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CIHR Information Session
by Marcia Labiuk 19 Aug '09

19 Aug '09

August 19, 2009 TO: CIHR Eligible Departments FROM: Marcia Labiuk, Faculty of Graduate Studies RE: CIHR Information Session Please find attached a poster for a CIHR information session on Wednesday, September 16, 2009. The session will include award information for students who are registered in a health related field and are intending to pursue graduate studies. Please post this information in your department and distribute it to eligible students. Eligibility criteria can be found on the CIHR website www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/ If you require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you. -- ============================ Marcia Labiuk Awards Officer Faculty of Graduate Studies University of Manitoba Phone: (204) 474-9836 ============================

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SSHRC Information Session
by Marcia Labiuk 19 Aug '09

19 Aug '09

August 19, 2009 TO: SSHRC Eligible Departments FROM: Marcia Labiuk, Faculty of Graduate Studies RE: SSHRC Information Session Please find attached a poster for a SSHRC information session on Wednesday, September 23, 2009. The session will include award information for students who are registered in the fields of Social Sciences or Humanities and are intending to pursue graduate studies. Please post this information in your department and distribute it to eligible students. Eligibility criteria can be found on the SSHRC website www.sshrc.ca If you require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you. -- ============================ Marcia Labiuk Awards Officer Faculty of Graduate Studies University of Manitoba Phone: (204) 474-9836 ============================

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NSERC Doctoral Prize Call for Nominations
by Marcia Labiuk 18 Aug '09

18 Aug '09

Attached are the NSERC Doctoral Prize Call for Nominations and checklist for the upcoming competition. Please post the announcement and bring it to the attention of faculty members advising Ph.D. students. As in the past, NSERC awards prizes in two categories only: Engineering and Sciences. I have asked Dr. Peter Graham, Associate Dean of Science to chair the selection for the best thesis in the Science category. Eligible Faculties may submit a maximum of one nomination to the Faculty of Science by their deadline of September 14, 2009. Each Faculty is required to set an internal deadline in order to meet the Faculty of Science deadline of September 14, 2009. The Faculty of Science will forward one recommended nomination to Graduate Studies by September 22, 2009. If you have thesis submissions from students in your faculty, please contact Dr. Graham and inform him of your faculty's submission and ask to be included as a member of the selection committee. The Faculty of Engineering has agreed to coordinate the NSERC Doctoral Prize nomination for the Engineering category. Departments may submit one recommended nomination to The Faculty of Engineering by September 14, 2009. The Faculty of Engineering will submit one recommended Engineering nomination submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies by September 22, 2009. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you very much for your assistance. -- ============================ Marcia Labiuk Awards Officer Faculty of Graduate Studies University of Manitoba Phone: (204) 474-9836 ============================

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[UM GradStudies notice] FGS Announcements: 17 August 2009
by Enza Pohl 17 Aug '09

17 Aug '09

To All Awards Contacts: Note that the deadline has been extended to August 21. Please circulate as required. This message has been sent to graduate students. Enza To view this email in your web browser, please click link http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/awrd20090817.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: 17 August 2009 DEADLINE EXTENDED!! *MINISTER OF WATER STEWARDSHIP SCHOLARSHIP FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES* Manitoba Water Stewardship has established an annual scholarship at the University of Manitoba, to assist graduate students in Manitoba to pursue studies and undertake research in water-related issues in Israel. Established as part of a larger cooperative initiative on water management between Manitoba and Israel, the goal of the award is to strengthen international co-operation and support scholarly development on a range of water resource issues as well as offering young Manitobans a unique international experience. *Value: up to a maximum of $25,000* Find out more *here* <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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[UM GradStudies notice] FGS Announcements: 14 August 2009
by Enza Pohl 14 Aug '09

14 Aug '09

To All Awards Contacts: Please circulate as required. This message has been sent to graduate students. Enza To view this email in your web browser, please click link http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/awrd20090814.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 August 2009 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Participants for Research Wanted "The efficacy of acupuncture in relieving delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in healthy human adults." Volunteers are required for a research study to be conducted at the School of Medical Rehabilitation (Bannatyne Campus). We are looking for healthy individuals between 18-50 years of age. Participants will be required to attend three sessions. The first and last visits will be under 25 minutes long, and the second visit will be about 50 minutes. *Interested volunteers please contact:* Krista Paulson at Krista.paulson(a)gmail.com <mailto:Krista.paulson@gmail.com> or 470-5354 Or Dr. Barbara Shay at 787-2756 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Canada-CARICOM Leadership Scholarships Program The Government of Canada is seeking applications from Canadian publicly funded institutions for the Canada-CARICOM Leadership Scholarships Program. This program provides citizens of the following countries with research or study scholarships for four to eight months: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitt's, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos. DEADLINE: September 25, 2009 For information on scholarships for study in Canada, email us at scholarships-bourses(a)cbie.ca <mailto:scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca> and visit our web site at www.scholarships.gc.ca <http://www.scholarships.gc.ca>. *NOTE*: Canadian institution must apply on behalf of the student. Awards are conditional on receipt of the appropriate visa for the student's stay in Canada. Administered by the Canadian Bureau for International Education. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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FGS Announcements August 7, 2009
by Enza Pohl 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

