External scholarships competitions

The London Goodenough Association of Canada (LGAC) invites applications for Scholarships in support of graduate study in London, England for the 2019-20 academic year.

Interested candidates must submit a completed Application Form that can be downloaded from the LGAC’s website. 

The deadline for receipt of all application materials for the 2019-20 academic year is January 25, 2019.

Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs is pleased to launch a new graduate student competition: GRADflix!

What is GRADflix? GRADflix is a research communication opportunity for graduate students. Participants will create a video, moving slide show, or animation of no longer than 60 seconds (one minute) in length that describes their research. 

Eligibility: This competition is open to University of Waterloo graduate students registered in a master's (Thesis or MRP) or PhD program. Videos must focus on research conducted for a thesis, MRP or dissertation in the student's current University of Waterloo graduate program.

Important dates:

• October 29, 2018: GRADflix training session
• November 15, 2018: Deadline to register to participate in GRADflix
• December 7, 2018: GRADflix submission deadline
• January 10, 2019: GRADflix showcase event

Why should students participate? GRADflix provides an opportunity for students to use digital narrative to explain a complex idea, and develop their "elevator pitch" while doing so! In addition to broadening their communication skills and gaining greater exposure for their research, students will learn a new skill and have a chance to win a monetary prize.

The 2019 Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation of Canada Scholarship for Canadian Women is awarding two scholarships in the amount of $7.500.00 this year.

The deadline for the 2019 scholarship is March 30, 2019. Check the applicant instruction document for further information.

The application form can also be found online on their website or by e-mailing the Scholarship Chair.

Open to all students at all levels studying at a post-secondary institution in Canada, the contest invites students to use their imagination and video-making skills, to make a short film about climate change. Full details are available on our website. Fantastic prizes can be won ($7,500 for 1st prize, $5,000 for 2nd prize) as well as a trip to the public screening of the winning films. We hope some of your students might be inspired to enter.

Deadline for video entries is 4:30 pm PST March 4, 2019. 

The Hugh C. Morris Experiential Fellowship is designed to commemorate the life work and contributions to the fields of Geosciences, Climate Change, and Mathematics in Canada by Dr. Hugh C. Morris. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Chair of the Canadian Global Change Program and Recipient of the J. Willis Ambrose Gold Medal for leadership by the Geological Association of Canada, to name just a few of his many achievements. This Fellowship, valued at $40,000 Cdn, is open to any graduate student studying in Canada who is working in a field related to earth, geosciences, environment, energy, water, climate change, social impact or design sciences related to these areas, and is designed to provide a unique experiential travel program designed by the student. Learn about the fellowship journeys already supported and currently unfolding for existing fellows Neil Fernandes (Queen's University), Theron Finley (University of Alberta), and Kaj Sullivan (Queen's University). Full details can be found at the Kimberley Foundation. Application forms are available on our website.

Deadline for receipt of online applications is 4:30 pm PST on January 14, 2019.
 

OCUFA accepts applications for one fellowship for students at the Masters’ level with an award of $2500, and one fellowship at the Doctoral level with a value of $5000. The doctoral level recipient will be expected to deliver a short talk to OCUFA’s Board of Directors’ meeting in May of the year following the award.

Deadline for the application is March 1, 2019. To apply check awards.ocufa.on.ca

Several international experience award funds are available to University of Waterloo graduate students who participate in: an academic exchange, a study term related to their research or an academic requirement, work, or volunteer experience. Award selection is based on a variety of factors such as academic achievement, financial need, length, location and nature of experience, etc. For some awards, preference will be given to students who will be travelling to an unfamiliar country where they will experience a different culture in a new learning environment. The following brief descriptions of the International Experience Awards, however for full award descriptions, eligibility and selection criteria, and application details visit the Graduate funding and awards database:

David Johnston International Experience Awards – open to Canadian Citizens/Permanent Residents or international students, min. 75% graduate average required, for travel anywhere however several specific awards fall under this broader award, including one for travel to Israel (see Lebovic) and another for travel to developing countries (see McCall MacBain).

UW International Experience Awards – open only to Canadian Citizens/Permanent Residents and residents of Ontario, must have demonstrated financial need, for travel anywhere.

UW Student Mobility Funding Program – for travel anywhere, with preference given to students with financial need.  Several awards fall under this broader award which have specific eligibility requirements (see UW International Travel Award, Hume , Johnson, Kerr and LeDrew.)

Value:

The value and number of awards vary.

General Eligibility and Selection Criteria:

• These awards are intended to provide support for upcoming international experiences, not past experiences while you are a graduate student. (Students should apply as soon as they are able to confirm details of their intended experience by one of the deadlines below).
• Travel duration:
  • Full-term Experience (UW Student Mobility Funding Program)
  • Minimum of 8 weeks (David Johnston International Experience Awards)
  • Minimum of 8 weeks, however travel lasting at least 4 weeks may be considered and awarded at a reduced value (UW International Experience Award)
• Students must be full‐time and in good academic standing in order to be considered. Some awards require a specific level of academic achievement.
• Some of these awards are based fully or partially on financial need.
• Funding is generally limited to one award per student in a given year due to the large number of applications received.

Application/Deadline:

Apply by completing the Graduate Student International Experience Award application found on the GSPA forms web page. This general application will be used to consider you for any of the international experience awards that you may be eligible for. Submit the completed application and all required supporting documentation (as outlined on the application checklist) on or before the deadline to emachado@uwaterloo.ca or to Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, 2nd floor, Needles Hall. Award selection takes place each term. Please apply by the deadline for the term in which you will be travelling:

Spring (May-August) term travel – March 15 

Fall (Sept-Dec) term travel – July 15

Winter (Jan-Apr) term travel – November 15

GSPA will communicate with applicants within approximately three weeks of the award deadline.