Belkin 101
“Belkin 101” is an ongoing informal reading group offering readings and discussions in relation to their current exhibition Witnesses: Art and Canada’s Indian Residential Schools (September 6 – December 1, 2013). Everyone is welcome. Belkin 101 events: September 12 David Garneau “Imaginary Spaces of Conciliation and Reconciliation,”West Coast Line #74, Reconcile This!, Vol. 46, No. 2, (Summer […]
Education Research and Teacher Practice: Inspiring Educators Series
Education Research and Teacher Practice: Inspiring Educators Series
Independent Contractor Opportunity: Youth Engagement Coordinator, High-Schools
Start Date: November 6, 2013 End Date: July 31, 2014 Compensation: $30/hr Number of hours: an average of 28 hours/week, for a total of 1,000 hours. **Possibility for contract extension, pending availability of additional funding and project’s outcomes. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (BC & Yukon) is launching an initiative to start tackling […]
Celebrate Science 2013
As part of Celebrate Learning Week and Year of Teacher Education: Join us for Celebrate Science 2013: Making Science Fun! at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. October 26, 2013 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. For teachers, librarians, writers, parents and teens. Come hear Dr. Andrew Trites, UBC scientist who was part of the team that brought the […]
Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarships for 2014
Up to 15 Trudeau Scholarships are awarded each year to support doctoral students pursuing research in one or more of the four themes: human rights and social justice, responsible citizenship, Canada and the world, and humans and their natural environment. Trudeau Scholars are highly gifted individuals who are actively engaged in their fields and expected […]
Resistance to Norms: Listening to Youth Indigenous Voices
Monday October 21, 1-2:30 pm First Nations Longhouse, 1895 West Mall, UBC Featuring: Jessica Danforth Founder & Executive Director, Native Youth Sexual Health Network The NYSHN is an organization for and by indigenous youth that works across issues of sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice throughout the United States and Canada. NYSHN are resistors of violence from […]
NSERC Doctoral Awards
Call for Nominations: NSERC Doctoral Awards Summary: The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) provides financial support to outstanding eligible students pursuing master’s or doctoral studies in a Canadian university in natural sciences and engineering. The NSERC website is now updated for the fall 2013 NSERC Doctoral Awards competition: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/BellandPostgrad-BelletSuperieures_eng.asp. The site includes a […]
SSHRC Doctoral Awards
Call for Nominations: SSHRC Doctoral Awards Summary: The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) provides financial support to outstanding eligible students pursuing master’s or doctoral studies in a Canadian university in social sciences or humanities. The SSHRC website is now updated for the fall 2013 SSHRC Doctoral Awards competition: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/fellowships/doctoral-doctorat-eng.aspx. The site includes a […]
Doctoral-level Affiliated Fellowships
The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies offers approximately 50 Affiliated Fellowships each year, with values ranging from $175 to $30,000 (though most are in the range of $16,000). Applications are open to current and prospective full-time UBC graduate students in all disciplines and regardless of citizenship or visa status. The Affiliated Fellowship competition runs […]
University of Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study Residential Fellowships
The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study offers residential fellowships for periods ranging from three weeks to a full academic year (fall and spring semesters, August through May). Deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 More info: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/university-notre-dame-institute-advanced-study-residential-fellowships