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[Plants-grads] Roma Zenovea Hawirko Graduate Scholarship
by Martha Blouw 26 Apr '17

26 Apr '17

ROMA ZENOVEA HAWIRKO GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP $8,000 (approx.) - For PhD Students Read more ><http://news.umanitoba.ca/mailster/65479/00000000000000000000000000000000/aH…> Research Field(s): MICROBIOLOGY; FACULTIES OF SCIENCE OR AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES Deadline: MAY 19, 2017

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[Plants-grads] FW: ABIC 2017: Call for Student Abstracts & Travel Bursaries
by Martha Blouw 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

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[Plants-grads] FW: Conference and Sponsorship Program Call for Applications for the June 15th, 2017 deadline
by Martha Blouw 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

From: agriculture-gradstudents-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:agriculture-gradstudents-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of Jared Carlberg Sent: April-20-17 3:12 PM To: agriculture-gradstudents(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Cc: Chantal Bassett Subject: FW: Conference and Sponsorship Program Call for Applications for the June 15th, 2017 deadline Please see the attached which I am circulating on behalf of Chantal Bassett, Research Facilitator in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. Sincerely, Jared Carlberg, Ph.D. Associate Dean (Academic) Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences 248 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba 204.474.9395 Jared.Carlberg(a)Umanitoba.ca<mailto:Jared.Carlberg@Umanitoba.ca> From: Chantal Bassett <Chantal.Bassett(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Chantal.Bassett@umanitoba.ca>> Date: Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 3:01 PM To: Jared Carlberg <Jared.Carlberg(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Jared.Carlberg@umanitoba.ca>> Subject: FW: Conference and Sponsorship Program Call for Applications for the June 15th, 2017 deadline Hi Jared, I am going to include this info in my weekly research newsletter, but do you/can you share with grad students? Chantal Bassett Research Facilitator - University of Manitoba (204) 290-7302

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[Plants-grads] FW from Marisol Soto, Student Awards Coordinator: MZTRA Soil Conservation Fellowship open for competition with deadline April 21, 2017
by Bev Godard 06 Apr '17

06 Apr '17

From: Agriculture Awards Program Sent: April-06-17 10:22 AM To: Robert Currie; Fouad Daayf; Paul Bullock; Alejandro Costamagna; Claudia Narvaez; Gary Johnson; Jared Carlberg; Kristopher Dick; Loreen Onischuk; Marisol Soto Rodriguez; Michele Rogalsky; Miyoung Suh; Tee Boon Goh; Yvonne Lawley Cc: Martha Blouw; Kathy Graham; Bev Godard Subject: MZTRA Soil Conservation Fellowship open for competition with deadline April 21, 2017 Hello all, This email is to inform you that the MZTRA Soil Conservation Fellowship is currently open for competition with deadline April 21, 2017. All of the application forms and eligibility criteria can be found on the Faculty Awards Database: https://agawards.agric.umanitoba.ca/index.php/home/award Please feel free to distribute among graduate students. * 2017-2018 MZTRA Soil Conservation Fellowship (approximately $25,000 will be available)* *Please be advised that we will not know the actual amount until we receive the official Award Selection Form from the Financial Aid and Awards office. Please feel free to contact Marisol Soto at agawards(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:agawards@umanitoba.ca> if you have any questions about the awards or the application process. Regards, Marisol ______________________ Marisol Soto, M.A. Student Awards Coordinator Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Room 160, 66 Dafoe Road - University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 T: 204.474-1688

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