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Graduate Student Tri-Agency Information Session

Graduate Student Tri-Agency Information Session

Are you a Faculty of Education graduate student applying for a SSHRC/CIHR/Affiliated Fellowship this year?
If so, please join us in an Information Panel for Education Graduate Students!

Survey on Science engagement for UBC

UBC would like to recommend that you take a 10-15 minute survey that gets to the heart of what it means to be a scientist/researcher (a measurement of excellence in science engagement/outreach). A working group at the Global Young Academy (where Dr. Kai Chan is a UBC representative) is a launching a novel effort to […]

Creative Science Project Manager and Researcher (GRA) – UBC

The Creative Science program was developed with the goal of influencing high school science learning so that students perceive it as a skill for life, just like reading literature and creative writing. Creative Science involves students representing their understanding of science in generating an artistic/creative product, while being mentored (online) by University students. The program […]

Waitlist Registration is now Open for Grad Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW)

Waitlist registration is now open for the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) August 1, 8, 9 2015. The ISW is an internationally recognized program and students receive transcript notation for their participation. It is a 3-day intensive workshop that develops participant’s teaching skills and confidence. It is appropriate for first time teachers or those with years […]

Call for Abstracts: 6th International Conference on New Horizons in Education

The Association of Science, Education and Technology (TASET), Governors State University and Sakarya University are pleased to invite you to the 6th International Conference on New Horizons in Education to be held in Barcelona, Spain on June 10-12, 2015. After reviewing process, all accepted papers in English which are presented at INTE-2015, Barcelona, Spain will […]

Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Research Grants

Sponsor: Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Application deadlines:

    Tuesday July 28th: OGPR for requisite Faculty-level administrative review and RPIF signature.
  • Wednesday July 29th: ORS for the institutional signature.
  • Saturday August 1: Foundation online deadline.

Special notes:

    As this is a foundation, your proposal should be developed in partnership with the OGPR and the Faculty’s Development Office.

Connection Grants

Sponsor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Application deadlines:

  • Monday July 20th: OGPR internal review and feedback (optional). Email Robert Olaj a PDF of your proposal.
  • Noon Wednesday July 29th: OGPR internal signature deadline. Email Robert Olaj a PDF of the proposal with a completed, signed and scanned ORS Research Project Information Form.
  • Thursday July 30th: Robert Olaj in the OGPR will email your PDF application and signed RPIF to ORS on your behalf.
  • Monday August 3rd: SSHRC national deadline (next subsequent round Nov. 1).

Special notes: Note: August 3 is B.C. Day but it is not a national (i.e. SSHRC) holiday.


Additional support in the form of cash and /or in kind contributions (excluding registration fees) equivalent to a minimum of 50 per cent of the amount requested from SSHRC must come from other sources, such as sponsors. Applicants/project directors or Co-Applicants on any project funded through a SSHRC Connection Grant that is still active are not eligible to apply for an individual Connection Grant. Co-Applicants for Connections Grants (only) may be from non-academic organizations.