May 2009 - AWARDS-CONTACTS - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

2009/2010 Final UMGF Quotas
by Marcia Labiuk 29 May '09

29 May '09

Good afternoon, Please see attached memo regarding the 2009-2010 final UMGF quotas. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Marcia -- ============================ Marcia Labiuk Awards Officer Faculty of Graduate Studies University of Manitoba Phone: (204) 474-9836 ============================

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[UM GradStudies notice] FGS Announcements: 28 May 2009
by Christal Barkman 28 May '09

28 May '09

To all Awards Contacts: please circulate as you see fit. This notice has been sent to graduate students. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To view this email in your web browser, please click link http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/awrd20090528.htm top banner <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> The Faculty of Graduate Studies would like to bring the following competition(s) to your attention: Announcements: 28 May 2009 *_Title of Award or Scholarship_* /*_Application Deadline or Date of Event_*/ /*_Research Area_*/ /*Study Level (M=Master, _D=Doctoral)_*/ _/*Value*/_ *WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CANADA <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* June 15 - check with your department Women's Health M, D $3,000 *DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* June 30 unrestricted M, D $1,000 cash prize and a certificate that will be presented at the annual FGS Awards Reception *UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* July 2 unrestricted M, D $500 for travel in North America, $750 for international travel, $500 maximum for international students who require a visa to attend an event in a country that does not require Canadian students to hold a visa ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Survey for Anthropology Graduate Students On behalf of the American Anthropological Association's Committee on Practicing, Applied, and Public Interest Anthropology (CoPAPIA), I am writing to request your assistance in distributing the AAA online 2009 survey of Masters graduates in anthropology to your own alumni. We launched the survey earlier in this month. Your assistance in distributing the link to the survey and encouraging your alumni to complete it is essential to its success. An information page about the survey is found on the AAA web site at: http://www.aaanet.org/cmtes/copapia/MAalumnisurvey.cfm. The direct link to the survey itself is also on this page. You may send either this page link or the direct survey link to your alumni. The genesis of the survey comes from a number of different interests. The AAA would like to connect with more Masters alums with regard to planning services, programs, and benefits. Departments of anthropology nationwide graduate over 1,000 Masters students per year and yet we know very little about their careers, their educational experience, and their needs for organizational affiliation. We have learned that departments of anthropology would like feedback on their graduate programs' usefulness as their graduates pursue careers in the broad array specializations characteristics of the discipline. In creating the survey, we engaged the advice of an extensive Advisory Network to provide feedback from all specialties across anthropology. We are sending the link to academic departments that grant MA degrees, as well as a number of other groups and list serves. (A list of members of the Advisory Network is found on the web page mentioned above.) Results from the survey will be published through the AAA, including the Anthropology Newsletter and the AAA web site. Individual respondents can request a copy of the survey report as well. Analysis will begin in fall 2009 and the report is expected at the end of 2009 or early 2010. The anonymous survey takes approximately 20 to 30 minutes to complete. Queries can be directed to MASurvey2009(a)aaanet.org <mailto:MASurvey2009@aaanet.org>. Those who wish to go directly to the survey (without going through the CoPAPIA page) can go to the following URL: http://research.zarca.com/k/SsRXQTsVTsPsPsP. