University of Manitoba

Student Weekly Graduate Edition
 
October 21 - 27
 
Upcoming Awards
 
Liquor and Gaming Authority of Canada
Variable Values - For Master's & PhD Students
Research Field(s): Unrestricted
Deadline: N/A
 
 
Prostate Cancer Canada
Variable Values - For PhD Students
Research Field(s): Medical Health Sciences
Deadline: October 28, 2015
 
 
Globalink Research Awards – International Research Opportunities
Variable Values - For PhD Students
Research Field(s): Unrestricted
Deadline: N/A
 
 
Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP)
$500 - $3,000 - For Master's & PhD Students
Research Field(s): Northern topics from all disciplines and in multi-disciplinary fields
Deadline: October 25, 2015
 
 
NSERC - POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS DOCTORAL, CANADA GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP DOCTORAL
Variable Values - For PhD Students
Research Field(s): Natural Sciences & Engineering
Deadline: October 15 for Transcripts October 21 for Internal Application & NSERC
 
 
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Doctoral (SSHRC)
Variable Values - For PhD Students
Research Field(s): Social Sciences & Humanities
Deadline: November 6, 2015 - FGS Deadline
 
 
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The President and the Poet
Please join University of Manitoba President Dr. David T. Barnard for an evening of poetry reading, dialogue, and book signing with Ovide Mercredi, who is launching his first collection of poetry: My Silent Drum.
Thursday, October 22, 7:00PM | Marshall McLuhan Hall, 204 University Centre
 
 
Check your Fall 2015 Final Exam Schedule today!
Use MyExams in Aurora or visit the Registrar’s Office website to find your exam dates and times. Please remember that you must remain available until all exams and test obligations are complete.
 
 
The 2015 Connor Lectures
Isaac Newton’s Alchemy presented by the Faculty of Science, Arts, St. John’s College and UMSU
October 22 & 23, 2015
 
 
PAUSE FOR PAWS
Take time next week to Pause for Paws and visit one of the furry friends that will be on campus to help you reduce your mid-term stress and anxiety.
OCTOBER 29 & 30 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM | FIRESIDE LOUNGE
 
 
Game Changer: Manitoba’s Idea Competition
Submit a problem for your chance to win up to $10,000! This exciting new two-part contest that will give you an opportunity to identify real-world problems and work in cross-faculty teams to devise “game-changing” solutions.
Deadline to submit problems (max of 2): November 2
 
 
More Events More News
 
Upcoming Awards
 
Effective Networking for a Successful Job Search
October 22, 2015 | 9:30 - 11:00 AM
Fort Garry Campus
 
 
International Student Success
October 22, 2015 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Fort Garry Campus
 
 
Managing Your References With Mendeley
October 22, 2015 | 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Fort Garry Campus
 
 
Luck Isn't Everything: Creating Your Own Opportunities
October 23, 2015 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Fort Garry Campus
 
 
Citing, Referencing and Paraphrasing
October 26, 2015 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Fort Garry Campus
 
 
Avoiding Procrastination and Getting it Done: Completing Your Thesis on Time
October 27, 2015 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Fort Garry Campus
 
 
Managing Your References With RefWorks - Sciences and Technology
October 27, 2015 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM
St. Boniface Campus
 
 
Canadian Workplace Culture
October 27, 2015 | 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Bannatyne Campus
 
 
Effective Networking for a Successful Job Search
October 28, 2015 | 9:30 - 11:00 PM
Bannatyne Campus
 
 
Disability Studies: Opening Doors and Creating Opportunities
October 28, 2015 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Fort Garry Campus
 
 
Managing Your References With Mendeley
October 28, 2015 | 2:30 - 4:00 PM
Fort Garry Campus
 
 
More Workshops
 
Dates and Deadlines
 
October 21 & 22
48th Annual Fall Convocation
 
 
November 11
Remembrance Day | University Closed
 
 
November 18
11:59 PM is the Fall Term Voluntary Withdrawal (VW) Deadline; this is your last chance to withdraw from Fall Term courses.