March 2018 - Soils-grads - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Agronomy Fellowship
by Martha Blouw 22 Mar '18

22 Mar '18

Name: William Wilson Muir Graduate Fellowship Description: With an initial gift of $25,000 in 1997, Jean Elizabeth established an endowment fund at the University of Manitoba to honour her late husband, William Wilson Muir of Roland, Manitoba. The purpose of this fund is to support graduate students working in a research-based graduate program focusing on agronomy in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. Each year, beginning in 2017-2018, the available annual income from the fund will be used to offer one fellowship to a graduate student who: (1) is enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in a M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree program delivered by a department in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences; (2) has obtained a minimum grade point average of 3.5 (or equivalent) based on the last 60 credit hours of study; (3) submits an application which consists of a one to two page (maximum 500 words) description of their research interest; (4) submits a letter of support from their graduate supervisor or proposed graduate supervisor. Preference will be given to Canadian citizens, Permanent Residents, and to graduates of Canadian universities. The Fellowship is not automatically renewable but previous recipients may reapply. If the selection committee deems there to be two students of equal merit for this Fellowship, and if the funds are available from the unspent revenue allocation, a second award of equal value can be offered. Recipients may hold the William Wilson Muir Graduate Fellowship concurrently with any other awards, consistent with policies in the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Entrance: Deadline April 1st, 2018 (If this falls on a weekend, the deadline will be the following Monday). All of the application forms and eligibility criteria can be found on the new UM Learn site.

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REMINDER: Summer Registration
by Martha Blouw 19 Mar '18

19 Mar '18

Summer Registration begins March 28, 2018 Please register for: GRAD 7000 Master's Thesis (CRN 1598) and GRAD 7020 Master's Re-registration (CRN 1600) OR GRAD 8000 Doctoral Thesis (CRN 1603) and GRAD 8020 Doctoral Re-registration (CRN 1605) Martha

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FW: Volunteer Opportunity
by Martha Blouw 12 Mar '18

12 Mar '18

From: Katherine Li [mailto:lik3456@myumanitoba.ca] Sent: March-11-18 12:03 PM To: Martha Blouw Subject: Volunteer Opportunity Good afternoon, I am emailing in regard to a volunteer opportunity in which your department may be interested: the Manitoba Schools Science Symposium is recruiting judges for the 2018 fair. Would you be able to distribute information about this opportunity to your department via email, newsletters and social media? Judges should be individuals who have completed or are completing post-secondary education. These are the fair details: The Manitoba Schools Science Symposium is an annual provincial science fair for students in Grades 4 -12 with approximately 350 projects per year. We are currently recruiting judges for the 2018 fair. This year it will be held April 27 - 28, 2018 at the University of Manitoba Max Bell Centre. If you are interested in being a judge for the fair, please click here to register http://www.msss.mb.ca/sfiab/user_new.php?type=judge. For further information please contact the Judging Chair at judging(a)msss.mb.ca<mailto:judging@msss.mb.ca>. Please let me know if you would be able to distribute information about this opportunity. If I should contact someone else could you please forward me their information. Thank you! Katherine Li Manitoba Schools Science Symposium Committee

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REMINDER: IGSS - for international students paying the differential tuition fee
by Martha Blouw 07 Mar '18

07 Mar '18

From: Martha Blouw Sent: January-24-18 1:29 PM To: Plants-grads(a)lists.umanitoba.ca; soils-grads(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: IGSS - for international students paying the differential tuition fee INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP (IGSS) $2,700 to $5,400 (approx) Full details at: Read more »<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> Deadline: April 11th, 2018 Before you apply, please review the information on the FAQ page: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/funding/igssfaq.html The Faculty of Graduate Studies offers scholarships valued at up to the international differential tuition fee amount, to graduate students who: (1) are international students (i.e., those in Canada on study permits); (2) are enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies in: (a) the second year of a Ph.D. program with a two-year fee structure (Plant Science/Soil Science); (b) the first year of a Ph.D. program after completing a Master's degree at the University of Manitoba; (3) are paying the international student differential tuition fee; (6) are not recipients of external award funding that pays for their tuition. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are planning to transfer from a Master’s to a PhD program, or to apply to a PhD program for the Summer 2018, Fall 2018 or Winter 2019 term after April 1st, 2018, you are encouraged to apply and must apply by the April 11th deadline if you wish to be considered for the IGSS for the 2018 -2019 academic year. Even if you are unsure of what you will do, you are encouraged to submit an application. International Students who are unsure if they are eligible to apply are encouraged to submit an application. An assessment of eligibility will be performed once your complete application is received. Martha Blouw Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science ǀ Department of Soil Science 226 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 T: 204.474.8223 F: 204.474.7528

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FW: Storkan-Hanes-McCaslin Foundation Graduate Student Awards
by Martha Blouw 05 Mar '18

05 Mar '18

From: Michael Stanghellini [mailto:mstang@ucr.edu] Sent: March 1, 2018 10:17 PM Dear Department Chairs/Heads/Colleagues: Attached is the "Call" for Applications for the 2018 Storkan- Hanes- McCaslin Foundation Awards. I would appreciate your assistance by encouraging outstanding graduate students to apply for the annual fellowship awards made by the Foundation. Thank you. Sincerely yours, Michael E. Stanghellini Chair, Selection Committee Emeritus Professor of Plant Pathology University of California Riverside, CA 92521 [https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png]<http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free. www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…>

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