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Call for Applications: Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship – Deadline: October 19, 2020

Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship The UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are provided annually from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies and are available for most fields of research. The number of awards offered presently varies between three and five per year. Value: an annual stipend of $50,000 for a maximum of two years plus […]

Call for Applications: Schmidt Science Fellowships – Deadline: Thursday, July 16

Call for Applications: Schmidt Science Fellowships The Schmidt Science Fellows program aims to provide the next generation of scientific leaders and innovators with an exceptional opportunity.  Fellows receive a stipend of $100,000 and are supported to pursue a one year postdoctoral placement at a world-leading laboratory anywhere in the world in a disciplinary pivot from […]

Call for Applications: IDRC Research Awards – Deadline: Sept 16, 2020

IDRC Research Awards The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is now accepting applications for the IDRC Research Awards 2021.  This call is open to Canadians, permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries enrolled in a master’s or a doctoral degree at a recognized university OR who have completed a master’s or a doctoral degree at a […]

Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship Bridge Funding – Deadline: June 15, 2020

Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship Bridge Funding The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will match funds provided by graduate programs (to a maximum of $8,000 per student and to a maximum of $50,000 for the program in total) to support Master’s and doctoral Indigenous students registered at the UBC-Vancouver campus for the 2020/21 academic year (i.e., from […]

Rio Tinto Graduate Scholarships – Deadline: June 8, 2020

Rio Tinto Graduate Scholarships As part of its ongoing commitment to innovation and research, Rio Tinto offers an $18,000 graduate scholarship for a UBC graduate student in a field of pure or applied science related to Rio Tinto’s activities in mining.  Eligible research areas are: Aluminum metallurgy, Electrolysis of molten salts, Hydrometallurgy, Science of the […]

Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship in Naval Architecture – Deadline: June 30, 2020

Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship in Naval Architecture Apply for the Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship in Naval Architecture. The award value is approximately $2,500 which will be payable toward the cost of their tuition fees. The application deadline is June 30, 2020.  The Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship was created in 1982 by a bequest from the […]

Call for Applications: CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements – Deadline: May 22, 2020

CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements – Spring 2020 Competition The Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS) Program supports high-calibre Canadian graduate students in building global linkages and international networks through the pursuit of exceptional research experiences at research institutions abroad. By accessing international scientific research and training, CGS-MSFSS […]

Call for Applications: IDRC Doctoral Research Awards – Deadline: June, 17 2020

IDRC Doctoral Research Awards IDRC Doctoral Research Awards are intended to promote the capacity and growth of Canadian and developing country research to improve the lives of people in the developing world. Awards will cover the costs of field research conducted for a doctoral dissertation in one or more countries in the Global South.  Regions […]

Call for Applications: International Policy Ideas Challenge 2020 – Deadline: May 15, 2020 (was Apr 17)

International Policy Ideas Challenge 2020 The objective of the International Policy Ideas Challenge program is to draw on the network of talented Canadian graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and early-career civil society researchers to identify concrete, innovative solutions to emerging international policy challenges faced by Canada.  The program offers applicants a chance to test their skills at […]

Call for Applications: CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award – Deadline: May 29, 2020

CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award The CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards are made to individuals who have completed PhD dissertations representing original work that make an unusually significant contribution to the discipline.  To be eligible, the nominee must have completed her or his doctoral degree requirements in the period of July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2020, inclusive. UBC […]