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The Faculty of Graduate Studies
would like to bring the following competition(s) to your attention:
Announcements:
14 August 2009
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Canada Graduate Scholarship
Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-FSS)*
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As announced by the Government of Canada in Budget 2008, the federal
granting agencies will be administering the Canada Graduate
Scholarships Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-FSS).
The program will be administered by Canada's federal granting agencies
- SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR. A total of 250 CGS-FSS awards will be
available and divided among the three granting agencies.
*Objectives:*
The CGS-FSS program will support high-calibre Canadian graduate
students in building global linkages and international networks through
the pursuit of exceptional research experiences at research
institutions outside of Canada. By accessing international scientific
research and training, CGS-FSS recipients will contribute to
strengthening the potential for collaboration between Canadian
universities and affiliated research institutions and universities, or
other research institutions outside of Canada.
*Value and Duration of Supplements: *
The value of the CGS-FSS is up
to $6,000, based on the information and budget justification
provided in the application. A defined research study period would
normally be three to six months.
*Eligibility:*
To be eligible to apply for the CGS-FSS program, applicants must:
-be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada;
-be registered at an eligible Canadian institution at the time of
application; and
-hold an active Canada Graduate Scholarship at the Master's or Doctoral
level or a Vanier CGS
Successful applicants must maintain full-time graduate research
studies, and an active CGS or Vanier CGS during the course of their
CGS-FSS supplement funded activities in order to remain eligible.
Eligible applicants can only take up one CGS-FSS while they hold an
active CGS or Vanier CGS and must do so within one year of receiving
the appropriate notification of award letter.
The Faculty of Graduate Studies
internal deadlines are *May 11, 2009 and September 10, 2009.*
Students are encouraged to apply for the May competition, as the quota
may be filled before the September competition. Complete application
forms should be submitted to:
Marcia Labiuk
Awards Officer
Faculty of Graduate Studies
500 University Centre
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB
R3T 2N2
Please note that you must apply using the appropriate agency
application form. Incomplete applications will automatically be
considered ineligible.
Please see the following link for information on how to apply for the
SSHRC CGS Foreign Study Supplement
http://sshrc.ca/site/apply-demande/program_descriptions-descriptions_de_programmes/fellowships/cgs_foreign_study-besc_etudes_etranger-eng.aspx
Please see the following link for information on how to apply for the
NSERC CGS Foreign Study Supplement
http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/CGSForeignStudy-BESCEtudeEtranger_eng.asp
Please search in CIHR's current funding opportunities for information
on how to apply for the *CIHR CGS Foreign Study Supplement*
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/193.html
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Participants for Research Wanted
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“The efficacy of acupuncture in
relieving delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in healthy human adults.”
Volunteers are required for a research study to be
conducted at the School of Medical Rehabilitation (Bannatyne Campus).
We are looking for healthy individuals between 18-50 years of age.
Participants will be required to attend three
sessions. The first and last visits will be under 25 minutes long, and
the second visit will be about 50 minutes.
Interested volunteers please contact:
Krista Paulson at Krista.paulson@gmail.com or
470-5354
Or
Dr. Barbara Shay at 787-2756
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Canada-CARICOM Leadership
Scholarships Program
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The Government of Canada is seeking applications
from Canadian publicly funded institutions for the Canada-CARICOM
Leadership Scholarships Program.
This program provides citizens of the following countries with research
or study scholarships for four to eight months: Anguilla, Antigua &
Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands,
Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat,
Saint Kitt's, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname,
Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos.
DEADLINE: September 25, 2009
For information on scholarships for study in Canada, email us at scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca
and visit our web site at www.scholarships.gc.ca.
NOTE: Canadian institution must
apply on behalf of the student. Awards are conditional on receipt of
the appropriate visa for the student’s stay in Canada.
Administered by the Canadian Bureau for International Education.
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