{"id":8767,"date":"2022-10-14T11:34:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T18:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=8767"},"modified":"2022-10-14T11:34:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T18:34:21","slug":"competition-announcement-affiliated-fellowships-masters-and-cgs-m-competitions-and-upcoming-information-session-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-8767","title":{"rendered":"Competition Announcement: Affiliated Fellowships-Master&#8217;s and CGS-M Competitions and upcoming information session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Please notify us about your intention of applying by our Internal deadline \u2013 Nov 15, 2022 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>UBC Affiliated Fellowships-Master&#8217;s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The UBC Affiliated Fellowships Master&#8217;s competition runs in concert with the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master&#8217;s (CGS-M; see below) competition. Approximately 50 fellowships with values ranging from $175 to $16,000 are offered through this competition. Current and prospective full-time UBC-Vancouver graduate students can apply. Students who are eligible for the CGS-M must submit a CGS-M application in order to additionally be considered for Affiliated funding.<\/p>\n<p>Detailed Affiliated Fellowships-Master competition information with links to application and reference forms is\u00a0available at:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/awards\/affiliated-fellowships-masters-program\">https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/awards\/affiliated-fellowships-masters-program<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master&#8217;s (CGS-M)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Details about this award opportunity, including eligibility and evaluation criteria, are available at<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/Students-Etudiants\/PG-CS\/CGSM-BESCM_eng.asp\">http:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/Students-Etudiants\/PG-CS\/CGSM-BESCM_eng.asp<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nand our site at:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/awards\/canada-graduate-scholarships-masters-cgs-m-program\">https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/awards\/canada-graduate-scholarships-masters-cgs-m-program<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students who apply for CGS-M awards will automatically be considered for open\/un-restricted Affiliated Fellowships. To be additionally considered for criteria-based\/restricted Affiliated Fellowships, students should fill out and submit to\u00a0their graduate programs the checklist available at<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/forms\/list-criteria-based-affiliated-fellowships\">https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/forms\/list-criteria-based-affiliated-fellowships<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadlines for the Tri-Agency CGS-M \/ Affiliated Fellowships Master&#8217;s Competitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applicant deadline:\u00a0<strong>1 December 2022 before\u00a05:00 pm PT<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Graduate program nomination deadline: \u00a0<strong>25 January 2023 at 4:00 pm PT<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CGSM and Affiliated Fellowships-Master&#8217;s Information Session<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Interested applicants are invited to attend the CGSM and Affiliated Fellowships information session on <strong>Thursday, October 27 from 2:00 to 3:30<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/22476-applying-scholarships-your-masters-program\"><strong>REGISTER HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW!\u00a0 Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative (NSERC and SSHRC)<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>The Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative consist of a one-year, non-renewable supplement valued at $5,000 for all meritorious Indigenous CGS M applicants and a one-year, non-renewable award valued at $17,500 for all alternate candidates, subject to the limit of available funding. If you self-identify as Indigenous you are eligible to apply for this initiative.\u00a0 Note: CIHR is not participating in this initiative.\u00a0 For more information, see the Tri-Agency&#8217;s\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca\/funding-financement\/programs-programmes\/indigenous_scholars_pilot_initiative-initiative_pilote_universitaires_autochtones-eng.aspx\">pilot initiative webpage<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IMPORTANT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please <strong><u>apply by the deadline<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 make sure you meet\/exceed the requirements; check the eligibility before submitting the application<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>CGS-M applications cannot be submitted or edited after the application deadline<\/u><\/strong>.\u00a0 Late applications will be ruled ineligible.\u00a0 The CGS-M application deadline is set nationally by the CGS-M funding agency and is not flexible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ask for reference letters early and send the instructions to your referees<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/ResearchPortal-PortailDeRecherche\/Instructions-Instructions\/CGSM_REF-BESCM_REF_eng.asp\">http:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/ResearchPortal-PortailDeRecherche\/Instructions-Instructions\/CGSM_REF-BESCM_REF_eng.asp<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Check early with our office if you have all of your <strong><u>official transcripts for all previous studies<\/u><\/strong> (including transfer credits).\u00a0 Transcript guidance for applicants is outlined on the CGS-M webpage.<\/li>\n<li>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 for the CGSM in addition to UBC should order official UBC transcripts.<\/li>\n<li>It would help us greatly\u00a0if applicants used the same email in their CGS-M Research Portal login as\u00a0in eVision\u00a0or SIS. This is absolutely not a requirement, but it helps match the applications to correct programs quicker after the application deadline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please notify us about your intention of applying by our Internal deadline \u2013 Nov 15, 2022 UBC Affiliated Fellowships-Master&#8217;s The UBC Affiliated Fellowships Master&#8217;s competition runs in concert with the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master&#8217;s (CGS-M; see below) competition. Approximately 50 fellowships with values ranging from $175 to $16,000 are offered through this competition. 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