University of Manitoba

Student Weekly Graduate Edition
 
September 9 - 15
 
Upcoming Awards
 
VANIER CANADA GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
$50,000/yr up to 3 years - For PhD Students
Research Field(s): UNRESTRICTED
Deadline: September 21, 2015
 
 
NANCIE J. MAURO GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP IN ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
$4,550 (2 awards) - For Master's, PhD Students & PGME Residents or Fellows
Research Field(s): Nursing, Medicine, Oncology
Deadline: October 30, 2015
 
 
MARIAN CAMPBELL SCHOLARSHIP IN COMMUNITY NUTRITION
$1,000 - For Master's & PhD Students
Research Field(s): Human Nutritional Sciences, Community Health Sciences, Community Nutrition
Deadline: October 30, 2015
 
 
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Grad 7500 Academic Integrity
Don't forget to complete the new required Academic Integrity Tutorial! Available through UMLearn.
Required for all Graduate Students
 
 
2015/16 UMGSA Orientation
2015 U of M Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) orientation is here! Join us on Sept 9 thru Sept 11, get whatever info you need about your graduate study, interact with other graduate students, enjoy our social event, free lunch, great workshops, inspiring roundtable discussion, and more!
You are invited to 2015 UMGSA Orientation Sept 9-11!
 
 
Fall Term Fee Payment Deadline
Wednesday, September 16 is the last date for most students to pay fall term fees without incurring a late payment fee. Fees are due at 4:30pm.
Due: Wednesday, September 16
 
 
10 Steps to PhD Failure
Kevin Haggerty and Aaron Doyle offer tips on making postgraduate study even tougher. Read and discover how to avoid the pitfalls.
 
 
Office 365 For Free!
Download your free Office 365 For Students plan using your myumanitoba email account. You will get the latest version of the full Office productivity suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. Get yours today!
 
 
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Upcoming Awards
 
Writing at the Graduate Level
September 10, 2015 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
BANNATYNE CAMPUS
 
 
CIHR Information Session for Students on Award in Health Research
September 10, 2015 | 11:00am
Lanuage Session: English | Anglais
 
 
SSHRC Doctoral Scholarships/Fellowships - Managing Your Application
September 16, 2015 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
FORT GARRY CAMPUS
 
 
Writing at the Graduate Level
September 17, 2015 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM
FORT GARRY CAMPUS
 
 
More Workshops
 
Dates and Deadlines
 
September 10
Start of Fall Term - This is the first day of fall term classes for most students, including fall/winter spanned courses
 
 
September 10 - 23
Registration revision period - September 23 is the last day for most students to drop a fall term or fall/winter spanned course, receive a refund and avoid a Voluntary Withdrawal (VW) on their transcript
 
 
September 16
Fee payment deadline - This is the last day for most students to pay fall term fees without incurring a late payment fee
 
 
September 23
This is the last date to apply online for February 2016 graduation
 
 
October 1
Deadline to declare a location for writing invigilated exams for fall term distance & online education courses.