External scholarships competitions

Value:  $3000

Deadline:  May 18, 2018 and multiple others--see link.

Eligibility:Canadian citizen or permanent resident, graduate student or post doctoral fellow.

Information: http://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/proposals-2018-propositions.aspx?lang=eng 

The Organization of American States (OAS) has launched its 2018-2019 Academic Scholarships Program. One scholarship will be awarded to a Canadian to study or conduct research, at the Master’s or PhD level, leading to a degree from a university in an OAS member state. The scholarship is tenable starting in August/September 2018.

·         Program name: Organization of American States (OAS) Academic Scholarships Program

·         Funding organization: Organization of American States (OAS)

·         Target audiences: Canadians who wish to undertake graduate studies or research in a university in an OAS member state (except Canada)

·         Duration: 1-2 academic years

·         Value: USD 15,000 (maximum) per academic year

·         Inclusions: Airfare, tuition fees, mandatory expenses, monthly allowance, medical insurance and annual book allowance

·         Deadline: March 21, 2018

For full program details and to submit an application, visit: Organization of American States (OAS) Academic Scholarships Program.

All inquiries regarding this scholarship program should be directed to: admin-scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca or 613-237-4820.

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Deadline: April 30, 2018
Eligibility requirements: Canadian Citizen with an undergraduate degree from a Canadian University

Details and forms

The rare Charitable Research Reserve has partnered with Cambridge & North Dumfries Community
Foundation, Ages Foundation Fund to financially assist students in pursuit of higher education as they
tackle important environmental issues. The Research Fellowship & Bursaries program will allow students to
study in a relatively undisturbed, yet highly accessible site in Waterloo Region. The monetary awards will help
ensure successful candidates have the necessary resources to conduct and report on their research at rare.
It will also allow the student to give a presentation at a conference in their discipline.
Four recipients will be selected and awarded amounts of: $4,000, $2,000, and two $1,000 awards.

Eligibility:
- Canadian or International graduate student who will conduct field research on the rare Charitable Research Reserve property between May 2018 and April 2019.
- Research is environment focused, and takes a landscape-scale approach to this year’s theme: BIODIVERSITY AND HUMAN WELLBEING

Research opportunities exist to examine the multifaceted relation between humans and biodiversity. Most
obviously, biodiversity provides us with numerous resources we rely upon, but it also has many social
benefits, such as cultural and recreational values.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL APRIL 23rd, 2018

More information

Writing has given me a rich and exciting life.

Global Affairs Canada and the Chinese Ministry of Education are offering short-term scholarships to Canadians wishing to study abroad in China. Scholarships are awarded for studies, research, language studies or a combination of studies and language studies at participating Chinese institutions.

• Program name: Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program
• Funding organizations: Global Affairs Canada and the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
• Target audiences: Canadian students (college, undergraduate and graduate levels in Canada); Canadian faculty members and research staff at a post-secondary institution in Canada; Canadian mid-career professionals
• Number of scholarships: Over 20
• Duration: 4 to 12 months for students; and 8 weeks to 12 months for faculty members and mid-career professionals
• Inclusions: Airfare, tuition fees, monthly living stipend, on-campus accommodation and medical insurance
• Deadline: March 6, 2018

For full program details and to submit an online application, visit: Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program.

All inquiries regarding this program should be directed to: admin-scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca or 613-237-4820.

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Arts HeForShe Student Travel Grants

Are you an Arts student with an interest in gender equity? Would you the chance to travel to a conference or workshop to engage with other scholars or activists working on equity issues? If so, you should consider applying for an Arts HeForShe Travel Grant.

The travel grants, up to $500 each, are available for both Graduate and Undergraduate students registered in the Faculty of Arts. Undergraduate students are particularly encouraged to apply: at least one of the grants will be reserved for an undergraduate student.

Eligibility:

• Students registered in the Faculty of Arts (both graduate and undergraduate).
• Planning on attending a conference or workshop where either:
  • The student will present research with a focus on gender equity, broadly conceived, OR
  • The conference or workshop topic relates to gender equity, broadly conceived.
• Students do not need to present in order to be eligible for funding, so long as they are traveling to a conference or workshop that will focus on gender equity.
• The travel or workshop takes place prior to Sept. 1, 2018.

Funding:

• Funds may be used for transportation, accommodation, registration, some incidentals.
• Funds can cover travel advances, or be reimbursed.
• Successful applicants may obtain up to a maximum of $500 in funding.

