Please find attached information for the up-coming 2012-13 CIHR CGS
Master's competition.
The application process for the CGSM is via ResearchNet's electronic
submission system. Applicants are to complete their application through
ResearchNet, including uploading their own official transcripts (NOTE:
transcripts issued by the Registrar's Office to the student will be
considered official. Opening the envelope to scan the transcript will
not render it unofficial). After submitting their application
electronically through ResearchNet, they are to print their complete
application and submit a hard-copy to their respective departments. It
is recommended that they also submit their official transcripts in case
CIHR requests official copies, however, it is not obligatory. If
students decide to keep their transcripts, they should ensure they have
them available should CIHR request the originals.
As in last year's competition, CIHR no longer requires departmental
appraisals. However, while a departmental review is not required by
CIHR, departments are strongly encouraged to assist their students by
reviewing applications to help students submit the best application
possible. The Faculty of Graduate Studies is asking that departments
please complete the departmental Ranking Sheets. *Please set a deadline
date for which applications are to be submitted to your department. It
is advised that a deadline be set at least 2 weeks prior to the Faculty
of Graduate Studies' deadline, which is _December 8, 2011_*to ensure
there is adequate time to review applications, provide feedback and
submit recommendations by the deadline. Please forward the strongest
applications along with the Departmental Ranking Sheets. For
applications that departments do not recommend, do not send the
applications, only send the "Not Recommended" Ranking Sheet with the
list of names. Please do return both Ranking Sheets, even if there are
no student names to list.
This competition is set to be advertised either on Friday, 30 September,
2011 or Monday, 3 October, 2011. Please distribute information about
this year's competition and our deadline to interested students and
other members in your department.
Thank you so much.
Regards,
Tracy
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Tracy Sobotkiewicz
Awards Assistant
Faculty of Graduate Studies
University of Manitoba
tel 204-474-6703
fax 204-474-7553
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Please find attached information from NSERC regarding the upcoming NSERC
PGS/CGS competition as well as a frequently asked questions document.
The application process for the Postgraduate Scholarships (PGS) and Canada
Graduate Scholarships (CGS) programs is again a fully electronic submission
system for this year's competition. Students will continue to complete their
applications using NSERC's online system, but will no longer be required to
print and sign paper copies.
As in the past few competitions, NSERC no longer requires departmental
appraisals. As a result we are not requesting that departments review and
rank the applications prior to submission to the Faculty of Graduate
Studies. While a departmental review is not required, departments are
strongly encouraged to assist their students by reviewing applications, in
particular the proposal, and helping students to submit the best application
possible.
New this year, NSERC is allowing us to permit online access to the NSERC
applications to university representatives. Please contact me if you are
interested in having one representative in your department provided with
online access. Departments can use this access to ensure that their
students' applications are complete, and to provide feedback to their
students.
There are two deadlines to note for the NSERC PGS/CGS competition; a
transcript submission deadline and an online submission deadline. Applicants
must submit official transcripts to all institutions attended in sealed
envelopes to my attention at 500 University Centre October 3, 2011. This
will provide me with time to upload transcripts so that students can submit
their application electronically by our October 10, 2011 deadline.
We will be distributing this information to all graduate students in
Friday's weekly award email announcement, but I would like to ask for your
assistance in distributing our deadlines and the frequently asked questions
document to students and other interested parties in your department,
including fourth year undergraduate students.
Thank you.
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Marcia Yoshida
Awards Officer
Faculty of Graduate Studies
University of Manitoba
Phone: (204) 474-9836
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