CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – 2019 Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship

CAGS is delighted to announce its call for applications for the 2019 Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship. This award recognizes graduate faculty members with a record of outstanding mentorship of graduate students under their supervision.

Outstanding mentors inspire their graduate students to be creative in their thinking, to push their research in new directions, and to make a positive impact on the future. They are essential to graduate student success – in the classroom, the laboratory and beyond.

CAGS is committed to showcasing the hard work and dedication of Canada’s most outstanding mentors. We need your help to find them! We cordially invite applications for the 2019 Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship.

For more information regarding the prize, eligibility, and the nomination process, please visit our WEBSITE. 

Competition closes at 5:00 p.m., February 15, 2019!

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Western Research Forum 2019

The SOGS Academic Committee is proud to host the annual Western Research Forum (WRF) on March 22, 2019 (half-day event).

As a free, university-wide interdisciplinary conference, we offer all graduate students the opportunity to present their work to researchers from various fields. We are now accepting abstract submissions for the 2019 Western Research Forum. All research projects are welcome, including studies at the proposal stage or in progress.

Graduate students, please submit your abstract using your Scholarship@Western account at https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/wrf/2019/ on or before January 16, 2019.  On the sidebar menu, under “Author Corner”, select “Submit Abstract”. To create a Scholarship@Western account, please click HERE and select "Sign up".

Benefits to presenting at the Western Research Forum include:

• Developing your oral communication skills and building your CV.
• The opportunity to communicate your research to a larger audience and gain valuable feedback.
• Cash prizes available for best presentations!

CALL FOR PAPERS — Justice, Crime and Deviance: Regional Graduate Research and Networking Conference 2019

Wilfrid Laurier University's Brantford campus will be hosting the seventh annual Justice, Crime and Deviance: Regional Graduate Research and Networking Conference on Saturday, March 30, 2019.

This interdisciplinary conference will provide a platform for graduate students to share their completed and ongoing research endeavours related to justice, crime, and deviance, while also providing valuable peer-networking opportunities.

At this time, we invite graduate students to submit paper and poster abstracts by Friday, January 25, 2019.

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SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL! The Robert Macmillan Symposium in Education

The Robert Macmillan Symposium in Education (RMSE) is accepting proposal submissions until December 16, 2018!

The symposium will be hosted by Western University’s Faculty of Education on Friday, March 29, 2019. The theme of this year’s event is Diversity in education pedagogy: Mobilizing knowledge for the education of all. We welcome all research relating to education. 

Our goal is to showcase and support education-related projects, conceptual research, and inquiries in progress for graduate students. You will have the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogues with peers and faculty and get feedback on education-related research through poster presentations, roundtable presentations, paper presentations and other creative forums. 

Check out our WEBSITE where you can peruse programs from previous years, discover the most current details about the Symposium, submit an abstract for paper/poster/roundtable presentations, and register online.

International Student Congress Of (bio)Medical Sciences (ISCOMS) 2019: Call for Abstracts

Are you conducting (bio)medical research and are you interested in presenting your work on an international platform? Or are you simply interested in learning about the latest (bio)medical research?

The International Student Congress Of (bio)Medical Sciences (ISCOMS) is one of the world’s leading student congresses in the field of (bio)medical sciences. Last year, 959 participants from more than 50 countries attended the 25th edition of ISCOMS. This year, the 26th edition will take place from June 3 -7, 2019 in Groningen, the Netherlands.

Students can visit the congress both as a presenting and non-presenting participant. ISCOMS offers a scientific programme with a pre-course on mastering your research, student presentation sessions (plenary, oral, and poster), workshops and a surgical operation. You can also acquire information on working and performing research in Groningen during our networking lunch, which gives you the opportunity to integrate with companies interested in recruiting ambitious biomedical students.

SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT

E-mail: iscoms@umcg.nl | Website: www.iscoms.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/iscoms

ERASMUS CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2019: International Funding Opportunities for Canadian Students

Erasmus + is open to Canadian students, institutions and youth organizations, and offers a range of specific opportunities including:

1. International Credit Mobility (ICM)
   Providing short-term study scholarships (3-12 months) in a participating European University counting towards a degree back home. To participate, students must check if their own university (international office) has an international credit mobility agreement with corresponding universities in the EU.
2. Erasmus Mundus Joint Master or Doctoral Degrees (EMJMD)
   These offer full scholarships to complete a full master or doctoral degree offered by a consortia of European universities.
3. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellowship Programme
   Funding provision for up to 3,000 PhD scholarships per year in Europe. There are vacancies all year round and Canadian candidates should apply directly to the projects published on the Erasmus+ website.
4. Erasmus+ for Higher Education Institutions - Higher Education Institutions may apply for funding to join consortia of European partners to offer:
   -Joint Master Degrees (as partners)
   -Developing joint degrees of exceptional quality open to students from all over the world.
   -Credit Mobility
5. Jean Monnet Activities (replacing EU Centres of Excellence) provides funding to support the teaching and research of EU studies worldwide.
   Jean Monnet grants continue to support actions and activities in the fields of education, training and youth. Since 2007, there have been 49 successful projects selected for Jean Monnet funding in Canada.

For more information, contact Melanie N. Katsivo, PhD, Cert.APM, International Research Officer & Adjunct Research Professor, PaLM, Western University, at mkatsivo@uwo.ca or 519-661-2111 ext. 82861.

Call for Proposals - Graduate Student Conference - March 14, 2019

The Centre for International Peace and Security Studies (CEPSI-CIPSS) from Université de Montréal and McGill University, in collaboration with the Centre for International Policy Studies (CEPI-CIPS) from University of Ottawa, is happy to announce the next edition of their annual graduate student conference.

This year, the conference will be held at Université de Montréal, on March 14, 2019. This multidisciplinary and bilingual conference will focus on the following theme: “The actors of International Relations: Legitimacy, Solidarity and Contestation”.

We hereby invite graduate students to submit their communication proposals for this event.  The submission procedure can be downloaded HERE.

Please note that the deadline for submitting communication proposals is December 10, 2018 at 23:59.

All the information regarding the conference can be found HERE.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: CatIQ Connect Canadian Catastrophe Conference 2019

CatIQ's highly anticipated 4th-annual Canadian Catastrophe Conference is taking place February 4 - February 6, 2019 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

CatIQ Connect is calling for student submissions!

The Canadian catastrophe conference welcomes research relating to:

• Climate Change
• Meteorology/Earth Science/Hydrology/Seismology/Geography
• Adaptation/Resiliency/Emergency & Risk Management
• Engineering
• Actuarial Sciences
• Socio-Economics

VIEW the full call for submissions.

Submission deadline: November 16, 2018

CatIQ Connect is a content-driven discussion to foster collaboration before, during and after catastrophes.  CatIQ Connect is a great place to network, gain stakeholder perspectives and showcase your research!

CALL FOR APPLICANTS: Africa Institute Graduate Student Research Fund

The Africa Institute is pleased to announce a new round of funding available for 2018 for the “Africa Institute Graduate Student Research Fund” developed to support graduate student research in African-related scholarship.

The AI Graduate Student Research Fund is open to graduate students currently enrolled at Western University who meet the eligibility requirements as outlined HERE. Students may apply for the research fund grant to receive up to a maximum of $2,000 CAD to defray expenses incurred for their thesis research and/or other activities associated with graduate research and knowledge translation that fall within the domain of African-related scholarship.

If you have any questions regarding this application, please do not hesitate to contact The Africa Institute at africain@uwo.ca and/or via telephone at (519) 661-2111 ext. 82277.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS - 2018 CAGS Annual Conference

CAGS invites submissions for concurrent sessions for the 2018 CAGS Annual Conference to be held at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, November 6-8.

We welcome proposals that touch on topics that address graduate studies in the 21st century, for example:

• What actions have been taken in rethinking the PhD and are they effective?
• How might changes in population demographics, societal needs, the global and political landscapes impact graduate education and/or vice versa?
• How do we encourage indigenous students to undertake graduate studies?
• How do we address academic bullying?
• How do we address mental health issues among graduate students?

Session leaders are urged to form panels of speakers who can provide a well-rounded discussion and, when possible, offer practical advice and/or clear take-aways. A concurrent session lasts 75 minutes and should reserve sufficient time for adequate discussion and exchange of ideas with participants. Note that student perspectives are welcome.

Please provide a working session title, a brief description, and the name(s) and affiliations of proposed speaker(s). Note that speakers are responsible for the costs of their travel and accommodation. CAGS will make necessary arrangements for audio-visual requirements.

Proposals will be accepted until April 30, 2018.

Please forward proposals and contact information to blawson@cags.ca using "Concurrent session 2018" in the subject line.