Volume 16, Number 19
News from the Associate Chair Graduate Studies
External Examiner Funding from FGSR
Please be advised that the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research has a limited budget of $67,000 to support external examiner funding for the 2009 fiscal year. Funding is available to either bring external examiners to the University of Alberta to attend final doctoral exams or to fund external examiner teleconferencing costs.
Allocations will be made on a first-come-first-served basis, and the number of doctoral students in the department and previously allotted external examiner funding will be considered.
The maximum amount available for travel is $1,000 based on estimated travel costs; the maximum available for teleconferencing is $300. Departments are asked to use discretion as not all requests can be funded.
To make a request, complete the appropriate form, available at http://www.gradstudies.ualberta.ca/examsconvo/docexams.htm
Scholarship Opportunities
NSERC Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships:
This award matches the interest of a faculty member, the needs of an industrial sponsor and the skills of the student. Two awards are available. The NSERC IPS1 is for 1st and 2nd years, or 2nd and 3rd years, of postgraduate study. The NSERC IPS2 is for 3rd and 4th years, or 4th and 5th years, of postgraduate study. For full-time students, NSERC pays $15,000 per year; the Industrial Sponsor must provide $6,000 per year minimum.There is no deadline for this award. For more information, visit www.nserc.ca
Scotland has a number of prestigious scholarship awards available to Canadians to study a postgraduate master’s degree in Scotland. For details, visit http://www.scotlandscholarship.com