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The Faculty of Graduate Studies would like to bring the following
competition(s) to your attention:
Special Announcement: 03 March 2009
| Name
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GOVERNOR GENERAL'S GOLD
MEDAL |
| Research Fields |
unrestricted |
| Categories |
Unrestricted
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| Citizenship |
Unrestricted |
| Eligibility |
The Governor General of
Canada offers an annual gold medal called The Governor General’s Gold
Medal to recognize the outstanding performance of a graduate student.
This award is based on overall academic excellence through coursework,
research, awards and distinctions, letters of reference, external
examiner’s report and a description of the student’s statement on the
significance of their research. Eligibility for the medal is open to
all students who will be convocating with a Master’s or a Ph.D. at
Spring Convocation (this includes those students who have a February
grad date) or who graduated the previous Fall at the University of
Manitoba. |
| Value |
Gold medal |
| Currency |
Canadian |
| Tenable at |
No details on tenability
available |
| Deadlines |
April
1 |
| Application Details |
Each Faculty/Unit may nominate
one Master’s or Doctoral student for the Governor General’s Gold Medal.
Nomination must be submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies on or
before the deadline and are to include:
(1) a letter from the Dean/Director of the Faculty/Unit giving a
detailed rationale for the nomination,
(2) the nominee’s curriculum vitae,
(3) an official University of Manitoba transcript,
(4) a brief statement (one page) from the nominee on the significance
of his/her research and related achievements during the graduate
program, whereas for nominees in non-research based programs, rationale
for choosing the program, significance of work (breadth of knowledge
gained) and expected contribution to his/her career aspirations
(5) a letter of support from the advisor,
(6) the report from the external examiner. For Masters thesis, the
report from the external examiner to the home department of the
nominee.
The selection committee will include the Dean and Associate Dean(s) of
the Faculty of Graduate Studies and three members of the Executive
Committee representing areas of Natural Sciences and Engineering,
Social Sciences and Humanities and Medical and Health Sciences or
designates. The Dean shall act as Chair.
Please check with your faculty/unit if you are interested in being
nominated for the award. The deadline for
faculties and units to have their nominations to FGS is April 1,
however the deadline by which a faculty/unit wants to have nominations
submitted to them will most likely be earlier.
Updated: March 3, 2009 |
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