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Benefits of ScholarshipsBenefits of Scholarships: For Students, Professors, and the University
STUDENTS: - Funding (debt-free study program!!!)- Excellence Scholarship- Prestige (CV)- Quality research experience
PROFESSORS: - Chance to train highly-qualified personnel;
potential impact on research- Enhanced funding !!!!!
Scholarships – Scholarships – INTERNALINTERNAL
NO APPLICATION NEEDED – AUTOMATIC!NO APPLICATION NEEDED – AUTOMATIC!
$15,000.00$1,500.00
$550.00$550.00
$17,600.00
Requirement: The Admission Scholarship will be offered to you on the recommendation of your academic unit if your cumulative grade-point average (by FGPS calculation) is 8.0/10 or above
Scholarships - Scholarships - EXTERNALEXTERNAL
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
Fonds de recherche du Québec (for students domiciled in Québec)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
IMPORTANT!!! IMPORTANT!!!
At Ottawa U, external scholarship winners have At Ottawa U, external scholarship winners have their tuitiontheir tuitionfee WAIVED! (for the duration of the external fee WAIVED! (for the duration of the external scholarship)scholarship)
Ontario Graduate Scholarship Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)(OGS)
Available to master’s and doctoral students, including international students
Average of 8.0 and above
Up to $15,000 per year
2,000 3,000 awarded per year in Ontario (of which 60 allocated towards international students) * This year: additional 50% more scholarships will be awarded!
Deadline: October 19, 2011
www.osap.gov.on.ca
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Natural Sciences and Engineering Research CouncilCouncilCanada Graduate Scholarships (CGS)
– Canadian citizen or permanent resident
– Be engaged in full time research in a Canadian graduate school
– $17,500 for one year for the first Master’s (renewable by application)
NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS)
- $17,300 for one year for the first Masters
Deadline: October 3, 2011
www.nserc.ca http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/BellandPostgrad-BelletSuperieures_eng.asp
START WORKING ON YOUR APPLICATION START WORKING ON YOUR APPLICATION NOW!NOW!
Contact potential supervisors (professors)!
Approach them courteously, courageously, and show that you read what their research is on!
Start preparing your file: research proposal, CV, etc as per instructions provided by each granting agency!
Approach profs for REFERENCE LETTERS (normally two!)
ATTEND INFORMATION SESSIONS!!!!!
Remember: you need to play to win!
INFORMATION SESSIONS INFORMATION SESSIONS CRUCIAL TO ATTEND!CRUCIAL TO ATTEND!
Master's scholarships
DATE LOCATION TIME LANGUAGE
Monday, September 12 RGN 2021 (451 Smyth Road) 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. English
Monday, September 12 Lounge 140 (90 University Street) 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. English
Tuesday, September 13 RGN 2021 (451 Smyth Road) 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. French
Tuesday, September 13 Lounge 140 (90 University Street) 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. French
Thursday, September 15 Lounge 140 (90 University Street) 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. French
Friday September 16 Lounge 140 (90 University Street) 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. English