To All Awards Contacts: Please circulate as required. This message has been sent to graduate students. Thank you. Enza To view this email in your web browser, please click link http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/awrd20090807.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: 07 August 2009 *_Title of Award or Scholarship_* /*_Application Deadline or Date of Event_*/ /*_Research Area_*/ /*Study Level (M=Master, _D=Doctoral)_*/ _/*Value*/_ *CIHR AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN GENDER, SEX AND HEALTH RESEARCH <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* Deadlines: April 15, September 15, 2009 January 8, 2010 Medical Health Sciences Medical, Health or Psycho-Social M, D $1,000 *CIHR - TRAVEL AWARD <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* April 15, June 15, September 15, 2009 January 8, 2010 travel, gender, sex health M, D $2,500 *RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* October 16 unrestricted variable Tuition, college fees, stipend to cover living expenses for two and possible three years of study. *International Development Research Centre (IDRC) <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* variable unrestricted variable please see website *NSERC AWARDS FOR SCIENCE PROMOTION <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* September 1 natural sciences, engineering variable Two prizes one valued at $10,000 and the other valued at $25,000 *NSERC - ABORIGINAL AMBASSADORS SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* No NSERC deadline aboriginal Natural sciences and engineering M, D $5,000 *FILMON, JANICE AWARD IN PEACE STUDIES <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* September 30 peace building M, D $1,125 Value and number of awards to be determined by the selection committee. *LEE, SHEU L. FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP IN ONCOLOGY RESEARCH <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* October 1 Oncology M, D 2 awards @ $3,000 each ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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[UM GradStudies notice] FGS Announcements: 17 July 2009
by Enza Pohl 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

To All Awards Contacts: Please circulate as required. This message has been sent to graduate students. Thanks. Enza To view this email in your web browser, please click link http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/awrd20090717.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: 17 July 2009 International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Internship Awards. *Number of internships: *19 Deadline: 12 September 2009 *Eligibility: *They must be either currently registered in a Master's Program or have completed a Master's Degree in a recognized university. Their research must focus on a developing country. In principle, IDRC supports research on all parts of the developing regions of the world. At this time, the Centre Training and Awards Program is not supporting awards which involve research in Burma, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Eastern Europe or Central Asia. *Internship thematic areas:* - Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health (ECOHEALTH) - Rural Poverty and Environment (RPE) (2 positions) - Urban Poverty and Environment (UPE) - Communities and the Information Society in Africa (Acacia) - Connectivity and Equity in the Americas (CEA) - Pan Asia Networking (PAN) - Innovation, Policy and Science (IPS) - Globalization, Growth and Poverty (GGP) - Peace, Conflict and Development (PCD) - Think Tank Initiative - Women's Rights and Citizenship (WRC) - Governance, Equity and Health (GEH) - Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI) - Research for International Tobacco Control (RITC) - Partnership and Business Development Division (PBDD) - Policy and Planning Group (PPG) - President's Office Further information: http://www.idrc.ca/awards/ev-84370-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alzheimer Society of Manitoba Annual Conference The Alzheimer Society of Manitoba will hold its annual conference on March 8 and 9, 2010 at Canad Inns-Polo Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba. The theme for the upcoming Conference is *Partners in Care . . . Pathways to the Future*. I would like to extend my invitation to you to consider submitting a proposal for a breakout session presentation at the 2010 conference. Please find enclosed a copy of the Call for Annual Conference Presenters. I also invite you to forward the attached document <attachments/Call%20for%20Annual%20Conference%20Presenters.pdf> to others in your address book that you think might have an interest in presenting. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated. Sincere apologies if you receive conference documents from different sources, we are trying to have as wide a circulation as possible. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me at 943-6622 Ext. 204 or email me at alzeducation(a)alzheimer.mb.ca <mailto:alzeducation@alzheimer.mb.ca> 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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FGA Announcements week ending July 3/09
by Enza Pohl 03 Jul '09

