Monthly Archives: August 2016

Graduate Pathways to Success

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Thursday, Sept 8th, 2016 | 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Thea Koerner House, 6371 Crescent Road, Point Grey Campus

This presentation provides a detailed overview of upcoming scholarships, awards and fellowships competitions for graduate students, and provides advice on writing a successful application. Eligibility criteria for major funding agencies will be reviewed, as well as application procedures and tips for putting together a strong application. A faculty member will provide an adjudicator’s perspective on the review process.

See this document for more details: 2016-09-08-graduate_pathways_success_scholarships%2cawards

Awards, Scholarships, and Opportunities

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Registration is now open for:
Scholarship and Award Opportunities for Graduate Students
Thursday, Sept 8th, 2016 | 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
 
Welcome all new graduate students!  Follow orientation events at #UBCGO16.  Orientation schedules, including newly added late arrival sessions for International Students are available at:
 
Visit community.grad.ubc.ca for information on other events and opportunities at UBC including:
NSERC Scholarships and Fellowships Information session, Sept 1, 2016, 2 – 12 at Triumf https://community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/2772
Volunteer opportunity: Become a mentor to UBC undergraduate students in the Research Experience program
Apply to join the Liu Scholars program for UBC PhD students (deadline is Sept 25th)  https://community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/2808
See https://community.grad.ubc.ca/calendar/2016-09 for the Sept workshop schedule including Formatting your Thesis, Orientation to the Library, Literature Reviews and more.

DAAD Funding

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DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) Study Scholarships and Research Grants are available for highly qualified graduate students, PhD candidates, and post-doctoral researchers in all disciplines to study and carry out research at universities or research institutes in Germany. These scholarship provide funds for a period of study and/or research in Germany.
Complete applications are to be submitted to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies by 4:00pm on Friday, 23 September 2016. The contact at the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for this competition is Angela Rizzo (angela.rizzo@ubc.ca).
Further information (including additional funding programs) is available online at: https://www.daad.org/.