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[Plants-grads] FW: Conference and Sponsorship Program Call for Applications for the June 15th, 2017 deadline
by Martha Blouw 04 May '17

04 May '17

From: adr-rlo-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:adr-rlo-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca> [mailto:adr-rlo-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of Lindsey Troschuk Sent: April-17-17 3:01 PM To: vpac-dept-heads(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:vpac-dept-heads@lists.umanitoba.ca>; 'adr-rlo(a)lists.umanitoba.ca'; Brian Postl; Rector St. Pauls College; Christopher Trott; David Mandzuk; Douglas Brown; Edmund Dawe; Gary Hepburn; Jim Mulvale; Jonathan Beddoes; Jonathan Black-Branch; Dean Agriculture; Mary-Jo Romaniuk; Michael Benarroch; Norman Halden; Paul Hess; Robert Hoppa; Stefi Baum; Todd Mondor; Anthony Iacopino; Beverly O'Connell; Reg Urbanowski; Xiaochen Gu Cc: Marcia Kort; Marilyn Shantz; Jodi Petch; Kimberley Stefaniuk; Laura Orsak; Sharon Kirsch; Kate Davis; Isadora Ferreira; Angela Shank; Karen Martindale; Jolene Chester; Janice Gripp; Bonnie Warkentine; Kristjana Oliver; Philippa Alexiuk; School of Art Assistant; Eileen Konrad; Marni Laurencelle; Janice Tilly Subject: [Adr-rlo] Conference and Sponsorship Program Call for Applications for the June 15th, 2017 deadline Hello Deans, Directors, Department Heads and Associate Deans (Research), Please see the attached call for the June 15th deadline of the Conference and Sponsorship Program, CSP guidelines and applicable application forms. Please distribute this information widely in your faculties and units. Thank you, Lindsey Troschuk Administrative Assistant to Gary Glavin, the Associate Vice-President (Research) and Jay Doering, the Associate Vice-President (Partnerships) Office of the Vice-President (Research and International) 207 Administration Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 Ph: 204-789-3493 Fax: 204-789-3585 Lindsey.Troschuk(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Lindsey.Troschuk@umanitoba.ca> www.umanitoba.ca/research<http://www.umanitoba.ca/research> This email and any attachments may contain confidential, personal and/or privileged information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, retaining, distribution, access, use or modification of the contents of this e-mailed information is strictly prohibited. If you receive this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy the email message and any attachments or copies.

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[Plants-grads] Fwd: [Gs-department-heads] Update on Decanal Search - Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies
by Paul Bullock 03 May '17

03 May '17

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Graduate Communications <Graduate.Communications(a)umanitoba.ca> Date: Tue, May 2, 2017 at 4:04 PM Subject: [Gs-department-heads] Update on Decanal Search - Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies To: Graduate Communications <Graduate.Communications(a)umanitoba.ca> [image: University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate Studies] ------------------------------ Good afternoon, The attached letter is sent on behalf of Dr. Janice Ristock regarding the Search for the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The Presidential Advisory Committee for the Appointment of a Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies invites you to attend the public presentation noted in the attached poster. ------------------------------ Faculty of Graduate Studies <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> · Contact Us <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/aboutus/contact.html> · Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/umgradstudies/> · Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/umgradstudies/> ------------------------------ -- Dr. Paul Bullock Professor and Head Department of Soil Science University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8666 Fax: (204) 474-7642 Email: Paul.Bullock(a)umanitoba.ca <Paul_Bullock(a)umanitoba.ca> Webpage: umanitoba.ca/afs/soil_science/

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

26 Apr '17

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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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[Plants-grads] GRADUATE awards currently open for competition with deadline April 21, 2017
by Martha Blouw 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

