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*Please check announcements from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies' Graduate Pathway to Success program, and subscribe to their events alert here. Indigenous Wellness Drop-ins Using Zotero for Citation Management Map production with QGIS (NEW!) Indigenous Graduate Funding Virtual Information Session DIY Media Support Drop-In (NEW!) Getting Through Grad School with Grace & Grit (NEW!) Indigenous Graduate Studies Drop-In Support (NEW!) Info session: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (NEW!) Fundamentals of Statistics IV: Correlation and Linear Regression SSHRC Storytellers Challenge (NEW!) Diving Deeper with Esri StoryMaps (NEW!) National Student Paper Competition Research to Impact: Skills, practices and tools for Knowledge Exchange and Mobilization (NEW!) Fundamentals of Statistics V: Intro to Mixed Effect Models (NEW!) Introduction to the Unix Shell (NEW!) Short, sharp and to the point: communicating your research with brevity and impact (NEW!) Listen.Learn.Participate 20th Annual Indigenous Graduate Student Symposium: Honouring Research, Honouring Community London Goodenough Association of Canada Scholarships Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarship Chapman and Innovation Grants Check the UBC Calendar for upcoming deadlines. Check the SSC for course offerings. Career Advising: Book an online appointment, Learn more Employer on Campus info sessions (NEW!) Resumes (NEW!) Call for Applications: Sustainability Scholars Program (Paid Summer Internships) (NEW!) SSHRC Storytellers Challenge Canadian Science Policy Fellowship (CSPF) (NEW!) Common Academic Expressions in English: Making Connections 4th Basel Education & Career Expo *Please check announcements from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies' Graduate Pathway to Success program, and subscribe to their events alert here. (NEW!) Indigenous Wellness Drop-ins Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop REHEARSALS FOR LIVING: SHARED READING AND RESPONSES FROM GREEN COLLEGE LEADING SCHOLARS Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (NEW!) Finding oxygen for the misfit academic: why academia and activism should co-exist (NEW!) Using Zotero for Citation Management (NEW!) Map production with QGIS (NEW!)20th Annual Indigenous Graduate Student Symposium: Honouring Research, Honouring Community (NEW!) DIY Media Support Drop-In (NEW!) SSHRC Storytellers Challenge Research to Impact: Skills, practices and tools for Knowledge Exchange and Mobilization London Goodenough Association of Canada Scholarships Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarship Chapman and Innovation Grants Check the UBC Calendar for upcoming deadlines. Check the SSC for course offerings. Career Advising: Book an online appointment, Learn more (NEW!) Amplify your Product or Service (NEW!) Employer on Campus info sessions Canadian Science Policy Fellowship (CSPF) 4th Basel Education & Career ExpoISGP Weekly Student Newsletter Monday, January 23, 2023
Upcoming Events
In person, IRSHDC | Tuesdays | 9 am - 4 pm
Online | Monday, Jan 23 | 4:30 - 6 pm
In person | Tuesday, Jan 24 | 10 am - 12 pm
Online | Tuesday, Jan 24 | 2 - 4 pm | RSVP by email to Rebecca.
Online | For instructors producing course content
Wednesday, Jan 25 | 10 - 11 am | Submit your proposal to present by Jan 24
Online support group | Tuesdays Jan 24 - Mar 7 | 3 - 4:15 pm
New this term, 3 session types: Coffee Break, Staying on Track, and Skills & Strategies
Every 2nd Wednesday starting Jan 25 | 12 - 2 pm | First Nations House of Learning | Email Rebecca Jules for more information.
Research, collaboration and travel opportunities in Japan for PhDs and Postdocs. Hundreds of funding opportunities are available to all fields (social-science, humanities, STEM, multi-disciplinary).
Online | Wednesday, Jan 25 | 1 - 2 pm
Online | Thursday, Jan 26 | 10 am - 12 pm
Submit a 3 min video or audio clip of your SSHRC-funded project, win prizes | Apply by Jan 30.