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Distinguished Speaker Lecture: "The Road to Stockholm: A Nobel Mission"* *"The Road to Stockholm: A Nobel Mission" LOUIS J. IGNARRO, Nobel Laureate Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology, UCLA* Dr. Louis J. Ignarro is a Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology at the UCLA School of Medicine and winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his groundbreaking discovery of the importance of Nitric Oxide in cardiovascular health. This discovery made it possible to develop and market Viagra, the first oral medication for the effective treatment of erectile dysfunction. As a result of his role in this blockbuster drug, Dr. Ignarro is sometimes known as "the Father of Viagra". For nearly 30 years, Dr. Ignarro's research has focused on the role of Nitric Oxide in the cardiovascular system. Among the most significant contributions from Dr. Ignarro's wealth of research is the discovery that Nitric Oxide is produced in the blood vessels and controls the flow of blood by signaling the vessels to expand and contract. Sponsored by Pfizer Canada and St. Boniface Hospital & Research Foundation For further information please contact: Dr. Pawan K. Singal Director, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences Tel: 235-3887; psingal(a)sbrc.ca <mailto:psingal@sbrc.ca> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Degree and Profession Project We are glad to present you *"Degree & Profession"*(www.florence-expo.com <http://www.florence-expo.com> <http://www.florence-expo.com/>), a project that offers to young graduates the opportunity to be visible at an international level with their degree project and to meet the world of professionals and companies. This project is structured in two parts: **Virtual Exposition and International Awards** in which graduates from all faculties can upload their project on a permanent database on www.florence-expo.com <http://www.florence-expo.com> <http://www.florence-expo.com/> receiving great visibilità and participating to the International award with numerous prizes, including the final award of EUR 4000 for the best thesis presented in Florence during the Florence World Festival **Degree & Profession - *_*Florence World Festival**", that will take place in Florence from the 24th to the 27th of November, 2009, with a program of seminars, professional testimonials, exhibitions and meetings on the creativity of men related to the context, embroiling disciplines such as Architecture, Urban Planning, Conservation, Restoration, Design, Fashion, Music and Theatre. The Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation of Florence promotes this event because it recognize the importance of offering to the youngsters a concrete opportunity to build their future and we trust that you could contribute disseminating this information through the publication on the website, the communication to your contacts and in possible other ways congenial to you. We remain at your disposal at the address info(a)florence-expo.com <mailto:info@florence-expo.com> <mailto:info@florence-expo.com> if you should wish more information on the project. fgs logo -- Gene Senior Recruitment, Promotion and Communications Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Manitoba http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/ p (204) 474 6172 f (204) 474 7553 Find out more about our students! Click the image below. UofMore <http://itsmyfuture.ca> /Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail./ This transmission may contain privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized distribution, copying, disclosure or dissemination of this transmission or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you are not (one of) the intended recipient(s), if you receive this transmission in error or if it is forwarded to you without the express authorization of the original sender, please destroy this transmission and contact us immediately.