How to Apply:

• Send a brief (maximum 1 page) proposal to Professor Mathieu Doucet, Arts HeForShe Faculty Advocate, mathieu.doucet@uwaterloo.ca by Friday, January 19th, 2018, January 26, 2018.
• Proposals should include:
  • The conference/workshop date, location, and subject
  • Your proposed activity: will you be presenting your own research? Will you be attending in order to learn more about gender equity?
  • How the activity relates to the gender equity goals of HeForShe. These goals should be interpreted broadly to include intersectional approaches to gender equity.
  • Your expected costs (e.g. how much you need to cover travel, registration, etc).
• Arts HeForShe faculty and student representatives will adjudicate the proposals, and inform applicants by February 2nd, 2018.
• Awarded individuals are expected to work with administrative staff to properly file the paperwork required to access the funds.
• If you are unsure whether an activity would qualify for this funding, contact the Arts HeForShe Faculty Advocates, Professor Kate Rybczynski (Economics) krybczynski@uwaterloo.ca, or Mathieu Doucet (Philosophy) mdoucet@uwaterloo.ca

Read about the University of Waterloo's HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10 goals.

Guidelines for the Henry Mandelbaum Doctoral Fellowship Award

AMOUNT

$5,000.00

Eligibility

• Accepted to or enrolled in a full-time doctoral program at a publicly-assisted Ontario University

• Is in a programme requiring a Doctoral dissertation

• Seeking financial support to pursue or continue first Doctoral degree

• Have achieved a first-class average, as determined by university, in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent

Evaluation Criteria

• Academic excellence

• Academic promise and research potential

• Leadership (demonstrated and potential) as defined by personal achievement, community service, involvement in academic life, volunteerism, civic engagement

Documentation

• Application package to be submitted online at https://ocufa-apply.fluidreview.com

• Three letters of reference highlighting evaluation criteria and how candidate meets each, as well as potential benefits to the university the candidate will attend

Deadline for applications

March 2, 2018

Information and inquiries

cathersych@ocufa.on.ca

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Guidelines for the Henry Mandelbaum Masters Fellowship Award

AMOUNT

$2,500.00

Eligibility

• Accepted to or enrolled in a full-time Master’s level program at a publicly-assisted Ontario University

• Will graduate no earlier than April, 2018

• Seeking financial support to pursue or continue first Masters

• Has achieved a first-class average, as determined by university, in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent

Evaluation Criteria

• Academic excellence

• Academic promise and research potential

• Leadership (demonstrated and potential) as defined by personal achievement, community service, involvement in academic life, volunteerism, civic engagement

Documentation

• Application package to be submitted online at https://ocufa-apply.fluidreview.com

• Three letters of reference highlighting evaluation criteria and how candidate meets each, as well as potential benefits to the university the candidate will attend

Deadline for applications

March 2, 2018

Information and inquiries

cathersych@ocufa.on.ca

Mitacs Elevate is now accepting applications for two-year postdoctoral funding:

• $60,000 annual award (plus $7,500 per year non-cash value in training)
• Exclusive, customized professional development training
• Long-term collaborative research project with a non-academic partner

Mitacs Elevate is a postdoctoral fellowship with a customized research management training component. Fellows address complex challenges through:

• An exclusive research management curriculum for postdoctoral fellows in any discipline
• A minimum one-year research project (normally two years in duration) with a partner organization in need of high-level expertise
• A Partner Organization Business Case, developed to outline project objectives, risks, and stakeholder success criteria, and ensure project value

Elevate fellows progress through the program in a cohort, giving them cross-disciplinary networking and peer-learning opportunities they might not have otherwise in their careers.

Over the two-year fellowship, Elevate fellows divide their time between their partner organization project and university-based research with their faculty supervisor.

Deadlines:

• Intent to Apply and Conflict of Interest declaration: January 24, 2018, at 5 p.m. PT
  • Intent to Apply is not required to submit an application
• Pre-review of draft applications: February 7, 2018, at 5 p.m. PT
• Application: February 21, 2018, at 1 p.m. PT
•  Results announced: June 2018
• Projects must start by September 5, 2018

 
For questions or more information, please contact us at elevate@mitacs.ca.  

Each year ULI – Urban Land Institute hosts a design competition “ULI Hines Student Competition” for Graduate students the winning team receiving $50,000. More information can be found online at: https://americas.uli.org/programs/awards-competitions/hines-student-design-competition/

The ULI Hines Student Competition challenges students to collaborate across disciplines and imagine a better built environment. Groups of five students form teams to devise a development program for a real site in a North American city, providing designs, market-based financial data, and related narratives. This year’s host city and competition site will be announced when the competition begins on January 15, 2018.

Team application period for the 2018 competition is open
Team applications due December 4, 2017

This is an ideas competition; there is no expectation that any of the submitted schemes will be applied to the site. The winning team receives $50,000 and the finalist teams receive $10,000 each. One representative from each finalist team gets an all-expenses-paid site tour in the selected competition city prior to the final presentation. All participating finalist students attend the all-expenses-paid final presentation in the host city to select the winner of the competition.

