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2015 DivE In Seed Grant Call

The Second Annual “DivE In” Seed Grant Competition, co-sponsored by AERA Division E and Deboose, is an innovative way of providing seed monies to Division E graduate students and recent graduates (first 5 years after graduating). 4 to 5 finalists will be selected from among the submissions to “pitch” their research idea in a 3-minute presentation […]

Call for Nominations: Aboriginal Graduate Fellowships

Amount: $16,000 – $18,000 stipend plus tuition each year for up to two years (Master’s) or four years (doctoral) Deadline: G+PS deadline 7 February, 2014, check with your graduate program for their internal deadline The University of British Columbia offers multi-year fellowships to Master’s and doctoral Aboriginal students. Approximately a dozen new fellowships are offered […]

Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships

Deadline: Monday, 3 February 2014 Amount: $9,000 – $11,000 (subject to change) The Open Scholarship is available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in any discipline, in Canada or elsewhere. One Open Scholarship is awarded each year. The value has recently been approximately $9,000 but is subject to change. The Traveling Scholarship […]

Malyon-Smith Scholarship Award and Bisexual Foundation Scholarship Award

The Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues (Division 44) is pleased to announce its student research awards program for 2014. The division awards two $1,000 scholarships for outstanding graduate student research proposals: The Malyon-Smith Scholarship Award is given for a proposal on psychological issues of importance to gay, lesbian, […]

Sexual Assault Awareness Month at UBC

January is Sexual Assault Awareness Month at UBC.  We invite and encourage everyone in the UBC community to attend a Sexual Assault Awareness event this month, and engage in dialogue about sexual assault.  By talking about sexual assault openly, we will help reduce myths that surround sexual assault.  We hope that you will take advantage of the […]

CIHR Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement – Third round of competition

In order to allocate their full funding for the 2013/2014 fiscal year, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is holding an additional competition for the Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement. Applicants will be adjudicated directly by CIHR on a first come, first served basis and are thus encouraged to submit their applications as soon […]

FIREtalk: Creativity and Innovation

Wednesday January 29th 4-6 pm. Submit your proposal for a 5 minute presentation by January 15th. http://bit.ly/CreateandInnovate Where do creative and novel ideas come from? Can tools or techniques stimulate creativity and innovation? Are creative processes the same across disciplines? Submit to present and share your approach towards creativity and innovation. To sign up as […]

Public Talk: Faculty Instruction and Indigenous Knowledge Perspectives

Removing the Invisibility Cloak: The Impact of Professional Schools of Education and Social Work on the Lives of Aboriginal Children and Youth Through Their Instructional and Curricular Choices    With Drs. Maggie Kovach, Jeannine Carrier, and Harpell Montgomery Noon to 2 p.m., Monday January 27th Sty-Wet-tan Hall, First Nations House of Learning Lunch Provided RSVP  for catering […]

Registration Now Open for the Instructional Skills Workshop

Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop January 25, 26, and February 1, 2014.  Please note that participants must be able to attend the entire 24 hour workshop.  Please find attached the new policy for registration in the ISW. The Instructional Skills Workshop is an internationally recognized program and students receive transcript notation for their participation.  It is […]

Higher Education Data Sharing and Benchmarking in MENA: Call for Abstracts

United Arab Emirates University Al-Ain, UAE February 26-28, 2014 The Middle East and North Africa Association for Institutional Research (MENA-AIR) will hold its fifth annual conference February 26-28, 2014, at the United Arab Emirates University Al-Ain, UAE titled “Higher Education Data Sharing and Benchmarking in MENA.” Scholars and practitioners in the field of Institutional Research, […]