January 2010 - Plants-grads - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

University of Manitoba Distinguished Dissertation Award
by Martha Blouw 11 Jan '10

11 Jan '10

UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA DISTINGUISHED DISSERTATION AWARD Eligibility: The Faculty of Graduate Studies will offer six awards to doctoral students, one in each of the following areas: applied sciences, health sciences, humanities, interdisciplinary sciences, natural sciences, and social sciences. Citation certificates and a cash prize will be awarded recognizing the successful nominee at an award luncheon, hosted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Eligible dissertations must have been completed (final copies of thesis submitted) between January 1 and December 31 of the previous calendar year. In case there are no qualified candidates in a given Faculty/School, the Faculty/School selection committee may choose not to submit a nominee. The Faculty of Graduate Studies will verify the eligibility of nominees submitted. Value: Citation Certificate plus a cash prize Deadline: February 26 Application Details: Each Faculty/School may forward one doctoral nomination to Graduate Studies. Nominations must be submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies no later than the deadline of February 26. Contact your Faculty/School for their nomination deadline. Each nomination must include: * a letter of support from the Dean of the Faculty/Director of School that also indicates the process used by the selection committee to select the nominee * a letter from the Graduate Chair of the student's department describing the reasons for the nomination, and why the dissertation is viewed as a groundbreaking piece of original work * the name and departmental affiliation of the nominees' research supervisor * a copy of each examiner's pre-defence report * a copy of the abstract of the dissertation, not to exceed 350 words in length * a current curriculum vitae for the nominee -- Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science 226 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8223 Fax: (204) 474-7528 http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/plant_science/

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[Fwd: FGS Announcements January 8, 2010]
by Martha Blouw 11 Jan '10

