted and moderated by CEO, James Donaldson, and attendees will hear from panelists with backgrounds in food & beverage research and development, IP/patents law, and brand development.

FREE for our LFS Community using the promo code vip on this event link:  https://bcfb.ca/events/patents-for-emerging-smes-and-intellectual-property-presented-by-bcfb-ubc

 

Event Date: 08 Sep 2022
Event Time: 10:00am – 11:00am (PDT)

Panelists:

  • Dr. Anubhav Pratap-Singh, Food and Beverage Innovation Professorship; Assistant Professor, Food Processing, UBC, Faculty of Land and Food Systems
  • Roger Kuypers – Life Sciences Lawyer, Fasken
  • Jeff Turner, Jeffrey Turner, Special Advisor, Defyrus Inc., UBC LFS former FAB member

Moderator:

  • James Donaldson, CEO, BC Food & Beverage

 

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Niki Glenning (Pronouns: She/Her/Hers)
Alumni Relations Manager

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Territory

Phone: Cell 604 561 0504 | Fax 604 822 6394

@ubclfs www.facebook.com/ubcLFS

Call for Applications—Sustainability Scholars paid internships available now

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The UBC Sustainability Hub is again offering UBC graduate students paid internships to do applied research on sustainability and climate change related topics. Projects begin October 17, 2022. Current UBC graduate students from all academic disciplines and all UBC campuses are encouraged to apply. I would greatly appreciate if you would please circulate this announcement (provided below) to grad students in your network.

Further information on the available internship projects can be found on the Sustainability Scholars Program web page. Applications close at midnight Sunday September 18, 2022.

Thank you for helping to share this announcement.  Warm wishes for the return to campus!

Karen Taylor

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – UBC SUSTAINABILITY SCHOLARS (PAID INTERNSHIPS)

The UBC Sustainability Hub is pleased to offer UBC graduate students the opportunity to work on funded sustainability-themed applied research projects.

We are currently accepting applications for over 25 UBC Sustainability Scholars internships that will commence October 17, 2022. Current UBC graduate students from all academic disciplines are encouraged to confirm the eligibility requirements and apply.

Successful candidates will work under the guidance of a mentor at the partner organization, and are immersed in real world learning where they can apply their research skills and contribute to advancing organizational sustainability goals. Each Scholar receives $25 per hour to complete 250 hours of work.

For more information on the available projects and to apply, visit the Sustainability Scholars Program website. If, after reviewing the information on the website, you have further questions, feel free to reach out to sustainability.scholars@ubc.ca

Applications will be accepted until midnight Sunday September 18.

We also appreciate your help in circulating this notice to anyone in your grad student network that may be interested!

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Karen Taylor  MA (she, her)
Manager, Sustainability Scholars Program | Sustainability Hub
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
2343 – 2260 West Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 822 9362 | karen.taylor@ubc.ca | https://sustain.ubc.ca/scholars