UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA DISTINGUISHED DISSERTATION AWARD
Eligibility: The Faculty of Graduate Studies will offer six awards
to doctoral students, one in each of the following areas: applied
sciences, health sciences, humanities, interdisciplinary sciences,
natural sciences, and social sciences. Citation certificates and a cash
prize will be awarded recognizing the successful nominee at an award
luncheon, hosted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Eligible dissertations must have been completed (final copies of thesis
submitted) between January 1 and December 31 of the previous calendar
year. In case there are no qualified candidates in a given
Faculty/School, the Faculty/School selection committee may choose not to
submit a nominee. The Faculty of Graduate Studies will verify the
eligibility of nominees submitted.
Value: Citation Certificate plus a cash prize
Deadline: February 26
Application Details: Each Faculty/School may forward one doctoral
nomination to Graduate Studies. Nominations must be submitted to the
Faculty of Graduate Studies no later than the deadline of February 26.
Contact your Faculty/School for their nomination deadline. Each
nomination must include:
* a letter of support from the Dean of the Faculty/Director of
School that also indicates the process used by the selection committee
to select the nominee
* a letter from the Graduate Chair of the student's department
describing the reasons for the nomination, and why the dissertation is
viewed as a groundbreaking piece of original work
* the name and departmental affiliation of the nominees' research
supervisor
* a copy of each examiner's pre-defence report
* a copy of the abstract of the dissertation, not to exceed 350
words in length
* a current curriculum vitae for the nominee
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Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor
Department of Plant Science
226 Agriculture Building
66 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8223 Fax: (204) 474-7528
http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/plant_science/
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Subject: FGS Announcements January 8, 2010
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:09:03 -0600
From: Enza Pohl <Enza_Pohl(a)umanitoba.ca>
To: awards-contacts(a)lists.umanitoba.ca,
gs-deans-and-directors(a)lists.umanitoba.ca,
Gs-department-heads(a)lists.umanitoba.ca,
Gs-dept-grad-chairs(a)lists.umanitoba.ca
To Awards Contacts:
Please circulate as required. This message has been sent to graduate
students.
To Awards Contacts, Deans and Directors, Department Heads and Department
Graduate Chairs:
I would draw your attention in particular to the University of Manitoba
Distinguished Dissertation Award in that Faculties/Schools may wish to
set an earlier deadline in order to meet the FGS deadline to submit
nominations which is February 26, 2010.
Enza
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*To view this email in your web browser, please click [HERE
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The Faculty of Graduate Studies would like to bring the following
announcement(s) to your attention:
*Announcements | January 8, 2010*
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*Title of Award or Scholarship* *Application Deadline
or Date of Event* *Research Area* *Study Level /(M=Master's,
D=Doctoral)/* *Value*
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*Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>*
See Website Cystic Fibrosis, Travel M D $1800
*Government of Canada - Awards Program Korea*
<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>
January 25, 2010 Korean Studies M D Varies
*Government of Canada - Awards Program Mexico*
<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>
January 25, 2010 See Website M D Varies
*University of Manitoba Distinguished Dissertation Award*
<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>
See Website Unrestricted D Citation Certificate plus a cash prize
*International Graduate Students Scholarship (IGSS)*
<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>
March 1, 2010 Unrestricted M D $4000
*University of Manitoba Graduate Student Travel Award*
<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>
March 1, 2010 Unrestricted M D Varies
*Congress for Social Sciences and Humanities Traveling Scholarship*
<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>
March 1, 2010 Education, Law, and most departments in the Faculty of
Arts M D $600
*McCrorie West Family Fellowship for Alzheimer Research*
<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>
May 14, 2010 Alzheimer Disease D TBD
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Call for Papers | York University's Art History Graduate Student
Association
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***York University's Art History Graduate Student Association presents***
*its 9th Annual Symposium*
*Appropriation: People, Places, Things*
*Submission Deadline: January 22nd, 2010*
Symposium Date: March 19th, 2010
The 2010 Art History Graduate Student Association Symposium will focus
on the theme of *Appropriation: People, Places, Things. *This symposium
aims to critically engage with appropriation in art, visual culture and
media. Appropriation commonly refers to the use of adopted, recycled,
sampled or borrowed elements in the creation of a new work. We invite
graduate students and recent graduates from all disciplines to submit
short proposals for presentations that examine appropriation. Proposals
may address practices and histories of: advertising, antiques, the
archive, questions of authorship, globalism, the body, craft, diaspora
culture, fashion, institutional critique, landscape, photography, sound
technology, virtual space, among others.
Please send a 250-word abstract of your paper along with a curriculum
vitae and contact information by January 22nd, 2010 to:
ahgsay(a)gmail.com <mailto:ahgsay.comm@gmail.com>
Or
Attn: Symposium Committee
Art History Graduate Student Association
256L Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts
York University, 4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3
Successful participants will be notified by February 1st 2009. The
conference will take place on March 19th, 2010 in downtown Toronto at
Osgoode Professional Development Centre.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact: Maxine Proctor at
ahgsay.comm(a)gmail.com <mailto:ahgsay.comm@gmail.com>
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The BIG Guide to Living and Working Overseas
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Expert advice for anyone considering going abroad to study, volunteer,
intern, teach, travel or work!
Big Guide to Living and Working Overseas
<http://www.workingoverseas.com/umanitoba>
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Useful Information on the FGS Website
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*Awards FAQ
<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/funding/581.htm>*
*Registration
<http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/registration/index.html>*
*Admissions FAQ*
<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/140.htm>
*Thesis Questions*
<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/thesis/250.htm>
*Admissions Fee Information*
<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/582.htm>
*Graduate Studies Forms
<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/forms/index.html>*
*Important Dates and Deadlines
<http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/deadlines/index.html>* *2009-2010
Academic Calendar*
<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/publications/index.html>
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** Please note that FGS does not set, assess or collect course fees. *
For information on course fees, please visit the Registrar's Office (400
University Centre), or online [HERE
<http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/fees/988.htm>] *
Faculty of Graduate Studies
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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
--
Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor
Department of Plant Science
226 Agriculture Building
66 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8223 Fax: (204) 474-7528
http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/plant_science/
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The application deadline for the Morrison and Helgason Travel Awards is
JANUARY 15, 2010.
Let me know if you need information.
--
Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor
Department of Plant Science
226 Agriculture Building
66 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8223 Fax: (204) 474-7528
http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/plant_science/
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: scrap that last email!
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:20:11 -0600
From: umvaisma(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
To: Bev Godard <godardbd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>
Hi Everyone!
The registration deadline for the* Plant Science Graduate Student
Symposium* taking place at *North Dakota State University on March 12th
and 13th *has been extended to *January 15th.*
You can register by going to the following link:
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/plantsci/gradsymposium/Main.html
<http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/plantsci/gradsymposium/Main.html>
let me know if you have any questions!
thanks!
iris
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Bev Godard
Secretary
Department of Plant Science
University of Manitoba
66 Dafoe Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8563
Fax: (204) 474-7528
Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca
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Subject: Symposium 2010
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:17:46 -0600
From: umvaisma(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
To: Bev Godard <godardbd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>
Hi everyone!
I hope you all had some nice time off over the holidays!
Don't forget that this *Friday January 8th *is the registration deadline
for the *Plant Science Graduate Student Symposium *taking place at
*North Dakota State University on March 12th and 13th*.
I have attached the registration form to this email.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
thanks,
Iris
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Bev Godard
Secretary
Department of Plant Science
University of Manitoba
66 Dafoe Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8563
Fax: (204) 474-7528
Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca
