{"id":5268,"date":"2019-03-22T12:46:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T19:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=5268"},"modified":"2019-03-22T12:46:54","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T19:46:54","slug":"lfs-major-greater-than-10000-graduate-awards-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-5268","title":{"rendered":"LFS Major (Greater Than $10,000) Graduate Awards Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Please notify Lia about your intention of applying by April 19, 2019 (needs time to prepare your transcripts).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2019\/03\/2019W-Major-Awards-Application-sms.docx\">2019W Major Awards Application sms<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DEADLINE = WEDNESDAY, MAY 1<sup>ST<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Attached, please find the <strong>LFS Major (Greater Than $10,000) Graduate Awards<\/strong> application package (including instructions).<\/p>\n<p>The application deadline is <strong>Wednesday, May 1<sup>st<\/sup><\/strong>.\u00a0 By this deadline, all supporting documentation as well as a signed, scanned application must be received.\u00a0 It is the student\u2019s responsibility to ensure their references have been submitted by the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Please note \u2013 there are <strong>several changes<\/strong> for this year\u2019s competition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The George Weston Ltd. Doctoral Fellowship is new for this year.\u00a0 The $60,000 fund will provide three $20,000 awards to <strong>PhD students<\/strong> and is open to students in <strong>AABI, PLNT, SOIL, FOOD or ISLFS<\/strong>.\u00a0 Unlike all other LFS Major Awards, this award will be awarded and assigned in May 2019.\u00a0 All other LFS Major Awards will be offered to nominated students in late August and payments will start in September 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You are now required to provide a <strong>brief rationale for each award<\/strong> you wish to be considered for.\u00a0 This rationale should explain how your area of research meets the award description.\u00a0 You also must confirm that your supervisor agrees that you are eligible for award consideration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Award<strong> applications<\/strong> must be <strong>submitted electronically<\/strong> as an email attachment.\u00a0 Lia will confirm receipt of your electronically submitted application with an email.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>We will <strong>no longer have a Round 2 4YF competition<\/strong> as part of the LFS Major Awards.\u00a0 4YF\u2019s will be assigned in Feb\/March each year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.<\/p>\n<p>Shelley<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Shelley Small<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nManager, Graduate Programs<br \/>\nThe University of British Columbia<br \/>\nFaculty of Land and Food Systems<br \/>\nRoom 344 MacMillan Building &#8211; 2357 Main Mall<br \/>\nVancouver BC\u00a0 V6T 1Z4<br \/>\nPhone:\u00a0 604-822-4593\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fax:\u00a0 604-822-4400<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mail.ubc.ca\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=7NSfZYRQgrn5L6LACwbbhZM1qSWdp-9jrc6PoyiTM4vcJKECKkDWCA..&amp;URL=mailto%3alfs.gradmgr%40ubc.ca\">lfs.gradmgr@ubc.ca<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mail.ubc.ca\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=fQu9mUTDdUxFMKhs6MsDmGrSBXACfx7DpruxsomfjYXcJKECKkDWCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.landfood.ubc.ca\">www.landfood.ubc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please notify Lia about your intention of applying by April 19, 2019 (needs time to prepare your transcripts). 2019W Major Awards Application sms DEADLINE = WEDNESDAY, MAY 1ST Attached, please find the LFS Major (Greater Than $10,000) Graduate Awards application package (including instructions). 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