In person | Monday, Jan 30 | 10 am - 12 pm
For graduate students enrolled in a publicly funded Canadian university | Win a 4 month internship with the Canadian Federal Public Service | Must be a Cdn citizen or permanent resident of Canada | Apply by Jan 31
Online | Feb 3 - Apr 6 | Fridays, 1 – 2:30 pm
Online | Thursday, Feb 2 | 10 am - 12 pm
Online | Thursday, Feb 2 | 12 - 1:30 pm
Join Simon Clews from the University of Melbourne's Engagement Lab for this lively keynote and learn strategies for giving a great talk
Online | Thursday, Feb 9 | 4 - 5 pm
Join this academic competition, present your research, learn about the research of other grad students, win prizes
Sign up for a personal presentation feedback session | begin Friday, Feb 24 Register
Join an Open Heat (for students in all disciplines) | Hybrid | Tuesday, Mar 7, 10 am - 12 pm or Thursday, Mar 9, 3 - 5 pm Register
In person and online | Mar 17 - 18Funding Opportunities
5 - 6 scholarships | £6000 each | in support of graduate study in London
Apply by Jan 27
Two classes of Mackenzie King Scholarship are available to graduates of Canadian universities: the Open Scholarship and the Travelling Scholarship.
Apply by Feb 1, 2023
Offer UBC masters students the opportunity to create and carry out a meaningful project in partnership with a local not-for-profit community organization | Applicants can request funds between $1,500 to $10,000
Apply by Feb 5, 2023Academic Deadlines
Course Offerings
Career Exploration
Visier | Tuesday, Jan 24 | 5:30 - 7 | Learn more
GHD | Wednesday, Jan 25 | 4 - 5:30 pm | Learn more
For professional master's | Online | Tuesday, Jan 24 | 6 - 7 pm Register
For research-based programs | Online | Tuesday, Jan 31 | 4 - 5 pm Register
We are currently accepting applications for over 64 internships that will commence May 1, 2023. Current UBC graduate students from all academic disciplines are encouraged to confirm the eligibility requirements and apply. Applications will be accepted until midnight Sunday January 29.
Submit a 3 min video or audio clip of your SSHRC-funded project, win prizes, apply by Jan 30.
One year position starting Sept 2023 | Must hold a PhD at the start of the fellowship
Apply by Feb 1.
In-person and Online | Wednesday, Feb 1 | 10 - 11:30 am
April 18-19, 2023ISGP Weekly Student Newsletter Monday, January 16, 2023
Upcoming Events
In person, IRSHDC | Tuesdays | 9 am - 4 pm
January 14, 15 & 21, 2023| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
January 18, 2023 | 5 - 6:30 pm
Coach House, Green College, UBC, and livestreamed
In-person | January 22, 28 & 29 | 8 am - 5 pm Apply by Jan 18.
Online | January 23, 28, 29 & Feb 4 | various times Apply by Jan 18
SSHRC "In Conversation with" public talk, featuring Cindy Blackstock, McGill Online | Friday, Jan 20 | 8 am
Online | Monday, Jan 23 | 4:30 - 6 pm
In person | Tuesday, Jan 24 | 10 am - 12 pm
In person and online | Mar 17 - 18
Online | For instructors producing course content
Wednesday, Jan 25 | 10 - 11 am | Submit your proposal to present by Jan 24
Submit a 3 min video or audio clip of your SSHRC-funded project, win prizes | Apply by Jan 30.
Online | Feb 3 - Apr 6 | Fridays, 1 – 2:30 pmFunding Opportunities
5 - 6 scholarships | £6000 each | in support of graduate study in London
Apply by Jan 27
Two classes of Mackenzie King Scholarship are available to graduates of Canadian universities: the Open Scholarship and the Travelling Scholarship.
Apply by Feb 1, 2023
Offer UBC masters students the opportunity to create and carry out a meaningful project in partnership with a local not-for-profit community organization | Applicants can request funds between $1,500 to $10,000
Apply by Feb 5, 2023Academic Deadlines
Course Offerings
Career Exploration
A workshop series by the Arts Amplifier and entrepreneurship@UBC to help Arts grad students develop the skills to translate their interests into a profitable initiative | Apply by Jan 23
Visier | Tuesday, Jan 24 | 5:30 - 7 | Learn more
GHD | Wednesday, Jan 25 | 4 - 5:30 pm | Learn more
One year position starting Sept 2023 | Must hold a PhD at the start of the fellowship
Apply by Feb 1.
April 18-19, 2023