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     The Faculty of Graduate Studies would like to bring the following competition(s) to your attention:

Announcements: 08 May 2009

 
Title of Award or Scholarship
Application Deadline or Date of Event
 Research Area
Study Level (M=Master, D=Doctoral)
Value
WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CANADA Please contact your department for the deadline to submit your application. Women's Health M, D
$3,000
       
MCCRORIE-WEST FAMILY FELLOWSHIP FOR ALZHEIMER RESEARCH May 15 Alzheimer Disease D
TBD (for 2008-2009 award was valued at $3,000)
       
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA & CBIE Please visit the websites listed for full details Unrestricted M, D
unavailable
         
 

ACUNS Student Conference: Communities of Change - Building an IPY Legacy
Communities of Change - Building an IPY Legacy
9th ACUNS International Student Conference on Northern Studies and Polar Regions
October 2 to 5, 2009
Yukon College - Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

Second Call for Abstracts
 
The Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies/Association universitaire canadienne détudes nordiques (ACUNS), in partnership with Yukon College in Whitehorse, is soliciting Abstracts that encompass the following areas:
  a.. The impact of sustainable development, economic activity and polar law on communities, governance and natural habitats.
  b.. The use of natural, physical and social sciences to help understand the causes and effects of the changing polar climate.
  c.. Changes to polar marine and terrestrial communities over the short and long term.
  d.. Changes in research communities and how research is undertaken in the Polar Regions.
The Communities of Change Building an IPY Legacy Conference will highlight research occurring at both poles, including interactions between the cryosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere and society.

Inter-disciplinary sessions will be arranged based on the number and breadth of Abstracts submitted.

Please note the submission deadline has been extended to: May 31, 2009

Financial assistance for travel will be available to students; please check the conference website for details.

For guidelines and further information about the Abstract Submission, Poster Submission and the conference in general, please visit: www.communitiesofchange.ca or contact info@communitiesofchange.ca
 

Canada Graduate Scholarship Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-FSS)
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
 

Call for Abstracts - NCP / AMAP Symposium on Human Health and Arctic Environmental Contaminants

Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts - NCP / AMAP Symposium on Human Health and Arctic Environmental Contaminants

Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts – for Poster Session (young scientists)
NCP / AMAP Symposium on Human Health and Arctic Environmental Contaminants
The Frobisher Inn - Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
10-12 June 2009

Poster abstract submission deadline: 22 May 2009

For further information, including information on the agenda, flight group rate, venue and accommodations, please go to http://www.amap.no/conferences/hhsymposium2009/

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The Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) and Arctic Monitoring Assessment Program (AMAP) are hosting a joint symposium in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada from 10-12 June 2009. The results of the two assessments on human health effects of environmental contaminants in the Arctic over the past 6 years will be released at this meeting.  This symposium will provide a forum for health professionals, Indigenous and local people, senior scientists, policy-makers, and young scientists to contribute to the future directions of the NCP and AMAP.

Topics being addressed at the symposium include:

- Local indigenous perspectives on Arctic contaminants and health
- Diet and human exposure to environmental contaminants
- Arctic health and effects of contaminants (e.g., epidemiological, toxicological)
- Risk-benefit assessment and communication

There will also be a poster session plus participants will be given the opportunity for short oral plenary presentations (5 mins) within the symposium. Please note that there will be (limited) travel support for young scientists to attend this meeting.  Please indicate in your cover e-mail if travel support is needed.

Proposals for the poster session should be submitted in the form of an abstract (max 300 words) by the deadline of 22 May 2009.

There is no registration fee for the symposium.  To submit an abstract, (provisionally) register your interest in attending the symposium, or for further information please contact:

Tara Leech – Health Canada
tara_leech@hc-sc.gc.ca
+1 613.960.1789 (ph)
+1 613.948.8485 (fax)

For further information, including information on the agenda, flight group rate, venue and accommodations, please go to http://www.amap.no/conferences/hhsymposium2009/
 

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Mrs. Enza Pohl
Awards Assistant
Faculty of Graduate Studies
500 University Centre
University of Manitoba
R3T 2N2

Telephone 204-474-6827
Fax 204-474-7553
Email: Enza_Pohl@umanitoba.ca