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Maternity leave
by Christal Barkman 26 May '09

26 May '09

Good afternoon all, This is just to let you know that I will be going on maternity leave and my last day of work is Friday, May 29. In my absence, Mrs. Enza Pohl will be looking after my responsibilities. If you have questions or concerns that you would normally contact me with, as of June 1 please contact Enza instead. Enjoy your summer! Christal -- Christal Barkman Awards Assistant Faculty of Graduate Studies 500 University Centre University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 ph: (204) 474.6827 fax: (204) 474.7553 email: barkman(a)cc.umanitoba.ca

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Re: [UM GradStudies notice] FGS Announcements: 21 May 2009
by Christal Barkman 21 May '09

21 May '09

There is an error with the link to the Norm Bromberger bursary. It should be *here* <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> Gene Gene Senior wrote: > > To view this email in your web browser, please click link > http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/awrd20090521.htm > > top banner <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> > > > The Faculty of Graduate Studies would like to bring the following > competition(s) to your attention: > > > Announcements: 21 May 2009 > > > *_Title of Award or Scholarship_* > /*_Application Deadline or Date of Event_*/ > /*_Research Area_*/ > /*Study Level (M=Master, _D=Doctoral)_*/ > > _/*Value*/_ > *WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CANADA > <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* > June 15 - check with your department Women's Health M, D $3,000 > > *SHASTRI INDO-CANADIAN INSTITUTE > <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* > June 30 unrestricted M, D na > > *MUNICIPAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION > <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* > June 30 municipal government M, D $1,000 > > *NORM BROMBERGER RESEARCH BURSARY > <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* > June 30 co-operatives, credit unions M, D $2,000 > > *DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD > <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* > June 30 unrestricted M, D $1,000 cash prize and a certificate that > will be presented at the annual FGS Awards Reception > > *UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS > <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* > July 2 unrestricted M, D $500 for travel in North America, $750 > for international travel, $500 maximum for international students who > require a visa to attend an event in a country that does not require > Canadian students to hold a visa > > *GRADUATE STUDENT THESIS RESEARCH AWARD IN THE AREA OF CHILD > DEVELOPMENT > <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* > July 2 Child development M, D $2,000 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > fgs logo > > > > -- > > Gene Senior > Recruitment, Promotion and Communications > Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Manitoba > http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/ > p (204) 474 6172 > f (204) 474 7553 > > Find out more about our students! Click the image below. > > UofMore <http://itsmyfuture.ca> > > /Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail./ > > This transmission may contain privileged or confidential information. > Any unauthorized distribution, copying, disclosure or dissemination of > this transmission or taking of any action in reliance on the contents > of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you are not (one of) > the intended recipient(s), if you receive this transmission in error > or if it is forwarded to you without the express authorization of the > original sender, please destroy this transmission and contact us > immediately. > -- Gene Senior Recruitment, Promotion and Communications Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Manitoba http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/ p (204) 474 6172 f (204) 474 7553 Find out more about our students! Click the image below. UofMore <http://itsmyfuture.ca> /Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail./ This transmission may contain privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized distribution, copying, disclosure or dissemination of this transmission or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you are not (one of) the intended recipient(s), if you receive this transmission in error or if it is forwarded to you without the express authorization of the original sender, please destroy this transmission and contact us immediately.

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[UM GradStudies notice] FGS Announcements: 21 May 2009
by Christal Barkman 21 May '09

21 May '09

To All Awards Contacts: Please circulate as required. This message has been sent to graduate students. To view this email in your web browser, please click link http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/awrd20090521.htm top banner <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> The Faculty of Graduate Studies would like to bring the following competition(s) to your attention: Announcements: 21 May 2009 *_Title of Award or Scholarship_* /*_Application Deadline or Date of Event_*/ /*_Research Area_*/ /*Study Level (M=Master, _D=Doctoral)_*/ _/*Value*/_ *WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CANADA <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* June 15 - check with your department Women's Health M, D $3,000 *SHASTRI INDO-CANADIAN INSTITUTE <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* June 30 unrestricted M, D na *MUNICIPAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* June 30 municipal government M, D $1,000 *NORM BROMBERGER RESEARCH BURSARY <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* June 30 co-operatives, credit unions M, D $2,000 *DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* June 30 unrestricted M, D $1,000 cash prize and a certificate that will be presented at the annual FGS Awards Reception *UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* July 2 unrestricted M, D $500 for travel in North America, $750 for international travel, $500 maximum for international students who require a visa to attend an event in a country that does not require Canadian students to hold a visa *GRADUATE STUDENT THESIS RESEARCH AWARD IN THE AREA OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* July 2 Child development M, D $2,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ fgs logo -- Gene Senior Recruitment, Promotion and Communications Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Manitoba http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/ p (204) 474 6172 f (204) 474 7553 Find out more about our students! Click the image below. UofMore <http://itsmyfuture.ca> /Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail./ This transmission may contain privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized distribution, copying, disclosure or dissemination of this transmission or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you are not (one of) the intended recipient(s), if you receive this transmission in error or if it is forwarded to you without the express authorization of the original sender, please destroy this transmission and contact us immediately.

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[UM GradStudies notice] FGS Announcements: 14 May 2009
by Christal Barkman 14 May '09