2018 COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Team applications open: October 16, 2017
Team applications deadline: December 4, 2017
General competition: January 15-29, 2018
Finalist teams announced: February, 2018
Site visit by finalist team’s representatives: March, 2018
Finalist team’s presentation and winner announced: April 2018

The University of Regina is pleased to offer the Congress 2018 Graduate Student Travel Awards, funded by the President’s Planning Committee for Congress 2018. In an effort to make Congress accessible to graduate students and recent PhD graduates, the University of Regina is providing assistance to offset costs associated with attending Congress. Fully-qualified graduate students and recent PhD graduates will be able to apply for a subsidy towards accommodation, meal, and bookstore credits to facilitate participation at Congress 2018 to present papers, posters, or other creative works related to their research.

Select from three award categories:

Graduate Student Travel Award

• 400 awards, up to $500 each
• The student must be in good standing and enrolled in a graduate program at a Canadian university at the time of application
• The student must be presenting a paper, poster or creative work at Congress 2018

        Click here to find out more about the award

Local Graduate Student Award

• 100 awards, up to $200 each
• The student must be in good standing and enrolled in a graduate program at the University of Regina at the time of application
• The student must be presenting a paper, poster or creative work at Congress 2018

        Click here to find out more about the award

Recent Graduate Travel Award (open to recent graduates of a PhD program)

• 100 awards, up to $500 each
• The applicant will have graduated with a PhD in a social science or humanities discipline after June 1, 2016
• The applicant does not hold a tenure-track appointment, term appointment of more than a year, post-doc position, or non-academic position of more than a year as of January 1, 2018  

        Click here to find out more about the award

Bookmark this page and return on January 15, 2018 to access the link to the application form.

For questions, contact TravelAward.2018@uregina.ca.  

The Mackenzie King Scholarships were established as an independent trust under the will of the late Rt. Hon. William Mackenzie King (1874-1950). The two categories of scholarship are:

1) Mackenzie King Open Scholarship

The Open Scholarship is available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate studies in any discipline, in Canada or elsewhere. One Open Scholarship is awarded each year. The value has recently been about $8,500 but it is subject to change.

2) Mackenzie King Travelling Scholarship

The Travelling Scholarship is available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate studies in the United States or the United Kingdom in the areas of international relations or industrial relations. Recently four scholarships of about $10,500 each have been awarded annually, but the number and the amount are subject to change.

Procedures:

1. Applications and an “information sheet” are available on the Mackenzie King website at: http://www.mkingscholarships.ca/download.html
2. Applicants may apply for both scholarships with a single application if the eligibility criteria are met for both.
3. Applicants must submit their applications (including attached sheets A and B) to their current or most recent departments by February 1.
4. Three letters of reference are required from persons who have an intimate knowledge of the applicant’s record and ability and are able to give a critical evaluation of the applicant’s plans for graduate study. At least two of these testimonials must be from persons under whom the applicant has taken their major work at university, or from senior colleagues with whom the applicant has been associated in academic teaching or research. These must be signed, on letterhead and sent directly to the department graduate co-ordinator by February 1.
5. Transcripts – departments are to include unofficial copies of all University transcripts for each applicant, (from Quest and OnBase) for the initial review. For each applicant selected to go forward by the Advisory Committee, the GSPA will order official Waterloo transcripts and include them with the application. If an applicant has attended another University, they must arrange for that official transcript, in anticipation, and keep it in a sealed envelope. Should they be selected to go forward, the GSPA will contact the student to provide official transcripts from prior postsecondary institutions and include it in their application, as well. If they are not successful with going forward, the student will be able to use that transcript for another purpose, as it will remain official as long as it is in the sealed envelope.
6. Departments must submit their ranked application to their Faculty by their Faculty set deadline.
7. Each Faculty is able to select their top two candidates for each scholarship (a total of four applications) and must send to Elena Machado in GSPA by February 26.
8. The final selection of which applications will go forward will be made by the Advisory Committee on Graduate Scholarships and Awards.
9. Each university can forward their two top-ranked applications from graduates or graduating students for each of the two scholarship competitions.

Selection Criteria

The awards will be based on:

• High academic achievements (mostly A’s).
• Personal qualities, and demonstrated aptitudes.
• Consideration will also be given to the applicant’s proposed program of study.

Each Faculty must submit their top two ranked applications for each category to the GSPA by February 26, 2018.

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 Cdn/PR 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 Cdn/PR 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, LeDrew, Hume and Johnson awards).

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:

o   Full-term Experience (UW Student Mobility Funding Program)

o   Minimum of 8 weeks (David Johnston International Experience Awards)

o   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 lfrazee@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.