The Writing and Communication Centre provides support for graduate students who are applying for OGS/QEII-GSST, CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC funding or other graduate-level scholarships.
Types of support available
One-to-one online or in-person appointments
Our writing advisors will work with you in one-to-one appointments to help you draft, structure or revise your research proposal for your scholarship application.
Check out our appointments page to learn more about our online and in-person appointments or visit our online booking system, WC Online to book an appointment now.
Asynchronous workshop: Tri-agency scholarship research proposals
If you are applying for an OGS/QEII-GSST, CIHR, NSERC, or SSHRC scholarship to fund your graduate studies, or even an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), you will be required to submit a research proposal as part of your application package. This workshop will introduce you to the research proposal as a genre, give you an opportunity to review what rhetorical strategies make proposals successful, and offer strategies for drafting and revising your own proposal.
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Scholarship Research Proposal Write-In
If you are applying for an OGS/QEII-GSST, CIHR, NSERC, or SSHRC scholarship to fund your graduate studies, you will need to submit a research proposal as part of your application package. Drop into one of the WCC's In-Person Writing Cafés to work alongside other graduate students in a supportive environment as you draft and revise your proposal.
We'll have WCC staff standing by to offer feedback and answer questions as you work!
When: September 25 and October 2, from 2:00pm to 4:30pm
Where: GSA lounge (SLC 3216)
Find the WCC at other Scholarship Proposal Events!
You'll find WCC staff at the following Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA) events. Check out the GSPA website for registration information:
Creating a Competitive Graduate Scholarship Application Webinar
When: September 9 from 10:00am to 11:30am
Tri-Agency Doctoral Scholarship Workshop
When: September 25 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm