Important information to help you along your graduate journey.

Mitacs Workshop: Career Professionalism

When: Saturday, February 28, 2015
Time: 9am – 5pm
Where: AH 175

Gain an in-depth understanding of appropriate personal and professional work-place behaviours that facilitate effective communication, build your reputation, and lead to career advancement. Click here for complete details and to register.

Mitacs Workshop: Foundations of Project Management I

When: Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15, 2015
Time: 9am – 5pm
Where: AH 175

Gain a clear understanding of the planning, scheduling, leadership and team-building tools necessary to manage a successful project. Benefit from experiential learning by working in groups to develop a project. Click here for complete details and registration information.

Research Partnerships 101

Live Mitacs Webinar for Graduate Students

Wed, Mar 18, 12-1:00pm
Do you feel your career options after graduation will be too limited? Would you like to do research with a non-academic partner but don’t know where to start? Join us for a live webinar and learn how to broaden your horizons as a graduate student by acquiring research experience in the field of your choice. More

Meeting of the Minds Conference

Faculty, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students are needed as volunteers for the peer-review process of the Graduate Students' Association Meeting of the Minds Conference, being held this March.

GSA Logo Competition

The Graduate Students' Association is looking for a new logo and they need your help! Staff, students and faculty are eligible to enter this competition. More.

The deadline for submissions is Feb 25.

Speaker Research Medal Nominations

This medal recognizes the central importance of research, scholarship and performance to the philosophy and goals of the UofL and provides recognition to those members of the academic staff who excel in these areas. More

Nominations close Feb 27

New Grad Student Lounge

Grad students are able to use the Grad Student Lounge for studying, storing food, making tea or coffee, playing foosball, having group meetings, and more!

Booking: Email the GSA or visit during their office hours.

Using the space: If you would like to use the space, please visit the GSA office in M2041 to receive the access code. As this is a grad student space only, please bring your student ID!

More information: Visit the GSA website.

Wellesley Junior Fellowship 2015-2016

Application Deadline: March 1, 2015

Wellesley Junior Fellowship training program is now accepting applications for the 2015-16 Fellowship program.

Visit the Wellesley Institute website for information on how to apply.

CAGS / Proquest-UMI Call for Nominations

Distinguished Dissertation Awards

See the CAGS website for nomination criteria, process and checklist.

Eligibility: PhD students who successfully defended their thesis and were approved by the Dean, SGS from Jan - Dec, 2014.

Nomination packages should include:

A letter from the student’s Supervisor or program director describing the reasons for the nomination and why the dissertation constitutes a significant piece of original work.
Nominee’s current email address
External’s current email address.

Nominations close Feb 27

Showcasing science and engineering
in a 60-second video

Show us the exciting research that is happening
in your lab or on your campus!

NSERC will be accepting submissions from February 3 to 27, 2015.

Learn more

Creating Presentation Materials Drop In Tutorial

This “hands-on" tutorial introduces students to the fundamental skills required to identify and prepare materials to effectively enhance the learning outcomes of a lecture, lesson, or presentation. More

No RSVP necessary, simply drop-in to the Teaching Centre (L 1126) on
Tues, Feb. 24 12-2 pm
and/or
Thurs, Feb. 26, 12-2 pm

The Multicultural Classroom Forum

Dr. Hillary Rodrigues will chair a panel-based forum explores issues related to being a graduate student on an ethnically diverse campus and what impact these issues may have on teaching and learning.

Tuesday, March 17th, 2:00-4:00 pm
L 1170 A (Library - 11th Floor: Just at the entrance to the Curriculum Lab)

Plan to attend and participate in this important discussion, and please RSVP to confirm your attendance.

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Remember to login to the GTAPD Moodle website to check on your attendance record for the GTAPD program.

If you have any questions about the Graduate Teaching Assistant Professional Development program please contact Doug Orr.

Community Engagement Fellowships
in First Nation Communities

Engage North, a program of the University of Alberta, and IC-IMPACTS are sponsoring the 2015 Community Engagement Fellowship Program. This program is specifically designed for graduate students interested in working with a First Nations or Inuit community and offers opportunities for students to work with northern Canadian First Nations and Inuit communities on four-month long community-identified projects, which will help to provide capacity and respond to challenges facing a community’s health, sustainability, and prosperity. More

Flights, accommodation and monthly stipends are provided.
The deadline for applications is Fri, Mar 6th.

Register now! Visit the symposium website to see the full conference brochure, including a schedule of events and a list of keynote speakers, or to register.

The early bird registration deadline is Thursday, April 2, 2015. Register early to avoid disappointment!

Coming Up in the SGS

Scholarships and Awards

Mitacs Graduate Accelerate
Value: $15,000/year for 4-6 months
Eligibility: graduate students; Canadian, PR, international
Deadline: on-going

Alberta Innovates – Tech Futures Scholarship
Value: $26,500 (masters) and $31,500 (PhD)
Eligibility: Full time, Canadian, permanent residents and International students
Deadline: Feb 26

Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Foundation Scholarship
Value: up to $5,000
Eligibility: Canadian/PR
Agency deadline: Mar 2

AI- Health Solutions
Value: $30,000/year + Research Allowance $2,000
Eligibility: Canadian, permanent residents and internationals students
Internal Deadline: Mar 25

Canadian Nursing Foundation Scholarship
Value: $3,000 - 10,000
Eligibility: Canadian/PR Masters, PhD,
Internal Deadline: Mar 31

Douglas McRorie Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Canadian/PR
Value: Masters $3,000/ PhD $5,000
Internal Deadline: April 6

Funding Opportunities

Thesis Defences

Feb 26 - Mackenzie Becker: MEd Thesis Colloquium Presentation

Feb 25 - Patrick McFarland: MEd Thesis Oral Defence

Calendar of Events

Feb 24 - 3MT Practice Session

Feb 24 - Creating Presentation Materials Drop In Tutorial

Feb 25 - 3MT Practice Session

Feb 26 - 3MT Practice Session

Feb 26 - 22nd Annual International Dinner

Feb 26 - Creating Presentation Materials Drop In Tutorial

Feb 28 - Mitacs Career Professionalism Workshop

Mar 14-15 - Mitacs Foundations of Project Management I Workshop

Mar 16 - AIHS Heritage Youth Research Summer (HYRS) Program Deadline

Mar 18 - Live Mitacs Webinar for Grad Students: Research Partnerships 101

Mar 20 - Community University Research Exchange (CURE)

Mar 20 - 2015 3MT Finals

Mar 20-21 - Meeting of the Minds Conference

Mar 30 - Endnote Session: Part 1

Apr 1 - Endnote Session: Part 2

Apr 1 - Alberta Innovates Health Solutions Training & Early Career Development Program Deadline

Apr 20 - Canada-West 3MT® hosted at Thompson Rivers University

SGS Events Calendar

Keep in Touch with the SGS

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