Biological Sciences

NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships

Departmental Deadline is Monday, October 3, 2011 at 4:00pm, in CW 312 Biological Sciences – Please note that late applications will not be accepted!

Biological Sciences NSERC PGS in-house Information Session:

Wednesday, September 21^st, 12:00 noon in Room BSB M 141

The NSERC PGS competition is for Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents only.

Reference Letters

First things first! For those of you applying in this competition year please contact your TWO referees to request a support letter from each of them ASAP! We suggest you send your referees the document called “Tips for Writing Reference Letters”.  Referees need to fill out the reference form and submit it electronically, and then send in a signed hard copy to the Dept. as well.

Transcripts:

Applicants to postgraduate scholarships who are already registered at the U of A must submit a transcript for this program of study along with their application, regardless of the number of months completed.

WHERE TO HAVE ITEMS SENT?

For those of you applying for the PGS M (Masters), please have your original reference letters and all original transcripts (incl. U of A) sent to:

Carolyn Behm, CW 312, Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9

carolyn.behm@ualberta.ca -Questions?

For those of you applying for the PGS D (Doctoral), please have your original reference letters and all original transcripts (incl. U of A) sent to:

Chesceri Mason, CW 312, Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9

chesceri.mason@ualberta.ca - Questions?

NSERC PGS Website:

http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/students-etudiants/pg-cs/bellandpostgrad-belletsuperieures_eng.asp

Video Tutorials:

http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/Tutorial-Tutoriel/Tutorial-Tutoriel_eng.asp

Although form 201 is later submitted electronically, hard copies of the form, referee letters and original transcripts (for all universities attended) must be submitted to our office by October 3rd. 

You will be contacted in mid-October by your designate in FGSR with instructions on uploading and submitting your transcripts.   Your referees will be submitting their forms electronically, but they must also submit hard (or scanned) copies to our office by the Oct 3rd application deadline.  

****For tips on filling out the application “Form 201”, please view the “Tips for Application”attachment.

Susan Eberlein Graduate Scholarship in Genetics
Value: $1,600  Eligibility: Awarded annually on the basis of high
academic standing to a student registered in a graduate degree program
in Biological Sciences whose field of study is Genetics. Preference
may be given to a student who is not in receipt of a major award as
defined by the Graduate Scholarship Committee ($13,000). Part-time
students are eligible for this award.  Application: Supervisors should
submit nomination letter to Associate Chair (Graduate Studies).
Nomination letters and the nominee’s c.v. is due in CW 312 (Associate
Chair of Graduate Studies office) on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 by
4:00pm.

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 for up to three years plus a minimum contribution from the sponsoring organization of $6,000 per year. There is no deadline for this award. For details on eligibility and application procedures, please visit http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/IPS- BESII_eng.asp