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Year: 2024
Scholarships administered by Nature Vancouver for undergrad and grad students
StandardStudent Scholarships from Nature Vancouver
Nature Vancouver administers 2 scholarship groups for students who are studying in nature-related disciplines.
1. Annual Nature Vancouver Scholarship of $1000×2 – one for undergraduate and one for graduate students.
2. Hugh Hamilton Memorial Scholarships – one $5000 scholarship for senior undergraduate students and one $5000 scholarship for graduate students.
Please check the Nature Vancouver website — Scholarships for information.
https://naturevancouver.ca/scholarships/
Questions can be sent to scholarships@naturevancouver.ca
Thanks very much,
Laura
Laura Cottle
Member, Scholarship Committee)
Director, Board of Nature Vancouver
GradUpdate – Abstracts: Communicating Research Findings With Brevity and Concision, Summer part time on campus work, Using Zotero, Best practices for file naming, Beginner R, and more.
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In this issue, Abstracts: Communicating Research Findings With Brevity and Concision, Summer part time on campus work, Using Zotero, Best practices for file naming, Beginner R, and more. |
Seats available |
Public Scholars Initiative (PSI) Info Session Policy Briefs and Policy Reports Interviews The Practice of Realignment, or, Getting Unstuck – Staying on Track in Grad School Series |
Three Minute Thesis 2024 |
13 heats, 128 presenters, and the top 3 are:
Congratulations! And, thank you, THANK YOU, to all the graduate students who took the time to share their research with us. We learned so much. And thank you to all heat organizers, event hosts, judges, and others who made this year’s 3MT 2024 a success! |
Events and Opportunities |
A selection of upcoming events are highlighted below. I’ve also highlighted some online, on-demand recordings to check out if you have end-of-term time. |
ACADEMIC |
Using Zotero for Citation Management |
CAREER |
Apply to work learn positions
Doctoral Writing Consultant-Summer 2024 |
HEALTH AND WELLBEING |
Grad Student Support Group |
RESEARCH |
WRITING AND COMMUNICATION |
Abstracts: Communicating Research Findings With Brevity and Concision |
Thesis Defense – PhD ISLFS – Jimmy Kyu Baik Ha
StandardUBC – LFS Announces The Oral Examination for the Degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
(ISLFS)
Jimmy Kyu Baik Ha
“The Impacts of Elevated CO2 on Plant-Insect Interactions Across Multiple Insect Species”
Friday, March 22, 2024 – 12 PM
Exam Location: Room 350, MacMillan Bldg.
EXAMINING COMMITTEE
Chair: Dr. R. Turkington
Supervisory Committee:
Dr. J. Carrillo – Supervisor
Dr. J. Cory – Committee member
Dr. M. Isman – Committee member
Dr. S. Smukler – Committee member
Dr. S. Castellarin – Committee member
Defense Committee Composition
Dr. J. Carrillo – Supervisor
Dr. J. Cory – Committee member
Dr. S. Castellarin – Committee member
Dr. R. Guy – University Examiner
Dr. A. Riseman – University Examiner
Dr. L. Abbey – External Examiner
Schmidt Science Fellowships
StandardInternal Deadline – Apr 5, 2024
Schmidt Science Fellowships
The Schmidt Science Fellows program provides the world’s best emerging scientists with new skills and perspectives to develop novel solutions to society’s challenges, become scientific and societal thought leaders, and accelerate ground-breaking discoveries. The program is looking for the brightest minds in the natural sciences, mathematics, engineering, and computing who are interested in broadening their horizons. Fellows receive a stipend of $100,000 USD per year and are supported to pursue a one to two year postdoctoral placement at a world-leading laboratory anywhere in the world in a disciplinary pivot from their PhD. Fellows also benefit from a Global Meeting Series and personalized mentoring program.
UBC is one of select group of the world’s leading science and engineering institutions that are invited to nominate students to the international competition. In 2023, 32 Schmidt Science Fellows were selected to be recipients globally.
As part of the eligibility requirements, applicants must have completed, or expect to complete, all the requirements for the conferral of their UBC PhD, including a successful defense, between May 15 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Each UBC graduate program is invited to submit one nomination to the university-wide competition. Given the highly competitive nature of this opportunity, graduate programs should nominate only an exceptional individual who will stand out amongst top applicants from around the world.
- Value: $100,000 USD per year, for up to two years
- Application deadline: Set by graduate program. Applicants must submit their application to their UBC graduate program by their graduate program’s internal deadline.
- Graduate program nomination deadline: April 19, 2024 at 4:00 pm PT
For further information about the opportunity, including detailed eligibility requirements, evaluation criteria and application procedures, please visit our webpage: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/schmidt-science-fellowships. The contact for this funding opportunity is Bree Wilson (bree.wilson@ubc.ca).