14 May '09

To All Awards Contacts: Please circulate as required. This message has been sent to graduate students. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To view this email in your web browser, please click link http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/awrd20090514.htm top banner <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> The Faculty of Graduate Studies would like to bring the following competition(s) to your attention: Announcements: 14 May 2009 *_Title of Award or Scholarship_* /*_Application Deadline or Date of Event_*/ /*_Research Area_*/ /*Study Level (M=Master, _D=Doctoral)_*/ _/*Value*/_ *MONSANTO'S BEACHELL-BORLAUG INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* May 31 rice wheat production D unavailable *WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CANADA <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* Please contact your department for the deadline to submit your application. Women's Health M, D $3,000 *MCCRORIE-WEST FAMILY FELLOWSHIP FOR ALZHEIMER RESEARCH <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* May 15 Alzheimer Disease D TBD (for 2008-2009 award was valued at $3,000) *MUNICIPAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESEARCH PAPER AWARD <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* June 15 municipal administration / management M, D unavailable *DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* June 30 unrestricted M, D $1,000 cash prize and a certificate that will be presented at the annual FGS Awards Reception *UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* July 2 unrestricted M, D $500 for travel in North America, $750 for international travel, $500 maximum for international students who require a visa to attend an event in a country that does not require Canadian students to hold a visa *GRADUATE STUDENT THESIS RESEARCH AWARD IN THE AREA OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* July 2 Child development M, D $2,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The African Journal of Biotechnology The African Journal of Biotechnology (an ISI indexed journal; Impact factor 0.456) wish to invite scientists and researchers in all areas of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology to submit their review articles for the *2009* *SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY REVIEW*. The reviews and perspectives should be in the author's area of research or specialization. The articles in the African Journal of Biotechnology (AJB) December Special Review Issues continue to be our most sought after papers. Prospective authors should submit their manuscripts by *31st October, 2009*. *We also welcome the submission of regular articles.* Best regards, *Dr. N. J. Tonukari* Editor, African Journal of Biotechnology E-mail: ajb(a)academicjournals.com <mailto:ajb@academicjournals.com> http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Panel discussion co-hosted by CIHR?s Institute of Gender and Health and CIHR?s Institute of Health Services and Policy Research When: *Wednesday, May 27, 2009 * Doors open at 5:00 p.m. / event starts at 5:30 p.m. Rowell Room, Flavelle House (78 Queen?s Park), University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Toronto (map of venue location: www.law.utoronto.ca/visitors_content.asp?itemPath=5/1/14/1/0&contentId=40&c… <http://www.law.utoronto.ca/visitors_content.asp?itemPath=5/1/14/1/0&content…> <http://www.law.utoronto.ca/visitors_content.asp?itemPath=5/1/14/1/0&content…> <http://www.law.utoronto.ca/visitors_content.asp?itemPath=5/1/14/1/0&content…>) Light refreshments provided The event is free but please RSVP to guarantee a seat: ea-igh(a)exchange.ubc.ca <mailto:ea-igh@exchange.ubc.ca> <mailto:ea-igh@exchange.ubc.ca> Your ability to get healthy and stay that way depends on who you are. Some Canadians are more vulnerable to ill health than others because of determinants like their gender, income, education, race/ethnicity, Aboriginal status, sexual orientation, or where they live. These determinants also shape Canadians? access to primary health care (the provision and coordination of health services that are responsive to community needs). If there?s no one-size-fits-all model, how can we ensure that Canadians have equitable access to primary health care? How can we design a health care system that protects against vulnerability? Please join us for a stimulating discussion with health experts about access to primary health care for vulnerable populations. The expert speakers featured on the panel are: **Dr. Sherry L. Grace**, Scientist, Division of Behavioural Sciences & Health, Toronto General Research Institute **Dr. Stephen W. Hwang**, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto **Anna Travers**, Director, Rainbow Health Ontario The event is co-moderated by **Dr. Colleen Flood**, Scientific Director, CIHR?s Institute of Health Services and Policy Research, and *Dr. Joy Johnson*, Scientific Director, CIHR?s Institute of Gender and Health. If you have accessibility needs, please contact the organizers and we will do our best to accommodate you. /What is CIHR?/ The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada?s agency for health research. CIHR?s mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to catalyze its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health-care system. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 11,000 health researchers and trainees across Canada. www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca <http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca> <http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/> *For more information about this event, please contact: * Sandra Ramezani Communications Officer Institute of Gender and Health <http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/8673.html> Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) University of British Columbia, Room 208, 2259 Lower Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 sramezani(a)exchange.ubc.ca <mailto:sramezani@exchange.ubc.ca> <mailto:sramezani@exchange.ubc.ca> Telephone 604-827-3445 Facsimile 604-822-1622 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ fgs logo -- Gene Senior Recruitment, Promotion and Communications Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Manitoba http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/ p (204) 474 6172 f (204) 474 7553 Find out more about our students! Click the image below. UofMore <http://itsmyfuture.ca> /Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail./ This transmission may contain privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized distribution, copying, disclosure or dissemination of this transmission or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you are not (one of) the intended recipient(s), if you receive this transmission in error or if it is forwarded to you without the express authorization of the original sender, please destroy this transmission and contact us immediately.

