OGS/SSHRC scholarships 2012 (to be held in 2012-13)
Please check the graduate studies website for further details, including the times of university-wide workshops on grant-writing or tip-sheets (e.g. they sometimes post pdf versions of the powerpoints given at such grant-writing sessions; see below listings of info sessions). PhD students, don't forget that there will be a scholarship-writing workshop for doctoral students as a part of your PhD professional development seminar (Hi700). Department deadlines are always a bit earlier than official university ones since committees need to time to read all the applications, rank them, and write up recommendations for each application.
Please note that the MA SSHRC application deadline has been extended to allow students to develop their program of study, however PhD SSHRC applications are due much earlier. OGS applications for both MAs and PHDs have the same deadline. Basically these awards are applied for a year ahead (i.e applying for them in 2012, means you will hold them in 2012-13)--so if you're a 4th year considering grad school, you will apply for an MA SSHRC or OGS a year before you might begin a grad program (and likely well before you've even applied to one!). For MA students just beginning their programs, if doctoral work is at all on your horizon, consider applying for a PhD SSHRC and OGS. If you decide not to go on to a PhD program, you've really lost nothing; but if you are successful, that could be extremely good news for your grad school funding (a SSHRC could cover all four years of your degree, for example). At Laurier, those PhD students who fall within the MGF funding promise, must apply for these external grants to be eligible for financial support from Laurier. OGS awards may be held by international students as well as by Canadian students; SSHRCS are available only to Canadian students.
Deadline for all MA and PhD Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) applications in the History Department is to be announced. You must submit one original copy (with official transcripts and letters of reference and everything else required) to the department by this date (to Lynne Doyle in the main history office; ldoyle@wlu.ca). Check your eligibility here if you are a fourth-year student anticipating applying to graduate school, as OGS is to be held at universities in Ontario only. International students may apply. All students must have a GPA of 10 (A- or 80%) or higher in their last 20 one-term courses. If you do not have this, don't bother applying. For PhD students beyond their first year, they only look at your graduate transcripts (i.e. your GPA will be based on less than 20 one-term courses), but those currently in your first year, they will be delving into your undergrad marks most likely. Here is the link to the OGS website: https://osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal/en/A-ZListofAid/TCONT003465.html
NB: NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR SSHRC RE: NUMBER OF COPIES---WE NEED ONE ORIGINAL PLUS ONE COPY AND ONE PDF VERSION
Here's a new SSHRC RESOURCE CENTRE--including FAQ, twitter updates, and eligibility information: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/apply-demande/resource_centre-centre_de_ressources-eng.aspx
Deadline for all PhD Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship applications in the History Department is to be announced. You must submit one electronic copy in PDF format (without transcripts or letters of reference but everything else included), one original hard-copy (with official transcripts and letters of reference and everything else required), and one copy (without the transcripts and reference letters--the dept will take care of making copies of those elements) to the department by this date (to Cindi Wieg in the main history office; cwieg@wlu.ca). Here's the link to SSHRC's website: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/students-etudiants-eng.aspx
Deadline for all MA Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Master's awards applications in the History Department is to be announced. You must submit one electronic copy in PDF format (without transcripts or letters of reference but everything else included), one original hard-copy (with official transcripts and letters of reference and everything else required), and one copy (without the transcripts and reference letters--the dept will take care of making copies of those elements) to the department by this date (to Lynne Doyle in the main history office; ldoyle@wlu.ca). Please note, that this award is usually applied for by fourth year undergraduate students who are anticipating applying to graduate school at Master's students in 2011. Read the fine print regarding eligibility carefully on the website before applying. Here's the link to SSHRC's website: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/students-etudiants-eng.aspx
Looking for examples of History Grant applications from real history grad students? The Canadian Historical Association's Becoming a Historian online guide includes a few here: http://www.chashcacommittees-comitesa.ca/becoming%20a%20historian/applications.shtml
Faculty of Graduate Studies information sessions covering applications and selection process:
TBA: Scholarship Information Sessions
Annual national and provincial scholarship competitions commence early each fall. Students who expect to be registered in a graduate degree program during the 2011-2012 academic year should seek out funding opportunities this fall through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (as applicable) and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship program (OGS).
The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies holds an annual information session for all graduate and senior undergraduate students to review these opportunities, with reference to eligibility criteria, value and duration of awards, selection criteria and Lauriers application process (with due dates). No registration is required. More information will be available on the FGPS website soon: www.wlu.ca/gradstudies
The Writing Centre also helps graduate students
Graduate students often find the proposal to be the most daunting component of an OGS, SSHRC, and NSERC scholarship application. In these workshops, we will seek to give the student the tools needed to approach this task with confidence. Working from samples of winning OGS, SSHRC, and NSERC proposals written by graduate students, we will examine common features of successful scholarship proposals, and we will teach students how to apply these writing strategies in their own proposal.
Please contact Y-Dang Troeung at ytroeung@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Writing the OGS, SSHRC, and NSERC Proposal
Schedule for 2012 Scholarship Proposal Workshops
Writing the SSHRC and OGS Proposal for Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (all levels):
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Writing the SSHRC and OGS Proposal for Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (all levels):
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Writing the NSERC and OGS Proposal for Math and Sciences (all levels):
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Writing the SSHRC and OGS Proposal for Laurier Brantford Students:
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Additional Scholarship Proposal Writing Workshops are offered for the following programs
Writing the SSHRC, OGS, and NSERC Proposal for Psychology:
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Writing the SSHRC and OGS Proposal for Social Work:
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Writing the SSHRC and OGS Proposal for English:
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