11 Jan '10

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: FGS Announcements January 8, 2010 Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:09:03 -0600 From: Enza Pohl <Enza_Pohl(a)umanitoba.ca> To: awards-contacts(a)lists.umanitoba.ca, gs-deans-and-directors(a)lists.umanitoba.ca, Gs-department-heads(a)lists.umanitoba.ca, Gs-dept-grad-chairs(a)lists.umanitoba.ca To Awards Contacts: Please circulate as required. This message has been sent to graduate students. To Awards Contacts, Deans and Directors, Department Heads and Department Graduate Chairs: I would draw your attention in particular to the University of Manitoba Distinguished Dissertation Award in that Faculties/Schools may wish to set an earlier deadline in order to meet the FGS deadline to submit nominations which is February 26, 2010. Enza * * *To view this email in your web browser, please click [HERE <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/award20100108.html>]* top banner <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> The Faculty of Graduate Studies would like to bring the following announcement(s) to your attention: *Announcements | January 8, 2010* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Title of Award or Scholarship* *Application Deadline or Date of Event* *Research Area* *Study Level /(M=Master's, D=Doctoral)/* *Value* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* See Website Cystic Fibrosis, Travel M D $1800 *Government of Canada - Awards Program Korea* <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> January 25, 2010 Korean Studies M D Varies *Government of Canada - Awards Program Mexico* <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> January 25, 2010 See Website M D Varies *University of Manitoba Distinguished Dissertation Award* <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> See Website Unrestricted D Citation Certificate plus a cash prize *International Graduate Students Scholarship (IGSS)* <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> March 1, 2010 Unrestricted M D $4000 *University of Manitoba Graduate Student Travel Award* <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> March 1, 2010 Unrestricted M D Varies *Congress for Social Sciences and Humanities Traveling Scholarship* <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> March 1, 2010 Education, Law, and most departments in the Faculty of Arts M D $600 *McCrorie West Family Fellowship for Alzheimer Research* <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> May 14, 2010 Alzheimer Disease D TBD ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Call for Papers | York University's Art History Graduate Student Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ***York University's Art History Graduate Student Association presents*** *its 9th Annual Symposium* *Appropriation: People, Places, Things* *Submission Deadline: January 22nd, 2010* Symposium Date: March 19th, 2010 The 2010 Art History Graduate Student Association Symposium will focus on the theme of *Appropriation: People, Places, Things. *This symposium aims to critically engage with appropriation in art, visual culture and media. Appropriation commonly refers to the use of adopted, recycled, sampled or borrowed elements in the creation of a new work. We invite graduate students and recent graduates from all disciplines to submit short proposals for presentations that examine appropriation. Proposals may address practices and histories of: advertising, antiques, the archive, questions of authorship, globalism, the body, craft, diaspora culture, fashion, institutional critique, landscape, photography, sound technology, virtual space, among others. Please send a 250-word abstract of your paper along with a curriculum vitae and contact information by January 22nd, 2010 to: ahgsay(a)gmail.com <mailto:ahgsay.comm@gmail.com> Or Attn: Symposium Committee Art History Graduate Student Association 256L Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts York University, 4700 Keele Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3 Successful participants will be notified by February 1st 2009. The conference will take place on March 19th, 2010 in downtown Toronto at Osgoode Professional Development Centre. If you have any questions or concerns please contact: Maxine Proctor at ahgsay.comm(a)gmail.com <mailto:ahgsay.comm@gmail.com> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The BIG Guide to Living and Working Overseas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Expert advice for anyone considering going abroad to study, volunteer, intern, teach, travel or work! Big Guide to Living and Working Overseas <http://www.workingoverseas.com/umanitoba> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Useful Information on the FGS Website ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Awards FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/funding/581.htm>* *Registration <http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/registration/index.html>* *Admissions FAQ* <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/140.htm> *Thesis Questions* <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/thesis/250.htm> *Admissions Fee Information* <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/582.htm> *Graduate Studies Forms <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/forms/index.html>* *Important Dates and Deadlines <http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/deadlines/index.html>* *2009-2010 Academic Calendar* <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/publications/index.html> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** Please note that FGS does not set, assess or collect course fees. * For information on course fees, please visit the Registrar's Office (400 University Centre), or online [HERE <http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/fees/988.htm>] * Faculty of Graduate Studies -- 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(a)umanitoba.ca -- Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science 226 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8223 Fax: (204) 474-7528 http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/plant_science/ _______________________________________ AWARDS-CONTACTS mailing list AWARDS-CONTACTS(a)lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/awards-contacts

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Travel Awards - Reminder
by Martha Blouw 07 Jan '10

07 Jan '10

The application deadline for the Morrison and Helgason Travel Awards is JANUARY 15, 2010. Let me know if you need information. -- Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science 226 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8223 Fax: (204) 474-7528 http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/plant_science/

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[Fwd from Iris: Amendment to last email re Symposium!
by Bev Godard 05 Jan '10

05 Jan '10

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: scrap that last email! Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:20:11 -0600 From: umvaisma(a)cc.umanitoba.ca To: Bev Godard <godardbd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca> Hi Everyone! The registration deadline for the* Plant Science Graduate Student Symposium* taking place at *North Dakota State University on March 12th and 13th *has been extended to *January 15th.* You can register by going to the following link: http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/plantsci/gradsymposium/Main.html <http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/plantsci/gradsymposium/Main.html> let me know if you have any questions! thanks! iris -- Bev Godard Secretary Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 66 Dafoe Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8563 Fax: (204) 474-7528 Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca

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[Fwd from Iris: Symposium 2010]
by Bev Godard 05 Jan '10

05 Jan '10

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Symposium 2010 Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:17:46 -0600 From: umvaisma(a)cc.umanitoba.ca To: Bev Godard <godardbd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca> Hi everyone! I hope you all had some nice time off over the holidays! Don't forget that this *Friday January 8th *is the registration deadline for the *Plant Science Graduate Student Symposium *taking place at *North Dakota State University on March 12th and 13th*. I have attached the registration form to this email. Please let me know if you have any questions. thanks, Iris -- Bev Godard Secretary Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 66 Dafoe Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8563 Fax: (204) 474-7528 Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca

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