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GPSC 465 Writing Funding Applications - Strategies and Tips

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Are your grades in the top percentile of your class? Do you consider yourself a leader? Want to fund your graduate studies? Ever wonder what it takes to be a Trudeau or a Vanier scholar? If you answered YES to these questions, there are funding opportunities waiting for you.

This is your chance to plan ahead and obtain all the information needed to get you started in applying for scholarship /award funding competitions. Tips on how to prepare your application will also be discussed.

Although some awards exclude international students, the strategies discussed could be applied to any funding applications.

In particular, the workshop explores strategies for Masters or Doctoral applications for:

* Provincial/Federal agency-funded (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, FRQNT, FRQSC, FRSC) competitions
* internal awards
* external funding opportunites

*** PEER WRITING GROUP - FUNDING APPLICATIONS
In complement to this workshop, GradProSkills will host a Peer Review Group for funding applications that will continue through-out the spring/summer - meeting once each month in May, June and July. GPSC469

***Workshops in the fall semester will also include presentations by former agency funding committee members and student agency award recipients who will discuss their experiences.
Leader:
Dolly Grewal, SGS Awards Advisor
Leader Biography:
Dolly Grewal is a Graduate Awards Advisor at Concordia University. Her responsibilities include managing external awards (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC, MSFSS, Trudeau, Vanier, Quebec Merit Scholarship, etc). Before joining Concordia, Dolly worked as a Media Analyst at DFAIT and received a Master’s degree in International Development at University of Ottawa.
Learning Objectives:
1- Increase awareness of funding opportunities.
2- Guide candidates in preparing successful applications.
3- Learn grant writing tips.
This workshop is recorded under the skill domain:
Strategic Communication
Target Skills:
Funding Applications
Related skill domains:
Career Building
Research Management
Section/Date/Time/Location:
/B2 Wed, Apr 24 2013 13h30-15h30 SGW H 403
     
Can't make any of the above dates? Let us know your preference and we will work with partners to see if alternative dates can be scheduled.
Repeated:
Spring
Duration:
Number of Sessions: 1
Length of one Session: 2 hours
Suitable For:
All Streams
Workshop Capacity:
/B2 35
Remaining Spaces:
/B2 5
Non-attendance Fee: $25       
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The following feedback was offered by attendees and includes their degree and program information.
Doctoral - AS1 - NA
Most beneficial aspect: Really helpful workshop, lots of different people with good advice.
Master - AS1 - Education
Most beneficial aspect: The guest speaker, a professor from the religion department, provided a lot of useful information and strategies on how to make your application stand out.

Past Offerings

Section/Date/Time/Location/Registrations:
/B2 Wed, Apr 24 2013 13h30-15h30 SGW H 403    30/35
/B1 Wed, Jan 30 2013 10h30-12h00 SGW H 401 *** room changed    26/35
/B1 Mon, Apr 23 2012 14h00-16h00 SGW H 1011    14/45