03 Jul '09

To Awards Contacts, please circulate as required. This message has been sent to graduate students. Thanks. Enza To view this email in your web browser, please click link http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/awrd20090703.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: 03 July 2009 *_Title of Award or Scholarship_* /*_Application Deadline or Date of Event_*/ /*_Research Area_*/ /*Study Level (M=Master, _D=Doctoral)_*/ _/*Value*/_ *SHASTRI INDO-CANADIAN INSTITUTE, SCHOLAR TRAVEL SUBSIDY GRANT <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* July 15 unrestricted M, D up to $1,200 *MINISTER OF WATER STEWARDSHIP SCHOLARSHIP FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* August 14 Agriculture Engineering Environmental Studies Natural, Physical or Life Sciences M, D up to $25,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Projects and Funding Opportunities for Grad Students! *Two great opportunities for funding ... Ready-made projects for graduate students!* 1. Research Opportunity: Rural and urban differences - the experiences of people with disabilities. <Poster_4-14.pdf> This request for proposals is to develop a national portrait of Canadian rural/urban differences of Canadians with disabilities, as no such portrait currently exists, using the PALS 2006 data. The RFP closes on August 3 2009. * Research Opportunity: A disability-based pay gap analysis using the 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey data. <Poster_4-15.pdf> This request is to develop a pay gap model, focuses on disability, which fully examines the impact of a wide variety of factors, including those typically associated with earnings/wage rates as well as a range of disability-specific characteristics, on earnings/wage rate disparities between working-aged people with and without disabilities. The RFP closes on July 27 2009. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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Faculty of Graduate Studies Travel Award
by Enza Pohl 23 Jun '09

23 Jun '09

To All Awards Contacts: I'm writing just to clarify a point regarding the application process to the Faculty of Graduate Studies Travel Award. Please note that confirmation that the paper / poster has been accepted is not required at the time of application. Although a student can certainly submit the confirmation whenever they have it, it is required one month prior to the conference date. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this award, please contact me. Thanks and enjoy your day. Enza -- 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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[UM GradStudies notice] deadline to apply extended: Sixth Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference
by Enza Pohl 17 Jun '09

17 Jun '09

To All Awards Contact: Please distribute / circulate as required. Graduate students have also been notified. *Name * SIXTH PRAIRIE CONSERVATION AND ENDANGERED SPECIES CONFERENCE FELLOWSHIP *Research Fields * prairie conservation and/or prairie endangered species management * Categories * Environmental Studies * Citizenship * No citizenship available * Eligibility * The steering Committee of the Sixth Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference has created an endowment fund at the University of Manitoba from Conference proceeds. The Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative has made a contribution to this fund. The purpose of the fund is to support graduate students at the University of Manitoba who are conducting research related to conservation issues on the Canadian Prairies (land or water). This Conference was held in Winnipeg in February of 2001 and attracted approximately 400 farmers, landowners, scientists, researchers, students, and plain prairie folk who were interested in contributing to the future of prairie conservation,. The Conference theme - "Sharing Common Ground" - was the focus of presentations, as delegates discussed how to sustain all aspects of the prairie landscape for future generations. Outcomes from the Conference were intended to influence local land-use decisions, as well as Provincial and Federal policies and planning. The fellowship shall be offered to graduate students who: 1) are enroled full-time at the University of Manitoba in a Master's or Ph.D. program relating to prairie conservation and/or prairie endangered species management, 2) have achieved a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 (or equivalent) on the last two regular academic sessions while studying full-time, 3) are conducting or have proposed to conduct research in the area of prairie conservation and/or prairie endangered species management in Canada, 4) show great potential as researchers, as judged by the selection committee. Value available annual income generated from the fund. *Currency * Canadian *Tenable at * University of Manitoba *Deadlines * *The deadline to apply has been extended to June 23, 2009 * *Application Details * *The deadline to apply has been extended to June 23, 2009 *Applicants will be required to submit an application form which is available online at http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/funding/112.htm Applications should be submitted on or before the designated deadline date and marked to the attention of Awards Assistant, Faculty of Graduate Studies, 500 University Centre. *Applicants will be required to submit:* 1) an application form; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) a summary of proposed research including objectives, significance, and methods; 4) a list of courses related to prairie conservation and/or endangered species management; 5) two letters of reference in support of the application (at least one of which must be from an academic in the area of interest); 6) academic transcripts from all institutions attended. For UofM grades, a Student History is acceptable, which must be sealed and stamped by the Registrar's Office. The selection committee shall be named by the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and shall include an academic representative from each of the Natural Resources Institute, the Faculty of Science, and the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. The committee shall also include one representative each from the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association and the Manitoba Department of Conservation. *Contact* Enza Pohl at *enza_pohl(a)uumanitoba.ca* <mailto:enza_pohl@uumanitoba.ca> or 204-474-6827 /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. -- 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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