Call for Applications for the 2022-2023 UMGF Competition M.Sc. and Ph.D. Students Department of Soil Science
Prospective and current M.Sc. and Ph.D. students are encouraged to apply for the 2022- 2023 Department of Soil Science University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship Competition (UMGF).
The Fellowship is valued at $14,000 per year for a maximum of 2 years for Master’s students and $18,000 per year for a maximum of 4 years for Ph.D. students. Master’s fellowships will not extend beyond the first 24 months of the Master’s program. Ph.D. fellowships will not extend beyond the first 48 months of the Ph.D. program.
New students must start their award by January 2023 at the latest. Although students must have a minimum admission GPA of 3.0 to be eligible, admission and in-program GPAs constitute a substantial component of the award assessment. All students regardless of citizenship are eligible to apply.
Please refer to the following for details: https://umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies/sites/graduate-studies/files/2021-01/u... https://umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies/funding-awards-and-financial-aid/unive...
Applicants will submit the following electronically to Martha.Blouw@umanitoba.camailto:Martha.Blouw@umanitoba.ca by July 22, 2022:
· Transcript of grades from all university programs. University of Manitoba transcripts downloaded from Aurora are acceptable. Students from other universities who have not yet applied to the Faculty of Graduate Studies can provide a scanned copy of transcripts. Current students who have attended other universities can provide copies of their original transcripts used for their initial application for admission.
· Letter of Intent describing their educational goals, notional thesis topic area, the name of their thesis advisor, and the date when their program will start.
· A resumé indicating exceptional academic achievements and demonstration of leadership and experience, including evidence of research productivity.
· A 300- to 500-word description of their intended research.
· Letters of reference from two professional referees sent directly from the referee to Martha.Blouw@umanitoba.camailto:Martha.Blouw@umanitoba.ca.
[cid:image001.png@01D7B920.A0DFC2F0] Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science │ Department of Soil Science 226 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba │Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 2N2 204-474-8223
