This week’s menu:
Salad: Caesar Salad
Main: Beef burger with avocado ranch or Spicy tofu burger
Side: Grilled potato wedges with paprika mayo
Dessert: Pumpkin ice cream squares
$5 at 5pm in Agora!
Due Dec 1, 2014: Scholarships for potential Master’s students
If you are in your 4th year, serious about pursuing a Master’s degree, have a clear research project in mind, and are in excellent academic standing, you may be eligible for scholarship funding.
Details and links below. First application deadline is Dec 1st.
1. Tri-Council Scholarships
The national “tri-council” research agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) provide financial support to outstanding students pursuing master’s or doctoral studies in a range of disciplines including natural sciences, engineering, health sciences and humanities.
This year, the tri-council agencies have moved to a harmonized application process.
For information including eligibility, evaluation criteria and procedures:
CIHR – https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/cihr-graduate-scholarships
NSERC – https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/nserc-postgraduate-scholarships
SSRC – https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/sshrc-graduate-scholarships
Please note: application deadline is December 1, 2013
2. UBC Affiliated Fellowships
“The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies offers approximately 50 Affiliated Fellowships each year to meritorious students for full-time study and/or research leading to a graduate degree. Awards are made on the basis of academic excellence, with applications open to current and prospective full-time UBC graduate students regardless of citizenship or visa status. Fellowship values range from $175 to $30,000, but most are in the range of $16,000.”
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/affiliated-fellowships
Applicants who plan to be registered full-time graduate students at UBC’s Vancouver campus as of September 2014 are eligible to apply.
Deadline for submitting complete applications to the graduate programs is Monday, December 2nd, 2013. Late applications or incomplete applications received after this date will not be considered.
Eligible? Questions? Contact Lia Maria Dragan in the LFS Graduate Advising Office.
Posted in Awards, Bursaries, Scholarships, News & Events
Tagged 4th year, cihr, fellowship, masters, nserc, scholarship, ssrc, tri council
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Volunteers needed for LFS Community Dinner – Nov 16, 2013
Want to get involved in the annual LFS Community Dinner? Now accepting volunteers for food prep, serving, set up, and MORE! Click here to fill out the online form to be a part of this amazing event.
Click here for more information about the Community Dinner
Due Feb 2014 – Feeding Tomorrow Scholarships for students in food science
Feeding Tomorrow, the foundation of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), offers general food science scholarships, as well as scholarships with specific academic focuses, such as food engineering, flavor chemistry, or nutraceuticals. This year, Feeding Tomorrow has also collaborated with General Mills, Kraft Foods, and Mondelēz International to offer full-time, paid summer internships.
Please visit the IFT website for more information and to view all available scholarships. Applications are due February 10, 2014.
Posted in Awards, Bursaries, Scholarships
Tagged Feeding Tomorrow, food science, General Mills, IFT, internship, Kraft Foods, Mondelez, scholarship
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“From the Kitchen to the Classroom”: Food, Nutrition & Health/Home Ec Dual Degree Info Session – Nov 8
Don’t know what to do with your Food, Nutrition and Health degree? Not sure what “teaching” and “Home Economics” really means? Come to our Info Session on Friday, November 8 to learn more! Natalie Lim from LFS Student Services, Lorrie Miller from the Faculty of Education and a Home Ec teacher will be there to show you what teaching is ACTUALLY about.
When: Friday, November 8
Time: 12 – 1:30pm
Where: Vij’s Kitchen in the Food, Nutrition and Health building (FNH 130)
RSVP required (maximum of 25 participants)
See you there!
More info: Dual Degree Info Session Poster
Tyee Elementary Pocket Market – Nov 15
The Holiday season is fast approaching, so why not start it off right by attending a small pocket market, put on by the children of Tyee Elementary School in collaboration with a LFS 350 group? At this market the children will be selling:
- fresh pressed apple cider
- spices
- dried apples
- seed packages
- cookies
- homemade cards
- crafts
…and much more! All the proceeds from the market will go directly to the students of Tyee Elementary to help fund their garden! Our hope for this little market is that the students will be able to raise enough money to help make their garden grow and to be able to run another market in the future. In growing foods and providing them to the community, the students are learning the value of local food production and the importance of community engagement.
Where: Tyee Elementary School, 3525 Dumfries Street (just east of Knight, on 18th Ave.)
When: November 15th from 2:00-3:30pm
You can check out last year’s event on their website. Hope to see you there!
Master’s Program emphasizing Society, Culture and Politics in Education
This master’s program emphasizing Society, Culture, & Politics in Education (SCPE) seeks to address the historical, social, political, philosophical, and cultural aspects of education. Founded on a strong commitment to social justice, this program aims to make education a driving force for achieving greater equality.
For more information about this program, please visit their website, check out the SCPE poster or contact the Faculty of Education directly.
The deadline to apply for this program is February 1, 2014.
Get money to do a project in community – Connect with UBC CLI to support your ideas!
If you’ve got an idea for a small project in a community setting, you can apply for a grant (up to $2000) and get support from the UBC Community Learning Initiative to make it happen. It’s a safe and easy way to practice applying for grants, and you’ll get to see a project through from start to finish with real resources behind you. More info on grants and application details.
Posted in Awards, Bursaries, Scholarships
Tagged Community, grants, ideas, LFS, meaningful, project, support
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Trick-o-Treat at LFS Student Services – Oct 31
Come LFS Student Services in MCML 344 on October 31 from 9am to 4pm for some Halloween candy!
And if you come in costume, you get a special Halloween treat! Hope to see you here!
Help the LFS|US fundraise for BC Children’s Hospital Foundation – COIN WARS
The LFS|US has formed a team to compete in Lace Up for Kids: Coin Wars. Collect or donate spare change to fund change in Rare Disease research at BC Children’s Hospital. This is the first official fundraiser for the 6th annual Lace Up for Kids, and will culminate in a community skating celebration at the UBC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Arena on Thursday November 21.
Starting October 28, there will be daily locations where registered teams will be setting up camp to collect your coin donations. Teams will be vying for your donation and trying to best their opponents. It’s all up to you; you can donate to one or all of the collection jars that will be on display.
It’s that easy: Just drop by and donate to the jar of the team who you want to win! However, there’s a catch: bills will count as negative points so be careful!
For more information about this event, check out the UBC REC’s website or the LFS|US Facebook page to find out where the jar will be to donate!
If you would like to fundraise yourself, the deadline to register is November 15th.
Posted in Mark Your Calendars
Tagged bc children's hospital foundation, coin wars, fundraising, lace up for kids, lfsus
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