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2009-2010 Tricouncil Award Holders Top Up Program
by Marcia Labiuk 08 May '09

08 May '09

Please see the attached memo regarding the Tricouncil Award Holders Top Up Program for the 2009-2010 academic year. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Marcia -- ============================ Marcia Labiuk Awards Officer Faculty of Graduate Studies University of Manitoba Phone: (204) 474-9836 ============================

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FGS Announcements May 8, 2009
by Enza Pohl 08 May '09

08 May '09

To All Awards Contacts: Please circulate as required. This message has been sent to graduate students. To view this email in your web browser, please click link http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/awrd20090508.htm top banner <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> The Faculty of Graduate Studies would like to bring the following competition(s) to your attention: Announcements: 08 May 2009 *_Title of Award or Scholarship_* /*_Application Deadline or Date of Event_*/ /*_Research Area_*/ /*Study Level (M=Master, _D=Doctoral)_*/ _/*Value*/_ *WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CANADA <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* Please contact your department for the deadline to submit your application. Women's Health M, D $3,000 *MCCRORIE-WEST FAMILY FELLOWSHIP FOR ALZHEIMER RESEARCH <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* May 15 Alzheimer Disease D TBD (for 2008-2009 award was valued at $3,000) *FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA & CBIE <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* Please visit the websites listed for full details Unrestricted M, D unavailable ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACUNS Student Conference: Communities of Change - Building an IPY Legacy Communities of Change - Building an IPY Legacy 9th ACUNS International Student Conference on Northern Studies and Polar Regions *October 2 to 5, 2009* Yukon College - Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Second Call for Abstracts The Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies/Association universitaire canadienne détudes nordiques (ACUNS), in partnership with Yukon College in Whitehorse, is soliciting Abstracts that encompass the following areas: a.. The impact of sustainable development, economic activity and polar law on communities, governance and natural habitats. b.. The use of natural, physical and social sciences to help understand the causes and effects of the changing polar climate. c.. Changes to polar marine and terrestrial communities over the short and long term. d.. Changes in research communities and how research is undertaken in the Polar Regions. The Communities of Change Building an IPY Legacy Conference will highlight research occurring at both poles, including interactions between the cryosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere and society. Inter-disciplinary sessions will be arranged based on the number and breadth of Abstracts submitted. Please note the submission deadline has been extended to: May 31, 2009 Financial assistance for travel will be available to students; please check the conference website for details. For guidelines and further information about the Abstract Submission, Poster Submission and the conference in general, please visit: www.communitiesofchange.ca <http://www.communitiesofchange.ca> or contact info(a)communitiesofchange.ca <mailto:info@communitiesofchange.ca> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Canada Graduate Scholarship Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-FSS) As announced by the Government of Canada in Budget 2008, the federal granting agencies will be administering the Canada Graduate Scholarships Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-FSS). The program will be administered by Canada's federal granting agencies - SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR. A total of 250 CGS-FSS awards will be available and divided among the three granting agencies. **Objectives:* * The CGS-FSS program will support high-calibre Canadian graduate students in building global linkages and international networks through the pursuit of exceptional research experiences at research institutions outside of Canada. By accessing international scientific research and training, CGS-FSS recipients will contribute to strengthening the potential for collaboration between Canadian universities and affiliated research institutions and universities, or other research institutions outside of Canada. **Value and Duration of Supplements: * * The value of the CGS-FSS is up to $6,000, based on the information and budget justification provided in the application. A defined research study period would normally be three to six months. **Eligibility:* * To be eligible to apply for the CGS-FSS program, applicants must: -be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada; -be registered at an eligible Canadian institution at the time of application; and -hold an active Canada Graduate Scholarship at the Master's or Doctoral level or a Vanier CGS Successful applicants must maintain full-time graduate research studies, and an active CGS or Vanier CGS during the course of their CGS-FSS supplement funded activities in order to remain eligible. Eligible applicants can only take up one CGS-FSS while they hold an active CGS or Vanier CGS and must do so within one year of receiving the appropriate notification of award letter. The Faculty of Graduate Studies internal deadlines are *May 11, 2009 and September 10, 2009.