PsychBoy
-
Posts
265 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
3
Posts posted by PsychBoy
-
-
5 hours ago, Adelaide9216 said:
I just have a quick question. I see that we have to provide a Lay title and a different Title for the research proposal. If my title for my research proposal is fairly simple, can I use the same for both?
sure you can use the same
-
1 hour ago, slp_throwaway said:
They did a panel at U of A and one of the previous winners said he had no publications and won (SSHRC)! So there's hope. Plus that's an average, AND that's only 30% of your score.
is there a video/recording of that panel?
thanks for the info!
-
6 hours ago, slp_throwaway said:
Also I almost spit out my coffee when I saw that SSHRC winners had 2 book chapters. WHAT EVEN
on top of 5 publications and 8 "competitive" conference presentations
I have no chance of winning
-
29 minutes ago, slp_throwaway said:
For those interested, I found this info on Waterloo's website on stats from previous Vanier Scholars at their University. Gives a good ballpark of # of publications
https://uwaterloo.ca/graduate-studies/awardsandfunding/external-awards/vanier-canada-graduate-scholarships-vanier-cgs
Wish I had seen this when I was applying this year!
huh...5 publications?!
-
7 hours ago, Gradstudentforlife said:
Do you know if this is a snail mail letter? Or electronic? I'm just thinking if it's snail mail, maybe it will come sooner than March 30
it's all electronic -- through ResearchNet
-
22 minutes ago, Old Rene said:
Thanks, thought I'd ask, even though I knew that patience would be the answer. Also, my regular SSHRC app (which my institution selected for forwarding to the national competition) seems to have disappeared from my SSHRC portal (i.e. it there's nothing in my "Portfolio"). I wrote the info address to ask if this was normal and was told that "After a period of time the older forms and submitted forms are removed from profile". Anyone else experience this?
yup it disappeared for me as well
I think it's because at this point it's all hard copy
-
5 hours ago, Old Rene said:
My Researchnet Vanier app still says "In Peer Review". Does anyone have any other statuses?
no, still in peer review; results are out March 30
-
8 hours ago, Gradstudentforlife said:
I've inquired and they said "end of March"! So, I'm going to count down to March 30/31 .......... 23 days left!
ResearchNet says March 30
thanks for asking them!
-
16 minutes ago, FacelessMage said:
It's the end of April. When I won in 2016, the letter was dated April 25. Depending on your university, you may find out earlier in April from the powers that be at your school (they usually get some sort of list before award letters go out to applicants from SSHRC).
Thanks!
-
10 minutes ago, DataCrusader said:
Also, any news on the “end of March” vs “end of April”?? I would love to think we’re only a couple weeks away from results now!
Vanier is end of March so I don't see how regular SSHRC could be before April...
-
11 minutes ago, DataCrusader said:
Quota for nominees = max limit of winners
no limit of winners per university (but quota for nominations per university)
for instance McGill could nominate 100 applicants but then it doesn't mean that SSHRC will only allow 20 of those to win the national competition (all 100s could win technically)
of course there is a limited number of overall winners
-
1 hour ago, slp_throwaway said:
My heart can't handle it any longer!
Your heart will have to wait 24 days haha!
-
42 minutes ago, Adelaide9216 said:
Do you know when results are announced?
Master's FRQSC? My letter of offer was dated April 24, 2015
Hope that helps!
-
9 hours ago, Adelaide9216 said:
Hello, do you know if you need a LOR for leadership for this one? Or do the two LOR have to be from professors?
For the regular SSHRC doctoral you need two faculty members to complete a short PDF with specific instructions (like a normal LOR). There is no leadership component to this application.
-
2 hours ago, CrazyPugLady said:
Previous winners have told me that you should be comfortable sending your drafts to other people in your department. I knew someone who wrote more than 20 drafts and sent it to like 20 people in my department and other professors they knew. Just ask! Any professor you've worked with. They'll understand if it's for the Vanier.
I wrote about 20 drafts for mine and combed through it so many times. It went through over 10 people who looked over it, commented, and proofread.
Also, find really honest people who will write you good letters. In previous years I've gotten waitlisted or rejected for SSHRC and OGS because, what I suspect, was weak reference letters. Even my supervisor told me (she was on a committee doing reviews) that a referee of mine wrote me a "lukewarm" letter. This year I changed my referee and I got forwarded to Vanier, SSHRC, and OGS!
