May 2016 - AWARDS-CONTACTS - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

FW: NSERC Community Engagement Visits 2016 / Visites du CRSNG en 2016 visant à mobiliser le milieu de la recherche
by Rowena Krentz 26 May '16

26 May '16

Hello everyone, Per the email below, I am forwarding this for your information and interest from NSERC. Could you kindly circulate to those who may find this information relevant. Thank you Rowena ________________________________ Rowena Krentz B.Comm. (Hons) Awards Officer Faculty of Graduate Studies * University of Manitoba 500 University Centre * Winnipeg, Manitoba * R3T 2N2 T 204.474.9836 * F 204.474.7553 ________________________________ Visit us Online: FGS Website<http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> · Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/umgradstudies/> · Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/umgradstudies/> From: Z-COORD [mailto:COORD@NSERC-CRSNG.GC.CA] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 8:41 AM To: Murkin,Kerry; Andrea Craig; Distasio,Jino; Rowena Krentz; Murkin,Kerry; England,Deanna Subject: NSERC Community Engagement Visits 2016 / Visites du CRSNG en 2016 visant à mobiliser le milieu de la recherche NSERC has begun its fourth annual round of community engagement visits so researchers, students and other stakeholders can connect with us to learn more about recent developments on NSERC 2020<http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/NSERC2020-CRSNG2020/index_eng.asp> and get the latest program and policy updates. These visits also offer a platform for the community to ask questions and seek direct information from some of NSERC's grants, scholarships and partnerships experts. Some of the topics that we plan to discuss during this round include: · Highlights from Federal Budget 2016 · Updates on progress of the five goals of NSERC 2020 · Program updates on Strategic Partnerships, Discovery Grants and scholarships Here is information about the session that we will be hosting in your region: Date: Tuesday, June 7 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: E3 - 270 E.I.T.C. (Engineering and Information Technology Complex)<http://umanitoba.ca/maps/> Chancellors Circle, Winnipeg, Manitoba We would greatly appreciate if you could extend this invitation to anyone on your campus who would be interested in meeting with us. Participants are asked to RSVP through Connect with NSERC<http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Reports-Rapports/Connect-Connect_e…> by Friday, June 3 so we can make the appropriate arrangements. Thank you in advance for your interest and we look forward to meeting with you. ______________________________________________________________________________ Le CRSNG a entrepris une quatrième série de visites visant à mobiliser le milieu de la recherche afin de permettre aux chercheurs, aux étudiants et aux autres personnes intéressées de nous rencontrer pour en apprendre davantage sur les faits nouveaux ayant trait au Plan stratégique de 2020 du CRSNG et aux programmes et politiques de l'organisme. Ces visites servent également de plateforme au milieu de la recherche pour poser des questions et obtenir directement de l'information de la part du personnel responsable des subventions, des bourses et des partenariats du CRSNG. Voici certains points qui devraient être abordés dans le cadre des visites : · Faits saillants du budget fédéral de 2016; · Mise à jour sur les progrès concernant la réalisation des cinq objectifs du Plan stratégique de 2020 du CRSNG; · Mise à jour sur les subventions de partenariat stratégique, les subventions à la découverte et les bourses. Voici des renseignements sur la séance qui sera offerte dans votre région : Date : le mardi 7 juin Heure : 9 h à 12 h Endroit : E3 - 270 E.I.T.C. (Engineering and Information Technology Complex)<http://umanitoba.ca/maps/> Cercle Chancellors, Winnipeg (Manitoba) Nous vous serions reconnaissants de transmettre cette invitation à toute personne sur le campus qui souhaite nous rencontrer. Les participants sont priés de confirmer leur présence par l'entremise du site Branché sur le CRSNG<http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Reports-Rapports/Connect-Connect_f…> d'ici le vendredi 3 juin afin que nous puissions prendre les dispositions appropriées. Merci à l'avance pour votre intérêt et au plaisir de vous rencontrer.