* Students are encouraged to apply for the May competition, as the quota may be filled before the September competition. Complete application forms should be submitted to: Marcia Labiuk Awards Officer Faculty of Graduate Studies 500 University Centre University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Please note that you must apply using the appropriate agency application form. Incomplete applications will automatically be considered ineligible. Please see the following link for information on how to apply for the SSHRC CGS Foreign Study Supplement http://sshrc.ca/site/apply-demande/program_descriptions-descriptions_de_pro… Please see the following link for information on how to apply for the NSERC CGS Foreign Study Supplement http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/CGSForeignStudy-BESCE… Please search in CIHR's current funding opportunities for information on how to apply for the **CIHR CGS Foreign Study Supplement** http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/193.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Call for Abstracts - NCP / AMAP Symposium on Human Health and Arctic Environmental Contaminants* *Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts - NCP / AMAP Symposium on Human Health and Arctic Environmental Contaminants* Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts -- *for Poster Session (young scientists) * NCP / AMAP Symposium on Human Health and Arctic Environmental Contaminants The Frobisher Inn - Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada 10-12 June 2009 *Poster abstract submission deadline*: 22 May 2009 For further information, including information on the agenda, flight group rate, venue and accommodations, please go to http://www.amap.no/conferences/hhsymposium2009/ ----------------------------------------------- The Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) and Arctic Monitoring Assessment Program (AMAP) are hosting a joint symposium in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada from 10-12 June 2009. The results of the two assessments on human health effects of environmental contaminants in the Arctic over the past 6 years will be released at this meeting. This symposium will provide a forum for health professionals, Indigenous and local people, senior scientists, policy-makers, and young scientists to contribute to the future directions of the NCP and AMAP. Topics being addressed at the symposium include: - Local indigenous perspectives on Arctic contaminants and health - Diet and human exposure to environmental contaminants - Arctic health and effects of contaminants (e.g., epidemiological, toxicological) - Risk-benefit assessment and communication There will also be a poster session plus participants will be given the opportunity for short oral plenary presentations (5 mins) within the symposium. *Please note that there will be (limited) travel support for young scientists to attend this meeting. Please indicate in your cover e-mail if travel support is needed.* Proposals for the poster session should be submitted in the form of an abstract (max 300 words) by the deadline of 22 May 2009. *There is no registration fee for the symposium. *To submit an abstract, (provisionally) register your interest in attending the symposium, or for further information please contact: Tara Leech -- Health Canada tara_leech(a)hc-sc.gc.ca +1 613.960.1789 (ph) +1 613.948.8485 (fax) For further information, including information on the agenda, flight group rate, venue and accommodations, please go to http://www.amap.no/conferences/hhsymposium2009/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ fgs logo -- Mrs. Enza Pohl Awards Assistant Faculty of Graduate Studies 500 University Centre University of Manitoba R3T 2N2 Telephone 204-474-6827 Fax 204-474-7553 Email: Enza_Pohl(a)umanitoba.ca

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Special Call for SSHRC CGSM Business Related Applicants
by Marcia Labiuk 06 May '09

06 May '09

Good morning, The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council has requested our assistance with a special call for SSHRC CGSM "business related" applications. Please see the attached information package for details. Please note our internal deadline is May 28, 2009. Thank you, Marcia -- ============================ Marcia Labiuk Awards Officer Faculty of Graduate Studies University of Manitoba Phone: (204) 474-9836 ============================