From: Agriculture Awards Program Sent: March-30-17 11:18 AM To: Subject: GRADUATE awards currently open for competition with deadline April 21, 2017 Hello all, This email is to inform you that there are several Graduate student awards 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/admin/award Graduate: * 2017-2018 James Gordon Fletcher Graduate Fellowship in Agricultural and Food Sciences (approximately $20,000 will be available)* * 2017-2018 Orval G. Caldwell and H. Ruth Gardner Caldwell Fellowship in Sustainable Ag/Agroecology (approximately $13,000 will be available)* * 2017-2018 Syngenta Graduate Scholarship (approximately $12,500 will be available)* * 2017-2018 Robert J. Parker Graduate Fellowship in Animal Science (approximately $10,000 will be available)* * 2017-2018 Katharine M.S. Middleton Scholarship (approximately $3,900 will be available)* * 2017-2018 John Dueck Graduate Entrance Scholarship (approximately $2,500 MSc./$3,700 PhD will be available)* * Holmfridur Kristjansson Graduate Award in Nutrition (1 award of $6,100) * Sydney L. Morantz Scholarship for Research In Poultry Science (variable - $3,375) *Please be advised that for the 2017-2018 awards, the amounts listed are estimates based on previous years. We will not know the actual amounts until we receive the official Award Selection Form from the Financial Aid and Awards office. Each of these awards have different eligibility criteria, so you are encouraged to read about each award to see if you qualify. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply! The Faculty Awards Committee will meet in May to select winners for each award. 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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[Plants-grads] Don't forget to register for Summer 2017
by Martha Blouw 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

MONDAY, APRIL 3 Start of summer term 2017 registration. Master’s students: Register for Master's Thesis - 1536 - GRAD 7000 - A01<https://aurora.umanitoba.ca/banprod/bwckschd.p_disp_detail_sched?term_in=20…> If you’ve registered for Re-registration in the past, register for that again too - Master's Re-registration - 1538 - GRAD 7020 - A01<https://aurora.umanitoba.ca/banprod/bwckschd.p_disp_detail_sched?term_in=20…> Ph.D. students: Register for Doctoral Thesis - 1541 - GRAD 8000 - A01<https://aurora.umanitoba.ca/banprod/bwckschd.p_disp_detail_sched?term_in=20…> If you’ve registered for Re-registration in the past, register for that again too - Doctoral Re-registration - 1543 - GRAD 8020 - A01<https://aurora.umanitoba.ca/banprod/bwckschd.p_disp_detail_sched?term_in=20…> Martha

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[Plants-grads] FW: ICAN-WISE Scholarship Program 2017 - NSERC CWSE Prairies is now accepting applications from undergraduate students!
by Martha Blouw 23 Mar '17

23 Mar '17

From: Heather Wiebe Sent: March-23-17 2:14 PM To: Martha Blouw; Jennifer McLaren; Heather Innis; Kathy Graham Subject: FW: ICAN-WISE Scholarship Program 2017 - NSERC CWSE Prairies is now accepting applications from undergraduate students! Hi, the Dean asks that the announcement below be forwarded to graduate students. Please forward to your grad student lists. Thanks, Heather Heather Wiebe Confidential Secretary to the Associate Deans Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Ph: 204-474-6029 From: Lena Yusim Sent: March-23-17 10:17 AM Cc: Annemieke Farenhorst Subject: ICAN-WISE Scholarship Program 2017 - NSERC CWSE Prairies is now accepting applications from undergraduate students! Good morning, The ICAN-WISE scholarship program was established for the Prairie Region of Canada in 2014. The purpose of the ICAN-WISE Scholarship is to facilitate women mentee-mentor academic research collaborations in natural sciences and engineering fields. This is an initiative of Dr. Annemieke Farenhorst, Prairie NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering. Six ICAN-WISE scholarships will be available in 2017, worth $6000 each, which are to be awarded to students that are enrolled in undergraduate programs in one of the following Prairie universities (2 awards per province): * Manitoba (University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg, Brandon University, University College of the North); * Saskatchewan (University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina, First Nations University of Canada); and * Alberta (University of Calgary, University of Alberta, MacEwan University, University of Lethbridge, Mount Royal University). The value of each scholarship is $6,000. The funding is the student's stipend while working with their mentor on a research project in the summer of 2017. We are seeking your assistance to forward the attached application form to female undergraduate students who can apply for the Award but also to potential female mentors who are assistant, associate or full professors. The application can also be accessed on our website at http://cwse-prairies.ca/pages/cwse_scholarships/scholarship_applications.php. Students need to submit their application by April 24, 2017, midnight to Lena.Yusim(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Lena.Yusim@umanitoba.ca>. Each applicant will be informed on April 28, 2017 whether or not her application was successful. We are looking forward to receiving the student applications. Thank you, Kind regards Annemieke Farenhorst NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering - Prairie Region. Professor, Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences CWSE-Prairies web-site: http://cwse-prairies.ca/ CREATE-H2O web-site: http://create-h2o.ca/ Contact address: University of Manitoba 380 Ellis Building Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Tel: (204) 474 6858 FAX: (204) 474 7642 E-mail: annemieke.farenhorst(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:annemieke.farenhorst@umanitoba.ca> Lena Yusim, BSc CWSE/WISE Program Coordinator E1-263 EITC (Engineering Building) University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6 T: 204-474-9556 F: 204-474-7644 E: lena.yusim(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:lena.yusim@umanitoba.ca> http://cwse-prairies.ca/ http://www.wisekidneticenergy.ca/