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Contest Closing, Pride Week & Campus Beautification
by University of Manitoba Graduate Student Weekly 25 May '16

25 May '16

May 25 - 31 Meet Ahmad Byagowi Byagowi speaks four languages, loves playing chess, and robots! Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] NEW STUDENT PEER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Applications now open. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Last Chance! Final week to vote for your favourite newsletter name! Voting ends May 31, 2016. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] PRIDE WEEK Don’t miss out on the week’s festivities including the parade on June 5. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] BEE HOUSES WINNERS Check out the winning designs from the Bee House competition. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Let's Beautify Campus! Come get your hands dirty. Campus Beautification Day 2016 is this Friday! Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] The Accessibility for Manitobans Act at the U of M Share your voice on the impact and significance of accessibility on campus. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] ROMA ZENOVEA HAWIRKO GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP Amount TBD - For PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Microbiology; Faculties of Science or Agricultural and Food Sciences Deadline: May 27, 2016 SIXTH PRAIRIE CONSERVATION AND ENDANGERED SPECIES CONFERENCE FELLOWSHIP $1,125 (approx) - For Master's & PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Environmental Studies Deadline: June 30, 2016 [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Formatting Your Thesis Using Microsoft Word May 31,2016 | 5:00 - 6:30 PM Read more/Register » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Fort Garry Campus [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] May 27 & 28 Final Exams for May Day classes. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] May 31 to June 2 137th Annual Spring Convocation. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/45078/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…]

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Graduate Student Weekly (May 18 - 24)
by University of Manitoba Graduate Student Weekly 18 May '16

18 May '16

May 18 - 24 ROMA ZENOVEA HAWIRKO GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP Amount TBD - For PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Microbiology; Faculties of Science or Agricultural and Food Sciences Deadline: May 27, 2016 DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD $1,000 cash prize plus citation certificate - For Master's & PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Unrestricted Deadline: June 30, 2016 [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Help us name the new Grad Studies Newsletter! FGS is asking you to vote for your favourite newsletter name! Voting is open now and will continue to May 31, 2016. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] $30M FOR RADY FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES Ernest and Evelyn Rady, through the Rady Family Foundation, have committed an unprecedented $30 million. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] The Accessibility for Manitobans Act at the U of M Share your voice on the impact and significance of accessibility on campus. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] BEND, DON'T BREAK Meet Ashley Richard, UM Today the Magazine’s Rising Star. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] VISIONARY CONVERSATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, TONIGHT What more can Manitoba’s “most powerful” do to open the door to diversity? Join the conversation. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertation Innovative ETD The NDLTD's ETD Awards recognize and support innovative theses and dissertations and leadership within the ETD community. These awards are presented each year at the annual ETD Symposium. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] DEADLINE: May 31, 2016 [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Formatting Your Thesis Using Microsoft Word May 31,2016 | 5:00 - 6:30 PM Read more/Register » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Fort Garry Campus [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] May 23 Victoria Day, university closed. May 27 & 28 Final Exams for May Day classes. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] May 31 to June 2 137th Annual Spring Convocation. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/44670/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…]

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Graduate Student Weekly (May 11 - 17)
by University of Manitoba Graduate Student Weekly 11 May '16

11 May '16

May 11 - 17 COMPOSITE AWARD (CRERAR, THOMAS ALEXANDER SCHOLARSHIPS) Amount TBD - For Master's & PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Humanities Deadline: May 27th, 2016 COMPOSITE AWARD (FRANK, HEINZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP) Amount TBD - For Master's & PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Humanities Deadline: May 27th, 2016 COMPOSITE AWARD (E.B. KERNAGHAN SCHOLARSHIP) Amount TBD - For Master's & PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Business, Engineering Deadline: May 27th, 2016 COMPOSITE AWARD (KRISTJANSSON, ADALSTEINN TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP) Amount TBD - For Master's & PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Unrestricted Deadline: May 27th, 2016 COMPOSITE AWARD (UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CLUB OF WINNIPEG GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP) $3,000 - For Master's & PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Arts, Women Deadline: May 27th, 2016 IRENA KNYSH GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP IN UKRAINIAN STUDIES Amount TBA - For Master's & PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Ukrainian Studies Deadline: June 3rd, 2016 DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD $1,000 cash prize plus citation certificate - For Master's & PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Unrestricted Deadline: June 30, 2016 FOUNDATION FOR REGISTERED NURSES OF MANITOBA INC. SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARD Variable Values - For Master's & PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Nursing, Medical Health Sciences Deadline: June 1st, 2016 Liquor and Gaming Authority of Canada Variable Values - For Master's & PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Unrestricted Deadline: N/A CANADA GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP MICHAEL SMITH FOREIGN STUDY SUPPLEMENT (CGS-MSFSS) Up to $6,000 - For Master's & PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Unrestricted Deadline: May 27th, 2016 [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Help us name the new Grad Studies Newsletter! The Faculty of Graduate Studies is looking to students, staff and alumni for help in suggesting a name for the new Graduate Studies Newsletter. Send in your suggestions for a chance to win the prize pack! Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Submit your ideas by May 15, 2016 @ 11:59pm! Visionary Conversations in the Community President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. David T. Barnard hosts the next Visionary Conversations in the Community event on Wednesday, May 18, which asks what more can Manitoba’s “most powerful” do to open the door to diversity? Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] May 18, 2016 Outstanding Young Alumni: Gary Wong It’s not easy working in a hazmat suit in a Containment Level 4 laboratory. You get tired. You get dehydrated. And then there’s the small matter of working with the world’s most dangerous viruses.! Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Daycare spaces get boost through UMGSA gift to Front and Centre campaign The University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) has given $300,000 to the Front and Centre campaign to support an increase to the number of campus childcare spaces for student parents. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Spring Intramurals: Basketball, Kickball, Soccer Registration dates: May 9 - 12, 2016 For more information visit the Intramural page » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Formatting Your Thesis Using Microsoft Word May 31,2016 | 5:00 - 6:30 PM Read more/Register » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Fort Garry Campus [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] May 23 Victoria Day, university closed. May 27 & 28 Final Exams for May Day classes. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43825/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] May 31 to June 2 137th Annual Spring Convocation. 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Graduate Student Weekly (May 4 - 10)
by University of Manitoba Graduate Student Weekly 04 May '16

