We (Dan Weary, Nina von Keyserlingk, and Emeline Nogues) are teaching a course this fall (APBI 398) that aims to give 3rd year undergraduate students some exposure to research methods in aspects of applied biology, with the hope of preparing them for a more intensive research experience in their 4th year.

A requirement for the course is that students volunteer on a research project for a minimum of 20 hours (the specifics can be decided depending upon the needs of the mentor and mentee).

This is a great opportunity to have a student assist you with an aspect of your project – it does not necessarily mean they need to have their own experiment.

We’d be very grateful if you’d be willing to help mentor one or more students. Students who took the course last year really enjoyed this experience, and developed skills and interests that better prepared them to become thesis or directed studies students the following year.

Over the next few weeks students might be contacting you about opportunities – we do hope you will be willing to speak with students from this course that contact you. We would be grateful if you could send us a short summary of your projects. We are also hoping that you might be willing to give a 5-minute talk about your work to the class on Monday, September 11th at about 3:45 pm. Let us know if you would be available for this!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Emeline (emeline.nogues@ubc.ca)!

Best,

Dan, Nina, and Emeline

Attention: PhD students

Please let me know of your intention of applying ASAP

Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (CGS-D)

Applicants applying through UBC will either be:

• currently registered in, or are on an approved leave of absence from, a degree program at UBC
• not currently registered anywhere but was registered at any other time during the year of application (2023) in a degree program at UBC

If a student is not sure where to submit their application, they can consult the CGSD chart “Where should I submit my application?”

Eligibility

Complete eligibility criteria are available on the CGS D program page.

Important Note: Some eligibility requirements for CGS D differ from those of the agency-specific doctoral awards.
Refer to the appropriate literature for CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC for further details.

Applications will be submitted via each of the agency platforms. The application portals are now open and applicants may begin preparing their applications.

• CIHR: Online Application System(application instructions)
• NSERC: Online Application System(application instructions)
• SSHRC: Online Application System(application instructions)

For detailed application instructions, nomination, and adjudication procedures that are specific to UBC, please visit:
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canada-graduate-scholarships-doctoral-cgs-d-program.

Important note regarding UBC Transcript requirements for 2023

UBC requires the provision of official transcripts as part of each application package. Please refer closely to the Application Procedures section of the CGSD webpage for detailed information. Applications that do not provide official or allowable transcripts may be deemed ineligible.

UBC Affiliated Fellowships – Doctoral competition

The UBC Affiliated Fellowships doctoral competition runs in concert with the university-adjudicated Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (CGS-D) competition.

Students who submit an NSERC, SSHRC, or CIHR doctoral award application are automatically considered for “unrestricted” Affiliated Fellowship awards and do not need to submit a separate Affiliated Fellowships application. To be considered for “criteria-based” affiliated fellowship(s), students must submit the criteria-based checklist to their graduate program by the application deadline.

Those applying only for the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship must submit a separate and complete Affiliated Fellowships application in order to be considered for the Affiliated Fellowships.

Affiliated Fellowship competition information and application/reference forms are available at:
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/affiliated-fellowships-doctoral-program.

UBC Deadlines for the Tri-Agency CGSD / Affiliated Fellowships Doctoral Competitions

• Applicant deadline: 12 September 2023 at 12:00 noon PT
• Graduate program nomination deadline:  10 October 2023 at 4:00 pm PT

Reminder

Please let me know of your intention of applying ASAP.

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

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. 

UBC Vanier application deadline: 12 noon (PT – Vancouver time) on Thursday, August 31 2023
Graduate program nomination deadline: 4:00 pm PT on Tuesday, September 19 2023

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 to note:

• 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.
• Self-Identification of Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and/or Métis) Applicants: Additional funding allocations may be made available to the University to accommodate applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and/or Metis). Applicants who choose to self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and/or Metis) should complete the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) Voluntary Self Identification Form (https://vanier.gc.ca/en/pdf/vanier_cgs-besc_vanier_indigenous_self-identification_form-bil.pdf) and upload it within their application.

UBC – Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces

The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Doctor of Philosophy
(Plant Science)

 Yifan Yan

“Anthocyanin Accumulation and Cuticular Wax Deposition in Blueberries: Impacts on Fruit Surface Color and Water Loss”

Tuesday, August 29, 2023 – 9:00 AM

Room 200 of the Graduate Student Centre (6371 Crescent Road)

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. S. Graham

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. S.D Castellarin – Supervisor
Dr. M. Deyholos – Committee member
Dr. T. Knipfer – Committee member
Dr. L. Kunst – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. S.D Castellarin – Supervisor
Dr. M. Deyholos – Committee member
Dr. T. Knipfer – Committee member
Dr. D. Kitts – University Examiner
Dr. X. Li – University Examiner
Dr. K. Tanino – External Examiner

Attention Ph.D. students:

The deadline for submission of Nominations for External Examiner for PhD candidates wanting to complete on the timeline for December 31, 2023 Program Completion was last Friday, August 18. While this is a slightly flexible deadline, forms should really be in by Friday this week, to avoid delays. 

A couple of notes for you – the forms were recently updated, and there was a slight glitch in the PDF of the form, which has now been corrected. If you are having issues, please download the form again to the newest version. Second, we’ve had quite a few forms with errors, so please check the information carefully before sending, so that we can move forward without delay.

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

FRIDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2023 – Doctoral dissertation (and supporting documentation) submitted to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for external examination

FRIDAY, 15 DECEMBER, 2023 – Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examination

FRIDAY, 5 JANUARY 2024 – 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 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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