This document provides an overview of the graduate scholarship funding application process at UBC. It describes the various funding agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC, affiliated fellowships), eligibility requirements including academic standing, citizenship, research area and months of study. It outlines the application materials required, including the application form, CV, research proposal, transcripts and reference letters. Selection criteria are discussed as well as tips for the application components and general advice. Contact information is provided for questions.

1. Applying Successfully for Graduate Scholarship Funding 2 September 2011 Brendan Morey Graduate Awards Manager

3. Rank apps (Masters and Doctoral separately)

4. Forward top apps to Grad StudiesGrad Studies

6. Forward eligible apps to one of six adjudication committeesSocSci 1 SocSci 2 Nat Sci & Eng 1 Hum Health Sci Nat Sci & Eng 2 Master Ranking List

7. Competition Overview Master Ranking List Jones – Affiliated Singh - Affiliated Cushan - NSERC Wong - NSERC Thompson - SSHRC Wright - NSERC Tennebrau - Affiliated Lowrie - CIHR Etc. Top NSERC apps forwarded to NSERC Top SSHRC apps forwarded to SSHRC Top CIHR CGSM apps forwarded to CIHR Preliminary Results to Grad Programs early February

8. Competition Overview Vanier, NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR release results in late March to late April Master List Jones - Affiliated Singh - Affiliated Cushan - NSERC Wong - Affiliated Thompson - SSHRC Wright -NSERC Tennebrau - Killam Lowrie - CIHR Etc.

9. Academic Standing To be eligible for any of these competitions, you must have first-class academic standing in each of the last two years of full-timestudy

10. Which Application? NSERC SSHRC Master’s SSHRC Doctoral CIHR Master’s CIHR Doctoral Affiliated Fellowships Vanier

11. Citizenship International students are eligible to apply only to the Affiliated Fellowships competition. International students are not eligible for the NSERC, SSHRC, or CIHR competitions* *exception: Vanier Scholarships

12. Research Area Natural sciences and engineering OR Social sciences and humanities OR Health sciences

15. Options:

16. Current university

17. Former university

18. Directly to funding agency

20. Deadline to grad program vs. deadline to agency

21. Signature deadlines

23. scholarships and awards held; and

24. duration of previous studiesGiven more weight for Master’s applicants, less for doctoral applicants

26. relevance of work experience and academic training to field of proposed research;

27. significance, feasibility, and merit of proposed research, and justification for location of tenure;

29. professional and relevant extracurricular interactions and collaborations

31. CV (some competitions)

32. Research proposal

33. Transcripts

35. Fill in everything that applies to you

36. Most forms are online (you’ll need to create a username and password)

37. Three key things to remember:

38. Follow the instructions

39. Follow the instructions

41. Follow instructions

44. Hypothesis to be tested

45. Match between research question and methodology

46. Not too big and not too small

47. Write for non-experts

49. All postsecondary studies (including programs undertaken but not completed)

51. Ask potential referees (they may say no)

52. Help your referees help you

53. Application form

54. Proposal

55. Transcripts

56. Selection criteria

58. Be careful about formatting (font sizes, margins, etc.)

59. Have others read your application

60. Follow the instructions*This is a very important project, and I am the very best person to do it*

61. Contact Info Faculty of Graduate Studies 170 – 6371 Crescent Road 604-822-2848 www.grad.ubc.ca/awards graduate.awards@ubc.ca