04 May '16

May 4 - 10 Dr. Karl C. Ivarson Scholarship $1,750.00 - For Master's & PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Agriculture, Geology, Resource Management, Agro-ecology or other related disciplines Deadline: June 8, 2016 ROMA ZENOVEA HAWIRKO GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP TBD - For PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Microbiology; Faculties of Science or Agricultural and Food Sciences Deadline: May 27, 2016 FLETCHER, JAMES GORDON PHD FELLOWSHIP IN FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND NUTRACEUTICALS $13,000.00 (approx.) - For PhD Students Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Research Field(s): Functional foods, Nutraceuticals Deadline: May 13, 2016 [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Help us name the new Grad Studies Newsletter! The Faculty of Graduate Studies is looking to students, staff and alumni for help in suggesting a name for the new Graduate Studies Newsletter. Send in your suggestions for a chance to win the prize pack! Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Submit your ideas by May 15, 2016 @ 11:59pm! What makes Smartpark so “smart”? Community members are invited to join a free, fun Jane’s Walk at the U of M. Take a stroll with a guide and learn about the community of innovators at the doorstep of the University of Manitoba. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Jane's Walk: May 6 & May 7 Daycare spaces get boost through UMGSA gift to Front and Centre campaign The University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) has given $300,000 to the Front and Centre campaign to support an increase to the number of campus childcare spaces for student parents. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Spring Intramurals: Basketball, Kickball, Soccer Registration dates: May 9 - 12, 2016 For more information visit the Intramural page » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] 27th Annual Graduation Pow Wow! The 27th Annual Traditional Graduation Pow Wow will take place on Saturday, May 7th, 2016 at the Investors Group Athletic Centre. Please join us in celebrating the achievements of the 2016 University of Manitoba’s Indigenous graduates. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Saturday, May 7th, 2016 [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Formatting Your Thesis Using Microsoft Word May 31,2016 | 5:00 - 6:30 PM Read more/Register » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] Fort Garry Campus [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] May 4 Fee Payment deadline for Summer Term courses beginning in May or June. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] May 4 Registration Revision deadline for May and May-June Day classes. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] May 4 Deadline to withdraw and receive a refund for the Summer portion of fees for Winter/Summer spanned distance and online courses. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] May 7 27th Annual Traditional Graduation Pow Wow. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] May 23 Victoria Day, university closed. May 27 & 28 Final Exams for May Day classes. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] May 31 to June 2 137th Annual Spring Convocation. Read more » [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…] [http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/43281/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…]

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Re; 2016-2017 UMGF Final Allocations
by Rowena Krentz 04 May '16

04 May '16

To: Department Heads, Graduate Chairs and Awards Contacts: Please find attached a memo regarding the 2016-2017 UMGF final allocations as well as a spreadsheet of your unit's/faculty's final quota. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our office. Sincerely, Rowena ________________________________ Rowena Krentz B.Comm. (Hons) Awards Officer Faculty of Graduate Studies * University of Manitoba 500 University Centre * Winnipeg, Manitoba * R3T 2N2 T 204.474.9836 * F 204.474.7553 ________________________________ Visit us Online: FGS Website<http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> * Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/umgradstudies/> * Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/umgradstudies/>

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