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[Plants-grads] FW: [Time Sensitive] Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellowship 2017 - Deadline extension to April 9 2017
by Martha Blouw 21 Mar '17

21 Mar '17

From: Research Agriculture Sent: March-21-17 1:35 PM To: Martha Blouw; Jennifer McLaren; Heather Innis; Kathy Graham Cc: Iman Yahyaie (iyahyaie(a)mitacs.ca); Martin Scanlon Subject: FW: [Time Sensitive] Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellowship 2017 - Deadline extension to April 9 2017 Importance: High Good afternoon, please circulate to your grad student lists. Thanks, Heather Heather Wiebe Confidential Secretary to the Associate Deans Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Ph: 204-474-6029 From: Iman Yahyaie [mailto:iyahyaie@mitacs.ca] Sent: March-21-17 12:59 PM To: Martin Scanlon; Research Agriculture Subject: [Time Sensitive] Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellowship 2017 - Deadline extension to April 9 2017 Importance: High Dear Martin, Hope this message finds you well. As you may recall from recent ORS/VPR emails, Mitacs has a call for proposals open for Canadian Science Policy Fellowships<http://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/policy-fellowship/about>, 1-year fully-funded appointments to a Canadian government agency. These are part of the government's initiative for informed policy making and/or to identify potential new employees from the academic community. They are open to: - Faculty seeking a 1 year Sabbatical (coming up this fall) - PhDs approximately 5 years post-graduation, i.e.: o PhD students about to graduate o Recent alumni o Exceptional Masters graduate students can be considered I wanted to let you know that the deadline for select projects has been extended to Sunday April 9th 2017 11:59 p.m. PDT. With this in mind, I would like your assistance in spreading the word to your faculty, soon-to-graduate PhD students, and recent alumni encouraging proposal submissions. Taking a quick scan of the available projects, I feel that the below may be of particular relevance to your colleagues in the Faculty of Agriculture: * Identifying agronomic opportunities for resilient agriculture in BC<https://www.mitacs.ca/sites/default/files/webform/agri_-_agronomic_opportun…> (Project location: Victoria, BC gov't) Thank you so much in advance for your support in sharing these opportunities. If your applicants have any questions, they are welcome to reach out to me anytime at the coordinates below. With Best Regards, Iman Mitacs is now accepting proposals for the following programs & initiatives: * Mitacs is now accepting applications for staudent research travel opportunities to Brazil, China, France, India, Korea, Mexico and Tunisia! Visit our webpage<http://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/globalink/globalink-research-award?utm_sou…> or contact us<mailto:international@mitacs.ca> to learn more. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2017 (5 pm PST). | Iman Yahyaie, PhD | Director, Business Development | Mitacs | C: (204) 599 9434 | E: iyahyaie(a)mitacs.ca<mailto:iyahyaie@mitacs.ca> | Twitter : @Iman_Mitacs<https://twitter.com/Iman_Mitacs> | W: www.mitacs.ca<http://www.mitacs.ca/> | O: A250, Agricultural Engineering Building, 96 Dafoe Rd, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 5V6 | Sign up<http://www.mitacs.ca/mitacs-news-signup> to receive Mitacs news! | Connect with us! Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/mitacs>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/MitacsCanada>, LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Mitacs-Official-3863606/about?trk=anet_ug_gr…> Inspiring innovation Confidentiality Warning: This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s), are confidential, and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, retransmission, conversion to hard copy, copying, circulation or other use of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message and any attachments from your system. Thank you.

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