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2020 Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation of Canada Scholarship for Canadian Women
This year the foundation is awarding two scholarships in the amount of $7,500 each.
Emmanuel Ndashimye, PhD Candidate in Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Under the cover of night, the van carrying Emmanuel Ndashimye and his family approached the Rwanda-Uganda border. Alongside his mother and four siblings, he lay flat on the floor, hidden from sight and silently praying as the vehicle stopped at the checkpoint.
Join DAAD – German Academic Exchange Service for an information session presenting an overview of the German research landscape, its major players along with funding programs to support research activities in Germany and / or with German partners.
DATE: Wednesday, February 27, 2019
TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Conron Hall, University College Room #3110
The information presented will be particularly relevant to Faculty, Postdocs and Research Fellows regardless of field. All are welcome!
For more information on DAAD, Germany’s national agency supporting international academic exchange, please visit www.daad-canada.ca.
Current Arts & Humanities, Education, FIMS, Ivey, Law, Music, and Social Science graduate students are invited to compete in their 3MT 2019 faculty heat on Friday, March 1.
The deadline to register is Friday, February 22.
The Arts & Humanities | Education | FIMS | Ivey | Law | Music | Social Science heat will take place in the International and Graduate Affairs Building (IGAB), Room #1N05, from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Eligibility
Current Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and Science graduate students are invited to compete in their 3MT 2019 faculty heat on Wednesday, February 13.
The deadline to register is Wednesday, February 6.
The Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry | Science heat will take place in the Physics and Astronomy Building (PAB), Room #100 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Eligibility
Current Engineering graduate students are invited to compete in their 3MT 2019 faculty heat on Monday, January 21.
The deadline to register is Wednesday January 16.
The Engineering heat will take place in ACEB, Room #1420 from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Eligibility
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario, is awarding two doctoral fellowships valued at up to $5,000 each to recognize and support mental health and addictions services research. Funds can be used for knowledge dissemination activities (e.g. conference attendance or publication fees), project-specific needs, or stipendiary support of the applicant.
The current priority areas are:
APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 31, 2019
Please email your completed application to: research@ontario.cmha.ca
Four awards of $5,000 are available to Canadian Master’s and/or Doctoral candidates to support the independent research and writing of an academic paper responding to a specific Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament (NACD) topic. Awards also include domestic travel support to Ottawa where successful candidates will present their completed papers during a special event at Global Affairs Canada Headquarters on March 7, 2019.
Deadline for applications: January 21, 2019
Selection of four award recipients: February 15, 2019
Presentations at GAC in Ottawa: March 7, 2019
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY
Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation are offered by The Simons Foundation and the International Security Research and Outreach Programme (ISROP) of Global Affairs Canada (GAC) with a primary objective to enhance Canadian graduate level scholarship on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation issues.
Applications are now being accepted for the winter school GLOBE - International relations that will be held in February in the Swiss Alps, in Leysin.
The GLOBE Winter School in International Relations provides a unique environment for PhD students intending to situate themselves within the IR discipline. Our focus on recent epistemological advances in non-positivist scholarship delivers expertise through tailor-made roundtables, PhD presentations, walk & talk sessions and collective readings.
WHEN? February 11 - 15, 2019
FOR WHOM? Early and advanced PhD students, Postdoctoral Scholars
HOW MUCH? PhD students: CHF 400. | Postdoctoral students: CHF 450.
Registration is open until December 15, 2018.
More information on the program as well as the link to the registration platform can be found HERE.
We would be very thankful if you could share this message with faculties and students who might be interested.
Should you have any question regarding the UNIL Summer Schools, do not hesitate to CONTACT US.
We look forward to welcoming you this winter!
Erin Huner, Consultant Research Development and PhD Candidate Indigenous Geographies, will be speaking next Wednesday, April 27 at 12:30 p.m. in the IGAB Atrium about Knowing Your Environment: Strategic Approaches to Research.
The Scholars to Leaders Series is a unique initiative of the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) that is open to all students and scholars across all careers at Western – undergraduate, graduate, professional, and postdoctoral. This guest speaker Series brings everyone together once a month to listen to academic and private-sector professionals share valuable insight and expertise on critical aspects of leadership from their own career experiences.
Monthly meetings run from September to April, except December, and are held on the last Wednesday of every month in the International and Graduate Affairs Building (IGAB) Atrium. Pizza is available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
See you next week!
