Graduate Research at FIMS, Law and Music
Research Information for Western Graduate Students in FIMS, Law & Music
Canada’s Recruitment of Policy Leaders (RPL) program focuses on recruiting exceptional professionals with diverse achievements and experience into mid and senior-level policy positions across the Government of Canada.
Deadline: Nov 2/17
More information at: https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?toggleLanguage=en&poster=1090161
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Opportunity to learn about Project Management. Workshops are at Western. More information at “The Wire” http://atwestern.typepad.com/the_wire/2017/10/mitacs-project-management-octnovdec-2017.html
The Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) is a supplementary grants program which was put in place to help defray the high costs of conducting fieldwork in the North and to encourage students to develop a commitment to northern research. For further information on the program please read the online NSTP Information Manual: http://www.canada.ca/en/polar-knowledge/fundingforresearchers/index.html#h2-2
Answers to frequently asked questions are here: http://www.canada.ca/en/polar-knowledge/fundingforresearchers/faq/index.html
Online application forms are available at: https://nstp-pfsn.fluidreview.com/
CRITERIA and ELIGIBILITY
The Program supports field research in any discipline – life, physical, human and health sciences – as long as the research has an essential orientation and impact on the North. The term “North” is normally understood for purposes of the Program to include that part of Canada which lies north of the southern limit of the discontinuous permafrost zone (see map at: http://arcg.is/1vGHyr; and the other seven circumpolar countries (Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States (Alaska)).
Funding is available for ALL complete and eligible applications that are submitted from Western. Typical awards are between $2000 and $3000, with a recommended maximum request of $4500. Awards are intended to provide travel expenses for students already receiving research funding from another source (for example, a supervisor’s research grant).
The student must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and enrolled in a graduate or senior undergraduate (currently in 3rd or 4th year) program at a Canadian university.
A student who is employed or remunerated for their research in the field cannot receive NSTP.
Field schools are not eligible.
Geographic eligibility: The research activity and travel must be north of the sporadic discontinuous permafrost line (approximately 50 deg N), anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere. For exact details, see the Information Manual.
SIMPLE APPLICATION PROCESS
IT IS EASY! The application and statement of research require significantly less content and effort than NSERC, SSHRC or OGS!
Students must go online, create a profile and complete the online application form. New supervisors will have to create a profile as well. The forms for students and supervisors are available at: https://nstp-pfsn.fluidreview.com/
Following the field season for which funding was provided, a brief report is required from the student through the online system.
Please follow the instructions in the student manual (http://www.canada.ca/en/polar-knowledge/fundingforresearchers/). Incomplete or incorrectly formatted applications will be returned to the applicant for revision. Applications received at the deadline that are incomplete or requiring changes may not be accepted.
DEADLINES AND CONTACT INFORMATION
The deadline for completing the online application is 11:59 pm, November 14, 2017.
Please direct any questions to Western’s NSTP committee at northern@uwo.ca or co-chairs Brian Branfireun and Gordon Osinski (bbranfir@uwo.caor, gosinski@uwo.ca) or Graduate student committee member Susan Anthony (santho2@uwo.ca).
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 2018 Steinberg Post-Doctoral Fellowships
The Steinberg Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship supports outstanding Post-Doctoral students specializing in the area of immigration and refugee law. Fellows will work in a dynamic, bilingual and bijuridical environment at the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, Faculty of Law, McGill University. They will benefit from the support of internationally-renowned faculty members.
The Steinberg Fellowships are valued at $50,000 per annum. This full-time Fellowship will begin on 1 September 2018 and will last until 31 August 2019. Successful applicants must hold a doctoral degree in law obtained within the last five years and will have an outstanding academic record. The ideal candidate must also have a solid track record of original research, a high level of proficiency in English, and must propose a research project with a clear focus on migration, mobility, or refugee-related issues.
Selection Criteria:
The deadline for Steinberg Fellowship applications is February 1, 2018. Further information and application instructions are available at: Arnold & Blema Steinberg Post-Doctoral Fellowships.
Please see below a call for papers for the colloquium Religion and Violence: Sources, History, and the Contemporary World that will take place at McGill University and Concordia University on April 17-20, 2018.
Call For Papers-Religion and Violence
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Mitacs has partnered with the United Way to support research on themes surrounding social inclusion in five regions across Canada.
Funding is offered through the Mitacs Accelerate program, so graduate students and postdocs are eligible, and no additional partner organization is required. Interested applicants can submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) outlining their proposed research topic until January 8, 2018.
Locations include:
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Competition open for Canadians: Foreign Government Awards – Mexico, 2018-2019
The Government of Mexico is offering scholarships to Canadians for study or research at participating Mexican post-secondary institutions.
For full program details and to submit an online application, visit: Foreign Government Awards – Mexico.
All inquiries regarding this program should be directed to: admin-scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca or 613-237-4820.
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Mitacs is accepting applications for competitive international research opportunities, including student travel to and from Canada. The deadline to apply is November 8, 2017, at 5 p.m. PT.
Projects last 12–24 weeks and are open to graduate students in all disciplines. Funding varies by destination.
Students in Canada can do research in:
Note that, to apply, your faculty supervisor must be involved.
Graduate students can also apply to the Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program, which supports travel to Japan for a 10-week research project in Summer 2018.
Looking for a potential international collaborator? Click the “find a professor” tab on this page: here
To learn more about these initiatives, visit the Globalink web page or contact Mitacs Business Development Specialist (at Western), Erin Azzopardi at eazzopard@mitacs.ca
The CFUW provides funds for a range of post graduate awards and fellowships to women.
Amount: Varies by award
Deadline: December 1, 2017
Eligibility: Women; Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident in Canada
Note: There is a “filing fee” for each application.
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Getting People to Care about Your Research: Writing for Competitive Scholarships A well-written research proposal persuades reviewers that your project merits funding, and that you have the ability and the plan to complete it. Generally, a research proposal should contain all the key elements involved in the research process and include sufficient information for the readers to evaluate the proposed study. Learn how to write for funding competitions with Paul Schmidt (The Writing Centre). Registration is not required.
More assistance from SGPS (see Strategic Scholarship Competition Support)
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