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UBC
Seeking 1-2 grad students to lead literature review activities to support the development of a new Healthy Social Environments Framework project.
Greetings former and current SCARPies!
The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies has announced the Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring
Academic Career Week Faculty Panel + On Campus Work Opportunities+ How to Write a Great Resume + More!
We are pleased to announce a new joint pilot initiative with Counselling Services, Wellbeing and Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies designed to offer additional mental health and wellbeing support geared specifically towards graduate students and centered around known stressors many graduate students are faced with
Part time work for grad students, Proj Mgmt II (Mitacs) + Negotiating the Job Offer (Webinar)+ Navigating your role as in instructor + More!
Two LFS students are co-leading an upper-level student-directed seminar on food justice in Sept 2019 Two LFS students are co-leading an upper-level student-directed seminar on food justice in Sept 2019
A new graduate course in Term 1 of the coming school year: “Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Design”
FNIS 501A 101 (3) Indigenous Theory and Methods Seminar
Take advantage of opportunities for free statistical consulting offered by the Statistics Department.
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) program is designed to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health-related fields. Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada, and international students are eligible to be nominated for a Vanier Scholarship, which is valued at $50,000 per year for up to three years.
We are excited to launch the first-ever IT Summer Lectures, a public event where UBC IT staff can share updates on the innovative projects they’ve been leading.
To acknowledge the strong relationship UBC has with the Musqueam First Nation, the President’s Office has created a community-based scholarship to support students from the Musqueam First Nation
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is now accepting applications for the IDRC Research Awards 2020.
UBC President’s Community-University Roundtable on Non-Market Housing Innovation - funding opportunity that has emerged out of the roundtable, and to give you a few other updates on work that came out of the roundtable.
Subsidized writing retreats with Dr. Michelle Stack (Education) and Letitia Henville will be running during Reading Week 2020.
For Faculty- The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies has announced the Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships.
External Events
Student Researcher position at BC Centre for Disease Control
Vancouver Heritage Foundation has two new opportunities that some of your students might be interested in. We would appreciate it if you could help us spread the word.
This call for proposals is for a $5,000 grant in the field of Land Economics, sponsored by
the LAI Land Economics Society Vancouver Chapter.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) and the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) are interested in funding a PhD Scholarship to explore the development of resilience in communities and community members.
TransLink will host Rail~Volution 2019, a leading international land-use, transportation, and development conference is coming to Vancouver between September 8 – 11, 2019.
A wide range of scholarships are available for persons pursuing studies in various facets of government and public policy. Applications are now being received for scholarship programs administered by the Local Government Management Association (LGMA).
The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education;
On Wednesday, October 30, 2019 as part of ICLEI’s Livable Cities Forum, the Community Solutions Network, a program of Future Cities Canada, will be holding an Idea Camp.
There is an opportunity in UBC for students to attend -- the Canadian Urban Transit Association’s 7th Annual Young Leader’s Summit that will be held in Calgary from November 8-10, 2019
Job Postings
UBC Campus + Community Planning is hiring for several student sustainability Work Learn positions.
The International Social Science Council (ISSC) was established in 1952 as an independent non-government organisation.
Various job positions
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