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[Fwd: FW: SSHRC’s Results for CGS Master’s and Doctoral Awards Competitions - Delays / Résultats des concours BÉSC - Bourses de maîtrise et Bourses de Doctorat- Retard]
by Marcia Labiuk 05 May '09

05 May '09

Please see the following announcement from SSHRC. Thank you, Marcia -------- Original Message -------- Subject: FW: SSHRC’s Results for CGS Master’s and Doctoral Awards Competitions - Delays / Résultats des concours BÉSC - Bourses de maîtrise et Bourses de Doctorat- Retard Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 15:57:25 -0400 From: Krcevinac,Gordana <Gordana.Krcevinac(a)sshrc-crsh.gc.ca> To: CC: Dubreuil,Melissa <Melissa.Dubreuil(a)sshrc-crsh.gc.ca>, Dompierre,Roxanne <Roxanne.Dompierre(a)sshrc-crsh.gc.ca> (Le français suit) I am writing to inform you of short delays in announcing the results of SSHRC’s current competitions for the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) - Master’s program, and the Doctoral Awards program. We expect the results of the former to be posted on SSHRC’s secure site early next week (week of May 4, 2009), with result letters to individual applicants following shortly thereafter. Regarding the Doctoral Awards competition, we are expecting to make results available to you the week of May 11, with individual result letters following as soon as possible afterwards. We sincerely apologize for these delays. Operational demands have temporarily exceeded our capacity to respond. If you have any questions regarding the above or if we can help you in any way to mitigate negative impacts on students as a result of the delays, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the following senior program officers: o for the JAB CGS Master’s program - Roxanne Dompierre at (613) 947-4094 or at Roxanne.Dompierre(a)sshrc-crsh.gc.ca <mailto:Roxanne.Dompierre@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca>; and o for the Doctoral Awards program – Melissa Dubreuil at (613) 992-3133 or at Melissa.Dubreuil(a)sshrc-crsh.gc.ca <mailto:Melissa.Dubreuil@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca>. Sincerely, GORDANA KRCEVINAC Director, Fellowships and Institutional Grants Division, SSHRC _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Je tiens à vous aviser que les résultats du concours des bourses de maîtrise du Programme de bourses d’études supérieures du Canada Joseph‑Armand‑Bombardier et du concours du Programme de bourses de doctorat du CRSH ne seront pas annoncés à la date prévue. En raison d’un léger retard, nous afficherons les résultats du concours des bourses de maîtrise du Programme de bourses d’études supérieures du Canada Joseph‑Armand‑Bombardier dans notre site sécurisé au début de la semaine du 4 mai 2009. Nous posterons ensuite les lettres aux candidats. Dans le cas du Programme de bourses de doctorat du CRSH, nous afficherons les résultats durant la semaine du 11 mai 2009. Les lettres aux candidats suivront également. Je m’excuse sincèrement de ce retard, mais nos exigences opérationnelles ont temporairement dépassé notre capacité. Si vous avez des questions ou si vous avez besoin d’aide pour atténuer l’impact négatif que ce retard pourrait avoir sur les étudiants de votre établissement, n’hésitez pas à communiquer avec l’une des agentes de programme suivantes : o Programme de bourses d’études supérieures du Canada Joseph‑Armand‑Bombardier (bourses de maîtrise) – Roxanne Dompierre (613‑947‑4094; roxanne.dompierre(a)sshrc-crsh.gc.ca <mailto:Roxanne.Dompierre@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca>); o Programme de bourses de doctorat du CRSH – Melissa Dubreuil (613‑992‑3133; melissa.dubreuil(a)sshrc-crsh.gc.ca <mailto:Melissa.Dubreuil@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca>). Je vous prie de croire, Monsieur / Madame, à l’expression de mes meilleurs sentiments. GORDANA KRCEVINAC Directrice, Division des bourses et des subventions institutionnelles, CRSH -- ============================ Marcia Labiuk Awards Officer Faculty of Graduate Studies University of Manitoba Phone: (204) 474-9836 ============================

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