The same goes for your leadership stuff. Your leadership application is just as important as your research proposal. Look through Vanier's list carefully and write your letter in a way that touches on all the things they say they're looking for. Leadership is not just about volunteering. Any school activities you did, such as student groups, senate... or any jobs you had involving some sort of mentorship/supervisory experience within a community... then find solid leadership referees to write you good letters. Since you can actually see their letters, you can work with them in terms of crafting your leadership letter so it is reflective of what Vanier is looking for.
Lastly. The Vanier has a VERY generous formatting system. Make use of it. They say minimum font is 10 Arial! Which gives you a lot of room to write more on every application (research proposal, leadership, research experience).
I totally agree with that!
You can even tell your leadership referees to take advantage of the Arial 10 rule
Also, make sure you check the instructions around mid-June, because last year the *new* instructions were published around that time (so we never know what could change)
-
ONE MONTH!
-
19 hours ago, Adelaide9216 said:
I totally agree with you. I'm still going to apply. This year, I got SSHRC at the Master's level and I never thought I'd get it. I was extremely surprised. So I'm still going to apply this time around.
I'm also applying to Trudeau, and SSHRC (Doctoral level) in the event that I don't get Vanier or Trudeau.
Make sure you start early; that's a lot of applications!
- CrazyPugLady and Adelaide9216
-
1
-
1
-
3 hours ago, Adelaide9216 said:
That's exactly what I told her.
Good luck!
-
6 hours ago, Adelaide9216 said:
I am involved in my community since the age of 12 years old but someone's told me today that it may not be enough to apply to Vanier. I don't know why she sounded like she wanted to discourage me from applying. I am still going to apply because she doesn't have my CV or my grades in front of her.
To be fair, it is a pretty long application (if you want to make it a good one). But if you believe you have the dossier, go for it--you have nothing to lose!
-
26 minutes ago, Adelaide9216 said:
Yes, I have contacted the university I will apply to already and am working on some ideas for my research proposal.
So if I understand well, you apply through ResearchNet and then you are nominated afterwards?
the way it worked for me is that I had to apply through ResearchNet (to my institution) and then my institution forwarded (nominated) my application to Vanier
perhaps other institutions tell you before that you will be nominated and then ask you to apply through ResearchNet but I'm pretty sure most schools let everyone apply and then they pick a few applications (the best ones depending on their quota) to send off to Ottawa
-
12 hours ago, PsycUndergrad said:
Hey guys, quick question from a potential applicant.
Do institutions have specific allocations for the doctoral CGS? I know they have a certain number they can forward, but once in the national competition are there limits of how many per school can receive the award?
good question...
probably no limits...
For the Vanier there's a quota per university for the nomination and then no limits for the winners so it's likely the same process?
-
53 minutes ago, Comparativist said:
I don't know. Looking at the review procedure, there's a selection process where they eliminate a bunch of applications (for everyone) before the final review stage. I reckon this is why the OP got cut, because I got a letter a couple of months ago stating I was forwarded to the national competition as a direct applicant.
wow so many steps and letters...
-
41 minutes ago, Comparativist said:
I always thought that if you were in a combined MA/PhD program, you had to wait until you were actually in the program (i.e. Fall of first year) to apply.
- If you are or will be registered in a combined MA/PhD, fast-track (accelerating from a master’s program into a doctoral program without obtaining the master’s degree) or direct-entry PhD program, you may be eligible to apply for a CGS Master’s Scholarship provided you have completed between zero and 12 months of graduate-level study by December 31 of the year of application.
- If you are currently registered in a combined MA/PhD, fast-track or direct-entry PhD program, and have or will have completed more than 12 months of graduate-level study by December 31 of the year of application, you can only apply to the doctoral awards funding opportunity."
But it's not really worded very well. It doesn't say if the applicant is ineligible or not.
Anyways, I guess this means we will all be receiving letters to notify us if we made it to the second round or not soon.
isn't it only for direct applicants?
I got an email from my university...
-
7 hours ago, Comparativist said:
If you are applying to phd programs this cycle, were you even eligible to enter?
yes you can
but my concern is the US versus Canadian schools?
Vanier CGS (2017-2018)
in The Bank
Posted
yes and those stats that were posted about the number of publications in the Vanier (2019-2020) thread made me really anxious/hopeless